The auto-spooling garden cart is a great price but if its anything like the gardena model the weak point is the metal stand. I had the gardena one and it barely lasted 2 months with only a 50' rubber hose (https://www.gardena.com/ca-en/products/ ... 966621001/). The spooling feature is nice but you have to balance speed/power otherwise it can tip over or requires 3 of your limbs

All that being said, this is about 1/4 the price of the Gardena....

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Jul 6th, 2020 11:54 am

DonM28020: Member; Aug 24, 2018; 436 posts; 450 upvotes; Langley BC

Jul 6th, 2020 11:54 am

Thanks OP. Grabbed 2 auto spooling ones.

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Jul 6th, 2020 12:00 pm

TheLumina: Sr. Member; Nov 15, 2013; 674 posts; 195 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 6th, 2020 12:00 pm

So I bought something similar from Home Depot a few weeks ago and returned it because it kept leaking from the connection. I swapped out the washer and used plumbers tape but over time, if I moved or wiggled the hose near the connection at all, it would start leaking. Is that a problem with these in general or my hose?

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Jul 6th, 2020 12:05 pm

SammyDavis: Deal Fanatic; Jul 22, 2007; 5841 posts; 4797 upvotes; Calgary

Jul 6th, 2020 12:05 pm

TheLumina wrote: ↑ So I bought something similar from Home Depot a few weeks ago and returned it because it kept leaking from the connection. I swapped out the washer and used plumbers tape but over time, if I moved or wiggled the hose near the connection at all, it would start leaking. Is that a problem with these in general or my hose?

Might be your hose or you need to tighten it more with plyers.

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Jul 6th, 2020 12:06 pm

SammyDavis: Deal Fanatic; Jul 22, 2007; 5841 posts; 4797 upvotes; Calgary

Jul 6th, 2020 12:06 pm

Also, these prices are amazing if you need this type of item.

Jul 6th, 2020 12:30 pm

PMking: Member; Jul 4, 2013; 274 posts; 73 upvotes

Jul 6th, 2020 12:30 pm

TheLumina wrote: ↑ So I bought something similar from Home Depot a few weeks ago and returned it because it kept leaking from the connection. I swapped out the washer and used plumbers tape but over time, if I moved or wiggled the hose near the connection at all, it would start leaking. Is that a problem with these in general or my hose?

My old hoses (over 20 years old)always leaked at the faucet. Changed the washer and usedplumbers tape. Fixed it right up. But if I wiggled the hose where it connected to the faucet it began to leak. Bought a new hose hose and also used plumbers tape and used a pair of pliers to make it fit tight and it's all good now ....for now lol

Jul 6th, 2020 12:36 pm

blazed16: Deal Guru; Jul 8, 2009; 10162 posts; 4695 upvotes

Jul 6th, 2020 12:36 pm

Ordering one, not sure what one i want though. Hopefully it will ship as i still have a couple items from 2 weeks ago sitting at processing.

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Jul 6th, 2020 12:38 pm

chadw01: Deal Addict; Mar 28, 2006; 3412 posts; 1879 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 6th, 2020 12:38 pm

here's another on sale for $99.99:

https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/ ... -p8517377e

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Jul 6th, 2020 12:43 pm

SizzleChest: Deal Addict; Jan 22, 2008; 3494 posts; 1784 upvotes

Jul 6th, 2020 12:43 pm

I'm guessing the lawntech model does not come with a leader hose? If not, add another $15 or so to the price.

TheLumina wrote: ↑ So I bought something similar from Home Depot a few weeks ago and returned it because it kept leaking from the connection. I swapped out the washer and used plumbers tape but over time, if I moved or wiggled the hose near the connection at all, it would start leaking. Is that a problem with these in general or my hose?

I may be wrong but I have a thought - I have a Gardena hose cart that leaks badly where the hose attaches to the reel. When I attach the hose directly to the water faucet, there is no leak so that tells me the issue is at the hose reel connection. Looking at the hose reel connection, there are less threads showing then the number of threads on the inside of the hose connection. I believe that once the hose reaches the end of the threads on the hose reel connection it won't allow me to tighten any further and there is not enough pressure on the O-ring to make a proper seal. I haven't tried to fix it yet, but I'm going to try either adding a second O-ring or using a Gardena quick connect coupling.

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Jul 6th, 2020 1:08 pm

YaOnXiXi: Newbie; May 26, 2017; 18 posts; 9 upvotes

Jul 6th, 2020 1:08 pm

It's asking for $17.60 shipping fee for the $50 model. I'm in BC.

Jul 6th, 2020 1:09 pm

whoace: Member; Dec 21, 2012; 269 posts; 227 upvotes; Kitchener, ON

Jul 6th, 2020 1:09 pm

YaOnXiXi wrote: ↑ It's asking for $17.60 shipping fee for the $50 model. I'm in BC.

It's free shipping > $50. Add a filler.

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Jul 6th, 2020 1:13 pm

sunnyray_toronto: Jr. Member; Mar 16, 2008; 194 posts; 182 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 6th, 2020 1:13 pm

Brass connectors are nice features, but the weak spot of these type of reels are the cheap plastic internals in-between - where typically plastic tube connects to plastic tube of moving reel; that's the weak point with lots of friction from reeling in and out that'll wear out the washer and those internal plastic parts - causing leaks - usually within a season.

There's a "pro" version (pictured) with more durable aluminum internal parts in-between the two connectors - that should last significantly longer.

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Jul 6th, 2020 1:15 pm

densil_lopez: Deal Addict; Feb 9, 2009; 2249 posts; 639 upvotes

Jul 6th, 2020 1:15 pm

TheLumina wrote: ↑ So I bought something similar from Home Depot a few weeks ago and returned it because it kept leaking from the connection. I swapped out the washer and used plumbers tape but over time, if I moved or wiggled the hose near the connection at all, it would start leaking. Is that a problem with these in general or my hose?

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Jul 6th, 2020 1:24 pm

YaOnXiXi: Newbie; May 26, 2017; 18 posts; 9 upvotes

Jul 6th, 2020 1:24 pm

whoace wrote: ↑ It's free shipping > $50. Add a filler.

Thanks for pointing that out. I ended up adding a paint brush which is the cheapest I can find and it may not be completely useless. And now it's free shipping. https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/ ... -p8762734e

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