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from "soon to be birthday girl "
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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.

They do. Get in and I'll push you round the garden to prove it....

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Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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from "Mike" contains these words:

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"

But just try pushing one.....

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Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

The message
from "Mike" contains these words:

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"

But just try pushing one.....

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

On the subject of wheelbarrows, why do people push them? I would believe
that they are better pulled. If you push them uphill then a lot of your
energy must be into the ground. If you pull them downhill then surely
you can lean back and simply use your weight to control the descent.

So maybe thought into a wheelbarrow behind and not in front of the
operator may be worth while.

Similarly I always find it odd that people with pushchairs push them
ahead when crossing the road, putting the child at risk before
themselves. :-(

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"..........On the subject of wheelbarrows, why do people push them? I would
believe that they are better pulled. If you push them uphill then a lot of
your energy must be into the ground. If you pull them downhill then surely
you can lean back and simply use your weight to control the descent.

So maybe thought into a wheelbarrow behind and not in front of the operator
may be worth while.

Similarly I always find it odd that people with pushchairs push them ahead
when crossing the road, putting the child at risk before themselves. :
......."

Whilst pulling is more mechanically efficient, by Pushing you are able to
observe the load/child and can react much faster.
With a barrow if it had 2 wheels then pulling may be a better option.

Surely the ideal is a "Hover" barrow so you have no weight to struggle with.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"..........On the subject of wheelbarrows, why do people push them? I would
believe that they are better pulled. If you push them uphill then a lot of
your energy must be into the ground. If you pull them downhill then surely
you can lean back and simply use your weight to control the descent.

So maybe thought into a wheelbarrow behind and not in front of the operator
may be worth while.

Similarly I always find it odd that people with pushchairs push them ahead
when crossing the road, putting the child at risk before themselves. :
......."

Whilst pulling is more mechanically efficient, by Pushing you are able to
observe the load/child and can react much faster.
With a barrow if it had 2 wheels then pulling may be a better option.

Surely the ideal is a "Hover" barrow so you have no weight to struggle with.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"..........On the subject of wheelbarrows, why do people push them? I would
believe that they are better pulled. If you push them uphill then a lot of
your energy must be into the ground. If you pull them downhill then surely
you can lean back and simply use your weight to control the descent.

So maybe thought into a wheelbarrow behind and not in front of the operator
may be worth while.

Similarly I always find it odd that people with pushchairs push them ahead
when crossing the road, putting the child at risk before themselves. :
......."

Whilst pulling is more mechanically efficient, by Pushing you are able to
observe the load/child and can react much faster.
With a barrow if it had 2 wheels then pulling may be a better option.

Surely the ideal is a "Hover" barrow so you have no weight to struggle with.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

The message
from "David Hill" contains these
words:

Whilst pulling is more mechanically efficient, by Pushing you are able to
observe the load/child and can react much faster.
With a barrow if it had 2 wheels then pulling may be a better option.

I sometimes tow my curent one-wheel barrow. I used to have a
two-wheeler which was more use for towing behind me than for pushing in
front..useless awkward thing..don't miss it.

Surely the ideal is a "Hover" barrow so you have no weight to struggle with.

Friends of ours have a very ancient (pre-war?) engine-powered barrow
in perfect working order and frequent use by their gardener; the
operator rides on footplates iirc. Can't remember the make.

Janet.

The message
from "David Hill" contains these
words:

Whilst pulling is more mechanically efficient, by Pushing you are able to
observe the load/child and can react much faster.
With a barrow if it had 2 wheels then pulling may be a better option.

I sometimes tow my curent one-wheel barrow. I used to have a
two-wheeler which was more use for towing behind me than for pushing in
front..useless awkward thing..don't miss it.

Surely the ideal is a "Hover" barrow so you have no weight to struggle with.

Friends of ours have a very ancient (pre-war?) engine-powered barrow
in perfect working order and frequent use by their gardener; the
operator rides on footplates iirc. Can't remember the make.

Janet.

The message
from "David Hill" contains these
words:

Whilst pulling is more mechanically efficient, by Pushing you are able to
observe the load/child and can react much faster.
With a barrow if it had 2 wheels then pulling may be a better option.

I sometimes tow my curent one-wheel barrow. I used to have a
two-wheeler which was more use for towing behind me than for pushing in
front..useless awkward thing..don't miss it.

Surely the ideal is a "Hover" barrow so you have no weight to struggle with.

Friends of ours have a very ancient (pre-war?) engine-powered barrow
in perfect working order and frequent use by their gardener; the
operator rides on footplates iirc. Can't remember the make.

Janet.

On 11 Mar 2004 00:58:08 -0800, (s.cieraad) said:

] I hope this is posted to the right group, it was the closest thing I
] could find that was related...
]
] 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. Please help me and e-mailing it to me, I would be
] extremely grateful
]

The old fashioned kind with straight removable sides. Mine is ancient, has
a metal wheel, is hard to push, but holds a huge amount and is dead easy to
empty just where you want it. Whole thing's made of wood, except the wheel
and where a previous owner covered the bed with old sheet metal. Don't know
how old it is, I inherited it when I bought the house...

-E
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On 11 Mar 2004 00:58:08 -0800, (s.cieraad) said:

] I hope this is posted to the right group, it was the closest thing I
] could find that was related...
]
] 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. Please help me and e-mailing it to me, I would be
] extremely grateful
]

The old fashioned kind with straight removable sides. Mine is ancient, has
a metal wheel, is hard to push, but holds a huge amount and is dead easy to
empty just where you want it. Whole thing's made of wood, except the wheel
and where a previous owner covered the bed with old sheet metal. Don't know
how old it is, I inherited it when I bought the house...

-E
--
Emery Davis
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On 11 Mar 2004 00:58:08 -0800, (s.cieraad) said:

] I hope this is posted to the right group, it was the closest thing I
] could find that was related...
]
] 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. Please help me and e-mailing it to me, I would be
] extremely grateful
]

The old fashioned kind with straight removable sides. Mine is ancient, has
a metal wheel, is hard to push, but holds a huge amount and is dead easy to
empty just where you want it. Whole thing's made of wood, except the wheel
and where a previous owner covered the bed with old sheet metal. Don't know
how old it is, I inherited it when I bought the house...

-E
--
Emery Davis
You can reply to
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