I am only a small lady and the biggest problem I have is that when I
use most wheel barrows and they are fully laden and heavy, I am unable
to push them due to the fact that if my arms are straight, the thing is
not high up enough for the back rests to clear the ground. I have to use
a barrow with my arms bent to lift the thing higher. They should make
strong large wheelbarrows for little peeps like me.

It would help people such as yourself, it the load was more over the wheel.
I have just looked at my wheel barrow and the centre of the wheel is under
the centre of the sloping front, therefore none of the load is on the wheel,
well, relatively little. With more over the wheel and the handles made lower
to the ground in the resting position, then tall or short alike could use
the barrow with arms straight.

With this method of design, when carrying a wet load, such as a barrow full
of redimix, the load would not 'slurp' out of the front, the front would be
higher and the back brought up to the level.

Rocket science? "I think not"

Mike
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