GOODYEAR 3/8" x 100' Air Hose Quad Pod Reel

Finding a self winding air hose reel that will take 100ft of air hose is not easy. I've had a manual one for 20 years that accepts 100ft of hose. I need 100ft for blowing out the sprinkler system, and reaching up the driveway to fill tires. In the winter, it is hard to get to the air hose reel with the snow blowers in the way. I can pull out the hose, but can't get back there to wind it back up. And being 20yo, it's still works, got my monies worth out of it.. but time to go, it's getting cranky. So are my knuckles with rewinding and how close the crank is to the wall of where it's mounted. The four negatives for the Goodyear reel.. Pricey. Heavy. Design to be sitting on the floor. No wall mounting consideration. Ok, but built well. I built a shelf out of 2x4's and plywood for it to sit on, at chest height. With a couple of eye bolts, strapped it in place so it wont pull off the shelf. Simple build and it holds the Reel's weight just fine. The rubber feet almost takes care of it slipping on the plywood, but not taking a chance, 1.75 for a strap at HD and a buck for a couple of eyebolts. It's above the snow blowers, easy to pull out, and the self winder is a dream. So far so great.. expensive but works great. When pulling out all 100ft, do not not work from the very end, but get back near the reel so as not to stress the entire hose with pulling out on the growing length of 100ft. You can feel the hose stretch. Pulling out 20-30ft from the very end, seems not to be a problem, get past 50ft, and want to get back to the reel and grab mid hose and start again. Same for releasing the ratchet spring. With all 100ft out, I walk the end back to the reel, and pull on the hose near the reel to release and guide the hose back onto the reel. The rollers work great, but considering the price, there should have been a leader that moves and layers the hose correctly as it rewinds, like you find on a $50 water hose reel. This was not that big of a consideration for me, and didn't stop me from buying it, but just saying at this price level.