Duncan Heenan wrote:
"JohnOGroats" wrote...
The price of wheelbarrows varies enormously but Argos/Index was selling
a 60 litre barrow for £20 and homebase/B&Q were selling a 80 litre
flatpack barrow for £15 (OK it was flatpack).

personally I've always bought and used builders
barrows from Builders Merchants. They're a bit more expensive, but much more
robust, and so last longer and can be used for all sorts of work, including
really heavy stuff.

That's true - also, they've a pneumatic tyre, which makes them
much nicer to use, and a "nose" to tip them up on, which many
"garden barrows" unfortunately don't have. Makes a big difference.

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is one from Travis Perkins, which means that it will be cheaper
almost anywhere else. The sort of barrow with a metal strap
around the rim seem to be better than the pressed ones, but
you don't see them so often! Also, you can get spares for
barrows bought from BMs.