Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Somehow I bent the folk on my rugged gear cart. It could have dropped down off the bed (front wheel on tailgate, back two wheels on ground--I slipped and it came crashing down on cement.) The picture shows how it is bent to the left. so big question is how to straighten. do I put a broom handle in the fork (hollow thin-walled tube) and bend back, do I run the risk of bending the fork at the shaft end that goes through the mounting plate? all thoughts welcome. cr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Make sure you have no play in the spindle/swivel bushings. Looks like the tube going through the flat plate is bent more that any fork issue. Mine did the same, and I welded some gussets to the tube and plate to prevent it from happening again. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 We just bought one weekend before last. Maybe not so Rugged? Has Rugged been made aware of this? Maybe some design changes need to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 I'm baaaack! OK, not as much trouble as I imagined. Took the fork down to the two tubes and the shaft. Put the shaft in a vise and carefully took an old metal shaft out of something and put it in one of the tubes and gently pushed--took effort but didn't jerk it hard. the axle housing has to fix over the ends of the tube and didn't want to distort them. Push and check, push and check, etc. Did both and took all of 5 minutes to do that. All back together and I'm a happy camper. Only problem is it's pouring here in Houston, again. Don't think the cart is made to float. cr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawd Awful Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 We just bought one weekend before last. Maybe not so Rugged? Has Rugged been made aware of this? Maybe some design changes need to be made. I doubt a "redesign" is in order because someone dropped it out of a truck. There is a difference between a design flaw, and customer abuse. Accidents happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I'm baaaack! OK, not as much trouble as I imagined. Took the fork down to the two tubes and the shaft. Put the shaft in a vise and carefully took an old metal shaft out of something and put it in one of the tubes and gently pushed--took effort but didn't jerk it hard. the axle housing has to fix over the ends of the tube and didn't want to distort them. Push and check, push and check, etc. Did both and took all of 5 minutes to do that. All back together and I'm a happy camper. Only problem is it's pouring here in Houston, again. Don't think the cart is made to float. cr If you look at the northern edge of that storm system, it's just now pulling in to our back yard. We have another storm coming in from Nebraska. We have a lot of flooding already and don't need any more rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I doubt a "redesign" is in order because someone dropped it out of a truck. There is a difference between a design flaw, and customer abuse. Accidents happen. +1 Most times the problem is over loading them. As bullet vendor. I have people stop to pick up bullets on there way back to there trucks. Have all there gear in there. And still pile 5,000 bullets on it. And push it over rough ground. Then wonder why it broke. But sounds like CR know what happened. And how to fix it. They are good about taking care of broken parts. But if you don't over load it. Or drop it. They hold up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Yep, as mentioned above totally my fault. I was taught by rugged gear mentor, who is 20 years my junior BTW, to position the cart directly behind the open tailgate. Lock the front wheel and lift the front wheel onto the tailgate. Then go around back and taking the two main wheels, one in each hand, lift the rest of the cart into the bed. I lost my grip the the cart rolled back and off the tailgate, BANG! right onto the driveway. Think I'll start setting the brakes on the back two and just drag the cart forward when I put the front wheel on the tailgate. Education is usually painful or expensive--I lucked out for once cr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I worked 33.5 years as a designer in a distribution transformer factory. We were constantly reviewing failures of all kinds to try to make the product as "bullet proof" as reasonably possible. I would hope Rugged would want to know of damage to their product - by normal use or accident - so they can make a judgment if their is a potential problem area that needs addressed. I can see real probability that a cart would be accidentally dropped from tailgate height. That brings to mind one transformer that was returned from Texas. The oil had drained out causing it to short out and fail. On examination a bullet hole was found near the bottom. A report was sent back to the customer saying while our transformers we warratied against leakage, they were not designed to be quick on the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Yep, as mentioned above totally my fault. I was taught by rugged gear mentor, who is 20 years my junior BTW, to position the cart directly behind the open tailgate. Lock the front wheel and lift the front wheel onto the tailgate. Then go around back and taking the two main wheels, one in each hand, lift the rest of the cart into the bed. I lost my grip the the cart rolled back and off the tailgate, BANG! right onto the driveway. Think I'll start setting the brakes on the back two and just drag the cart forward when I put the front wheel on the tailgate. Education is usually painful or expensive--I lucked out for once cr That's good information. We've only loaded and unloaded it twice. I just folded it up and hefted the whole thing onto and off of the tailgate of our F150 4x4. The tailgate is at least waist height. (I was 6' tall in my younger years.) Good to be told of a better approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Stoney 49735 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I have had mine for a couple of years and love the convenience of being able to go to matches in my car as opposed to a truck. It folds so nice and compact right into the trunk. Having said that, I would not define them as rugged. I have had to replace a couple of parts that chose to break at major matches of course. The company has been easy to deal with and the parts not all that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I slipped off the back of my truck and my cart was there to catch me. Unfortunately part of the front got bent....parts were replaced at a reasonable price. They have also replaced a wheel that the spokes popped off at no charge when it was fairly new. Hochbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Yep, as mentioned above totally my fault. I was taught by rugged gear mentor, who is 20 years my junior BTW, to position the cart directly behind the open tailgate. Lock the front wheel and lift the front wheel onto the tailgate. Then go around back and taking the two main wheels, one in each hand, lift the rest of the cart into the bed. I lost my grip the the cart rolled back and off the tailgate, BANG! right onto the driveway. Think I'll start setting the brakes on the back two and just drag the cart forward when I put the front wheel on the tailgate. Education is usually painful or expensive--I lucked out for once cr Worked great. Thanks! The only obstacle is the 2x6 we have in the slots behind the wheel housings that keeps our groceries from rolling around all over the truck bed. I have to reach way in to hump the front wheel over it. Still a better method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I might be buying one once I get my utv to get my gear into the berm. I saw a nice setup several years ago. It was a hoop and base that allowed two rig carts to be towed behind a utv using the receiver hitch. I'll be building one of them myself it would be in Ruger gears interest to design and sell these also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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