Good deal on pier cart

My family is coming down for spring break. We've never been to the beach for a week so I am loading up on goodies to help with fishing. I've been shopping for pier carts for a while and found that I wanted balloon tires and they are EXPENSIVE! Anyway I found this one on sale at Cabelas and thought I'd pass it along. I got it in four days and it is built very well. It's 16"x42" on the inside. On sale for 224.99 and shipping was 32.95.
Most of you have probably seen it but newbies like me might just be looking and this ones nice. I'll post a pic later when I get it loaded. Take care, can't wait to meet some of you guys at the pier!
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where did you get the cup holders?

A front swivel tire is a must for me, replace that tee....unless always on the sand then it might not matter

Hmm... I really need a pier cart this year.

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Originally Posted by SNAKE

where did you get the cup holders?

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I can't tell where he got his, but this is what it is: RoboCup® is a brand new patented portable caddy that instantly clamps holding two drinks, two fishing poles, tools, gear and personal belongings including phone, GPS, keys, glasses, flashlight and much more.

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Originally Posted by ironman172

A front swivel tire is a must for me, replace that tee....unless always on the sand then it might not matter

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I've found the front caster wheel to be a pain to have to rely on the Sr. model. Since it is so long it is too easy to balance out and keep it on the two big wheels anytime it is moved.

mine is a jr. so really can't say, but still would have one and would figure the weight distribution out ....I saw one my last trip, that had one front and back....might even had been Fin's??

Academy. TH Marine robocup. The clamp is real strong and it opens wide enough to put on one of the rod holders. It is a double cup holder/rod holder/umbrella holder. I use them on my boat and just gave it a try on the cart and it fit perfect!
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I am definitely going to make a front swivel tire for the pier! And maybe even a rear swivel wheel.

"Black Robo Cup,......................... I fill you up,....................................... Lets have a party"!!!!










Hope Toby don't sue me.

Polly tires are good for the beach,but their not made for hard surface.

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Originally Posted by john g

Polly tires are good for the beach,but their not made for surface.

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John is spot-on. I swap my expensive and frustrating-to-patch poly tires for rubber ones when I hit the pier. That's a great deal on that cart though and I'm going to have me a Robo-Cup for my morning beach coffee, my cup always spills when I leave it in the cart's bait bucket and then I'm grumpy all morning.

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Polly tires are good for the beach,but their not made for surface.

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Yeah I will use it on the beach the most. With a wife and two kids I'm gonna pack chairs, umbrellas, food and such so daddy doesn't have to kill himself getting all the gear to the beach each morning. That will be nice. I do think it will work fine at the pier though. Heck we will probably use it here for baseball games and other stuff we do with our kids.

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Originally Posted by Blindbat

Academy. TH Marine robocup. The clamp is real strong and it opens wide enough to put on one of the rod holders. It is a double cup holder/rod holder/umbrella holder. I use them on my boat and just gave it a try on the cart and it fit perfect!
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...9ba673e1d4.jpg

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This would be great for my Upside Down Venti double shot Chocolate Pumpkin frappuccino from Starbucks.
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Go by Harbor Freight and get a pneumatic swivel tire for the front ($13.00). I found a couple of right angle corner braces that lined up with the holes on the caster and bolted it on my cart that way. You will thank me if you do this. Another redneck customizing touch I did on mine was get some 1" mesh galvanized hardware cloth (Lowe's) and lined the sides and bottom to keep little stuff from falling out---fastened it on with zip ties and I no longer leave a trail of tackle behind me. Adds very little weight and is easy to cut to size.

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Originally Posted by Haywire

Go by Harbor Freight and get a pneumatic swivel tire for the front ($13.00).

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5"? Went be the one here and 8" was the smallest they had

Don't have a measure on it---it may be 8" from the bottom of the tire to the top of the caster. My cart is jacked up just a tad in front, but not enough to disturb my nap or spill the water out of my bait bucket.

Check Tractor Supply for their wheel selection. I've bought cart modding stuff from them that I couldn't find elsewhere.

Need to go there for dog food, anyway.

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Originally Posted by Haywire

Go by Harbor Freight and get a pneumatic swivel tire for the front ($13.00). I found a couple of right angle corner braces that lined up with the holes on the caster and bolted it on my cart that way. You will thank me if you do this. Another redneck customizing touch I did on mine was get some 1" mesh galvanized hardware cloth (Lowe's) and lined the sides and bottom to keep little stuff from falling out---fastened it on with zip ties and I no longer leave a trail of tackle behind me. Adds very little weight and is easy to cut to size.

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I also did this with racecar body. Its a soft plastic that's cheap and sold by the foot. I just cut it to fit and drilled holes for the nuts that hold the axle on. The sides were held on by zip ties but I had another project for them this winter. Now I gotta stop by and pick up another 3 ft of body.