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Another wheelbarrow question
Last summer I needed to borrow a wheelbarrow to haul some stuff around my
yard. My neighbor (elderly lady) loaned me her wheelbarrow, one of the old fashioned tubular steel handled with the solid wheel type. Needless to say, while it was in my care the tubular steel crumpled up where it was bolted to the tub. I need to get her a new one, and she has indicated that she wants one like that, she does not want a garden cart or anything else. But the most important thing is she does *NOT* want an inflatable tire, she wants it solid. Does anyone make the old fashioned steel tube wheelbarrows anymore? If not, I'll be forced to buy the smallest wooden handled one I can find, and replace the wheel... |
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Another wheelbarrow question
I would take the tire off of hers and go to Lowes, Sutherlands, Wal Mart,
Etc. and see what you can find that will allow you to use her old tire. Other than that, I dont know of anything else to do. Good luck, Dwayne "Richard" wrote in message . .. Last summer I needed to borrow a wheelbarrow to haul some stuff around my yard. My neighbor (elderly lady) loaned me her wheelbarrow, one of the old fashioned tubular steel handled with the solid wheel type. Needless to say, while it was in my care the tubular steel crumpled up where it was bolted to the tub. I need to get her a new one, and she has indicated that she wants one like that, she does not want a garden cart or anything else. But the most important thing is she does *NOT* want an inflatable tire, she wants it solid. Does anyone make the old fashioned steel tube wheelbarrows anymore? If not, I'll be forced to buy the smallest wooden handled one I can find, and replace the wheel... |
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Richard wrote:
Last summer I needed to borrow a wheelbarrow to haul some stuff around my yard. My neighbor (elderly lady) loaned me her wheelbarrow, one of the old fashioned tubular steel handled with the solid wheel type. Needless to say, while it was in my care the tubular steel crumpled up where it was bolted to the tub. I need to get her a new one, and she has indicated that she wants one like that, she does not want a garden cart or anything else. But the most important thing is she does *NOT* want an inflatable tire, she wants it solid. Does anyone make the old fashioned steel tube wheelbarrows anymore? Check ACE hardware. Tsu -- To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Jules Henri Poincaré |
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"Richard" wrote in message
. .. Last summer I needed to borrow a wheelbarrow to haul some stuff around my yard. My neighbor (elderly lady) loaned me her wheelbarrow, one of the old fashioned tubular steel handled with the solid wheel type. Needless to say, while it was in my care the tubular steel crumpled up where it was bolted to the tub. I need to get her a new one, and she has indicated that she wants one like that, she does not want a garden cart or anything else. But the most important thing is she does *NOT* want an inflatable tire, she wants it solid. Does anyone make the old fashioned steel tube wheelbarrows anymore? If not, I'll be forced to buy the smallest wooden handled one I can find, and replace the wheel... A suggestion - Most of the Lowes & Home Depots in our area have a smaller wheelbarrow, about 3 cuft, that is smaller and better-balanced than the larger contractor style wheelbarrows. But it has wooden handles. You can replace the 6-inch inflatable-tire wheel with a 10-inch wheel that has a rubberized plastic hard tire. The profile is nearly the same as the original tire. It is narrower than the original tire and will need bushings on each side to keep it centered on the axle. Bushings can be made from 1/4-inch PVC pipe, steel EMT, or various other materials. The narrower wheel may bog down in soft soil - I put two of the wheels on mine which makes it a bit wobbly on soft soil. Another caveat - the hard "rubber" tire is hollow and overloading can force it off the rim. I have had that happen with handtrucks but still not with the wheelbarrow. Good Luck. -Olin |
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Your problem is solved. Buy a wheel he
http://lawn-and-garden.aubuchonhardw...els_and_wheelb arrows/wheelbarrows.asp Then find a wheelbarrow that it will fit. And buy two wheelbarrows, one for her and one for you. "Neither a borrower or a lender be." |
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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. |
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Too bad you're not in the Pacific Northwest. A wheelbarrow with tubular
steel frame and handles was in the Fred Meyer's ad in Sunday's paper for about $35. The tire was probably pnumatic, but replacing it with a solid wheel -- maybe even the one on the old wheelbarrow -- would probably be fairly easy. It didn't have a brand name in the ad, but if I get into one of their stores this week I'll see if I can find a manufacture's name on it, and maybe we can find you a retailer closer to you. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. |
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Thank you Warren.
"Warren" wrote in news:m9mda.142533$S_4.82341 @rwcrnsc53: Too bad you're not in the Pacific Northwest. A wheelbarrow with tubular steel frame and handles was in the Fred Meyer's ad in Sunday's paper for about $35. The tire was probably pnumatic, but replacing it with a solid wheel -- maybe even the one on the old wheelbarrow -- would probably be fairly easy. It didn't have a brand name in the ad, but if I get into one of their stores this week I'll see if I can find a manufacture's name on it, and maybe we can find you a retailer closer to you. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. |
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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. |
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Another wheelbarrow question
Xref: news7 rec.gardens:214346
Warren wrote: It didn't have a brand name in the ad, but if I get into one of their stores this week I'll see if I can find a manufacture's name on it, and maybe we can find you a retailer closer to you. The brand name is Fort, a company apparently in Holland. (Hell of a global economy when wheelbarrows built in Holland can be sold affordably in the Pacific Northwest!) The best I could find website-wise is this: http://www.fort-uk.com/ There's not much there. The only other relevant links I could find were various gardening sites from the UK. There is an e-mail address. Maybe they can point you towards a retailer (or even a wholesaler who can point you towards a retailer) on your side of the country. The tire was pneumatic, but it could easily be replaced. It's pretty lightweight, and to me it looked like it would collapse under a full load, but it might be perfect for a small person who wouldn't try to move a full load in the first place. Good luck. -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. |
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