The best 3/4 inch hose reel carts, compared.
Top pick: Draper 25068 45 m hose reel cart – Top pick in this set: listing score 71, from 4.2 and 2,045 amazon.co.uk reviews, at about £22.98. The 45 m claim does not state the hose bore. Best value: Draper 25060 45 m hose reel cart – Best value in this set: score 67 at about £31.99, the lowest price among the remaining listings with at least 200 reviews. Two wheels, flow-through, bore not stated. Updated 22.10.2026.
A 3/4 inch hose reel cart stores a garden hose on a drum so the hose stays off the path. In the UK the bore that matters is about 19 mm internal diameter. The 3/4 inch BSP thread on a typical outside tap is a different measurement. A title that prints only metres usually means a narrower hose, often 12.5 mm or 13 mm, unless a 19 mm figure is printed. That 19 mm figure is often about half the headline length. You tell a suitable cart by a stated 19 mm capacity, a through-feed swivel if you want to water with the hose still on the drum, and a frame that stays put while you crank. Light plastic can walk unless you stand on it or fix it down. Two-wheel trolleys need a foot. Four wheels still need a frame that does not flex. In England and Wales a house-garden tap needs a double check valve indoors. The cart is separate from that valve. How headline metres change with bore is set out in the [capacity by hose bore](/hub/garden-watering/3-4-inch-hose-reel-cart/sub/3-4-inch-hose-reel-cart-capacity).
A 3/4 inch hose reel cart stores a garden hose on a drum so the hose stays off the path. In the UK the bore that matters is about 19 mm internal diameter.
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What hose will you store?
The Draper 25068 stores a garden hose on a compact plastic drum at about £22.98, listed at 1.37 kg, with a 45 m capacity claim and no hose in the box. amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 from 2,045 reviews, the largest sample in this comparison, which is why the score marks it as the top pick. The bullets describe a flow-through reel and an angled connector meant to reduce kinks. Buyers report a thin picture sheet, and the handle side locks once the clips go in, so you choose left or right before you snap them. The frame is light enough to walk across the patio unless you stand on it or fix it down. Wall mounting needs brackets sold separately as stock 63642. The listing never states the hose bore, so 45 m is the narrower-hose figure. Use it for a shorter ordinary hose you can steady while you crank.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A shorter ordinary hose when you will steady a light plastic reel, on the floor or on a wall once the brackets arrive.
Less suitable: A stated 19 mm capacity, wheels, or a cart that stays put on its own.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Draper 25068 include a hose?
No. The included-components line names the reel cart and a 45 m capacity. The bullets do not name a hose.
Can it be wall mounted?
The bullet says floor standing, or wall mountable. Wall brackets are stock number 63642 and are supplied separately.
Does water run through the reel?
The bullets say a flow-through reel with an angled connector to avoid kinks.
The Gardena CleverRoll L Easy, model 18520-20, is a two-wheel trolley at about £91.99, listed at 5.7 kg, with flat-free swivel wheels, a metal hose guide, an anti-drip claim, and a fold-out foot. The Amazon title says up to 100 m and does not name the bore. Gardena’s UK page for this model prints 100 m of 13 mm, 80 m of 15 mm, and 50 m of 19 mm. amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 from 1,582 reviews. Those reviews describe a 50 m hose working and a 100 m half-inch hose jamming the guide, with a handle breaking when a full 100 m hose was forced. Assembly is required, and the title says it is tool-free. No hose is in the box. It is the guided trolley in this set if you stay inside the maker’s shorter real length. The Amazon title is the wrong reading if you expect 100 m of 19 mm hose.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A guided two-wheel trolley when you will keep the hose inside Gardena’s diameter table.
Less suitable: The full 100 m title in 19 mm hose, or the cheapest reel in the set.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the CleverRoll L Easy include a hose?
No. The bullet lists the trolley. The included-components line says No.
What capacity does the Amazon listing state?
The title says up to 100 m. The listing does not name the hose bore. Reviews describe a 50 m hose working and a 100 m half-inch hose jamming the guide.
Is assembly tool-free?
The title says tool-free assembly. The specification says assembly is required.
The Relaxdays XL trolley, model 10026089, is a metal cart at about £80.90, listed at 10.8 kg, with four rubber wheels of about 20 cm and a 60 m claim that does not name the bore. amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 from 818 reviews. The box is individual parts, and reviews describe building it from a picture sheet even though the specification says assembly is not required. Some of those reviews mention missing nuts. The listing claims a 90° unwind, but reviews say the water inlet is fixed to the reel, so the drum does not spin freely until that hose is disconnected. No garden hose is included. The alloy-steel frame is the heaviest body in this set, which helps against the walking you get from light plastic, though a fixed inlet changes the order in which you water and wind.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A four-wheel metal trolley for a hose that fits a 60 m claim, when you will disconnect the inlet before you wind.
