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We had trouble finding this anywhere, but finally found one a couple of towns over and a 1-1/4 hour drive away. I can't tell you why my wife wanted it, but once she discovered that they were impossible to find locally, the game was on. Now one is sitting in our backyard, waiting for something to do.

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If it had a way to hitch to an ATV or lawnmower, I could see a real use for it...
They make small carts that have a removable handle that makes the tongue into a hitch. We have two like that! We also have three assorted pull carts that we use for so many things!!
 
I can't tell you why my wife wanted it
I've been wanting one of those, too! Some times you just need a wagon - you don't have enough hands for all the things you need to take to where you're working on something. This thing looks really rugged, and with the dumping capability that's just more flexibility and use.

If it had a way to hitch to an ATV or lawnmower, I could see a real use for it...
It does! :)
 
I bought one of these last year. It's handy to bring firewood over to the firepit instead of constantly carrying it over. I guess we've gotten a bit lazy with age. We flip a jet sled over the top of it to keep the rain off if we have have a load by the firepit. Of coarse, it's $30 more now than what I paid for it last year.

Another great advantage of the wagons is that they could be extremely handy in a power outage to move things like generators, canned food, feed for critters, or anything from place to place without needing a power source. In a long term power outage, wagons could be more valuable than things like golf carts or ATV's b/c they are quiet and don't need fuel.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200640326_200640326

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As far a shortages go......
We're still having difficulties finding larger tires for our equipment. We don't really need them right now, but hubs wants new tires for summer. We're trying to get them now to have on hand. We're getting a lot of lip service from our vendors. One vendor said they had some in the warehouse, but the story keeps changing. We're beginning to suspect that he wanted the sale, but didn't really check his inventory before telling us he had them. We also still can't get a sensor he needs. Thankfully it won't incapacitate his equipment, but it's still annoying.
 
I can confirm that our specific cart does indeed have what Pearl described - a removable handle that turns the tongue into a hitch. I can see how a nice heavy duty cart like this would be indispensable in a homestead or farm/ranch situation. We're in suburbia though. We had some bags of leaves that had to move from back to front, and the cart did help with that. Probably during Spring yard cleanup it will be useful too. The tilt/dump mechanism is a neat design. We'll have to see if we can come up with some use for that. This cart is pretty large as carts go. Rated to 1400 lbs load capacity (that's in small pickup truck range). Call me skeptical on that claim, but who knows?

Getting back to the topic of this thread - there was a local shortage of these carts, but my wife finally found one at a Tractor Supply store a few towns over.
 
@goshengirl I saw two carts, one with a handle like this, and one without a removable handle. I went with versatility over size. The big one didn't have a removable handle.

Mine is just a cheap dumping cart. The handle on the end is just pinned to the tongue. I remove the handle and the tongue acts as a hitch. It can be hitched to lawn mowers etc.

A dump cart saves me tonnes of work. If I'm fencing, building, cutting firewood... every tool fits on the cart.

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I bought one of these last year. It's handy to bring firewood over to the firepit instead of constantly carrying it over. I guess we've gotten a bit lazy with age. We flip a jet sled over the top of it to keep the rain off if we have have a load by the firepit. Of coarse, it's $30 more now than what I paid for it last year.

Another great advantage of the wagons is that they could be extremely handy in a power outage to move things like generators, canned food, feed for critters, or anything from place to place without needing a power source. In a long term power outage, wagons could be more valuable than things like golf carts or ATV's b/c they are quiet and don't need fuel.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200640326_200640326

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As far a shortages go......
We're still having difficulties finding larger tires for our equipment. We don't really need them right now, but hubs wants new tires for summer. We're trying to get them now to have on hand. We're getting a lot of lip service from our vendors. One vendor said they had some in the warehouse, but the story keeps changing. We're beginning to suspect that he wanted the sale, but didn't really check his inventory before telling us he had them. We also still can't get a sensor he needs. Thankfully it won't incapacitate his equipment, but it's still annoying.
I have one like that , except very faded green, 3 1.8 gallon rubbermaid bins fit in it, I use it very often, keeping my firewood stocked,
 
We used one something like that when we had hogs. It was sized to fit down the center aisle in our farrowing unit and it held the feed. You just scooped it out into each pen's feed pan as you went along.. It was a little more like a wheelbarrow though - it was very deep. You wouldn't have wanted to try to push it on anything but smooth concrete though...
 
