Tricam GOR201B-T1 Gorilla Carts 600-Pounds Capacity Dumping Cart, Black
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Tricam GOR201B-T1 Gorilla Carts 600-Pounds Capacity Dumping Cart, Black
Customer Review: Nice yard and garden cart for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I opened the box to find a cart that wasn't likely to carry much more than a "Town and Country" children's riding wagon.
I was hoping for something bigger. Oh well, I thought--this is probably all the garden wagon I can expect to get for under a hundred dollars.
But I'm liking it more and more now that it's assembled and in use.
As I unpacked it I realized the running gear--frame, wheels, tow bar--are very beefy. If the plastic tub ever splits or cracks to a point where I can't use it anymore, I'm sure I could build an even bigger tub out of plywood and reuse all the rest of the parts. In fact the wagon may be worth the purchase price just to get all those parts.
Assembly was a bit difficult. It wasn't that it was complicated. It's just that many of the bolts had very shallow heads and very shallow standard screwdriver slots to match. I couldn't seem to find a screwdriver that would stay securely in the slots while I tightened the nuts. I wound up using the edge of a bricklaying trowel to hold some of them.
Even with that little annoyance I had the cart together with tires inflated and ready to roll in under two hours.
I use a 6-foot ratcheting tie-down strap to expand the wagon's load capacity. I stack branches and sticks in lengthwise in the wagon tub and pile them as high as I can. Then I wrap the strap around sticks, tub, and all, and tighten it down--just enough to snug the load.
The wagon rides very well over our uneven property. And because of the long tow handle and steering front wheels it tracks extremely well behind our riding mower. It's like it's following on rails. It doesn't cut corners and run over things when making turns close to something.
The swing-away handles on the tow bar are a real nice addition for those times when you'd rather pull the cart around by hand instead of hooking it to a mower or yard tractor. The cart's dumping feature works very well also.
What I thought would be disappointing turned out to be something I'm very happy with. It may be a light duty wagon, but I'm certain I'll get a lot of use out of it.
Customer Review: I Love my Gorilla Cart!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I could have gotten this for about 20.00 less at a local store, I'd have had no way to get it home, so I ordered it from Amazon. Within days it was delivered to my door and a short time later it was out of the box and assembled without difficulty.
I do a lot of yard work, about 100 square feet worth of vegetable 'square foot gardening' as well as my large flower garden, and various improvement projects. I wanted some sort of wagon to help with hauling stepping stones, tree clippings, loads of freshly mixed planting soil and so on. This gorilla cart has been a fabulous work mate! It's sturdy and strong, the wheels roll easily over uneven ground, they turn on a dime for excellent maneuverability, and best of all is the dump feature!!
Oh how I love that dump feature! Just pull the leaver in front and lift up a bit on the bed. The back wheels fold inward allowing you to dump the load exactly where you want it. What a marvelous design! Why didn't someone think of that sooner?!
This cart has made yard work sooooo much easier! When I need to replant any of my many many large pots, I just carry them in the cart over to the potting table rather than in my arms.
Large bag of trash or yard clipping to go out? Save your back and just tote it in your cart just as easy as you please.
Putting in a new walkway with pavers? Unload the stones from your trunk into the cart and transport them to the yard easily with no sore muscles afterwards.
Don't scratch your arms all over while moving trimmed tree branches, just load them on your Gorilla Cart and haul them away.
I even use my cart to haul things from the house to the shed and vice-versa.
This cart has a 600 pound capacity, good sized tires that run easily over rough terrain, slick and easy dump ability, and for those who have a lawn tractor this carts handle converts to connect for towing. This is such a fabulous idea, it's tough, it's versatile, very functional, and fun! My Gorilla cart has quickly become my favorite yard tool! I Love It!
