Disc Golf Cart

Overview:

The goal with this cart was to make a box style cart with disc and stuff storage, without relying on too many external parts. When I went to make myself a cart I noticed some really great designs already out there, but they either heavily sourced external materials or held bags (rather than a full box design). The majority of the reason I wanted a cart was to keep my discs dry in the rain, so a bag holding cart wouldn’t work for my purposes.

This cart has a large main compartment for discs (Top loaded with a magnet to hold the lid) and a lower compartment for towels, jackets, etc (Front door). It can also hold an extra putter, umbrella, nalgene, a canned drink, a cigarette (lol), and more if you buy bags for it.

Overall, I’m very happy with this design! I’m sure there are things that could be improved (and you are welcome to make changes), but for a first version it’s solid. I’ve dragged the prototype through some heavily wooded courses with lots of roots in an attempt to break it, but it’s performed quite well without issues. You can also heavily personalize with colors. I suggest using your slicer to add fun details to the panels like your name, PDGA #, etc.

Extra Notes:

I designed nearly the entire cart to be printed, but didn’t want to sacrifice durability on some essential parts such as wheels, axle, and hardware. I’ll put the full parts list in following slides. It can be printed on a 256x256x256 sized printer! I maintained panel edges where I could and used as much of the printer volume as possible to keep the number of parts lower. With that being said, it’s still a large amount of printing.

Q: Can I sit on this cart? The answer is a hard maybe. I weigh 185 lbs and have sat on it without issue plenty of times. However, I haven’t done any long-term testing of this or tested where/when it would break at higher weights. Please proceed with caution if you want to sit on it. Do your own testing before taking it out to the course. The good news is because it’s 3D printed you could easily reprint any broken pieces. If you’re gonna sit on it you might want to explore cushions.

For my personal cart I purchased a small MVP bag to also sit inside the disc storage part to hold some stuff. This is optional, but it’s handy. I also recommend finding a Zuca putter pouch on ebay to mount to the handle for ease of grabbing your putters. The ridge roller website also has many cool cart accessories which would probably work

Q: Does it creak/make weird noises? Nope, it’s pretty solid. If anything, some of the parts are overbuilt. The gyro drink holder might make some noise as it moves

Required Materials and Instructions:

I put together a PDF to be downloaded with detailed instructions and a parts list, so be sure to check that out if you're interested in the build. In short, other than plastic you'll need to buy the wheels, axle, m4/m5 bolts, hinges,  and some magnets.  I sourced cheaper and repeatable options.

Final Notes:

I had a blast making this and enjoy using this thing way more than I thought I would. I hope it works well for you too.   There are so many cool people putting out awesome, free 3D print projects these days, so this one is going up for free as well. If you enjoy making the cart and it works out well for you I’d never turn down a free beer though. venmo: casmith175

Cheers,

Cody