wheelbarrow reviews?

 My trusty old barrow is beginning to get holes in it. I have been out to
see some and they are really quite shallow, absolutely useless for
putting hedge cuttings or bulky light stuff.

Anyone care to recommend a version I should consider?
I'm not that tall but did think of a builder's barrow. Prefer a
steel/metal one rather than those dozy plastic ones.

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

 

We have one, a builder's barrow, made by the Walsall Wheelbarrow Company I
think it is. (Tooooooo wet to go and look now). Pneumatic tyre, long
handles, handles beautifully, quite deep, BUT and it is a huge BUT, the
metal was rusty when they made it and all they did was to give it a quick
spray of paint. Now VERY rusty with the rim of the barrow 'breaking off'

Mike


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Yes a builders barrow would be by far the best of anything I have ever
seen.
I have had one since the kids were young and they used to push eachother
around in it. So you don't have to be very tall.

A builders merchant(where propper builders get supplies from) would be by
far the best place. B&Q, Screwfix and the like would be very far from
ideal, they might look the same but thats where it ends.

Hope this helps.

Baz

 
I don't bother with builders barrows any more.

They are fine as barrows, but the metal tray rusts around the rivets
connecting it to the frame. Probably not  a problem for builders as they
have probably trashed them well before that happens, but in a garden
much more likely to happen eventually. I've had  two now whose frames
were fine, but the tray had rusted away to much.

So I much prefer plastic (polypropylene normally and very tough and
hardwearing and lasts for years. If I was goign for steel I'd looked for
galvanised tray, rather than the normal painted builders barrow ones.
But really I think polypro makes a much better tray for general garden
use.

I bought a plastic one a year or 2 ago.

A Maingate Countryman Cruiser, 2nd one down:

<http://www.maingate.co.uk/acatalog/County_Barrows.html>


They also do a  similar bigger one, the Countryman. There are also
bigger AGri/Equine ones and sturdier site barrows.

Frame is galvanised, wheel has decent bearing and inner tube, seems to
be nicely balanced. My only complaint is that whilst the main frame is
galvanised and rust free, I think the supporting struts for the front of
the tray must be painted silver as they have quite a bit of rust now I
notice. I will stick some paint on over the inter at some point.

I think I got mine from Greenfingers, but can't be sure:

<http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/product.asp?dept_id  0348&pf_id=
LS4081D>



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Chris French

 
Ell now you've gone and done it, I love the County Countryman - 130-165
ltr: looks as good as my friend's French made stable wheelbarrows she
uses for the horses.
I did have a plastic one once but it split at the front carrying council
paving slabs. I think 3 at once did for it ..........


Will bookmark page and consider though Thanks Chris.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk