Wesco220617 Aluminum Lightweight Folding Truck

60 seconds after opening the box, I knew I made the right choice. It's engineered well, made strong, light weight, folds and unfolds easily, stores as shown in the picture... and goes up stairs easily with the 7-inch wheels. Turns on a dime with just one hand and both my wife and I love it. Goes over hard ground easily and works well in our lovely home. My wife picks it up with one hand ezee. I've never seen a hand cart so good; and, I've bought and used many durning my lifetime. Senior answering this post. My only regret is.. I wish I had found this sooner in life. This hand truck will work anywhere you take it. It has no limitations.

This is my third WESCO folding hand truck. I give it a four star rating as a folding tool bag cart, that fits in my car, rolls well on pavement and solid surfaces, but it is not a sand cart!! They only last me three years at best in a part-time work capacity. I routinely walk upwards of a quarter mile, curb hopping and stair climbing from the parking lot to the show floor/job site with a 50lb. load ( my tool bag, cordless screw gun and lunch cooler). The aluminum framework is fine, but the wheels, bushings/bearings and hubs are nylon/plastic that break down over time, causing the wheels to wobble. Between the manufacturer and their designated vendors, getting replacement parts was more a pricey headache than it was worth. Cheaper to buy a replacement than fix.

I have only used it on one trip, but it worked really great in handling my luggage. It is lightweight but sturdy and capable of handling all I had to carry. I would be a little suspect of it taking on 175 lbs, but would feel confident in putting 100 lbs on it without a thought.

For the price it's a very nice hand truck. The wheels are quiet too over brick hallways, and since it's used at a local community college that was an issue with other carts. It's also nice to have on board straps, so you don't have to go looking for those when you want to use them. The handle extends so tall people don't have to bend over, another nice feature. Seems to be built ok. Have not had it too long, but I think we will get some use out of it. Price was good and it came very fast.

Periodically the tray that you set your luggage or other load on, will not go down. I have watched the video on how to operate it. You are supposed to put your foot on the tray and kind of pull outward with your foot and the wheels swing out as the tray goes down. But for some reason the tray gets stuck and will not go down. I tried significant force and it will not deploy. I think the design to make the wheels deploy as you press on the tray, is susceptible to dust and dirt getting in the sliding and moving parts and making it bind. Not a good design if you use it in parking lots, driveways, etc with dust and dirt and grit.

Made in Taiwan. For a $100 I thought this would have good quality. The magna Carta is basically the same thing except it's around $40. This dolly probably cost $15 to make. Very disapponted. Plastic wheels and parts. If you want garbage, buy this.

This cart design sacrifices durability for portability. Light duty only, the barrings eventually ware out. As long as you are aware of this, this cart will serve you well for personal use.This cart has been used at our job site every day for at least two years, transporting up to 40lbs on average and on only a few occasions up to 80lbs. After all of this time I can note the following: The aluminium plastic frame is still solid, the handle moves in and out without issue. There is ware and tare everywhere on the finish of the unit. The unit still folds compactly. When trying to lift more than 40lbs there is considerable flex at the attachment point of the frame and the noseplate - in this situation I lift while holding on to the cargo rather then force it. I do not see how this unit could support 175lbs, since with heavy weight you risk the nose plate snapping off at the plastic connection. The bearings on the left wheel has disintegrated, the wheel freely wobbles from side to side making noises. I attribute this to either the lack of suspension in the design, or cheap bearings. The tires are made from some kind of sponge like material, which while light do not cushion as well as air filled rubber tired. The cart was never loaded past 100lbs. I do not believe this unit can handle 175lbs, not without rapid disintegration or the plastic wheel holders breaking.If you need to transport cargo everyday in a commercial setting you should pick something else. The only reason to pick this is if space is an absolute premium, in which case be prepared to replace this unit at some point. The construction of this unit does not inspire confidence, especially in the hands of workers who do not care. In fact this was headed for the trash after the job site closed when I picked it up.This particular cart is excellent for personal use. If you're careful with it it's great for carrying your gear to a job site, which is how I use it now. I would never use it for anything heavy. For that you need a real cart.I'm giving this 3 stars because this cart advertises a 175lbs capacity, and that the bearings are cheap and ware out. If this model has better bearings and a slightly lower rating, I'd give it 5 starts.