My Review of the SysRoll Cart

[Scott B.]

This may be a silly question but does the CT motor conversion kit for the MFH1000 also work on this? And is there an accessory strap to mount the 54v battery/motor bypass for enough juice to simultaneously power the motor and a 498568KAL as a headlight?

 

[peter halle]

This may be a silly question but does the CT motor conversion kit for the MFH1000 also work on this? And is there an accessory strap to mount the 54v battery/motor bypass for enough juice to simultaneously power the motor and a 498568KAL as a headlight?

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Peter

 

[Scott B.]

This may be a silly question but does the CT motor conversion kit for the MFH1000 also work on this? And is there an accessory strap to mount the 54v battery/motor bypass for enough juice to simultaneously power the motor and a 498568KAL as a headlight?

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Peter

Oh crap! You mean you guys didn't know about that stuff? And stuff?  [scared] I think I'm in TROUBLE!

 

[Frank Pellow]

I don't remember if it has been mentioned whether or not the Sysroll is considered a tool or accessory?  I'd like to know if the 30 return policy is available on it or not. 

When I asked about this a couple of months ago, I was told it would be an accessory.  Shane, please confirm or deny.

 

[Frank Pellow]

I don't remember if it has been mentioned whether or not the Sysroll is considered a tool or accessory?  I'd like to know if the 30 return policy is available on it or not. 

When I asked about this a couple of months ago, I was told it would be an accessory.  Shane, please confirm or deny.

I went back and checked and found that, in another thread, Shane said that the SysRoll will be considered to be an accessory.

 

[Tinker]

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Tinker, I'm not as young as you think, as of this year I'm older than you. [tongue]
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That's nothin'
So are my kids  :

 

[Frank Pellow]

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Tinker, I'm not as young as you think, as of this year I'm older than you. [tongue]

That's nothin'
So are my kids  :

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My kids are older than 39 too  [eek] (but only a little bit older )

 

[Frank Pellow]

How do you think it will be across a grassy yard?  I was looking at it for bringing stuff from the shop to the house but its about 100' away and there's no paved path.  Driveway is pea gravel or there's the yard.

Matt, the cart moves easily over the grass surfaces that I have tried.

I just completed a small test by pulling a loaded SysRoll up and down the (somewhat spongy) grass strip between the sidewalk and the road in front of our next door neighbour:

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A round trip of about  40 metres took me 29 seconds on the grass.  On the adjacent sidewalk, the round trip took 2 seconds less time.

 

[farms100]

when you went up the stairs. does it have any sort of soft strips to prevent damage to the stair treads? or are the wheels big enough it won't scrape them up?

 

[tbellemare]

It has rub rails on the back.

Tom

 

[Frank Pellow]

when you went up the stairs. does it have any sort of soft strips to prevent damage to the stair treads? or are the wheels big enough it won't scrape them up?

Yes, that is what the green things are just inside and extending up above the wheels at the back.

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[semenza]

when you went up the stairs. does it have any sort of soft strips to prevent damage to the stair treads? or are the wheels big enough it won't scrape them up?

Welcome to the FOG!  [smile]

Seth

 

[Frank Pellow]

Rusty on the Canadian Woodworker's forum asked me this question:

Can you tell me how difficult it is to drag the unit across a truck bed when it's laying flat without lifting the handle off the floor?  This would be done using an awning puller.

Not having a truck or an awning puller, I attempted to simulate what I thought he was talking about.

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I can report that it is very easy to drag the SysRoll out from underneath the simulated cover using a hoe (which I assume is a lot like an awning puller). 

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

I don't remember if it has been mentioned whether or not the Sysroll is considered a tool or accessory?  I'd like to know if the 30 return policy is available on it or not. 

When I asked about this a couple of months ago, I was told it would be an accessory.  Shane, please confirm or deny.

I went back and checked and found that, in another thread, Shane said that the SysRoll will be considered to be an accessory.

Yes, correct. It's an accessory. Just a note, check with your preferred dealer, they may offer a return policy that includes non-tools.

 

[Tinker]

Rusty on the Canadian Woodworker's forum asked me this question:

Can you tell me how difficult it is to drag the unit across a truck bed when it's laying flat without lifting the handle off the floor?  This would be done using an awning puller.

Not having a truck or an awning puller, I attempted to simulate what I thought he was talking about.

