Using hydraulic lift, the Yellow Jacket pinball dolly stops the arcane practice of using the operator's weight to lift the pinball machine and makes it possible to lift and move even the heaviest of electromechanical pinball machines. Hydraulics allow for very smooth and gentle set-downs.

High hydraulic dolly lift height of up to 31 inches (variable dolly lift height - measured from ground level to bottom of pinball) with optional 5 inch or the front Curb Climbing sized wheels allows for effortless and stable loading of a pinball onto a medium sized pickup truck. No more lifting the pinball off the dolly; just roll the Yellow Jacket pinball mover up to the back of the truck and slide it on.

The Yellow Jacket's lift mechanism and center of gravity are located near the base of the dolly. This produces a low center of gravity for very stable dolly operation - in spite of the dolly's compact footprint.

Dolly can be used as a pinball repair table.  This dolly can provide a height adjustable platform for doing pinball game or play field repair. Totally lowering the dolly insures the pinball will not slide off of the dolly. A fully lowered pinball with its legs removed can be safely and easily rolled around a repair shop or game room.

The Yellow Jacket uses the standard industrial pinball dolly width, large wheels and a low center of gravity - insuring tilt free operation.
Total Dolly Load Weight Capacity = 1000 lbs (using 4 or optional 5 inch wheels). This dolly can easily support the heaviest of four player electro-mechanical pinball games weighing in excess of 350 pounds.
The standard dolly width insures the dolly will roll between the front legs of a pinball for easy dolly positioning. However, with the Curb Climbing front wheel option, the dolly may have to be rolled under the game between the front and back legs on one side of the pinball cabinet.

Removable Lift and Lower Control Handles - The lifting handle only protrudes from the coin door end of the pinball approximately five inches and does not interfere with the dolly operator's legs. This feature eliminates the "shin bruising" caused by the stepped on lifting bar used on other dollies and increases the Yellow Jacket dolly's ease of use.
ALL control handles can be removed and reapplied during dollied game transportation to avoid any unwanted handle to operator interaction.

Built using LARGE 4 inch solid metal roller bearing hub and lined rubber tire wheels (4 inch wheel on left side, 5 inch wheel on right side of photo).
All wheel options use solid airless hard rubber lined tires for easy, scratch free movement including over hardwood floors and thick carpet. Tire air is never required with any size wheel we provide for this dolly.

Dolly Wheel Options: This dolly is made with stock four inch wheels. Optional 5 and even huge front end mounted 10 inch Curb Climbing wheels can be installed. Optional wheel sizes provide the largest rubber lined wheels available on a retail marketed pinball dolly.
Note: Total dolly width is increased to 20 inches with the Curb Climbing wheels option. A dolly with the Curb Climbing option might not roll between the two front legs of a pinball. Dolly can be positioned under the game by rolling it between the front and back legs on one side of a game. Most, but not all games provide enough width between front legs for this dolly to roll between them even with the Curb Climbing dolly enhancement.

Upper rail assembly anti sway bars have been added to decrease front to back game motion when moving a pinball and to further steady the dolly. This helps to insure a heavily loaded dolly will not sway when pushed by the operator. This added assembly provides both a clean look and easier dolly use.

The very tight turning radius, small footprint and large wheel size of the Yellow Jacket pinball dolly provides for a faster and easier job when positioning a game or rolling a dolled pinball onto a lift gate; compared to the old design and longer "gurney" styled dolly. This saves valuable time when loading a large number of games onto a box truck, especially if the truck uses the small width "hide-away" lift gate.

The dolly's sturdy metal frame allows for easy tie-down use with no need to adjust the tie-downs when raising or lowering the pinball game on the dolly. Tie-downs help to make the moving of pinball's up/down steep and rough inclines quick and easy.

Note: Ratcheting Tie-Downs can be purchased at most building supply houses or hardware stores and are NOT included with the dolly.
Padding must be provided between a folded down backbox and the playfield glass guides or crimping might result to the glass guides when the pinball machine is dollied or when straps are used. The tie-down's metal mechanism must also be padded to protect the game's side-art. Cardboard will work fine for this padding.