Less suitable: Water running through a spinning drum, or a listing that prints a 19 mm capacity.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Relaxdays trolley include the hose?
No. The title says for 60 m hoses. Included components are the trolley in individual parts.
Does it need assembly?
The specification says assembly is not required. Included components say individual parts, and reviews describe building it from a picture sheet.
Can the drum spin while the tap hose stays connected?
Reviews say the water inlet is fixed to the reel, so the drum does not spin freely until that hose is disconnected.
The Draper 25060 is a freestanding plastic cart at about £31.99, listed at 1.9 kg, with two wheels, a flow-through reel, and an angled connector. The title says the hose is not included, and the capacity line is 45 m with no bore. amazon.co.uk shows 4.2 from 433 reviews. On the published rule it is the best value here: the lowest price among the remaining listings with at least 200 reviews, after the top-pick badge is already on the 25068. Reviews say you need to stand on the base, a 50 m hose often will not wind on, and one buyer used a Phillips screwdriver on four handle screws. The title and bullets claim adjustable height, and one review says that adjustment was not on the cart they received. It is the wheeled step up from the 25068 when the hose is still modest, and a poor fit for a long 19 mm run.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Two wheels on a cheap flow-through cart when your hose is well under the 45 m claim.
Less suitable: About 50 m of hose already, or a stated 19 mm capacity.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Draper 25060 come with a hose?
No. The title says hose reels without hose. The 45 m figure is the storage capacity.
How many wheels does it have?
The bullets say two wheels and a freestanding design.
Is the height adjustable?
The title and bullets say adjustable height. One review says that adjustment is not on the cart they received.
The SPECILITE SP-HC-BLACK-DE1 is a two-wheel metal cart at about £69.99, listed at 5.31 kg, and it is the only listing in this set that prints a 3/4 inch capacity: 80 ft of 3/4 inch hose, and up to 150 ft of 1/2 inch hose. Converting those feet gives about 24 m and about 46 m, which is arithmetic from the bullet, not a measured test on a UK lawn. The title says stainless steel, the specification says alloy steel, and one of three UK reviews says the stainless description is wrong. amazon.co.uk shows 2.8 from 3 reviews. Assembly is required, tool-free assembly is claimed, and the instructions are criticised. No hose is included, and the water path is not stated. Three reviews are too thin for this to be the top pick, even though the bore line is the one a 19 mm buyer came looking for.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A printed 3/4 inch capacity line when you accept a three-review sample.
Less suitable: A large UK review file, confirmed stainless steel, or more than about 24 m of 19 mm hose.
Specifications
Common questions
How much 3/4 inch hose does the listing claim?
The bullet says 80 ft of 3/4 inch hose, and up to 150 ft of 1/2 inch hose.
Is it stainless steel?
The title says stainless steel. The specification says alloy steel. One of three UK reviews says the stainless description is wrong.
How many wheels does it have?
Two rigid PVC solid wheels.
The Yosoo Health Gear cart is an ABS listing at about £18.45 and 1.18 kg, with no stated length in metres or feet and no customer-review line on the saved amazon.co.uk page. The included-components line says No, so there is no hose and no named extra. Wheels, water path, assembly, and where it stands are absent from the comparison fields. Country of origin is given as China, and the garden rank in the file is 286,199. A fire-fighting bullet on the listing is not a certification, and this comparison does not treat the cart as fire-fighting equipment. The score is 0 because there is no review line to score. At the bottom of the price band it is a parts description, and the page alone does not size it to a 19 mm hose.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who will measure the cart in person and does not need a stated hose length.
Less suitable: Anyone choosing from reviews, a 19 mm capacity, or a through-feed claim.
Specifications
Common questions
What hose length does this cart hold?
The listing does not state a length in metres or feet.
Does it include a hose?
No. The included-components line says No.
Is there a UK review count?
The listing has no customer-review line and no review texts.
Scores use the six amazon.co.uk hose reel carts kept in this set. Prices, stars and review counts are the listing lines captured on 20 October 2026. There is no laboratory test. Stars contribute up to 60 points: the amazon.co.uk rating divided by 5, times 60. Review volume adds up to 25 points on a log scale to 10,000 reviews. A missing customer-review line scores 0 for the whole product. Price is outside the score. A capacity line with no bore, a stainless title that reviews dispute, and a fixed inlet stay in the product fields. The weights below are those two caps scaled so they sum to 100. In sentences this page says top pick and best value.
