Hitch storage cart??

I found an adjustable hand truck to work really well on occasion.

This one in particular has worked for me http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1000-lb-Capacity-4-in-1-Hand-Truck-60137/203875537 but you might want to find something with larger secondary tires for gravel.

If the gravel is not too loose, then a furniture dolly like this one
and replacing the wheels with larger pneumatic ones would probably work well.

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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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

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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I dunno why I didn't think of harbor freight!! Thanks guys!

KMLsquared wrote:
I dunno why I didn't think of harbor freight!! Thanks guys!

Kudos to you too!

You generated a - "why didn't I think of".....inspiration!..:B..:C

Had bought a "Rolling Work Seat" WAY back when for the DW for gardening - which she never used (rests in my shed). $40 back then.

Don't need it for my hitch - but gotta be useful as a "toter" for whatever with a few mods...:C

BTW The seat is a - 'rotate for up or down', and completely removes easily.

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Utility Cart

This is what I use, I put plywood on its top.... I back my truck into the storage building I keep my 5th Wheet in, however it doesn't have wheels for gravel, but I guess you could modified... The reason I like it, I set it up to the same height as my tailgate, so it's easy for me to put it back in the truck... No lifting...:)

I hear Andersen has started including a storage cart at no extra charge with their hitch. Looks something like this...



Sorry but I had to poke a little fun. ROFL:B

N-Trouble wrote:
I hear Andersen has started including a storage cart at no extra charge with their hitch. Looks something like this...



Sorry but I had to poke a little fun. ROFL:B

And do you sleep under it. http://humansarefree.com/2014/03/the-secret-power-of-pyramidal-shape.html