What other characteristics should we be looking for? Wide wheels? etc ...
Oh, need it for general usage, not excluding short distance transportation of soil, sand, rock and other heavy and rough materials.
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Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Wheelbarrows 2Nov 02, 2010 8:21 pm Never argue with an idiot they drag you down to their level & then beat you with experience - Dilbert View Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19733 Contract signed 14Sept Slab 30Sept Bricks laid 1Dec Lock up 26Feb Keys 10Jun Re: Wheelbarrows 10Nov 04, 2010 11:27 am I bought a self assemble polly from Bunnings. Cheap and cheerful, perfect for the DIY person. Re: Wheelbarrows 11Nov 04, 2010 6:55 pm As Fu said buy quality, Poly vs Steel would depend on main use, if for moving materials from A to B buy poly with wide wheel. If you intend to mix mortar/concrete buy steel. We use kelso poly and westmix steel and average 5- 8 years which is pretty good for daily use Landscape Design & Construction http://cherub.squarespace.com/ Re: Wheelbarrows 12Nov 04, 2010 8:06 pm Thanks, guys ![]() ![]() Yep, all well said. We are leaning towards poly (mainly because it's light and even though our old one didn't quite do well in our hands ![]() ![]() ![]() My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Wheelbarrows 14Nov 05, 2010 5:42 am And, not to mention that they all seem to be too deep and bulky (XL capcacity) - and for that price!!! Actually, it might be the steel ones at that starting price, poly may be even more expensive ![]() My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Wheelbarrows 15Oct 09, 2011 9:36 pm Lex, which one did you end up getting? We have the self assembled one from Bunnings, $50 I think. It's definitely not designed to carry full load of soil. Looking at the pile of dirt, we need a heavy duty one. We don't want to spend $200 on a wheelbarrow, but looks like anything of decent quality is in that price range. Now have to decide which one to get. Re: Wheelbarrows 16Oct 09, 2011 9:43 pm Is poly tray suitable for primarily transporting soil? I read somewhere saying avoid bolt through steel tray, I have since noticed all good quality steel trays have welded mounting points, i.e. no holes on the tray. Poly trays would have 6 holes, should that be of any concern? Re: Wheelbarrows 17Oct 10, 2011 6:52 am Peter, we got a fairly large metal one, with the widest wheel that we could find, something like 10-15cm wide. Strangely, it's been sitting assembled and brand new up until just the other day ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I think for our needs a poly one would have been just fine, just at the time it looked as if we needed a really tough one. Oh yes, we made sure not to buy one which has bolts through the tray. And it looks like this one can last a 100 years ![]() My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Wheelbarrows 18Oct 11, 2011 8:36 pm Thanks Lex! I called up Blacktown building supplies (Mitre 10), the cheapest wheelbarrow with a wide wheel they have now is $299, next one up is $449!!! For that kind of money I would expect a motorised one. ![]() Looks like Bunnings is the go. Just have to decide on poly or steel tray. Re: Wheelbarrows 19Oct 12, 2011 8:26 pm I work in construction and all we use now is westmix poly wheelbarrows - lighter, more forgiving etc. Easy to pick up and put in the back of your ute to work on your own garden! ![]() ![]() ![]() $200 or less around perth. Re: Wheelbarrows 20Oct 12, 2011 9:17 pm ![]() I work in construction and all we use now is westmix poly wheelbarrows - lighter, more forgiving etc. Are poly trays suitable for full load of soil? Will it flux or deform? 99L is pretty much the standard capacity, that's about 0.1 m³, so every cubic meter requires 10 loads (or at less on paper). I have to load 50 times, the thought is scary. |