Rating Summary
“Bad Stock Tires / Release Lever”
- mowing the lawn
- Pros
- Inexpensive
- Cons
- Stock tires not reliable, Release level dumps too easily
Craftsman 12 cu. ft. Dump Cart —
There really seem to be two critical flaws with this cart and one of which can be easily resolved:
1. As many folks out here have mentioned, the tubeless tires are not really reliable on this cart. Fortunately, this is an easy fix for $6.32 per tire...just add tubes:
http://www.scrubbercity.com/servlet/the-830/Inner-tube-size-4.80-fdsh-4.00-dsh-8/Detail
I thought my tires were shot, but they are working great with these tubes installed.
2. The release lever dumps the cart way too easily. As suggested by others on this forum, some sort of locking pin should be present. Anybody already made this modification that would care to share their details? Leave a comment with pics if so.
I would certainly not recommend buying this cart if you are looking for a new cart. It may be inexpensive, but for a bit more you can get something without the above design flaws. Hopefully Sears can make these few mods in upcoming models and make this cart a great choice.
