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Ty Gwyn
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yummersetter
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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Nick
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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chez
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wellington womble
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 16 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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And easier to heft, I expect.
I am pondering the practicality of wheelbarrows at all (not necessarily for any one else, but I'm not finding them great). I'm thinking of a four wheeler pull/push truck. I find all the lifting up and down a bit tedious, and they run away with me and then give me a jolt where they get stuck in uneven ground. Worst of all, you can only manoeuvre the thing from behind it. So having driven up to, say, shed door with a bale of straw, I have to squeeze past the thing and can't pull it in tight after me very easily. Then it is almost impossible to push the thing out of the doorway from the the front, so I'm stuck in the shed. I find this happens between my veg beds as well.
I can see the advantages of a barrow where you need to tip, but I mostly don't. I also suspect they are more manoeuvrable around tight corners, but for 95 percent of what I do the advantages of being able to shove it from both directions, and not having to support any weight on my arms in transit would massively outweigh being able to tip and corner on one wheel. Everything has be shovelled in either way and my beds are all raised and my compost is in bins, so I can't tip out anyway.
Sorry, TD, I'm not suggesting they are remotely suitable for your job! |
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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dpack
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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Mistress Rose
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 16 10:44 am Post subject: |
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dpack wrote: |
properly filled a good barrow should have only a few kilos of lift on the handles and the wheel takes nearly all the load.a badly filled one feels heavy or falls over sideways |
That doesn't work when you're lifting soil, sand, wet concrete etc. Even you cannot override the laws of physics, you'll still have to life a load of 20-30kg if the barrow is moving 90kg of cement.
I've also used barrows for years and do put heavy items in mixed loads at the front if possible but that does make the nose more unbalanced which can't be done on a slope.
NMK, I have also found a twin wheel barrow with the axle at the front, but I'm not sure if that would be better, hence the question.
As Chez says, I think they will be better for some people in some situations so I'll get one and have a play.
WW, I've also looked at the 4 wheel carts, for different reasons. I couldn't really find a robust one that would be suitable for me. I kept thinking for �400 or so for a decent one I could make something. Then there's something like a logging arch for moving long logs...
I've now come to the conclusion it's a shame you can't but some form of adult Meccano, so you could buy a kit to make various barrows or carts to see which one is best. |
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dpack
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tim_and_nicky
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RichardW
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