Many things are used everyday on a homestead. Waterers, Feed cups, Knifes, and buckets of all sizes. An item that seldom goes a week without use is our Gorilla Cart, and here is why it is a revolutionary equipment investment on your homestead..
This is one of the most commonly used items on our homestead since the investment. Like a true gorilla, it lives outside in all weather conditions and still serves us well after 4 years of use. Before our tractor became a workhorse in moving large object the cart was employed and hard at work.
You may think, are you just moving dirt and wood chips all day every day? How do you use that cart so much?! The exact cart we have is at this amazon link, currently no affiliation or kickback program, just for your own reference ability.
The cart hold more than our wheel barrel, the balance and stability is better, and there is still a dump function! The dump function is lower to the ground and sometimes requires a shake to empty.. Overall a minor inconvenience that is no different than a wheel barrel needing to be tipped fully over to empty. We move countless loads of dirt, manure, compost, and wood chips to this day with the exact same cart.
Kids? Yes our kids take return trips in the gorilla cart. Though this is “never” a primary function, it is a very nice added perk.
The animal side of our homestead takes the largest role of cart use. I carry bags of feed or bales of hay into the shed from our driveway. Usually I place around 150lbs with each load equating to 3 bags of feed or bales of hay.
Continuing with the animal train of thought, animal cages. Like most of you, it was years before we bought an actual chicken transport crate for our processing. We used old dog cages for the majority of our moves which resulted in this cart awkwardly carrying chickens, ducks, turkeys, quail, guineas, and geese. Larger dog cages can be balanced on top which will sometimes bend the plastic sides some depending on the weight of the goat you have inside. I now only transporting goat kids in the cages on the cart. If I move the large goats in cage I will put a pallet on the tractor carry all since the cart walls tend to bend with the weight..
Tortoise? Yes, though that is not a likely animal move for most, my in-laws own one that is quite large now!
The odds and ends. Tools for fence or coop repair, storing garden hoses or equipment for winter, kids toys, bricks for a project, fire wood from the stack to an outdoor pit, roll of woven fencing, and bulk groceries from the store! Because if there is something that can fit in or on top of the cart…it generally rolls easier than it is carried, so we do it. I have 3 young boys and something can be said about making work easier and saving time!
Overall we highly recommend adding a gorilla cart to your homestead. The time saved using this cart is immense. The only struggle is not having two! But that may be a personal problem since my cart sometime finds its way down the driveway and to my in-laws homestead!