Amazon stars
71%The amazon.co.uk rating divided by 5, times 60, is the published cap. The weight is that cap as a share of the 85-point total, scaled to 100. A missing star line scores 0.
Review sample
29%Review count adds up to 25 points on a log scale to 10,000 reviews. The weight is that cap scaled so the two blocks sum to 100. A missing review line scores 0 for the whole product. Price is not scored.
Choose by the hose bore, the water path and whether the frame stays put. A large review count is a sample size. It is not a printed 19 mm capacity. Prices below are amazon.co.uk lines from 20 October 2026, plus maker pages used only for diameter tables.
A 3/4 inch hose reel cart is a drum on a frame for a garden hose. The figure that decides fit is the hose bore, about 19 mm internal diameter in the UK. The 3/4 inch thread on the outside tap is a different measurement. Measure the hose you have before you read a metre number. Gardena’s UK page for the CleverRoll L Easy prints 100 m of 13 mm, 80 m of 15 mm and 50 m of 19 mm. Hozelock’s 60 m metal cart, on the Garden4Less page, is stated as 60 m of 12.5 mm, 50 m of 15 mm or 33 m of 19 mm.
The 3/4 inch BSP thread on a typical outside tap is a different measurement from about 19 mm internal diameter. Measure the hose you own. A title that only prints metres is the smaller-hose number until a 19 mm figure is printed.
Gardena’s UK page prints 100 m of 13 mm and 50 m of 19 mm for the CleverRoll L Easy. Reviews describe a guide jam near a full 100 m of half-inch hose. Forcing the guide can break the handle.
None of the six saved listings includes the garden hose, and none includes a 1.8 m leader of the sort some trade carts advertise. Washers, tails and axle nuts are often extra. Clip the handle on the side you chose before the clips lock.
Measure the hose first. A stated 19 mm or 3/4 inch capacity is the line that matches this category. Gardena UK prints 100 m of 13 mm, 80 m of 15 mm and 50 m of 19 mm. Hozelock’s 60 m metal cart is stated as 60 m of 12.5 mm, 50 m of 15 mm or 33 m of 19 mm. A bare metre title is the narrower hose until proved otherwise, and the 19 mm figure is often about half. The only amazon.co.uk listing in this set with a 3/4 inch bullet is 80 ft, about 24 m as arithmetic.
Flow-through means you can water with the hose still on the drum. A fixed inlet means you unreel before you connect the tap. Light plastic walks unless you stand on the frame. Two-wheel carts need a foot. Four wheels still need a frame that does not flex. Leader hose, washers, tails and axle nuts are often extra. A stainless title can still be alloy steel. The checks before you pay are on the buying guide linked above.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
A short 12.5 mm hose that only needs to stay off the path can sit on a cheap flow-through reel if you accept plastic flex. The Draper 25068 is about £22.98, listed at 1.37 kg, with a 45 m claim and 4.2 from 2,045 reviews. The bore is not stated. Stand on the frame or fix it down. Skip it when you need a printed 19 mm capacity or wheels.
A 30–50 m run of 13 mm hose is the band Gardena prints beside the 100 m headline. The CleverRoll L Easy is about £91.99, with a metal hose guide, two flat-free wheels and 4.2 from 1,582 reviews. Reviews describe a guide jam once a 100 m half-inch hose is forced on. Skip it if you read the Amazon title as 100 m of 19 mm hose.
A 19 mm hose belongs on a cart whose page prints that bore. In this set only the SPECILITE bullet does: 80 ft of 3/4 inch hose, about 24 m as arithmetic, at about £69.99. The title says stainless and the specification says alloy steel. The line is 2.8 from 3 reviews. Skip it if you need a large UK review file or more than about 24 m of 19 mm hose.
In this set the top pick is the Draper 25068 at about £22.98, with 4.2 from 2,045 amazon.co.uk reviews and a listing score of 71. It is a compact plastic flow-through reel with a 45 m claim, no hose in the box, and no stated bore. The best value is the Draper 25060 at about £31.99 and a score of 67, with 4.2 from 433 reviews: the lowest price among the remaining listings with at least 200 reviews. A 19 mm hose still needs a page that prints that bore. The only saved listing with a 3/4 inch capacity line is the SPECILITE, at 2.8 from 3 reviews. Its title says stainless steel and its specification says alloy steel.
Draper 25068 45 m hose reel cart
Top pick in this set: listing score 71, from 4.2 and 2,045 amazon.co.uk reviews, at about £22.98. The 45 m claim does not state the hose bore.
Draper 25060 45 m hose reel cart
Best value in this set: score 67 at about £31.99, the lowest price among the remaining listings with at least 200 reviews. Two wheels, flow-through, bore not stated.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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