Petmate Ultra Wheel Kit for Plastic Kennels
- Wheel kit for rolling, 4-wheel transport of Petmate plastic kennels
- Quick disconnect for easy wheel removal; 2 wheels rotate 360 degrees
- Assembles to most large-breed kennels quickly and easily
- Includes nylon tug rope for easy towing through airports
- Brackets act as feet when wheels are disconnected
The Petmate Ultra Wheel Kit makes it easy to add wheels to your plastic kennel. Includes an easy to use template for assembly. Two stationary and two rotating wheels. Includes a nylon tug strap. Wheels are easily removable and the brackets act as feet when the wheels are not on.
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Nice idea – bad execution,
This is a great product idea; but in practice, it broke the first time I used it.
I have an 85-pound dog. Obviously he has to travel in a very large crate, so this wheel kit seemed to be a great idea. Instead of wrestling with trying to carry (or slide) a heavy crate, I could just wheel the whole thing along. When I got to the airline counter, I could simply take the wheels off. Perfect! Or so I thought….
The kit installation was fairly straightforward, although the bolts included with the kit weren’t long enough. The bolt has to go through the crate, through a brace included with the kit, then a lock washer, then a nut holding everything in place. I had to leave the lock washers off – the bolt was too short to engage the nut with the lock washer in place.
I didn’t regard that as a big deal, though. Crates undoubtedly come in different thicknesses, and you wouldn’t want the bolts protruding too far into the crate for the dog to step on. Still, it was a small warning sign.
When I put the kit to actual use, the big problem was the wheels. They’re small, of relatively soft plastic, and mounted in a rather flimsy way to the bracket that attaches them to the crate. On a perfectly smooth surface, the wheels worked fine. However, on any bump, it was very easy for the whole wheel assembly to come off. In theory, there’s a locking mechanism that holds the wheels attached to the crate. In practice, the lock is too flimsy – the wheels fairly easily get knocked off. The soft plastic also gets chewed up by any rough surface like concrete or asphalt. Finally, the worst part was that the spindle that attached the wheel to the bracket simply broke off. Once that happened, there was no way to reattach the wheel to the crate. It was permanently broken.
All of this falling out, roughening up, and breaking off was the result of the first trip I took using this system. Given that my dog is so large, I can understand that the kit may have been overwhelmed. If that was the case, though, the kit should’ve been weight-rated. Regardless, I can’t see how this product would last more than a few uses even for a small dog – the design and construction is just too flimsy.
The product should really be redesigned with larger wheels and a more-sturdy attachment system. It’s a great idea to have removable wheels for a kennel, but this product doesn’t deliver what’s needed to make the idea successful. I really wish it did.
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|Caused more headache than they were worth,
I purchased these to travel to the US from overseas with our 55 pound greyhound and her large kennel. When I received them, one of the clips was broken, so Amazon promptly sent me a replacement. Kudos to them. However, when I got the replacement, they were quite a pain to put on, and when the kennel was finally ready, the flimsy clamp from 2 of the wheels broke off at the airport. My poor jet-lagged husband ended up dragging around a huge kennel all the way around the airport. Overall, these things are terribly flimsy and don’t hold up under the circumstances they’re needed for. The really sad thing, is that there are no other options! I’m afraid we will simply use a large luggage cart to carry the dog next time.
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