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I can report that it is very easy to drag the SysRoll out from underneath the simulated cover using a hoe (which I assume is a lot like an awning puller). 

Frank, i have thought all along that you have given an excellent review.
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Tinker

 

[farms100]

when you went up the stairs. does it have any sort of soft strips to prevent damage to the stair treads? or are the wheels big enough it won't scrape them up?

Yes, that is what the green things are just inside and extending up above the wheels at the back.

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interesting, those look more for protecting the cart than the clients stairs.  I'd be tempted to glue some indoor outdoor type carpet to them.

Seth,

Thanks for the welcome

 

[jacko9]

It looks like a finish carpenters dream cart [wink]

jack

 

[Frank Pellow]

when you went up the stairs. does it have any sort of soft strips to prevent damage to the stair treads? or are the wheels big enough it won't scrape them up?

Yes, that is what the green things are just inside and extending up above the wheels at the back.

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interesting, those look more for protecting the cart than the clients stairs.  I'd be tempted to glue some indoor outdoor type carpet to them.

Seth,

Thanks for the welcome

I really do think that the green strips are intended to protect the stairs as well.  The strips certainly seem to protect my stairs.  I guess it wouldn't hurt to glue some carpet strips to them, but I don't think that would be needed.

 

[Frank Pellow]

Rusty on the Canadian Woodworker's forum asked me this question:

Can you tell me how difficult it is to drag the unit across a truck bed when it's laying flat without lifting the handle off the floor?  This would be done using an awning puller.

Not having a truck or an awning puller, I attempted to simulate what I thought he was talking about.

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I can report that it is very easy to drag the SysRoll out from underneath the simulated cover using a hoe (which I assume is a lot like an awning puller). 

Frank, i have thought all along that you have given an excellent review.
You have just gone above and beyond   [not worthy] [not worthy] [not worthy]
Tinker

I thank you for your praise Tinker.  I enjoy trying things out and reporting on my findings.  Thinking of things to try and coming up to ways to test is a big part of that.

I solicit suggestions from anyone who can think of other ways that I can give the SysRoll 100 a good workout.

 

[honeydoman]

(part 2 of 3)

Now, to load on some systainers.  There are indents in the platform to accommodate the protrusions in the bottom of a systainer and to help secure the load.

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I only own three T-loc systainers, so that is what I started with:

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Notice the strap around the top systainer.  The strap slides up and down the grooves in the handles and secures the load quite well.  It can be both uncoupled and tightened.

Well that load wasn’t very challenging.  Let’s really load the thing up:

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The load consists of:
• a systainer-5
• a systainer-2
• two systainer-1s
• a systainer-toolbox
• a collapsible sawhorse
• a 1400 mm guide rail
• a four foot level

The load weighs 52 kilos and the SysRoll with filled drawer weighs 10 kilos for a total of 62 kilos or about 125 pounds.  That’s about half the maximum advocated load.  But, I doubt that I will need to use the SysRoll with any heavier loads.

The first thing that I noticed was just how steady and manoeuvrable the SysRoll is on its four wheels.  The cart could be rotated almost in place using very little pressure.

One of the items on my load is a guide rail.  I saw a video on the internet where a guy cut the small support piece:

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out of the recess at the side of the platform so that a guide rail could fit in.  I am reluctant to do that.  I simply set the guide rail on top of this recess and strapped it on.  I subsequently subjected the load to some vigorous treatment and the guide rail remained in place.

Notice that there is a space behind the systainer stack and in front of the handles where I placed my level.  This space also allows one top open the systainer that is at the top of the stack allowing the contents to be accessed while the systainer remains on the SysRoll:

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I guess that I had better haul the SysRoll up the stairs:

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I didn’t rush things or strain at all and it took me just under a minute to move the loaded cart up the stairs (14 of them).  Coming down took just over half a minute.  The two green “slide strips” on the near the bottom on the back of the SysRoll protected the stairs during these operations and the cart almost seemed to slide up and down them.  I expect that these will wear in time –but new ones can easily be installed.

Although the load did not shift at all while I was going up and down the stairs, I would feel better if it were held in place with two straps.  I will endeavour to purchase a second strap as soon as possible.  I guess that a bungee cord would do, but I really like the Festool straps.

good review it should only take about 5 seconds to go down the stairs just let it go ! lol