Hydraulics allow a pinball to be lowered or raised in stages. In contrast, the 'gurney' styled dollies only allow for fully raise or lowered dolly operation.
Staged Lifting and Lowering increases the Yellow Jacket dolly's operational safety as surrounding obstacles and dolly roll potential can be judged during the pinball dolly's lift & lowering operations. Any pathway impediments can be rectified prior to damaging any dollied pinball game, expensive coin-op arcade equipment nearby or overhead fans.

The Yellow Jacket uses Hydraulics to lift the pinball game.
Other commercial pinball dollies use the dolly operator's body weight and/or arm strength and mechanical advantage to lift the pinball game. On the old 'gurney' style of dolly the dolly operator stood on a lifting bar. The operator had to be 'caloricly gifted' to provide enough weight to lift the pinball, be able to stand on one leg and push down on the lifting bar - all at the same time. The obsolete lifting bar usually interferes with the dolly operator's legs while walking and can do damage to the front pinball legs.
The 'Large Operator Requirement' of other coin operated game dollies and the lifting bar have all been eliminated on the Yellow Jacket pinball dolly.  Using Hydraulic lifting, this dolly is completely 'gender neutral' and can be used effectively and safely by both men and women.

Industrial High Quality hand or foot pumped and released Hydraulic system insures years of trouble free operation.
Without further need to lift and move heavy coin-op equipment by hand, this dolly will greatly reduce back Injuries and damage to coin-op equipment.

Wheel sizes can be special ordered from 3, 4 (stock size), 5 inch main frame wheels and huge 10 inch diameter (front wheels only) curb climbing wheels.
Four and five inch wheels provide the SAME total dolly load weight capacity.
Five inch optional wheels provide higher clearance, slightly easier wheel roll over on thick carpet and an one inch increase in Total Dolly Lift Height.
See Dolly Options  Wheel and Dolly Specs Chart and Custom Ordered Wheel Chart at the bottom of this page to determine a dolly's Maximum Load Weight Capacity, shipping weight and Total Lift Height by wheel size.

Low minimum dolly height of 17 3/4 inches (18 3/4 with optional 5 inch and 19 1/4 inches minimum height with 8 inch wheels - even lower when 3 inch wheels are used). This pinball transporter will fit under almost all pinball machines including under old and new style pinball games with short length legs.
Dollies equipped with Curb Climbing front wheels and tasked to lift old wood rail, flipperless or some other rare type of pinball game may need to be rolled between the front and back legs on one side of the game instead of between the two front legs.
The Curb Climbing option produces a wider width dolly (approximately 20 inch width).
Note: Old System 1 Gottlieb wide-body pinball games use short length front game legs - The Safe Cracker pinball has unusually short legs but can still be dollied by the Yellow Jacket.

Unique dolly design helps hold the pinball from sliding off the dolly when the dolly is fully lowered (game's legs removed). This mechanism is automatically released when the game is raised to facilitate loading a pinball onto a truck or when sliding the pinball game off the dolly and onto the machine's back for storage.

The inherent "Self Leveling" design of the dolly's Quad Lifting Arms insures the lifted pinball machine rides flat on the dolly even down steep inclines and uneven terrain - with the backbox installed, folded down on the play field or removed.

A small, compact footprint allows the transportation of both the pinball dolly and multiple pinball machines in the same medium sized truck with room to spare. Also for easy dolly storage under an operating pinball.
The Small footprint and dolly transporting ease of this pinball dolly helps commercial arcade sites, shop operators, coin-op route and home game room owners without large and expensive box trucks or limited storage space.
You can't get this space saving feature (without sacrificing stability) with any other pinball dolly.

Solid hardwood slide rails on the top of dolly will not scratch the bottom of a game. Allow for easy operator removal of a pinball off the dolly for both truck Loading / Unloading and for placing a pinball on its back for storage. For an even easier time loading and unloading a pinball that has been stored in its upright position, see our new Tilting Top dolly customization option at the bottom of this page.

Welded using 70,000 PSI welding material for solid weld construction and superior strength / durability.

Constructed with thick angle iron and uses a strong metal square frame. Built to take years of hard use.

Removable and Extendable Raise & Release control handles for ease of operation and easy dolly storage under a pinball.