Wheelbarrow trick for newbs like me.

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Babaganoosh

Babaganoosh

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Last year was my first in my house and the first ever with a wood stove. I've used my wheelbarrow a lot for firewood hauling and yesterday my buddy showed me a trick to carry more with each load.

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Then keep topping to it off.

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You can actually add a few more pieces to that but you get the point. I've halved the amount of trips I take.
 
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Mind. Blown.
 
I have similar to Dix's unit- but I added gas motor power drive to it. That works well - now I need to add a back wheel so I do not have lift it with a full load. Mostly gets used where I can not get in with any other type power equipment and short runs from splitting to stacking area. As I keep a two month + supply right out the back door in season I am good there and a 2 day supply close by the stove in a cart ( about 6ft away before anyone gets there shorts wadded up). We all develope little time saving steps for our particular set up over time.
 
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That trick is so simple, have used it for years, and thought everyone did that! Kudos for spreading the word.
 
Dually barrows are not nearly as maneuverable in tight spaces, or for running up a plank. I've never had issues balancing a wheelbarrow, even loaded heavy with gravel or concrete, so I've never understood why people like the dually.
 
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I've been able to stack quite a bit in a Wheel Barrow using that method.....until I hit a freakin' tree root....you can figure out what happens from there
 
Thanks for sharing the higher capacity trick for the Mexican dump truck. I'll be using it next week if the weather is cool enough to start moving my wood.
 
I have a regular steel wheelbarrow and an Ace 10 cu ft dually. They both have their uses. Fully loaded over anything that isn't smooth, the dually is WAY easier to handle.
 
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Not only that...if you bias the load a little more toward the front, it will balance over the wheel a bit more and make the weight you lift at the handles a little lighter.
 
Ashful said:
Dually barrows are not nearly as maneuverable in tight spaces, or for running up a plank. I've never had issues balancing a wheelbarrow, even loaded heavy with gravel or concrete, so I've never understood why people like the dually.
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I've never had a problem with a dually in an eight foot alley way, with horses comin' & going, easy in, easy out, and it can work with one hand.
 
Jan Pijpelink said:
ACE made those for people who have a few before they start doing some yard work.
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Sorry, not buying it :p

Horse on a lead in left hand, pushing dually with the right, drop wheel barrow, get horse in stall, pick up muck rake in left hand, push dually with right .....ain't getting done after a few;)
 
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Not sure my poor old back could handle too many loads like that!
 
Adkjake said:
Not sure my poor old back could handle too many loads like that!
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It's not really heavy. If you go too high you can feel it being slightly top heavy especially if you put too much weight to one side but it's really not hard to manage unless you have a bunch of big bumps or dips to go over. I've gotta drop I gotta go down but it's not horrible.


A dually and this method would haul a very large amount and be very easy to handle. I'm thinking of trying to bring my single wheel back and get the dually because the grips on the handlebars keep pulling off
 
Beer Belly said:
I've been able to stack quite a bit in a Wheel Barrow using that method.....until I hit a freakin' tree root....you can figure out what happens from there
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Been there, done that as I went ass over tea kettle over the top of the wheel barrow as I went down a slight grade, left me a nice gash on my shin...you're welcome for that visual!
 
I've been using a large garden cart for about the last 15 yrs. Just rebuilt it last year. It hauls a ton of wood without worry of spillage and it rides on two large diameter bicycle tires which roll over rough terrain easily. The cart is great for garden and yard waste cleanup too. The end is removable to accommodate longer branches.

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begreen said:
I've been using a large garden cart for about the last 15 yrs. Just rebuilt it last year. It hauls a ton of wood without worry of spillage and it rides on two large diameter bicycle tires which roll over rough terrain easily. The cart is great for garden and yard waste cleanup too. The end is removable to accommodate longer branches.

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My father made one of these 45 years ago to attach to my bicycle when I had a newspaper round back in The Netherlands.
 
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That's pretty cool. I had to schlep my newspapers in an over the shoulder carry bag. I hated holiday editions.
 
Not sure exaclty how the saying goes but something like: The diligent will work themselves to death and the lazy will carry themselves to death.

I am lazy too:)
 
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