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Post by semisneak on Dec 19, 2006 18:44:45 GMT -5
I bought this at Gander mountain for about 80.00 .
Although it was better then dragging deer I found some issues I didnt like.
Its real heavy. Not a big deal since it rolls but aluminum would be better. More money too though.
The deer sit so high on it that it was top heavy and would want to turn over easily. A wider axle might help. I never had to load a deer on it by myself but I think it would be a real chore to do it.
Also cant put a guy at each end of the cart. The guy in the back pushing is too hunched over to push .
Some things I liked are .....
It went together easily.
It folds up nice and flat.
Price.
I would recommend spending a little more money and get an aluminum cart that sits lower to the ground .
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 19, 2006 20:52:15 GMT -5
How do you think it would do in hilly country?
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Post by semisneak on Dec 20, 2006 7:24:50 GMT -5
How do you think it would do in hilly country? This particular model is to unstable with the narrow axle and the deer sitting up so high on the cart. The only problem I see with hills is stopping on the way up. These dont have brakes so you would have to hold the cart the whole time to keep it from rolling down the hill . I do believe a "nicer "model cart would make it less fatiguing to go around most hills instead of a direct route up them. |
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Post by gobblerfreak on Dec 26, 2006 0:47:19 GMT -5
 Just got the aluminum model for X-Mas, seems realy sturdy, the wheels are angled out at the bottom to prevent tipping, fols great, only weighs like 20 lbs. Lookin forward to usin it!!
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Post by nodog on Dec 26, 2006 17:56:22 GMT -5
Well my brother and I started a 4 year hunt in a new area. Rough terrain so we needed a way to get things out. Public land, no motorised vehicles allowed. He bought one of cabela's carts. The first wheel broke in a 100 yards. The other one made it a couple 100 more. We were almost 2 miles back. We don't use them anymore. I haven't seen one of them since, that I thought would ever hold up to anything, but flat ground.
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Post by huxbux on Dec 26, 2006 22:09:22 GMT -5
Well my brother and I started a 4 year hunt in a new area. Rough terrain so we needed a way to get things out. Public land, no motorised vehicles allowed. He bought one of cabela's carts. The first wheel broke in a 100 yards. The other one made it a couple 100 more. We were almost 2 miles back. We don't use them anymore. I haven't seen one of them since, that I thought would ever hold up to anything, but flat ground. My deer hunting buddies and I have made two of our own design, that have wheeled out close to 30 deer over extremely rough ground, without so much as a flat tire. |
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Post by gobblerfreak on Dec 26, 2006 22:54:50 GMT -5
This cart has HEAVY DUTY steel spokes not the cheap plastic mags like some of the others have. It's rated to hold 300 lbs. Toted my 290 lb. Brother in law just fine!
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Post by hornharvester on Dec 26, 2006 23:49:46 GMT -5
My experience with pull carts is they work good with two or more guys but are hard to use by yourself unless you are on a road. going threw the woods or up hill-down hill by yourself is real hard. the cart gets stuck on logs and wants to tip over. h.h.
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Post by huxbux on Dec 27, 2006 21:15:46 GMT -5
My experience with pull carts is they work good with two or more guys but are hard to use by yourself unless you are on a road. going threw the woods or up hill-down hill by yourself is real hard. the cart gets stuck on logs and wants to tip over. h.h. I agree. Hilly & rough ground makes it a two man job for sure. No way around that, no matter how well-designed the cart. We designed ours as a two man deal, although it will work as a one man with a smaller deer. |
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Post by semisneak on Dec 28, 2006 19:20:44 GMT -5
Well my brother and I started a 4 year hunt in a new area. Rough terrain so we needed a way to get things out. Public land, no motorised vehicles allowed. He bought one of cabela's carts. The first wheel broke in a 100 yards. The other one made it a couple 100 more. We were almost 2 miles back. We don't use them anymore. I haven't seen one of them since, that I thought would ever hold up to anything, but flat ground. My deer hunting buddies and I have made two of our own design, that have wheeled out close to 30 deer over extremely rough ground, without so much as a flat tire. I have plans to make my own cart for next year. After trying the ameristep I can see where improvements need to be. |
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Post by BIGHORN on Jan 1, 2007 11:31:00 GMT -5
huxbux:
What size wheels did you use on your design?
Is it Aluminum?
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Post by huxbux on Jan 1, 2007 13:07:31 GMT -5
huxbux: What size wheels did you use on your design? Is it Aluminum? Wheels are off a kids 20" bike, and yes, it is made of aluminum. One of my hunting buddies works as a fabricator, which is where he got the materials. It's not in my possession right now (it's at my buddies house), but if we go out for a last hunt next weekend, I'll post some pics of it. |
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Post by kbacon on Jan 2, 2007 17:52:28 GMT -5
As far as the Ameristep carts go. I can't tell you how many of these we had come back w/ the wheels snapped off. I think it was something like 80% of the ones that were sold. These are the plastic wheels of course. Supposedly they changed the design this year... and the wheels were supposed to be reinforced.. but we still had several come back. Didn't have the same issue w/ the aluminum cart from the Ameristep Non-Typical line... they seem to work pretty well... just make sure that they don't have the plastic wheels.
A good cart to look at is the unit from Yukon.. we carried it a coupld of years ago. It was very well designed.. and had metal spoked wheels. I don't know why Gander doesn't carry it anymore. And cost was only slightly more.. like $120 or something if I remember right.
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Post by esshup on Jan 11, 2007 20:22:20 GMT -5
I bought the Magnum version of the cart from Cabelas. I've used it for a few years and the only thing that I don't like is:
The ends are too low if you want to use it with one guy in back pushing and one guy in front pulling.
I hunt by myself frequently, and it's come in handy a few times! But then again, a lot of the land that I hunt has motorized vehicle restrictions. It's big enough to put 2 does on it at the same time.
Nice when you're a couple of miles from the truck and you & your buddy have 3 deer on the ground at the same time, with no snow. ;D
The tires are hollow, but they don't need air, the spokes are metal, the hubs have real bearings in them, nylon/canvas "sling" to carry the deer and it also comes with a 30' long strap to tie the deer down. Extra $$ options are spoke covers to keep the branches out of the spokes, and an extra set of wheels to make it a dually for hauling more weight (elk mebee?) It folds for storage, but the wheels don't come off easily, so it's still kinda bulky. Steel frame, not aluminum, powder coated dark green.
esshup
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Post by lugnutz on Mar 19, 2007 22:08:33 GMT -5
I absolutely love the game cart made by HONDA! Works like a champ!'
Honestly though, how hard would it be to design a motorized game cart?
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Just got the aluminum model for X-Mas, seems realy sturdy, the wheels are angled out at the bottom to prevent tipping, fols great, only weighs like 20 lbs. Lookin forward to usin it!! 
