Garden hose reels are just like any product where you can find one for a cheap price and the quality will not be as good as a nice heavy duty garden hose reel. When buying a garden hose cart or reel you have two options; plastic or metal. Metal will most likely be the more durable quality of the two but you run into problems like rust, which will eventually break down.
Metal hose reels and carts will be the strongest and if you buy a stainless steel unit you should be protected against corrosion and rust. Most stainless steel reels are constructed with a heavy-duty frame and can with stand up to 4000 PSI. With a professional grade heavy-duty stainless steel hose reel you will be paying more but there always are other options. Overall metal will withstand more abuse but you need to care more for them to avoid rust and other metal destroying acids. If you require it, you should be able to get a heavy duty reel that holds more hose than a plastic reel. Some of the sturdy reels are manually cranked to rewind the hose but you can also get an heavy duty automatic garden reel.
Plastic hose reels can also be very heavy-duty and a little more cost effective than metal garden hose reels. Plastic comes in differnet grades and a top grade plastic hose cart or reel can withstand a lot of pressure and abuse. You do have to be careful of the sun because it can really wear done the plastic after a while. Heavy-duty plastic reels do come as wall mounted or ground mounted and can hold hoses from 50 feet up to 300 feet, with the most common size being 100 feet.
Now matter what you get it always comes down to the bottom line, "you get what you pay for". If you want a heavy duty item you will most likely have to spend a little more money. But in the long run it will end up saving you money by not having to buy the same item over and over again because of cheap quality. Over time buying the same item time and time again can get costly. It is well worth the investment to go for a high quality reel from the start. If you don't you may have to buy several reels because the cheaper ones will keep breaking. A high quality reel will last years and end up saving you money.
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