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RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
"s.cieraad" wrote in message
m... I am a Dutch student studying Industrial Design & Engineering at Fontys University, The Netherlands, and am doing some research into the usage of wheelbarrows or their substitutes. I have to develop a new wheelbarrow to graduate so I would like to hear about anyone's experiences, hints, remarks, hints, good or bad things about wheelbarrows. i'd like a wheelbarrow whose wheel never goes flat !! (a problem i seem to have with a very old wheel barrow i have!) graham |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
"grum" wrote in news:c2tcq1$mi8$1
@hercules.btinternet.com: "s.cieraad" wrote in message m... I am a Dutch student studying Industrial Design & Engineering at Fontys University, The Netherlands, and am doing some research into the usage of wheelbarrows or their substitutes. I have to develop a new wheelbarrow to graduate so I would like to hear about anyone's experiences, hints, remarks, hints, good or bad things about wheelbarrows. i'd like a wheelbarrow whose wheel never goes flat !! (a problem i seem to have with a very old wheel barrow i have!) graham In case you're not kidding, why don't you just stick a new wheel on it? |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:15:29 +0000 (UTC), "grum"
wrote: -snip- i'd like a wheelbarrow whose wheel never goes flat !! (a problem i seem to have with a very old wheel barrow i have!) I have 2 of those. One is an old, iron wheeled thing and the other is a pneumatic that I filled with that green goop & it seems to work. Jim |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR
FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN "Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message ... On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:15:29 +0000 (UTC), "grum" wrote: -snip- i'd like a wheelbarrow whose wheel never goes flat !! (a problem i seem to have with a very old wheel barrow i have!) I have 2 of those. One is an old, iron wheeled thing and the other is a pneumatic that I filled with that green goop & it seems to work. Jim |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR
FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN "Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message ... On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:15:29 +0000 (UTC), "grum" wrote: -snip- i'd like a wheelbarrow whose wheel never goes flat !! (a problem i seem to have with a very old wheel barrow i have!) I have 2 of those. One is an old, iron wheeled thing and the other is a pneumatic that I filled with that green goop & it seems to work. Jim |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:59:47 -0600, "Romy Beeck"
wrote: I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN The obvious benefit to this type is stability, but the drawback is loss of maneuverability. Plus, with one wheel you can push it across a plank over mud or whatever (sure, go for the obvious and use two planks. see how well they stay in the proper place to catch both tires). I just bought a contractor-grade standard barrow with pneumatic tire. It's a little heavier than I'd like when loading time comes, but I know from experience the cheaper ones flex and creak alarmingly when a real load is on them. And the tire is thicker, looks to be higher quality, than most of the ones I saw while shopping. But I'm used to pulling out the air compressor when I need to use my old barrow, so it isn't a big factor for me if my new one starts going flat--just so it holds air while I'm using it. I also saw wheels with solid rubber tires that "work just like pneumatic tires." YMMV. Sorry, I don't remember where they were, or whether they came without wheelbarrows attached, but surely they're out there somewhere. keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:59:47 -0600, "Romy Beeck"
wrote: I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN The obvious benefit to this type is stability, but the drawback is loss of maneuverability. Plus, with one wheel you can push it across a plank over mud or whatever (sure, go for the obvious and use two planks. see how well they stay in the proper place to catch both tires). I just bought a contractor-grade standard barrow with pneumatic tire. It's a little heavier than I'd like when loading time comes, but I know from experience the cheaper ones flex and creak alarmingly when a real load is on them. And the tire is thicker, looks to be higher quality, than most of the ones I saw while shopping. But I'm used to pulling out the air compressor when I need to use my old barrow, so it isn't a big factor for me if my new one starts going flat--just so it holds air while I'm using it. I also saw wheels with solid rubber tires that "work just like pneumatic tires." YMMV. Sorry, I don't remember where they were, or whether they came without wheelbarrows attached, but surely they're out there somewhere. keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:19:00 GMT,
