Folding lightweight but strong trolley - advice pls

[sarabande]

I am looking at all the Amazon and ebay offerings of a good quality , preferably aluminium, trolley suitable for boxes and bags from car to pontoon. I would rather buy a serious one that lasts than a cheapy that fails after a season. It needs to fold, and also have large diameter wheels to cope with stony ground.

Any recommendations or personal experiences, please ?

 

[dunedin]

Trintion trolley
We have one that looks identical to this

 

[dolabriform]

We use a cart like this:




https://www.amazon.co.uk/LIFE-CARVER-Foldable-Transport-Collapsible/dp/B07FYG7HJM/

 

[rotrax]

Got one of the above, I have reinforced the bottom with a bit of ply.

It is perfect for a couple of oldies to transfer the heavy and bulky gear from the car to the pontoon.

I dont know how it would work on rough ground or shingle, but in NZ they are sold as beach trollies.

 

[Stemar]

I don't think anything with wheels would work well on shingle, but a couple of skids might sort that out

 

[Boater Sam]

Collapsible canvas wheel barrow, big wheel copes with shingle and sand better.

 

[Graham_Wright]

Trintion trolley
We have one that looks identical to this

We have one like that. Clever system to deploy the wheels from stowed but soon wears out.

 

[Dukester52]

we also use a cart like the one is post #3 - we love it... fits in the car easily, stows in the cockpit nicely, and the best part is we don't have to return it to the marina's trolley park (it's a very long way to our berth in Kip).

That said, we're on our second... the first lost a wheel due to rust after a year, maybe 2. We've had the current one for about 4 years, so it's worth looking for the heaviest duty cart you can find.

 

[Boater Sam]

A small point. Inflatable tyres are better for moving but the tyres on most of the barrows available now are absolute junk on split rim pressed wheels. They don't last at all and the tubes get pinched - punctured- by the wheels with monotonous regularity.

 

[Gixer]

I saw one of these a few weeks ago. Expensive but looks really impressive.
Map Map X4 MK2 Extending Barrow | Fishing Republic

 

[Poignard]

Trintion trolley
We have one that looks identical to this

A friend lent me one like that to move a 110Ah battery. I thought it would break but it didn't.

I shan't buy one though. Not while I have a friend with one ?

 

[SvenH]

They claim to be the original and I tend to believe them:

Home

I have both the business xl (always in the car) and the Jumbo (used professionally).
The xl is highly recommended because of the large "blade"

 

[Malish]

I've been eyeing up one of these for a while
Wolfcraft Heavy Duty Aluminium Folding Trolley 100kg

I have a vision of the canvas wheelbarrow types needing to be tethered whilst on a pontoon - its not unheard of for the classic wire basket trolleys get blown into the drink in our marina.

 

[jwilson]

I've been eyeing up one of these for a while
Wolfcraft Heavy Duty Aluminium Folding Trolley 100kg

I have a vision of the canvas wheelbarrow types needing to be tethered whilst on a pontoon - its not unheard of for the classic wire basket trolleys get blown into the drink in our marina.

I had a smaller Screwfix's own version of this but last year bought that Wolfcraft one. Seems very good.

 

[sarabande]

The choice is down to the Ruxxac Cross (£130) and the Wolfcraft TS850 (£70)

RuXXac Cross - 2234-41V3

TS 850 Offroad Transport System | Trucks | Transport Devices | Products | Wolfcraft Site

Bigger , wider wheels on the Cross, and a larger toeboard, but the Wolfcraft looks to be a very close copy. Both claim to be rough ground trolleys and to carry 100kg, which is very useful load. In terms of engineering. Wolfcraft has a 10 year warranty !

 

[sarabande]

And the winner is........









Ruxxac





Mainly bcs the sales guy phoned back in 5 minutes.

Thanks SvenH for the recommendation

 

[Poignard]

Trolley? Waste of money and space!

Better get a young wife, who would also have other uses

 

[Blueboatman]

Trolley? Waste of money and space!

Better get a young wife, who would also have other uses

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Yer but she comes with a lot of baggage, that one ?

 

[Refueler]

I have a luggage trolley from the days before wheelie bags .... as well as salvaged a couple of telescopic wheel frames from broken suitcases ....

There used to be a Black & Decker works trolley .... they still around ?

 

[rogerthebodger]

I have an aluminum folding sack truck that I got some years ago from the Southampton Boat show.

There are now lots of different type on E Bay and other online sites

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nk...pe=e&msclkid=66cd8f99449e1a4ece54e9643efa1578