Ames True Temper ReelEasy Assembled Hose Reel Cart 2385575

by Ames True Temper

Product Features

• Capacity: 150 feet of 5/8-inch hose
• 6-inch track wheels
• 4-foot leader hose with brass coupling
• Assembly not required
• Limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23 x 20.5 x 32.2 inches ; 11.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004S1SH
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 2385575
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,734 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Watering Equipment > Hoses & Accessories > Reels

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This hose reel cart is a workhorse. Its sturdy construction gives it a fairly solid feel, and its wide base stabilizes the hose-reeling action. It rolls relatively smoothly, and the crank turns well, though the low height of the crank makes it less comfortable to use while standing. There are some nice features that make this Reel Easy a viable choice. Plastic notches hold loose hose ends and are easier to use than the snaps on other reel carts, and the top handle can fold down, enabling easy storage, though the mechanism that releases the handle can be a bit stiff to operate. Best of all, however, is the happy fact that this item comes preassembled, and that feature is worth a lot. If you don't need the larger capacity and storage tray of the more expensive version, this cart should suit you well.

Product Description

Ames 2385575 ReelEasy 175' Assembled Hose Reel Cart Poly hose cart delivers maximum convenience thanks to large capacity and superior mobility. Easily transport your hose around the yard and neatly store it in between waterings. This feature-packed hose cart will deliver years of service. Ames 2385575 ReelEasy 175' Assembled Hose Reel Cart Features: All-poly hose reel is fully assembled and ready to use 4' leader hose with brass coupling Double o-rings to prevent leaking 90 º water system Recommended for 5/8" vinyl hose Hose reel hose 6" wheels 16" x 9-7/8" reel 150' hose capacity

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look Elsewhere - poor design and flimsy, December 26, 2007

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B. Meyers (Moraga, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ames True Temper ReelEasy Assembled Hose Reel Cart 2385575 (Lawn & Patio)

This item is made of a thin, cheap plastic that breaks easily. The design itself is too narrow, and combined with the thin plastic the entire assembly wobbles furiously when you wind the hose. It frequently tips over when unwinding. I've broken the handle twice: once normally winding the hose and the other time when the unit tipped over. I got just a couple of months of use out of the original and the replacement unit. I recommend you save yourself the disappointment buy something more substantial.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yep, it's a piece of junk, November 27, 2007

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Nelly "Vision Teacher" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ames True Temper ReelEasy Assembled Hose Reel Cart 2385575 (Lawn & Patio)

I concur with the other reviewers...this really is junk. It leaked like CRAZY (as in water flowing all the way to my neighbor's driveway within the first 10 minutes) and no amount of tightening could stop it. You could never really use the "handy" reel-it-in feature, since the whole contraption is too flimsy to support its own weight. Then it broke one day, just from falling over while I was unreeling hose...the whole handle just broke right off. Other parts soon followed.

I tried to use it until the end of the season, but the leaking progressed to the point where I finally just put it out on the curb the night before trash day. Not surprisingly, nobody garbage-picked it... ;-)

Soooooo not worth any money saved! Get a better model.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay away from this product, July 19, 2007

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R. KUMAR "RKWindsor" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ames True Temper ReelEasy Assembled Hose Reel Cart 2385575 (Lawn & Patio)

I bought this item from HomeDepot. It started leaking in the first season itself. I did a mistake of calling Ames about the leak, I should have returned to the store.

Ames sent me parts, I replaced according to instructions. Leaking stopped then started again after a month. Called Ames again, they sent me parts again. This time leaking did not stop. Called Ames again, they sent me another part, replaced that too. Leaking does not stop. Finally called Ames for replacement, did not wanted to continue replacing parts. They refused to send replacement cart, they said they can only send parts and it should stop the leak.

I gave up, garbaged this hose reel. Waste of my money and time. Shopping around to buy new one. Trying to decide between RapidReel Wall Reel and ReelSmart Outdoor Sink Station with Auto-Rewind.