Gorilla Carts 1,500 lb Poly Dump Cart Review: 10 Cu Ft

This cart is best at flexible hauling on properties where you sometimes walk and sometimes ride.

• Hand or tow. Pull it by the handle with tight-turn steering around beds, or flip the handle into a hitch for a lawn tractor such as the Husqvarna TS 140X 54 in. Lawn Tractor.
• Big, stable bed. A 10 cu ft, 55.2 by 32.5 inch bed on four wheels does not tip sideways the way a single-wheel barrow does.
• Quick unloading. The quick-release dump tips the bed without lifting the load yourself.
• Rust resistance. A poly bed will not rust from wet mulch, soil or fertilizer bags.
• Turf-friendly tires. 16 inch pneumatic turf tires roll over lawns and soft ground better than small hard wheels.

A cubic yard is 27 cubic feet, so a full cart holds about 0.37 cubic yard; a 3 yard mulch delivery is roughly 8 cart loads.

The biggest drawback is that the 1,500 lb figure is the cart's rating, not what is safe for you or your tractor. Pulling even a few hundred pounds by hand on a slope is hard to control, and a full bed of gravel or wet soil can exceed the towed load limit in many lawn tractor and zero-turn manuals. The number that matters is the lowest of the cart rating, the tractor's rating and what you can stop on your steepest grade.

Two smaller limits: pneumatic tires can lose air or go flat, so check pressure before heavy loads, and the quick-release dump tips backward rather than swiveling, so you back into position to unload. Swivel-dump tow carts such as the Ohio Steel 4048P-HYB 15 cu ft Poly Swivel Hybrid Dump Cart dump across a wide arc from the seat. The listing does not state a warranty.

These themes summarize published owner reviews of Gorilla Carts poly dump carts, not our own use.

Praise themes

• Moving mulch, soil and firewood is far easier than with a wheelbarrow.
• The quick-release dump saves lifting.
• Converting the handle to a hitch is convenient.
• The poly bed does not rust.

Complaint themes

• Assembly takes longer than expected for some owners.
• Pneumatic tires lose air over time or go flat.
• Heavy loads are hard to pull by hand on slopes or soft ground.
• Hardware and frame parts can loosen and need periodic tightening.

Buy it if

• You haul mulch, compost, soil, firewood or leaves regularly.
• You want one cart for hand pulling and occasional tractor towing.
• Your property is fairly level or gently sloped.
• A single-wheel barrow feels unstable or hard on your back.

Skip it if

• You mostly tow behind a tractor and want to dump from the seat; the Agri-Fab 12 cu ft Tow-Behind Poly Swivel Dump Cart, 700 lb swivels 80 degrees.
• You regularly haul gravel or stone by the yard; plan several smaller loads or a larger towed cart.
• You only move small loads; the Gorilla Carts Poly Dump Cart, 1,200 lb, 6 cu ft costs about half as much.
• You need to dump into a raised bed or dumpster; a wheelbarrow such as the True Temper 6 cu ft Steel Wheelbarrow with Never Flat Tire tips forward more precisely.

Weight depends on material and moisture. The ranges below are typical approximations; use the gravel weight chart for stone-specific figures, and always check your tractor's towed load limit.

Warranty: the listing does not state warranty terms. Ask Gorilla Carts what covers the frame, bed and tires before buying, and keep your receipt.

Certification: a cart has no engine or electrical parts, so emissions and electrical listings do not apply. When towing, the controlling limits are your tractor's hitch and towed load ratings in its operator manual.

Recalls: we cannot query the recall database for you, so check the CPSC recall database at cpsc.gov/Recalls for this model and its serial range before you buy, and again once a year after you own it. Register the product with the manufacturer so a recall notice reaches you directly.