Topic: One wheel on my wagon...

[triffid]

My Christmas prezzy has arrived -- yay!   ;D
Yep, my long-awaited wheelbarrow... well, WheelEasy, to be correct, is here.

This wonderful beast will carry 350lb and you can load it by dragging/ shovelling stuff in at ground level rather than having to lift it first. Great not only for compost, woodchips etc, but also for bee things.  :)

Oooh, I am so happy (and no one here really understands)!

[Blue Bird]

Really like your one wheeler !!! how compact is it when not in use?

might ask the Easter Bunny for one !!! But how expensive??? ??? ???

[triffid]

Umm, I don't think you could describe it as compact, exactly.
It's 5 foot 10 inches, from nose to tail.

But it makes a nice narrow bundle, once you've collapsed the handles in toward one another (as easy as "one, two; job done!") 
And it'll go in the car, which is more than a standard barrow of that capacity would!

I know Allsop make a smaller "Lite" version but I've not actually seen it myself.

If you want to have a better look at the big WheelEasy, it's is on sale at the moment from the lovely people at Two Wests and Elliott, at £69.95 (with delivery at a v reasonable £5.)

http://www.twowests.co.uk/TwoWestsSite/product/TOWEYC.htm


I just want to run down to the allotments and start lumping things around in it.

Trouble is, I'd need a boat to get to my plot!  ::)

[triffid]

Just took Small Triff for a race up and down the road.
So I can say for sure that the barrow will handle 4 stone 8 lb in comfort  ;D

[Yellow Petals]

They're also available through Amazon at £49.95.  Not sure what postage is though.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Would a (very) heavy wooden box about 20 inches square fit inside? If so, it might be just what I need for moving bee boxes.

[triffid]

Hi Robert,

Hope this answers your question  ;D
No brood boxes or heavy supers available at this time of year of course, but here's a National super for reference. Easy-peasy.



The bees are the principal reason that I wanted this one, rather than a conventional barrow. You can slide hive boxes into place and lift them so gently -- kinder to the bees and the beekeeper's back.    :)

 

[triffid]

They're also available through Amazon at £49.95.  Not sure what postage is though.

Just had a look on Amazon, YP, and that's the little brother of the one I've got  ;)
(which I don't think would be quite roomy enough for bee boxes, though I could be mistaken.)


Here are both together to compare:

http://www.allsopgarden.com/garden/wheeleasy

[Robert_Brenchley]

Hi Robert,

Hope this answers your question  ;D
No brood boxes or heavy supers available at this time of year of course, but here's a National super for reference. Easy-peasy.

It looks ideal, and cheaper than a lot of the dedicated hive barrows I've seen. I assume it'll carry a 12x14 broodbox full of bees and brood without any risk of breaking. As I'm sure you realise, shifting those things is no joke at all!

[triffid]

I don't think the weight even of a full deep brood box is going to cause it a problem...     Allsops rate it for loads of up to 350lb    ;D

The only thing I'd want to do is to be careful of loading sharp things in carelessly. Though the material looks incredibly strong, I must say.