Customer Review: Nice "little" cart
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this garden cart for my 6 year old son to pull behind his Polaris 90cc ATV. First of all let me say the assembly took only about 30 minutes but the directions were not the greatest. It is pretty self explanatory where the nuts and bolts go though. I am a little worried about the thickness of the plastic dump body though and worry that the heads of the bolts may pull through. A simple solution for me will be to put washers on both sides of the plastic for the bolts instead of the nut side only. This is a great wagon for kids and small jobs around the house. Do not buy this if you are expecting a wagon that will haul a lot of material. The weight rating is deceiving as you will not be able to get that much material in the wagon due to it's small size. You could probably put 6 pieces of firewood in it to give you an idea or about 15 shovels of dirt. The suspension is well built and I can attest to that as my son takes it across the field behind his ATV and so far, knock on wood, it has held up. He puts just about anything and everything in it and uses bungie cords to keep sticks from bouncing out. If you are pulling behind lawn tractor the bouncing would not be a problem. I would not recommend it for adult ATV's though. The dump feature works great and my 6 year old dumps a full load of dirt or gravel with ease. The handle is a great design also as it can be rotated with the quick pull of a pin. No bolts to loosen and tighten. It can be pulled by hand by rotating around or with the hitch by rotating. Should the plastic body fail and I can see that it might, I will simply make a wooden box and attach it to the frame. This would be very easy to do. All in all I believe this is a great little wagon for the price. I got it for 29.99 with the Amazon rebate and also got free shipping. Hard to beat that price so. This would make a great little hand wagon for children also and would probably last a life time for that use. I will let you know later how it holds up long term to the ATV use.Customer Review: Great for full-figured cats
Summary: 4 Stars
We had to take our cat Leila to a show for Reubenesque cats. The problem is that we needed some way to transport her. In the past, we've tried wheelbarrows at these shows, but we have found that it's difficult to navigate a traditional wheelbarrow on the show floor and dealers rooms where everyone else has their wheelbarrows and carts. Something we could drag behind us would be much better.
Our first attempt at using a "Radio Flyer" was brief and sad. About halfway through the first day, her weight caused the axel to grind down, and finally one of the wheels sheared off. She poured out of the wagon like a hefty bag full of hot applesauce. A few of the attendees were nice enough to help us get her into the car, and we just had to go back home and missed the rest of the show.
This year we upgraded to the Tricam Gorilla Cart. The payload IS a little smaller than we expected, as other reviewers have commented. We were hoping to have enough room in the cart for her and a weekend's supply of food, but she filled the tub pretty completely, so we just tied the sacks of food on the sides of the cart. It looked sort of like a chuck wagon! We talked about getting a cover for it next year, and maybe putting a giant pair of chaps on Leila.
Anyhow, the cart held up fine. She was below the 600 pound capacity of course, and the cart didn't sag, shatter, warp, or make embarassing creaking noises like the others we'd tried in the past. Sometimes when she was purring, the whole cart sort of vibrated, but it didn't affect its functionality.
My only recommendation might be to make the tub a little larger. She came right up to the rim, and a couple of times when we went around a corner, some of her would "spill out", but we would just grab it and push it back in the cart.
Customer Review: Strength Required For Assembly
Summary: 4 Stars
My wife and I bought this cart for several reasons. We are remodeling and getting ready for some heavy-duty landscaping and thought the 600 lb capacity and the 'dump' feature made it perfect for the task of moving materials from the front of our house to the rear. However, the true test was going to be moving 2 cords of wood that were going to be delivered the Monday after we ordered it. I ordered it with Prime on a Friday at 2:30 and it was in my wife's hands Monday by noon. She attempted to assemble the cart on her own, her mind gets ahead of her 110 lb body sometimes, and failed. The only problems were the close tolerances for the alignment of the various nuts and bolts. Thankfully it only took me about 20 minutes to assemble it and she was off hauling (completely against the manufacturer's instructions and common sense) our 10 year old son around the house. About an hour later we had 2 cords of wood dumped in our driveway and faced what appeared to be an insurmountable task of moving the pile from the front, 100 ft to the back of the house and stacking it into racks. The three of us had it done in under three hours and my wife did all the pulling. It was amazing how smootly the oversized tires went over small dips and divots in the terrain and how stable it was when dumping its cargo. I would highly recommend this product to anyone needing to move heavy, loose items. I would also recommend having someone handy with good hand and upper-body strength to put it together. Once together, it is a very solid cart that is ready for anything.