Outdoors & Fitness · Head-to-head
Gorilla Carts 7 Cu. Ft. Heavy-Duty Poly Yard Dump Cart (GCG-7) vs Jackson M6T22 6 Cu. Ft. Steel Contractor Wheelbarrow
Which should you buy? Here's the honest call, pulled from our full The Best Wheelbarrows & Garden Carts: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
For most homeowners moving real volume across a yard, the Gorilla dump cart wins because four wheels carry the load and a single pin unloads it without lifting. If your work is dense material in tight quarters, the Jackson steel barrow is the tougher, more maneuverable pick.
Gorilla Carts 7 Cu. Ft. Heavy-Duty Poly Yard Dump Cart (GCG-7)
Buy itFour wheels, a 1,200 lb rating, and a quick-release bed that dumps the load so your back never has to.
- Rated to a manufacturer-stated 1,200 lb and holds a big 7 cu ft poly bed, so you make fewer trips
- Four wheels carry the weight for you — no balancing act — and the front axle turns tight
- Pull one pin and the bed tilts to dump; owners consistently call this the feature they can't give up
- Bulky footprint and a wide wheelbase don't fit through narrow gates or crowded beds
- Heavier to get moving on soft lawn or up a slope than a single-wheel barrow
Jackson M6T22 6 Cu. Ft. Steel Contractor Wheelbarrow
Buy itThe seamless-steel workhorse that shrugs off wet concrete, gravel, and everything you'd never trust to plastic.
- Deep 6 cu ft seamless steel tray takes dense loads (soil, gravel, concrete) without flexing or cracking
- Single pneumatic wheel pivots on the spot, so it threads gates and garden beds a wide cart can't
- Patented leg stabilizers make it noticeably harder to tip sideways when parked and loading
- One wheel means the load balances on your arms and wrists on uneven ground
- Pneumatic tube can go flat and needs the occasional top-up
Side by side
| Gorilla Carts 7 Cu. Ft. Heavy-Duty Poly Yard Dump Cart (GCG-7) | Jackson M6T22 6 Cu. Ft. Steel Contractor Wheelbarrow | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Homeowners and gardeners who move a lot of volume across open yards and want to stop lifting to unload. | Anyone hauling heavy, dense material through tight spaces who wants a barrow that outlasts them. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $$ · mid-range |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Gorilla Carts 7 Cu. Ft. Heavy-Duty Poly Yard Dump Cart (GCG-7) - Four wheels, a 1,200 lb rating, and a quick-release bed that dumps the load so your back never has to. Choose the Jackson M6T22 6 Cu. Ft. Steel Contractor Wheelbarrow instead if anyone hauling heavy, dense material through tight spaces who wants a barrow that outlasts them.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Wheelbarrows & Garden Carts: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).