It appears that everybody EXCEPT me has had one of these carts for a long time. So there must be something to them. I guess I will have to reevaluate my initial skepticism after my wife bought one. I will admit, I was the same way when my wife bought a pickup. "What do we need a truck for?" But she was right. Everybody needs a truck!
 
It appears that everybody EXCEPT me has had one of these carts for a long time. So there must be something to them.

I didn't buy one for years, I was a man, strong. Now I feel stupid for waiting so long. I use it constantly. I prefer the solid plastic body for yard work. I mix potting soils in it every spring, soil/fert/various additives... it'll hold 25g of dirt.. It's just as handy for setting out trays of plants in the garden, onions, potatoes, tomatoes...

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I use a wagon every day. We have animals in different farm areas that I'm always toting stuff to. I also use the wagon to bring in groceries. We have a ramp to the front door for my husband, and the wagon gets loaded at the car and I bring it right in the house.
We use ours to unload groceries too! Haul firewood, feed the donks, haul my laundry basket to the clothesline, the list goes on and on.....
 
All though they shouldn't drive dad likes to take mom for groceries. Dad uses the cart to unload at home. Since I've built them a ramp... dad pulls the cart right into their kitchen and unloads... he might have to make several trips, but it's easy for them now. Neither has to pick up and carry anything.


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We have a ramp to the front door for my husband, and the wagon gets loaded at the car and I bring it right in the house.
We put a ramp on our back deck when we had it built. So that's an easy place to load this cart. I didn't think about that! The deck builder kind of say "Huh?" when we told him we wanted a ramp. And also when we specified that we didn't want "steps", and to install larger "platforms" instead. We were thinking of getting older and either us or guests maybe needing canes or walkers. (The odd shape of our lower deck is because that's where the hot tub nestles in - the height of the lower deck was chosen for a perfect sit-down entry into the hot tub)

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You know...reading these comments, I'm seeing that people are using these to help overcome some of the issues that come along with aging. I wonder if rather than having a long tongue attached to the movable axle, one could rig up a more vertical "T" shaped handle that would allow it to be more easily pushed, instead of pulled. That might save on bad backs, and make it easier to manuever...
 
GF had one of these lawn mower trailers when she moved here. First I had to cut the hitch pin thing off and weld on a coupler for a 2" trailer hitch ball so I could use it behind the 4-wheeler. Then it sat too low and leaned back way too much so I used pieces of a 4x4 to make a lift kit above the axle perch and under the bed of the trailer so it would sit level. Then when we loaded it with rocks we were clearing off the property the tongue bent from the heavy load so I had to weld old bed frame metal to reinforce the tongue and fix that problem. With the tongue fixed that revealed the axle perches were starting to collapse so I used some scrap lumber to reinforce them. Early on the goatheads in the yard, the super sharp spikey seeds off of tumbleweeds, ruined both tires so I had to swap them out with solid tires. Eventually I will need to rebuild the floor of the trailer because the rocks are really beginning to crush it down, I will probably use a good piece of plywood to strengthen the floor. Aside from having to completely rebuild it it is a very good little trailer. Gotta have a garden trailer, or wagon, to work smarter not harder.
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Last year the boys bought dad a little riding mower that had the deck removed. It's too difficult for him to get on an atv or a golf cart. This mower is easy for him to get on.

It came with a metal single axle trailer that can be hooked to the tractor. It's for big items like firewood/block/brick. Dad loves the thing. Having two options it nice.

