What main features should I expect from a garden cart or trailer?

 

Some garden carts and trailers have two wheels and some have four wheels, and designs vary enormously.

 

A good garden cart or trailer should generally offer…

•  Strong and durable construction

 

•  Pneumatic tyres with grips either ribbed diamond patterned or similar to deal with rough terrain or muddy and slippery conditions

 

•  A hitch pin for attachment to lawn tractors, tractor mowers or other vehicle (towable versions)

 

•  A decent sized capacity, at least 200 kg or so up to 700 kg and more, to enable the transport of a wide variety of materials. 

 

•  An efficient and smooth tip-up mechanism, whether manually or lever operated