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: Great small cart for small jobs
Summary: 4 Stars
Purchased as a gift for my father, whose 60 year old wheelbarrow finally gave out. Turned out to be smaller than I envisioned even after reading the dimensions. While it's not a good replacement for the wheelbarrow, he loves it. Could be because his wife gets the most use out of it!
It's lightweight but sturdy, rolls easily and turns around in a small space. The deep bucket is great for toting dirt/potting soil, kindling, small stacks of firewood, 'heavy' grocery items like ice, charcoal, pet food, etc - all kinds of small to medium haul-around-the-yard things. It's what you should expect for the reasonable price.
If you need to move/dump anything heavy or sizeable, this cart probably isn't for you. We haven't come close to testing the advertised 600-lb capacity - and I'm not sure I'd want to try - but it's a great light-duty utility cart and something you should find lots of uses for.
Customer Review: Surprise! It's heavy & smells toxic!
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this cart, and developed a headache assembling it inside. The plastic gives off a strong smell, which is not discernable outside (thank goodness). Everything about this cart is heavy, so if you have any hills or bumpy landscape to navigate, you'd better be strong. In addition, it holds very little for its weight. When you want to dump it, you will have to tip the whole cart to get everything out... because it doesn't quite get the last 15% of material. The handle won't stay up (reachable) if the cart is not on level ground, so I find myself having to grab the handle off the ground most of the time. As you might guess, I was disappointed.
April, 2011 Addendum: I found another reviewer who recommended the Ursa cart - expensive, but awesome. I bought an Ursa and am considering buying another. It carries a large load, pulls easily, dumps completely, and seems to be made with non-toxic materials.
Customer Review: better than a wheelbarrow
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read a few negative reviews i was tentative about this purchase. boy was i pleasantly surprised! on arrival the assembly instructions were detailed, easy to follow, and the parts were identified perfectly. there was no problem telling which bolt went where. i immediately started moving 6 yards of heavy dirt. it worked perfectly behind my riding mower. the dump mechanism was easy for a 61 year old to manipulate. getting the last drops of dirt out was comparable to a contractors wheelbarrow. you had to giggle it up and down or move forward a little. the cart held as much if not more than i could haul with a contractors wheelbarrow. but much easier. i used it over rough ground without problems it seemed to have no tendency to tip. i recommend this for anybody who wants to retire their wheelbarrow. i have worked in construction most of my life and I'm impressed. i think you could even mix cement in it.Customer Review: Pain in the ASS to assembly, hardware is cheap
Summary: 1 Stars
The cart itself might be a sturdy cart, but shame on Gorilla for using bolts with flat head end so there is nothing to grab with when using socket set on the other end. The overall assembly is the worst I have even encountered. I have assembled a lot in my time and even the instructions could have been better. Since ordering online cannot return without paying horrendous shipping fees, so will keep an finish assembling. Would not recommend purchase until Gorilla gets it act together and puts Phillips screw head bolts in the assembly. Almost tempted to go to True Value and get the right bolts with a phillips head to grip with while assembling. This should take only an hour to assemble, but it will take longer due to the lack of making it assembly friendly. Overall the cart will probably be a good item to have around, but won't know until I can get past the assembly.Customer Review: Gorilla Cart OK for Chimps
Summary: 5 Stars
Honestly this cart is a great buy for the bucks. The novel way that the reat wheels move forward when dumping is great. Stabilizes the cart and makes dumping easy. I used large flat washers on the bolt heads on the interior plastic to help keep them from being pulled through the plastic and breaking when I put it together. Pretty easy to assemble with simple hand tools. I use mine behind a tractor sometimes and appreciate the easy conversion handle. Nothing extra to buy. I don't haul 600lbs at a time but have distributed quite a bit of crushed yard gravel in small quantities and it worked well, easy to distribute the loads where you need it. Hard to find a better dump cart for less..$..I looked long and hard but decided the Ersa turf wagon cart was $300 higher and not justifiable for my needs. This is a great buy for the money and Amazon is always the best place to buy.