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KMLsquared
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Jul 06, 2015

Hitch storage cart??

Has anybody made or bought a cart to move their hitch around on? I have a gravel path to my storage shed and would like to make a cart specifically for my B&W companion to live on. It would have to be compact and have large wheels to roll on gravel. I was thinking about a lawnmower with the engine removed.

Any ideas or has anyone made something like that?

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  • laknox wrote:
    x3 on the furniture dolly for concrete. You could likely make something similar, with large tires, for rolling on the gravel. How about a garden wagon? Here's one at Home Depot:

    http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Tricam-Industries-3-cu-ft-Steel-Garden-Yard-Cart-SC100D2/202353039?N=5yc1vZbx50

    400 lbs capacity and it wouldn't be hard to bolt some blocks to the bottom to hold up the hitch so it doesn't rock around on the hold-down tube.

    Lyle


    The "Steel Mesh Deck Wagon" (in my previous post) from HF is on sale fifteen bucks less than the Deopt item - at $74.99.
    Doesn't have the sides shown in the Home Depot "Garden Wagon" item - but is advertised as having a 1,000 LB capacity.

    No doubt the HF *link* is a "knock off" (as usual) of an item like the one at Home Depot.

    BTW - the "Rolling Work Seat" - is $59.99 at HF.
    More compact, larger pneumatic wheels, taller than the garden wagons.
    (Looks like easy mod to change-over to hitch toter to me).



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  • The furniture dolly works for me (all rolling on concrete) so haven't made one.

    The dolly (solid) wheels are under the frame, probably could be changed to larger casters (maybe expensive) - but would still be solid and probably still a PITA on gravel..:(


    But - *HERE YA GO* !!

    Harbor Freight has two items that should handle your gravel with ease.

    1. "Steel Mesh Deck Wagon" - 1,000 Lb capacity.
    Comes with a pull handle, and has large wheels.
    Can't tell from the pic if they're pneumatic or not.

    2. My favorite candidate.....:C
    "Rolling Work Seat With Tool Tray".
    It *does* have pneumatic tires (way larger than the wheels in #1 above) - 300 LB capacity.
    The "deck" below the seat (skip the seat) would be perfect to attach an appropriate size chunk of plywood - maybe framed with 2x4.

    Add a pull handle of your own design.

    Both are in the July issue of the HF "sale" items - page 20...:W

    (Bring along a 20% off coupon - see which one will yield the best price)..;)

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