Magliner-Approved Hand Truck Hacks To clarify, the qualifier “Magliner-approved” is an important one here. Because attempting to do hacks on hand trucks, hand carts, or dollies can prove a really bad idea. However, with manufacturer-approved parts and accessories, “hacking” a traditional hand truck can take it to the next level of functionality.
Hacking a Hand Truck Into a Stair Climber Hand trucks are already a well-accepted time-saving solution. They allow users to move bulky, heavy, and unwieldy loads that they’d never otherwise be able to transport. That’s particularly true when attempting to navigate stairs. However, as helpful as hand trucks and dollies are on stairs, the bouncing, jarring, and occasionally jolting twists when trying to wrestle an errant load up straight to keep it from spilling down the stairs can unfortunately fairly easily result in injury. Enter Magline’s stair climbing kit, available for under $40. It can turn a traditional non-powered hand truck into a stairs-friendly cart.The kit includes low-polymer guide bars (fitted with wear sheets to protect the stairs and the dolly), the mounting hardware, and the instructions for turning your hand truck into a certified stair climber. If you like your traditional hand truck as-is but still have stairs to tackle, consider purchasing a powered stair climbing dolly instead. Hook Hacks