Generic 10 Cu/Ft Pull Behind Dump Cart 10 Year Review.
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2017
- Sold under many different brands and available in many colors. This simple dump cart for your riding mower is one of the best, cheapest, and most useful add-on's you can buy.
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I agree! Best money I ever spent I purchased mine over 30 years ago. I also agree about the tires, Replaced them several times mainly due to it lives outside and the sun and weather takes it toll on them. I just purchased two "No flat" tires for it. Time will tell on how long they will last.
I looked at those and could not spend the extra few dollars. Over time, I think it would have been a better deal if they really do last longer.
@@FarpointFarms only time will tell just got the no flats this year, but I have had to replace the air up tires at least 7 times in the 30 years
I bought one of these 10s a week ago (Agri-fab). I don't feel it's as sturdy as you describe its 10-year-old counterpart to be, but once assembled it feels less flimsy than it did out of the box. Mine listed the max payload as 350lbs.
My grandparents got one of these under the Craftsman name with their lawn tractor when I was in high school in 1987. They used it like crazy and when my dad took it over , he did the same. With him passing away, I started using it to help clear up the yard for my mom. The wheels are dry rotted, but the tubes are still good. The frame is still true and the cargo area is a bit dented, but the thing still works. The last time I used it, I bent the axel somehow after hauling away over 50 loads of burnt dirt though. gonna have to fab a new oneIIRC, they're all made by AYP (American Yard Products)
Great tough little trailers. I hope the new ones are made as well.
I have the same dump cart. It came free with the tractor. Good sale.. Tractor and cart was $899.00 back in 2004.
Good to know! I just bought one new in the box and really need it!!
They are very durable.
Got an identical one at a yard sale for $15. No idea of the brand. Put some new tires and tubes on, thinking about disassembling and repainting sometime soon.
The handiest thing and the best $15 I ever spent!
Interesting, good post, thanks.
I believe I have the exact same one, or damn close! I bought it for my dad back on ‘89 or ‘90. It’s all rusted but still solid, I’ve hauled rock, wood, cement precast steps, you name it. I think I might replace it this year though, because it’s just old, has a lot of bends in it from years of abuse, and it’s going to need new tires/wheels soon.
I think I have the exact one but in grey, mine sat under a tree and bushes for 10 years when I took it out recently the tires weren’t dry rotted. Only costed 100 dollars new. 10 dollars a year. Money well spent
Thanks for the heads up
yea i bot one from harbor freight years ago, some generic put together one. the red paint faded to pink ( in the south) like in a month, tires fell apart eventually. mine was like $80 i think. my nephew gave me a 12 or 15 cubic foot one, so sold my old cart for $10 to some nieghborhood kid.
Im just about to buy one. Here in Canada we have Princess Auto. They carry it under the name Red Rock. Glad to hear its a good buy. I’ll pay $100 Canadian. Capacity is listed as 500lbs
Other than tires, it will last a lifetime.
So the blue hawk 10 cub ft is no good? I was looking at 1
That's so funny I was just fixing to a tell you I scored a Blue Hawk for $44+ tax at Lowes, hadn't got it yet but it sounds like got what I paid for. Oh well work it until it can't.
I purchased the same Murry cart in September of 2000. This is the 18th year I've been hauling shit around my property with that little dump cart.
The bottom rusted a little bit and I've been replacing the tires but it's still works just a little squeaky.
Bird baths, Jackhammer concrete, gravel, logs and every other use you can imagine.
It's the 10 cubic foot 500 pound capacity unit. Menards sells one that's a 750 pound capacity and it's slightly better built.$140 on sale right now for $120.
Looking on UA-cam for assembly videos so I can ignore the instructions that came with the new dump cart.
Not that many parts fairly straightforward the dump cart itself comes pre-assembled because it's a welded box.
Up here in Canada for an old one like that they want 200 bucks firm. Of course that's 200 Canadian dollars which is about $150.
To me, that is a bit too much to pay for it. But if that is what you can afford, it is better than a wheelbarrow
I grabbed one from H.F. a month ago. Still in the box waiting for me. Got 2 cans of green paint for it. 20% off coupon. Around $110 I think.
Lot's of nuts and bolts, but a well built beast!
One company that made these was Ohio Steel.
I just grabbed an old Craftsman lawn cart. It doesn't dump though. The old guy I bought it from said it was his Dad's , who passed in 2000, and he had it long before that.
After some research the guys on mytractorforum think it is from the 90's. Hows that for longevity.
Some of these old school ones are on their 10th set of tires, but the bodies are still strong.
