Ames True Temper Lawn Buddy

Ames Lawn Buddy for my Lawn Butt

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Toting all of the gardening tools in the yard couldn’t be easier thanks to the Ames Lawn Buddy and when the day gets hot this rolling cart handles my plants, gloves, tools and most important a tall cool glass of lemonade or icy water (and beer at the end of the day).  Years ago my first garden cart was a Suncast Resin Scooter with a small, simple compartment under a hinged lid – the design of the Lawn Buddy is much improved. It keeps me happy all year. 

A Multi-purpose Tote

When installing numerous strings of Christmas lights on stakes around the perimeter of my yard The Ames Lawn Buddy serves as a comfortable seat on wheels, a pull-push cart with an easy-grip handle, a multi-purpose tool tote, a storage tub, and a Christmas light installation scooter.  The HOA requires edging our lawns. Unfortunately St. Augustine grass sends runners across all surface areas this time of the year.  For that I pull out the lawn buddy.  April and May are the months in which warm weather annuals are being planted.  This pull push cart’s seat lifts up and becomes a handle and the interior provides storage area.  The buddy converts into a wagon with long handle tool clips along the side.

I have two garden buddies.

In early December I put my insect repellent in one of the compartments, fill up the interior with stakes and move around while rolling on the sidewalk, street, and driveway. (The neighbors both laugh and admire my little go cart.)  It’s so much easier than walking and stooping. (Obviously we don’t have snow or this would not be possible.) This is a versatile cart for the homeowner, even if you don’t garden (consider washing your car).

It’s a back saver with many features.  

• Exterior dimensions are 25 inches (long) x 15 inches (wide) and 14 inches (high).  The interior dimensions are just slightly less. 
• The hinged lid swings up to become a handle or when down and closed it protects the interior contents and becomes a relatively comfortable (non-padded) seat. 
• Provides a removable three-compartment tray, with a handle, that sits perched on side ribs inside the cart. The compartments are large enough for one or two six-packs of annuals and some tools. Space under the tray (17 x 13 x 5 inches) is adequate for small tools and gloves.  Use this without the tray and it accommodates a flat of plants.
• A separate divided compartment inside the cart is toward the front and this is accessible when the lid/seat is in the down position.  (I keep my insect repellent in here.)
• The molded lid has depressed areas for two beverages – this function is usable when the seat is in the down position or on the other side when it’s opened and extending out flat from the cart. 
• The cart’s lid appears to be made of resin while the body is a durable poly construction. The lid isn’t padded but instead molded for comfort. 
• The cart’s seven-inch diameter wheels have solid steel axles. 
• Two sets of molded clips, one on each side, are large enough to hold the handles of rakes, shovels or similar garden tools.  (I really like this feature!)
• This can be stored on end in a vertical position if space is limited.  

In Use

I’ve toted just about everything one could imagine for every-day gardening projects. While we have a wheelbarrow, sometimes the project is just not large enough to justify moving the wheelbarrow.  This has carried a 3 cu. ft.  bag of mulch, a 50-pound bag of compost, a flat of plants as well as my hoe and shovel.  Rolling this poly-cart on cement, especially when not carrying weight, is noisy. (This can carry a surprisingly large amount of weight – I ride on it and the axles haven’t bent yet.)  I take advantage of the storage area and keep my gloves, pruners and grass inside. 

The interior space is easily three times that of m previous scooter, the seat is more comfortable, and the storage compartment along with the removable tray, makes it possible to organize my project. When the day is done but the project isn’t, I simply leave my pruners, gloves, insect repellent, and packets of seeds in this tote. My potting shed would be incomplete without this buddy – do you have one?  

SUMMARY
PLUS:  Storage space, Durability, Multi-purpose capability
MINUS: Noisy when rolling on cement
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: There are those who hire lawn crews for all of their landscaping needs but DIY people like me will appreciate the convenience and comfort of this small rolling planting buddy.

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