Product was shipped in timely manner. Easy to assemble. Functions OK, gets the job done. That's the good part. Now tune in for the bad.
1. One of the wheels was badly warped, out of round. To me this is evidence of poor or non-existent quality control. Actually the cart functions OK w/ the wobbly wheel, but it irritates the crud out of me to have a piece of equipment that looks so shoddy when it is rolling.
2. Shortly after using it a while, one of the wheel bolts fell off. Fortunately this occurred on a cement pad so I saw it. After that I checked all the bolts and tightened them just to be safe. Again, lousy quality control.
3. Other carts sourced in China have been shipped with a plastic cover and buyers have complained about the foul odor when they unpacked the box. Well guess what, this unit had the same odor. I hung the cover in my barn for a few days and the odor seemed to go away, but someone who was unpacking this thing in a house would not be happy.
4. Most serious issue is the PRICE vs. components and quality. I was looking for an inexpensive cart just to haul wood up to my porch, one w/ wheels big enough to navigate steps. Other units cost up to $225 and did not seem to be that complex. So I went with this one. So folks, here is my assessment. I think it is overpriced by a factor of about 2X. At $75, given the quality issues cited above, and the simplicity of the design and the strength of the steel, etc. this is a rip off. If were priced at $35, I would be pleased and not complaining too much. I figure it has about $2 of direct labor, about $9 of materials, and maybe another $10 for packaging and shipping. In other words, a cost of 20-something landed on U. S. East coast. So the seller is making a fortune. Caveat Emptor!!
Lastly, we as Americans ought to be ashamed of ourselves for letting the Chinese humiliate us like this. It is one thing to buy a quality product at a fair price, made in China, I am fine w/ that. But the fact is, with proper tooling and workflow, this cart could have been made in the USA. Not retailing for $35, mind you, but certainly for $75, and I would much rather buy America assuming the quality was top notch.
All in all, I gave this 1 star but I would have given it a negative 2 if I could have. Didn't send it back b/c too much hassle, but I sure am disappointed.
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This carrier has made wood carting less of a chore and more of a pleasure. It works perfectly and saves on back aches and many trips to the wood pile.
