I had one that I bought from a tractor supply place, it lasted about 10 years before it needed to be replaced. All steel and brass with decent tires. It would have lasted longer if I had fixed a few rust issues and re-painted it at about the 8-year mark. Paid less than $50 for it too. It did always have an annoying leak where the reel allowed the plumbing to spin, probably could have fixed it easily if I had cared enough to. Now we just have "nests" which are like metal buckets that you just coil the hose up when done with it.
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