I bought a dump cart when I got a garden tractor and my wife said "will you even use it?" let's just say it lives on the drawbar on the GT lol
Super useful! I literally have worn the tires off of this one twice over the years.
@@FarpointFarms yeah I had one of the bigger Ground Work brand ones from Tractor Supply and I replaced those I think three times lol I ended up actually using front rims from a junker ridding mower I had. I also bent the axle on it once and had to replace that even! Lol
I have one just like it, the capacity is on the tag on the tongue. Mine is 1000 lbs.
Bought a Walmart one, like 20 yrs ago, $85.00 ,used and abused it, took the bed off, reinforced with treated wood, hauled multi tons of dirt, branches, logs, debris, made me thousands of dollars over the years, when I can't get the Bobcat in the yard. Fixing to take the leap, put flat free tires on it ,they will probably cost more than the thing did new. They are all probably made in China, sold under dozens of different names.
hello, what type of vehicle you use to pull the farm dump trailer, is it an ATV ?
I use garden tractors or any riding mower can pull it
Could this be converted for street use with lights added but would it handle 50 mph? Thinking of just using for lawn mower equipt.
No, The tires, Wheels and total lack of wheel bearings would never stand up to thjose speeds. Meltdown would happen in the drive train.
@@FarpointFarms THANKS
I bought mine at Harbor Freight. Sadly, you can NOT replace the tires with the cheapo ones that HF sells, because those have a 5/8" axle bore, while the cart tires have a 3/4" bore. The cart tires are cheap and only last two years. I'm four years in and have spent more on replacement tires than I did on the cart itself. I'd like to try to figure out how to swap out the 3/4" axle with a 5/8" one so I could use the reasonably-priced (and higher quality) tires.
Try this. See if you can pop out the bearing in the rims. I helped a friend do this and I can't remember the axle size, but I think it was the same.
We used a screw driver to pry/pop the bearings out of the rims, and then got a new set of tires/rims. Then we popped the bearings out of the new set and re-installed the old ones that were a diffrent size. It worked great!
I do know what you mean though. I too have been though at least 5 sets of tires over the years costing much more then the little trailer ever did!
So are you saying to remove the 5/8 bearings from the new wheels and replace them with the 3/4 bearings from the rims of my old cart wheels? I'll have to take a look at that. Thanks for the tip!
Harbor Freight has em now (that'd be the red ones lol) Just picked one up this morning, was priced at $139. Guess I could have waited for a discount, but i have no patience for that. About to screw all 7000 nuts and bolts together, that, I have patience for. Like adult LEGOs. The consensus seem to be the tires are kinda lame, and I agree, having not even opened the box yet. But also, like everyone else says, you really can't complain for the price (even tho I paid almost double what you did) that was... Yikes, 19 years ago.
Best part, the red matches my 18 year old Craftsman DLT 3000 hahaha
I hope your 7000 nuts and bolts don't drive you too crazy
@@FarpointFarms the quality of the hardware that came with mine was the frustrating part. I stripped the threads off so many nuts, i question if they're even tapped the same pitch as the bolts. They were twisting off with just using a flathead screwdriver.
the wheel bearings in my wheels came with almost zero grease. save your bearings and repack with mobil 1 synthetic grease
Can this be hooked up to a 2inch trailer hitch ?
No, not without modification. Its a pin hitch. Also it would break apart at high speeds. I think the tires are rated to 12mph.
Take the ball out and hook it up.
btw ball bearing quality wheels cost like 70 to $90 a pair on ebay 15x6.6 or something like that
My new trailer is Blue Halk 10 cubic in dump is thin steal is going to be updated
That's because companies do not want you to do a video 20-30-40 years from now talking about how this cart is. The company just figures they lost money from you because you may have come back every 10 years to buy a new one. Companies actually design products to fail after a certain amount of use. It's called import the same product from China built to American specs with thinner cheaper parts. In the old school days vacuum cleaners would last 70 years. Today they last 2-6 years. Now they want to charge you a carbon tax for all the pollution they caused with their manufacturing processes that polluted the world to begin with. Must be nice to be filthy rich when normal everyday Americans keep having to buy the same products over and over again. 😆
Precision products in Lincoln Illinois?
I am not sure what brand it was. I got is as a left over from a promo where if you buy a riding mower then you got a free cart. They had tons left over
My 10 cubic foot blue hawk is all bent up and the axel it bent to
the axels the part that scares me I guess its such a simple system that it cant go more than 15 miles per hour and definitely not on the highway. I wanted to put a surfboard on each side above the wheels and Charlie my dog riding in the middle with a net over the top to keep him in because hes a runner. these fucking cops here are a pain in the but without pavements its hell here when youre struggling up the hills peddling with a trailer there are a bout 30 cars on your tail and youre waiting for their patience to run out and give you the finger.
