Carpentry drill bit (1/8″ should do it.The patented roll-over dump feature makes it easy to. load capacity allows you to take on any project. high-strength poly bed and our full-dump design, the 1600 lbs. Super Heavy-Duty Poly Dump Cart can do it all. (2) 38″ x 6″ x 3/4″ pine planks with a 45 degree angle cut off one corner (optional) The ultimate in heavy-duty hauling, the new Gorilla Carts 12 cu.(Other hardware stores may charge a fee per cut, but it’s worth not having to cut the boards yourself if you’re not power tool savvy.) If you ask, the lumber department will cut your boards to size for free. Gather your materialsĪll of the materials can be found at your favorite local hardware store or home center. The GOR10-COM and GOR5-COM have the capability for this upgrade, but measurements will be different for these models. The specific dimensions below are also applicable to our discontinued GOR-866D. While our directions below are specifically for the GOR-6PS, the process of building the extenders are the same. Most of the Gorilla Carts Heavy Duty Poly Dump carts come with pockets on the sides to build stake out sides. It’s that simple!Įvery dollar and cubic foot counts in today’s world, so it’s important to get the most use out of everything you buy. Putting it together took my whole afternoon–an extra set of hands would have been good, but I managed by myself.Use this inexpensive Stake Out Side update to increase cubic foot capacityĭisclaimer: This stake out project was easy enough that we had our newbie DIYer complete it. I am 5’8.' It is a little heavier to pull (even empty) than I thought it would be, but it makes sense, as it is heavier-duty than my wheel barrow. I have no trouble lifting it to tip when it is overflowing with pure, wet manure. Compare Products Choose up to three products. I would like to build up some sides, so any advice on that is welcome. TW0375 13 Flat Free Gorilla Carts Tire (Solid Black Rim) HW0237 Hardware Kit MIS0763 Handle Pin MIS0764 Lynch Pin. It is going to be very handy in the summer when I am moving stuff around and working in my garden. But I like having a clean wagon and a dirty wheelbarrow. It would work best for manure from the top of a ramp. If you are just getting it for poop, a wheel barrow will work better. I think dumping a wheel barrow is easier, for the reason listed (harder to get the last portion out). I am really looking forward to when it is nice out and I am pulling it with my lawn tractor–I will make sure not to back up after reading these posts. I use it to move hay from my hay garage to my pasture.

I have the one in the OP, not the one with the kickstand. That said, it may work better for someone taller? I am barely 5’6 and the height of the handles means I need to lislift the stupid thing up to my armpits before it tilts enough to not catch on the muddy ground… That single “kickstand” is in a really crappy spot. Which type of cart do you have 2-Wheel Dump Carts. My boss has one of these for the feed cart, and I hate it! I can’t comfortably tilt it enough to push it along without catching the “kickstand” on the ground or smashing my shins against it. Whether you need to order a replacement part or want to upgrade your existing Gorilla Cart with accessories, you can find what you’re looking for below. Another draw back is that you can’t (or at least not as easily) push it up a mound of manure and dump on the top the same way you can with a regular wheelbarrow. I agree with others stating that you have to take the manure fork with you when you dump because you can’t get the last bit out, although the tipping of the dump bed is not hard. Patented quick-release dumping feature makes transporting. It has been a great wheel barrow to have, but I think the cart would be easier to switch between towable and moving it by hand. Cart bed is made of a high-strength poly that is maintenance free, easy to clean, and rust resistant. You might look at the Home Depot reviews (they sell it as well, same price IIRC) as well as sometimes they are a different sort of buyer than found on Amazon. Just not sure it would suit the purpose you have in mind. I do like ours a lot and it has been super useful around here. I think for doing a lot of stall cleaning, that might get old fast! The only thing that makes me wonder about using it for a lot of manure cleanup is the fact you can’t really turn it over or upend easily, so once you’ve dumped, not everything will necessarily slide out, and I’ve had to push it the rest of the way with a broom or something. When my UPS driver delivered it, since it was obvious what the contents were, he said his dad uses one all the time to clean stalls at the boarding barn he owns.

For manure, I have dumped it in our compost bin and it was easy enough for me, but it does take effort as you are lifting the weight up somewhat to dump.

I use it for picking up manure in the pastures (pulling with the lawn tractor) and hauling things like brush or gravel.

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