Save yer Back !

It is a well known gardening phenomenon that bags of compost and planters , get heavier each year . After heaving a newly potted hosta accross the lawn , I thought I need a hand truck . A quick search on Ebay found this for £18 . It folds up to nothing and can carry 80kg. It will be great on my paths , drive and patio . Need to work out the logistics of getting around the steps to the back of the house . May need to be careful if the lawn is still soggy early season . I can't wait to try it out

 

I bought one of those some years ago Harry, got to admit it was the fact it folded up that drew me into buying it.
However after a while I kind of found a slight snag with it on anything that is slightly heavy.

It is difficult to get it tipped backwards so the load is over the wheels, as it just rolls around.

I eventually bought a normal sack barrow with a axle that you can put your foot on as you tip it backwards.

 

It may help if you put say a piece of 2 x2 timber to act as chocs and put your foot on that.

I have had one for around 10 years (just a cheap one) and have found it indispensable, have shifted cookers etc with it and was great when I moved house. Ideal for grow bags large flower pots etc around the garden. The one I have also can be adjusted to make a 4 wheel trolley.

After all these years and misuse one wheel needs replaced, the inner bush has gone, it still works although slightly wobbly and if I cant find a replacement wheel I will make one out of wood :-)

£19 on ebay, free delivery.

 

This is what I use now for shifting pots around, to be honest it wasn't that expensive, but cant remember how much.
The pneumatic tyres run so much better than solid ones, even up steps, and it has proper bearings, it can just about handle most of my bigger pots, although a bigger base to take the pots would have been nice.
I've considered getting someone to weld up an extension piece to the base, but not got round to it yet.

 

That's like the trolleys we have in the works for small packages. The axle and pneumatic tyres are a definite plus , but my little one packs away to nothing. I am going to have a play with mine after the holiday weekend to see how usable it is .

 

Just had a go this week with the little fold up trolley . It worked fine moving some containers around You can steady the trolley by putting your foot on the back of the tray , as you tilt it back . So as long as your load is not to big and out of balance this does the job .

 

I've some like yours Pete.

The pumped tyres are brill. Wouldn't ever get a solid wheel one now.