I have a murray . the rim is rusted out and needs to be replaced. it won't pull off.
It's hammer time!
I have a new one still in the box, I am too lazy to put it together. I paid $109 at Harbor freight.
Who built these?
I think Brinly, but they are all marked with the resellers info. Craftsman, Lowes, murray, and on.
@@FarpointFarms I think mine is a Lowe's. It's very weathered and parts are Rusting on it. I never liked the tailgate
Orig or current mmanufacture is Agri-fab rating is only 350llbs and these brand new on ebay for as little 115 bucks free shipping....everyone complains at how much work they are to assemble ...just a lot of screws is all though ...you are warned!
Thanks for the info. I do remember that when it came time to assemble there were a LOT of steps and a ton of little screws. Plan on 1/2 a day out in the driveway putting this thing together.
Got mine pre-assembled and free off Craigslist yesterday. Look forward to using it.
Use mine with ATV for firewood. Tongue bent on first load due to bumper path. Had to beat back into shape and take off dump option. Changed tire no-flat tires, tires are so cheap they dry rotted within 3wks of summer use and store in shed when not used. You be better off finding an old frig and put wheels on it. Have a freind weld you one up even better.
The tires and rims on these things are certainly a weak spot. I can't even remember how many times I've replaced mine.
Same feeling here. The equipment is good enough for small garden/farm tasks. Easy to maneuver, etc. But what really kills me are those shitty tires. In fact we can say that about ALL these Chinese type of equipment. With pretty much the same type of tires! Be it trailer, wheel barrow, carts... Couple of years and start leaking all over the place!
You should really get some no-flats tires.
I am a slow learner, that is for sure
When it's painted green it's more expensive...
Yeah, they are very proud of that color green
I bought one at Walmart its called load hog and its red
They are not meant to haul 1000ibs. Use with some common sense and keep under a shed they last forever.Have gotten tons for free.
Yesterday on my way home from work I saw this exact model trailer. Being towed down the road at at least 55mph behind a Geo metro!
Can you imagine the little wheel bearings just melting down at those speeds...Ha! People are nuts and will without a doubt almost always abuse just about anything mechanical they can get their hands on.
Farpoint Farms I believe anything.People are so stupid anymore.I actually have a rare Snapper (bag n wagon) dump cart.
guys I want something like this to slowly pull my dog behind a 250 Honda cfr dirtbike on a tour. I usualy cycle around Europe on various types of bicycle, MTB or cyclo- cross. carrying a dog in a doggy trailer especially in the UK is tough going as many old farm roads don't have pavements so youre forced out onto the highway and the cops want to bust you because they too lazy to chase terrorists so they pick on pensioners. so im buying a 250 dirt bike and looking for a tough trailer. .the law in the UK is a bike from 125cc upwards can only pull 2/3rds of its kerb weight. this trailer probably weighs about 50 kgs? if you ad the weight of my dog 20kgs then a survival pack 30kgs you reach the limit you are allowed to pull by a bike weighing 146kgs. in my research I've found the problem is trailers are either to large and heavy or too small and wont be allowed on a public road. The tyres they supply with these trailers look pretty plastic and weak. the axel to wheels system on this Agr-fab style cart suits this vehicles purpose for farm work but if you up to 40 miles per hr on the highway shoulder it looks dodgy . youd have to carry a Grease gun with you full time the bearings would burn out. the UK has a poor se[lection of trailers on offer that don't cost an arm and a leg. there is one smallest car trailer here that weighs in at 55kgs empty I think but it is slightly larger than this one in the video but the axel and wheels are perfect for the highway. its selling for £250.00Any advice for a pensioner guys , Im trying to get my dog to tour to Spain and back but this time not on a bicycle. great video thankyou you sure got good use out of that trailer and an amazing price too. its 4 times that now in UK in 2017
I wouldn't recommend taking a trailer like this at road speeds over 15mph. The tires are not rated for road use, and there are no bearings, they just used bushings that need to be lubed. at 40mph that it would need to be lubed every 20 minutes or so, or they would rapidly melt down.
I think your best bet is to build a custom trailer for your needs, or find someone with a welder that could rig something up for you. There are bicycle trailers out there that have larger wheels, and are rated for road use, but not 40mph.
Good luck!