Do you have to weight it down with sandbags or is it heavy enough not to move when it throws?
805803
The arm swings counterclockwise from left to right. The transfer of momentum will cause the unit to creep clockwise if you pin the base of handle to the ground with a spike. I use a small square of 2x4 wood that I pin to the ground with a spike just to the right of the right wheel to prevent the unit from moving.
805804
No you don't have to weigh down it stays pretty good where you set at it has a whole in the back where you can put a stake threw it to hold it in place but I never had to do it.
982424
Should be able to move it without too much difficulty. It depends how much water or sand you put in the base.
611892
Yes it really really does! We poured two bags which are a hundred pounds into the base and then put two more on top so that's 200 pound s and it want as stable as it should be.when the entire quantity was on, it had the stability it needed.it's not expensive, about $5 per bag, so around $35 for the sand. It's just a real pain getting it into the base....
624747
Not really; these weights have 5 pockets on each, each pocket has a two pound bag of sand in it so the lowest you could go is 2 lbs per ankle weight. I was not happy with the sand bags as the leaked, they are plastic, albeit thick plastic, but sand leaked from the seams. I replaced the bags using my own creativity to make 1 lb tubes that I could then completely customize the weight distribution.
996352
I have taken it on sand. It moves fine, but I have it connected to a bike, which isn't so easy to ride in sand. Normally I hop off of the bike and just walk it and have never had an issue with the cart getting stuck.
1810223
Of course the sellers they will not put a sand bag! they only gives you the black bag to place any heavy stuff inside it as you wish!
361116
I have not had any problems with this. The weight naturally shifts slightly when slammed, but I have not had problems maintaining an even shape. The ball bounces nicely off of the ground and against hard and soft surfaces.
2161532
It is pretty heavy and we didn't have any problem with movement. Have long bed dodge towing 30ft travel trailer.
134462
Sorry, I haven't attempted throwing mine yet but as far as balance, the head is heavy and not weight to the handle.
479900
Yes, I got one it it works fine. DO NOT fill it with sand like they say in the add. Some sand and mostly old rags like cloths or bed sheets work best. If it's too full with sand only, it can break from the inability for the bag to compress on impact. It's the best deal to fill it on your own than pay heavy shipping costs. The chains come with it. Do not fill over it's intended weight either, or the chains can break. I like mine.
982425
It's really hard to move. Its a great hoop but I had 4 sandbags on it and it fell over during a storm so now I have 8 and no falling over but no moving it.
1190174
We have ours filled with 300 lbs of sand and inside a gymnasium. It is not very difficult for one person to move.
1130364
Roll, no. It's more of a drag it along. The wheels arenet designed to go through sand but will slide along with the right amount of pull. Even though it doesn't go in sand easily, I still found it to be worth the money.
554521
It handles good. It rolls slower the softer the sand is, and much easier on harder sand and gravel. It has good balance. I put two waterproof boat cushions in the bottom and pull my daughter all over in it. She loves it and so do I!
1378659
If it's really heavy, you may (1) struggle to get it assembled if by yourself, and (2) you will find that the 6 sandbags alone would not be sufficient to hold it down. We had a pretty heavy wind one day on the beach, that was blowing directly into the tent (not sideways, which probably would have been less of an issue). We had lots of stuff in the tent so it was OK, but one thing I did when returning home was to go to REI and pick up some nylon bags larger than the ones that come w/ the kit so I could have some 20 lb sandbags in the 4 corners next time around.
1355863
as long as you weight it down really good. Make sure the bottom is completely filled with either water or sand. Once you do that, it won't go anywhere.
1378661
It did fine in the wind. We had one day with strong winds that would make the tent bend a bit but it never pulled loose from the stakes in the ground. We didn't even used the sandbags.