TBM Beach Cart or Big Foot Tiger Tote?

What beach cart would you go with?

  • TBM

    Votes: 9 50.0%

  • Big Foot Tiger Tote

    Votes: 9 50.0%
  • Total voters
    18
FLY6584

FLY6584

Location
Clearwater, FL
Hey guys I'm trying to decide between the TBM Beach Cart:

http://www.tbmracing.com/products/access.html#tote

and the Big Foot Tiger Tote:

http://www.rivayamaha.com/RivaStore/product_detail.asp?Product=Beach Dolly, Stand-up only, 2-whl


They are both pretty much equal in price due to the fact that the Bigfoot runs $399 from Bigfoot plus shipping and tax in Florida while the TBM includes shipping and there is no tax.

For those of you that have used these carts please let me know what you think of them.

Thanks:biggthumpup:
 
THRUST

THRUST

ThrustInnovations.com
Location
royal palm beach florida
dont even compare the difference . the tbm is 100% better .the fit and finish is like you making one and porsche making one and the price is the same so .i have an ac racing a bigfoot and a tbm and tbm is the best of the three
 
Sanford

Sanford

ECF
Location
Freeride capital of the world
Tough choice.

Last year I bought the BF Tiger tote because its a classic design, been around for decades and uses LARGE diameter tubing with PVC covered in carpet where it rests on the hull. The large (round) diameter really distributes the weight put on the hull with no high or sharp spots. It fits my SJ like a glove.

The only thing I wish it had was slightly bent down handle area like the TBM had. But this is because I like to position my SJ on the tote with the nose opposite the handle so I tend to ride it on from the front. The other thing is the tie-strap the BF comes with is a joke and should be replaced before use. I just used a regular tie-strap with metal buckle.

On the TBM unit it shows how the front floor support folds up...while the Tiger tote can be removed (with push button pins), I don't see how that is useful. As a matter of fact, my BF comes with quick release pins but I replaced them with SS bolts. I prefer the solidness of bolted over wiggly quick pins.

I may be wrong but doesn't the TBM unit use square tubing with plastic runners on top. I.E, flat (sharp?) surface where it sits on hull.
 
W

wydopen

Guest
Sanford said:
I don't see how that is useful. As a matter of fact, my BF comes with quick release pins but I replaced them with SS bolts. I prefer the solidness of bolted over wiggly quick pins.
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i thought the same thing but the other day my buddy removed them and then you can tilt the tote down so all the water/sand runs out of you ski/pump while you wash
 
Tuttle

Tuttle

Location
Celebration, FL
#.0 said:
The TBM cart in the link above is aluminum and it looks almost the same design as the old Factory Zero Totes?
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I didn't know these were old. I think they look the best by far (Factory Zero). If it was a choice between TBM and BF, I think I'd go with the BF. Kept the business in FLorida :biggthumpup:
 
Sanford

Sanford

ECF
Location
Freeride capital of the world
Kingtut said:
I didn't know these were old. I think they look the best by far (Factory Zero). If it was a choice between TBM and BF, I think I'd go with the BF. Kept the business in FLorida :biggthumpup:
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:arms:

"BigFoot" was the original beach cart made and sold by Florida Sailcraft in Ft. Lauderdale by the same guy for the last 20 or more years. They originally made these for moving Katamarans and small sail boats on the beach. When I went to pick mine up he was located in the same building since day 1.

Unfortunately, a company like this is now rare (especially in Florida) and I'm more than happy to support this privately owned small biz, U.S.A...Florida native! :unitedstates:

It should now be clear why I also choose XMW for my other SJ parts.
 
FLY6584

FLY6584

Location
Clearwater, FL
Sanford said:
:arms:

"BigFoot" was the original beach cart made and sold by Florida Sailcraft in Ft. Lauderdale by the same guy for the last 20 or more years. They originally made these for moving Katamarans and small sail boats on the beach. When I went to pick mine up he was located in the same building since day 1.

