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Clever Invention: The GoJak Wheel Dolly for Moving Disabled Vehicles

Auto body shop owner Al Coccaro invented these in 1984

By Rain Noe - October 2, 2020

in Tools & Craft

If you've ever witnessed an auto show being set up, or poked around in a mechanic's shop, or happened to be inside a shopping mall when workers positioned a raffle-prize car in the atrium, you've probably seen a set of these:

Those are colloquially called go-jacks, after the original GoJak model invented by the Connecticut-based Zendex Tool Corporation (specifically by company founder Al Coccaro) in 1984. "Working in his own auto body shop," the company writes, "Mr. Coccaro needed a way to quickly and efficiently move disabled cars into his shop and paint booths and so the GoJak® was born."

Their largest model allows one worker to move a full-size pickup truck--even a dualie--easily:

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GoJaks come in different sizes to correspond with a range of wheel diameters and run from $280 to $380 apiece. You can buy cheaper knock-offs from Harbor Freight for about $90 apiece, but reading reviews of those reinforces that you get what you pay for.

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Jeremiah McKenna

4 years ago

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These are great. I've used them for recovery, as well as repossessions when parallel parked, or even removing the vehicle from an area where the tow truck would not fit. I've also used them in the body shop. They are great tools.

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Lorenzo FK FK

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Valet garages also use these to move cars who's owners leave with the keys.

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