I have a bit of an unusual story in regards to my EggCart’n Wheel Kit.

First of all – I’m extremely happy with your product and have recommended it several times. I’m also including a couple pictures of our coop with the kit installed.

With that said, I knew when I purchased the product that the max weight limit was 400lbs. Our Chicken Coop weighs, if I had to guess north of 1000 lbs.

For the first year, it worked fine. I did not have high expectations given the weight of our coop. At the beginning of the second year, the rectangular tube steel bar that you step on began to deform causing the bottom of the wheels to kick out and not give the coop the necessary ground clearance to roll. As a result, I removed that rectangular tube, and cut and drilled a beefier one to replace it. It then made it to the fall before some of the other thinner rectangular tubing (Used as a spacer between the coop and the bar with the wheels), began to deform. To fix that, I welded a 3/8″ thick cap on the ends to prevent further deformation.

We love being able to move the coop around, it cuts down on any smells, fertilizes our lawn, and the chickens get fresh grass every day or two. Even with a coop that drastically exceeds the EggCart’n wheel kits max weigh limit, I can still usually pull it by hand. If on uneven ground or a hill, I just pull it with our tractor. 

I liked the design, being able to fabricate a little I figured I could fix any issues that arose due to the size of our coop.