It's well know the 3rd row seat weighs a bit and is a little too big for one person to muscle around without dragging the hooks on the carpet (or vinyl). I wanted to be able to install and remove the seat on my own with relative ease and move it wherever it needed to be without scratching the van or the hooks on the floor. I use a tall floor jack to support one side when taking out / installing the seat but a standard height jack would work just fine.
I started with a furniture dolly from the local home depot since the castors were cheaper per lb capacity when attached to the dolly. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-000-lb-Capacity-Furniture-Dolly-33700/100057209
The size worked out well. I cut the carpeted ends off leaving the castors installed. Next I used the throw away non carpeted pieces cut to fit and sistered the pieces on the underside of the carpeted piece so that it was double thickness the entire length. This serves to space the castors up.
Next are some 2x4s cut to 44" attached in parallel to the carpeted castor parts 10.75" to the outside edge (make sure the castors can spin freely). and set in 3.75" from the outter edge so that the carpeted parts just clear the front hook levers on the seat when installed. I attach the dolly to the seat with a small ratchet strap over the center of the seat center mount.
I started with a furniture dolly from the local home depot since the castors were cheaper per lb capacity when attached to the dolly. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-000-lb-Capacity-Furniture-Dolly-33700/100057209
The size worked out well. I cut the carpeted ends off leaving the castors installed. Next I used the throw away non carpeted pieces cut to fit and sistered the pieces on the underside of the carpeted piece so that it was double thickness the entire length. This serves to space the castors up.
Next are some 2x4s cut to 44" attached in parallel to the carpeted castor parts 10.75" to the outside edge (make sure the castors can spin freely). and set in 3.75" from the outter edge so that the carpeted parts just clear the front hook levers on the seat when installed. I attach the dolly to the seat with a small ratchet strap over the center of the seat center mount.
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