Abstract: A hose reel cart includes a vertically disposed circular planar reel mounted at a slight incline to the vertical upon a tubular wheeled cart. Tapered guide pins extending perpendicularly outwardly from one face of the reel engage an end portion of a fire hose therebetween for removably securing the hose to the reel. A hand crank provides selective rotary drive to the reel via a chain and sprocket mechanism to flatten, drain, and coil a fire hose in overlying condition upon the reel. The tubular frame includes a forwardly extending hose guide which serves to align, drain, and flatten the hose and also functions as a ground engaging prop to support the cart. The ergonometric design of the cart allows a user to coil and remove a hose from the reel without bending or stooping, and without the use of tools.