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john of wessex
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Ty Gwyn
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onemanband
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Posted: Mon May 06, 13 12:35 am Post subject: |
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[quote="Ty Gwyn:1339634"]
john of wessex wrote: |
Builders Barrow.
Nothing else will do[/quote
I don`t think they even make proper builders barrows anymore,the folded metal type,well i ain`t seen any around for years.
What they term builders barrows today,are rubbish,the tubs wear and rot in no time,i have a frame and wheel graveyard,lol. |
Yep - builders barrows, they don't make things like they used to, and I got a graveyard too.
It's got to be a Haemmerlin ....like this
https://www.birstall.co.uk/products/whae039.html?gclid=CJfSz6SUgLcCFSXLtAodBA4Ahw
There are cheaper Haemerlins but you want it to shift rocks and it to last for years.
metal wheel with metal bushes is what you need
plastic wheels are crap for moving weight. I bought a cheap(�35) barrow to get a job done - moved a couple of ton and plastic wheel and bushes were knackered. And the handles flexed under load, so I had no control. And the front bar bashed into kerbs cos it was too low. Did the job then flogged it on ebay "poor quality, but low mileage" for a fiver, then bought another Haemmerlin.
Haemerlins come as tubeless so when you get a puncture you're best to fit a tube - a couple of quid on e-bay.
I use 2 Haemerlins. One good one and one for concrete and mortar - the later is like Trigger's broom and is over ten years old. |
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Ty Gwyn
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 4613 Location: Lampeter
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Posted: Mon May 06, 13 11:05 am Post subject: |
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They do look the best of what is available today,
What is the width of the tub?
Reason i ask,i bought a barrow,must have been early 70`s,this was the bees knee`s,similar to the one you showed,but was wider,in that you had to tilt going through a 2ft 6in doorway,but what a barrow,made of steel not Tin,yet not really heavy,but you could carry a huge load,because the balance was there.
Lasted over 20yrs,before a bit of repair was needed,the Pig muck finishes them all off in the end,rotting out the bolt holes that hold the tub down. |
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onemanband
Joined: 26 Dec 2010 Posts: 1473 Location: NCA90
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