Over at Amazon, this Millside Farm Tuff plastic deck wagon that I bought earlier this month has dropped in price to $96.16. I bought mine for $111, which I thought was a fantastic deal.
It’s made in Canada (except for the tires/wheels), and is overall nicely built. I had trouble installing one of the wheels, but a slight bend in the cotter pin did the trick.
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It features a 38″ x 20″ plastic deck with a 4″ lip. There are slots for attaching a removable rack. The undercarriage is made of plastic, but feels secure. That’s presumably why the cart only has a 300 lb load rating. It also helps keeps the weight down.
The tires are 10″ x 4″.
Overall, it feels like a solid lightweight cart.
Despite the initial frustration getting one of the wheels secure, I am much more pleased with this purchase than I was the Gorilla Cart I tried to order last year.
300 pounds is a light load for a wagon like this, but is more than I plan to load it up with, at least given the types of materials I bought it to move. If my needs exceed that in the future, I can upgrade.
I was hesitant to post about the Millside Farm Tuff garden cart until I had a better idea of its long-term performance and reliability. But at this point, I’m happy with my purchase, and this morning’s price-drop upped my sense of urgency to get a few words down.
I had originally wanted to buy the version that comes with a removable plastic rack. It kept inching down in price, but someone bought one and the price returned to its full retail price. I figured that if I need a rack, I can build one using 1x lumber.
I am disappointed that a made-in-Canada cart came with made-in-China wheels/tires, but what can you do?
Price: $96.16 with free delivery
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While I’m not yet comfortable in saying “this is great, you should buy one,” I can say that I bought one and am happy enough with my purchase to keep it.
Interestingly Millside also makes a metal undercarriage for DIY wagons ($81.30 via Amazon).
fred says
I don’t know that the 300 pound load limit is a real issue for most garden chores – but I think that bigger wheels are sometime appreciated for running over rough terrain. If you regularly haul really heavy loads – you might reed a piece of construction equipment or a cart to pull with your tractor. I think on one of your earlier posts on Garden carts folks talked about other options – some that might have higher load capacity. But I think the Rubbermaid dump cart that my wife uses at one place – is 300lbs – and I don’t think that it has been an issue.
Nathan says
2 years ago when I bought my gorilla cart I would have looked pretty hard at that too. Am I seeing the picture right that you could put 1×4’s in those pockets on the side and make up a rack or even a wall so you could mound mulch or soil on it?
I looked over their products I don’t see the metal chassis under the poly top – but that would be a good combo – or rather similar to the gorilla idea.
Looks like they make good kit. shame they don’t make a handle similar to the gorilla so you could hand tow it or tractor tow it.
Stuart says
Yes! I’m not sure if it’s 1×3 or 1×4, and didn’t want to say before I could verify or measure.
There’s a pricier version with a removable rack, and the base seems to be identical.
The chassis is plastic, although the axles are metal.
Flotsam says
I had seen this but had wished it had some sides that went up a bit.
I found this at Harbor Freight which is a nice buy. Metal construction as well.
Chassis looks similar. https://www.harborfreight.com/bigfoot-panel-wagon-60570.html $64.99 and the 20% coupon is applicable.
Moves across yard with the tree roots and all without a problem.
Marc says
This is overkill for most, but I bought a DR Powerwagon in 2002, and it’s still running great. If anything happened to it I would immediately purchase another one:
https://www.drpower.com/power-equipment/powerwagons/
I live on 7 acres of sloping woods (all downhill from my house), and I move everything from firewood, mulch, gravel, stones, leaves and branches, and more. I don’t farm and I don’t use it professionally, but it’s been worth every penny for the past 17 years.
Unfortunately, the new models do not look as flexible as mine. Mine has 8″ stake sides, that come off in seconds for a flat bed, and I’ve made 24″ stake sides for hauling light weight material like leaves and branches.
I can’t say enough about how much I have appreciated having it.
-Marc
John Patel says
Big time gardener here, 300 lbs is plenty, but for my use the low walls are a non starter. This product would be great at the beach because it seems far less heavy than my gorilla and other brands carts.
JM says
I recently bought a HF wagon that was all metal and supposedly has a 1000lb load rating. I put a few hundred pounds on it (4 truck wheels), and it was terrifying to roll around. The frame would bend several inches between the time you pulled on the handle and when the wagon actually started to move. Needless to say, it’s going back.
Nathan says
I admit if I was to redesign the gorilla cart I would make it a flat bottom like this with an attachable “tub” so you could do both functions. putting stuff in it just to haul around at times is troublesome.