Exactly. It was pretty well rusted, and I was trying to take it easy
suspecting that it would do that - they also managed to drill the bolt
holes right in the middle of the bend, weakest spot. One little bump, and
the wheel folded right under, and the opened tubing released a cloud of
rust...

Dwight Sipler wrote in news:3E75B9A0.473B8330
@haystack.mit.edu:

Pat Keith wrote:

Why not repair her handle?



Probably not worth the effort. The wheelbarrow sounds like one of the
ones with a cheap tubular steel handle with several bends. If the
average homeowner tried to bend a piece of steel without the proper
tools it would probably kink and lose strength so that it wouldn't last
long. The existing handle is probably rusted through not only where it
folded, but in other spots, so it's no good just repairing the broken
section. The wheelbarrow (as with so many things today) is designed for
a finite life, which it has now exceeded. It's a lot less work to buy a
new one.

Things like that are only worth repairing if you place very little
value
on your time.