I bought a Farm Tuff plastic deck wagon a few years ago, and was recently looking at a metal-deck wagon from the same brand.
I ultimately went with a hand truck-style convertible cart, but kept this Farm Tuff in my Amazon shopping cart as a “save for later” item.
It has a 38” x 20” metal deck, and can hold up to 800 lbs.
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The undercarriage is different compared to my plastic-deck cart, which is what I was looking for.
The price recently dropped to $158 from around $190 or so.
I don’t have space for one, but I figured I’d share about this in case any readers were in the market for one.
It’s made in Canada, except for the wheels, I believe.
Update 9/20/23: Amazon dropped the price again, this time slapping on an “overstock” label.
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TomD
I got a free collapsable cart from Uline (this one: https://www.uline.com/BL_1665/Utility-Wagon but there are many similar out in the wild) and it has been surprisingly useful. It folds up to easily fit in a trunk, and it expands large enough to carry three kids or quite a bit of gear.
Stuart
Collapsible carts are useful, but the intended uses, build quality, and load capacity are completely different.
I use my plastic-deck cart to haul gardening supplies, such as bulk packages of compressed potting soil, bags of mulch, and the like.
I was looking at a flat platform for hauling equipment around, but ultimately a convertible hand cart has a smaller storage footprint.
TomD
The “hauling cart” I use for heavy stuff is the harbor freight lift cart. It might not be the best for soil/garden work, but it’s great to have an adjustable height available easily.
For soils and such maybe I should add off-road wheels to this shopping cart I got at an auction for $5.
ToolfanGeoff
Stuart,
Thank you! ToolGuyd covers a broad range of tools. I am a fan – of the products you write about, and your well written articles.
I just ordered a Farm tuff wagon for our horse barn.
Gerry
It has a 38″ long X 20″ wide metal deck. Metal dsk is good, but 48″ X 24″ is a LOT more useful. Lowe’s has one that about 48X24, rated at 1,000 lbs, has larger tires, for $179. It comes with removable sides to keep stuff from falling out that can be hinged down or removed.
Home Depot has the same thing for the some price plus a heavier duty one (1,200 lbs) for $193.
Pro Tip: Cut a piece of 3/4″ plywood to fit snugly in the bottom and keep the air compressor handy – all these have pneumatic tires. Run-flats would be better, but you would have to buy them yourself and install them (Home Depot sells a set for $59, didn’t see anything at Lowes.. AFAIK, there’s no trade-in value for the pneumatics)
I’ve got one of the 48X24 1,000 lb ones I bought at Lowes 15 years ago for $69, and it – with the plywood floor – will do things no other cart will. It’s hauled fertilizer, topsoil, concrete blocks, 5 gallon water jugs, paint buckets, lumber (let 4 ft hang off the back and hold the front 4 feet down with a ratchet strap), you name it. The only thing I’d like for it to have is a dump bed and run-flats.
Stuart
They also have a 48×24 metal deck wagon (https://www.amazon.com/Farm-Tuff-Metal-24-Inch-48-Inch/dp/B0000AX6MG/?tag=toolguyd-20), as well as 40×20 plastic deck wagon with similar frame as the plastic cart.
There are also different versions of most, with flat free wheels instead of pneumatic.
MM
I have a family member who was gifted one of these by a neighbor who moved. I was asked to help fix it up and one of the first things I did was generously fill each tire with “slime” type sealant. That lasted about 4 years before two of the tires started disintegrating. Now it has run-flats on it, I paid $49.99 for a set of 4 from Amazon last year. Currently they’re showing at $55 for the set.
Luke
Did the slime sealant cause the disintegration? Or would they have fallen apart sooner without the slime? Sorry I just couldn’t tell what you were insinuating there
MM
Oh no, sorry I wasn’t clear, the slime wasn’t the problem, it worked great. It’s just that these carts universally come with cheap tires. They’re not real rubber like your car tires, they’re some kind of cheapo rubberized plastic which doesn’t last very long before it breaks down. The slime fixed the punctures but it can only go so far and at some point the tires came apart.
I had a similar issue with a trailer I built to haul a water barrel around my yard behind my mower. I used Harbor Freight wheels & tires and filled them with slime. It’s been three years since. I haven’t had any puncture problems and the inner tubes are still holding air showing the slime works but the body of the tires are just falling apart, sidewalls cracking, etc.
Bill
I’ve had a similar four wheel cart for years and it does come handy when moving a few bags of mulch or fertilizer about my flat suburban lawn. I doubt that I have ever pulled more than 200-300 lbs with it, so I think if I ever have the need to pull anything approaching 1000 lbs I’ll be looking for a cart that I can hitch to a lawn tractor or four wheeler. But then I’ll also need to shop for that tractor or four wheeler.
At this point I can use age as an excuse for this line of thinking or maybe it’s just a retirement acquired streak of laziness.
Monroe
Any suggestions for a cart to use on slopes? The above cart tips easily when going down the slope.
Stuart
That’s part of the reason I bought a hand truck – it seemed much more controllable on the driveway.
TomD
Look for outboard wheels rather than ones under the cart. Not as narrow, but less tippy.
You want the center of gravity as low as you can go.
If it’s a paved slope you can use something with small wheels.
OverKnight
This looks pretty much the same as the Harbor Freight wagon I bought over 10 years ago. I replaced the wheels and tires with no-flats and built removable plywood sides. I’ve used this at dozens of auto swap meets, hauling heavy loads of tools and parts. It gets washed when it rains. I might have paid around $70 for it and it’s still going strong.
DHCrocks
When I was looking for a cart I looked at the flat ones and the it didn’t really appeal to me. Seems like on sloped grades or bumpy terrain things would just fall off. I ended up getting a gorilla cart with the plastic dump bucket. It’s great, can really handle the weight and moving small loose things is so easy without the worry of spilling it. I’ve put 6 50lb bags of sand without a problem sure it was hard to pull on the grass but it did so with out breaking.
Are the flat carts that good? Smaller profile then a tubbed one so storage would be easier.
MM
I feel flat carts and the “tub” type are really different tools for different jobs. The flat ones are better for large items, like large potted plants, bags of potting soil/fertilizer/mulch, large paving stones, etc. It is easier to pick up and move those items without the sides getting in the way, and you can also have large items hang over the edge of the cart if needed. The tub style ones are better for smaller items or loose materials. Things like small potted plants, garden tools like gloves, pruners, trowel, etc. And of course loose dirt, mulch, etc. I prefer the tub style carts you can lift up and dump because those are lot more useful for moving soil and wood chips. And like you said small things are less likely to fall out on bumpy ground so the deep cart is more useful if you want to put some tools in it and go do chores.
Jesse
I have one of these but with the plastic tub and dumping capability. It has a 1000 pound load capacity. I’ve used it to haul over 400 pounds of live edge slabs around, weeds from the garden, camp gear in and out of the truck, you name it, this thing gets used for it. Probably one of the most used yard tools we have.
Charles
so painful, the better version used to be 99 at northern tool etc
I find the sides EXTREMELY useful. A lot of things fall off flatbeds on hiss and turns.