Wheel Barrow Vs Construction Cart
MarkMacLeod
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We are starting what will undoubtedly be an end of life project on a one hundred acre farm. Obviously we have a lot of slugging to do . . . so the question is:
What would you suggest – a consttruction quality wheelbarrow or one of the new 2 wheeled construction carts? Anyone have experience with the latter? It seems that it would be more stable and carry bigger loads but trades away manouverability.
Any ideas would be helpful.
mark macleod
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I've used a two wheeled barrow once and hated it. If you keep your knees under the handles of a reg. contractors wheelbarrow you'll not readily tip it and it will have the manueverability that most want. The hard part of the load is the weight and load movement. If you can't lift and push it with a one wheel, you won't have any better luck with two. Course that's just the opinion of a dumb carpenter.
If you take care of it by oiling the wood members and cleaning all the concrete or mortar out of it, it'll last a long time. New tire finally on my 20 y.o. Jackson. Do Not get the cheap plastic , go steel.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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I second Calvin's opinion on plastic wheelbarrows--go metal, the plastic ones flex too much when carrying heavy stuff.
Jason Pharez Construction
Framing & Exterior Remodeling
Like the other said, one wheel unless it is a elec powered 2 wheel.
my steel jackson 6 cy. is still going strong since 1972.....and it's had hundreds of different operators over the years..
i did have one of the plastic smaller ones... but it didn't last 6 years... it flexed and tore out at the bolt conections
seems to me a lot of the 2-wheel barrows have more capacity than i can liftMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Haven't found one yet that will fit my hands.
100 acres?
Get a tractor and a trailer."When a right front tire goes at 180 mph, the first thing you do is shut your eyes real tight so's your eyeballs don't pop out when you hit the wall." - Kenny Wallace
Forget the plastic! We busted one in half throwing in a sharp boulder.Tried the 2 wheel wheel barrow..lots of extra wieght and loss of mobility.Get a good metal one and get rid of the tire and buy a solid tire for it.
Are u on flat or hilly ground? Hills are fun with traditional wheelbarrows cuz u get to fill them twice sometimes.! U can try those bicycle tired garden carts which are great for bulky lite materials..some even have dumping fronts.U can chase them down a hill too.
Mark,
Here at de ol' homestead, we've got a wife duty whellbarrow, a contractor duty unit and several of those plastic thingies.
My favorite is a two wheeled cart, wheels about the size of a large wheelbarrow wheel, with a caster wheel under the D handle. The tongue the caster is mounted to unfolds to hitch to a riding lamn mower.
The bucket is a dump type, flip a lever and away she goes.
When we were hand excavating for drainage, we'ld fill that puppy so full of good old Missouri mud that it took two men to tip the dump bed. Hauled several loads of concrete scrapple from the sidewalk I tool out.
Costs about $128 at Lowes, but we paid $99.99 a year ago. I've seen 'em fer $150.
SamT
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OK all:Well, the wheelbarrrow seems to carry the day. Thanks everyone for your help. BTW, we do have a tractor and trailer. My back thanks me already.I'm 41, cranky, and cantankerous.CheersMark
cranky and cantankerous, better get a tube in the original tire or buy an airless wheel.
sure as #### you'll break the seal on the tubeless, that'll set you off. After over 20 yrs, finally had to retire the original tire with an airless.Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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