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We had trouble finding this anywhere, but finally found one a couple of towns over and a 1-1/4 hour drive away. I can't tell you why my wife wanted it, but once she discovered that they were impossible to find locally, the game was on. Now one is sitting in our backyard, waiting for something to do.

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I own 3. Two of rhe big one of the smaller. The small lives on The Ridge. One big one at the remodel house and another for my backyard.

The newest version has a dump feature whereby you can push with handle and the bin will completely upside down.

The Princess uses one to unload her car. She has also loaded up dishes of food for family dinners across the street to my sisters place.

Yes can hitch to lawn tractor.
Wheel right into the kitchen.

Has anyone fitted stakes to one yet?

Looks l8ke they will accept stake sides whick could be useful when clearing the debris after pruning.


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Last year the boys bought dad a little riding mower that had the deck removed. It's too difficult for him to get on an atv or a golf cart. This mower is easy for him to get on.

It came with a metal single axle trailer that can be hooked to the tractor. It's for big items like firewood/block/brick. Dad loves the thing. Having two options it nice.

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GF had one of these lawn mower trailers when she moved here. First I had to cut the hitch pin thing off and weld on a coupler for a 2" trailer hitch ball so I could use it behind the 4-wheeler. Then it sat too low and leaned back way too much so I used pieces of a 4x4 to make a lift kit above the axle perch and under the bed of the trailer so it would sit level. Then when we loaded it with rocks we were clearing off the property the tongue bent from the heavy load so I had to weld old bed frame metal to reinforce the tongue and fix that problem. With the tongue fixed that revealed the axle perches were starting to collapse so I used some scrap lumber to reinforce them. Early on the goatheads in the yard, the super sharp spikey seeds off of tumbleweeds, ruined both tires so I had to swap them out with solid tires. Eventually I will need to rebuild the floor of the trailer because the rocks are really beginning to crush it down, I will probably use a good piece of plywood to strengthen the floor. Aside from having to completely rebuild it it is a very good little trailer. Gotta have a garden trailer, or wagon, to work smarter not harder.
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I have one similar to these. I love it. It has the dump feature in the back/tailgate. Mine isn't as pretty as these any more 😋
 
We had trouble finding this anywhere, but finally found one a couple of towns over and a 1-1/4 hour drive away. I can't tell you why my wife wanted it, but once she discovered that they were impossible to find locally, the game was on. Now one is sitting in our backyard, waiting for something to do.

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I have a couple like this but with a handle like Peanut's. I have added a rail on 3 sides on one so I can haul more wood, etc. I found mine on Amazon 3 or 4 years ago when a friend showed me her's.
 
I bought one of these last year. It's handy to bring firewood over to the firepit instead of constantly carrying it over. I guess we've gotten a bit lazy with age. We flip a jet sled over the top of it to keep the rain off if we have have a load by the firepit. Of coarse, it's $30 more now than what I paid for it last year.

Another great advantage of the wagons is that they could be extremely handy in a power outage to move things like generators, canned food, feed for critters, or anything from place to place without needing a power source. In a long term power outage, wagons could be more valuable than things like golf carts or ATV's b/c they are quiet and don't need fuel.

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200640326_200640326

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As far a shortages go......
We're still having difficulties finding larger tires for our equipment. We don't really need them right now, but hubs wants new tires for summer. We're trying to get them now to have on hand. We're getting a lot of lip service from our vendors. One vendor said they had some in the warehouse, but the story keeps changing. We're beginning to suspect that he wanted the sale, but didn't really check his inventory before telling us he had them. We also still can't get a sensor he needs. Thankfully it won't incapacitate his equipment, but it's still annoying.

I have one like this. Mid weight design. I want to get the heavier one, or probably one with a dump bed. Mine is made with removable pins where all 4 sides drop sown to make a flat bed. I use it for all kinds of stuff. Last few years I've been putting ransplants in it and I can move them to keep frost off. Then pull them to the beds to plant. Really handy
 

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