Unfortunately, a company like this is now rare (especially in Florida) and I'm more than happy to support this privately owned small biz, U.S.A...Florida native! :unitedstates:

It should now be clear why I also choose XMW for my other SJ parts.
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Never thought about it that way.

It looks like I am going with a Bigfoot anyways because TBM is all out and won't have anymore to sell for another month and a half.

Thanks for the reviews guys. Keep them coming for future reference though.:biggthumpup:
 
FLY6584

FLY6584

Location
Clearwater, FL
Well TBM just called and said they have one left that they can sell me. Now I've got a decision to make again.:biggrin:

For those that have used the TBM let me ask you this...

I like to leave my beach cart in the water and I like for the wheels to float one end of the cart up so that when I come in from riding I can ride up the beach cart like a trailer and with the ski now on the cart the wheels will obviously now sink and the ski will be lifted out of the water. Basically I like to use it as a stand that I can drive up on and not have to drag my ski on.

Does the TBM do this? I'm pretty sure the Big Foot will.
 
#ZERO

#ZERO

Beach Bum
Location
Florida - U.S.A.
You like to have the wheels float? :thinking:

I've never been able to use the Big Foot as a beach stand; it just floats away with the tide. They're sort of a pain in the butt to get the ski onto the rails because of the wheels floating. You have to tilt the cart on the end and put weight the wheels before the ski's nose will even reach the rails. If you take the wheels off it might work that way but a nice PVC or a aluminum scissor stand would probably work better for that purpose IMO.
 
FLY6584

FLY6584

Location
Clearwater, FL
#.0 said:
You like to have the wheels float? :thinking:

I've never been able to use the Big Foot as a beach stand; it just floats away with the tide. They're sort of a pain in the butt to get the ski onto the rails because of the wheels floating. You have to tilt the cart on the end and put weight the wheels before the ski's nose will even reach the rails. If you take the wheels off it might work that way but a nice PVC or a aluminum scissor stand would probably work better for that purpose IMO.
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I know what you're saying about the traditional Big Foot, but with the Tiger Tote and TBM you can actually use the wheels floating to your advantage.
 
S

sharkbait

Location
SC
Has anyone bought a TBM tote (http://www.tbmracing.com/products/access.html#tote) recently? I’d like to get more detail on it but haven’t had any luck contacting Tim at TBM--either directly through his web site, or via my dealer. I also tried contacting the firm that manufactures them for TBM (http://www.patmontmotorwerks.com/projects.html) and no luck there either, though I didn’t really expect them to respond to retail customer inquiries.

Measurement details:

• Height of rail tops from the ground, height of rail tips from the ground
• Width with wheels on, width (of axle) with wheels off
• Length with handle loop removed
• Weight

The description says it’s “aluminum alloy and stainless steel”—which parts are which, or more simply, what’s steel other than the fasteners?

It looks like the design has evolved, comparing http://www.tbmracing.com/images/products/full/tote_new_lg.jpg to http://www.x-h2o.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19801&d=1170474046. Is either the current design? Does the front support still pivot up? Also, in only one of the photos it looks like there are fasteners on the side of the main rail a few inches aft of the TBM logo—are those rails each in two segments? The tbmracing.com photo doesn’t show the rail tops—what sort of slider material covers them?

Looking at http://pwctoday.com/attachments/f61/149030d1232138927-tbm-stand-up-tote-scissor-stand-img_0329.jpg it doesn’t seem like the paint (powdercoat?) adhered well. How’s the finish on yours?

Are there other photos/videos that I can look at?

How was your purchase experience? Was delivery prompt? What did you pay for it, and for shipping?
 
shawn_NJ

shawn_NJ

Chasing waves.
Location
Daytona Beach
One thing to consider when buying a cart...What type of sand are you going to be going over? In NJ you really need the big stupid balloon tires or its like dragging a cement block thru the loose sand. The TBM tires would SUCK here. Although I like the TBM better, had to go bigfoot for the terrain. In daytona on hard sand TBM is perfect.
 
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