(Babberney) wrote: On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:59:47 -0600, "Romy Beeck" wrote: I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN The obvious benefit to this type is stability, but the drawback is loss of maneuverability. Plus, with one wheel you can push it across a plank over mud or whatever (sure, go for the obvious and use two planks. see how well they stay in the proper place to catch both tires). I just bought a contractor-grade standard barrow with pneumatic tire. It's a little heavier than I'd like when loading time comes, but I know from experience the cheaper ones flex and creak alarmingly when a real load is on them. And the tire is thicker, looks to be higher quality, than most of the ones I saw while shopping. But I'm used to pulling out the air compressor when I need to use my old barrow, so it isn't a big factor for me if my new one starts going flat--just so it holds air while I'm using it. I also saw wheels with solid rubber tires that "work just like pneumatic tires." YMMV. Sorry, I don't remember where they were, or whether they came without wheelbarrows attached, but surely they're out there somewhere. keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ Not to point out the obvious, but .. you could have just had the flat fixed. Wheel Barrow tires can get a puncture or have a slow or fast leak, loose valve stems.. any and every ailment that a vehicle tire can have. Any tire that has to be aired up.. can go flat for all the usual reasons. :-) Janice |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:19:00 GMT,
(Babberney) wrote: On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:59:47 -0600, "Romy Beeck" wrote: I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN The obvious benefit to this type is stability, but the drawback is loss of maneuverability. Plus, with one wheel you can push it across a plank over mud or whatever (sure, go for the obvious and use two planks. see how well they stay in the proper place to catch both tires). I just bought a contractor-grade standard barrow with pneumatic tire. It's a little heavier than I'd like when loading time comes, but I know from experience the cheaper ones flex and creak alarmingly when a real load is on them. And the tire is thicker, looks to be higher quality, than most of the ones I saw while shopping. But I'm used to pulling out the air compressor when I need to use my old barrow, so it isn't a big factor for me if my new one starts going flat--just so it holds air while I'm using it. I also saw wheels with solid rubber tires that "work just like pneumatic tires." YMMV. Sorry, I don't remember where they were, or whether they came without wheelbarrows attached, but surely they're out there somewhere. keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ Not to point out the obvious, but .. you could have just had the flat fixed. Wheel Barrow tires can get a puncture or have a slow or fast leak, loose valve stems.. any and every ailment that a vehicle tire can have. Any tire that has to be aired up.. can go flat for all the usual reasons. :-) Janice |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:19:00 GMT,
(Babberney) wrote: On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:59:47 -0600, "Romy Beeck" wrote: I BOUGHT ONE OF THEM TWO WHEEL JOBS..IT WORKS GREAT..HAULED ROCKS LAST YEAR FOR MY LANDSCAPING. I DON'T THINK I WILL USE MY WHEEL BARROW AGAIN The obvious benefit to this type is stability, but the drawback is loss of maneuverability. Plus, with one wheel you can push it across a plank over mud or whatever (sure, go for the obvious and use two planks. see how well they stay in the proper place to catch both tires). I just bought a contractor-grade standard barrow with pneumatic tire. It's a little heavier than I'd like when loading time comes, but I know from experience the cheaper ones flex and creak alarmingly when a real load is on them. And the tire is thicker, looks to be higher quality, than most of the ones I saw while shopping. But I'm used to pulling out the air compressor when I need to use my old barrow, so it isn't a big factor for me if my new one starts going flat--just so it holds air while I'm using it. I also saw wheels with solid rubber tires that "work just like pneumatic tires." YMMV. Sorry, I don't remember where they were, or whether they came without wheelbarrows attached, but surely they're out there somewhere. keith For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ Not to point out the obvious, but .. you could have just had the flat fixed. Wheel Barrow tires can get a puncture or have a slow or fast leak, loose valve stems.. any and every ailment that a vehicle tire can have. Any tire that has to be aired up.. can go flat for all the usual reasons. :-) Janice |
RESEARCH WHEELBARROW!
On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:21:53 GMT, Salty Thumb
opined: In case you're not kidding, why don't you just stick a new wheel on it? A few years ago we bought a hundred dollar, 10 cubic foot, double wheel wheelbarrow. The wheels are always flat. It's so annoying. So, I was at the Depot yesterday buying liner for our new pond and saw a four wheel garden cart for 70 dollars and though it has pneumatic tires, I believe since there are four, it will likely not go flat as often. With this wheelbarrow, I have a hard time handling it, it is very huge to get through gates, etc and the cart has sides and a removable bottom and can carry 8 cubic feet. So, I'm buying that one and putting a for sale sign on the other one I have. I think 30 dollars is fair. It's like new. V |
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