Fat Tire Wheelbarrow

[walhondingnashua]

Anyone use one of the fat tire wheelbarrows. My wheelbarrow is on its second life and is pretty well shot at every part but the tub, which is heavy steel and I want to reuse. I am thinking about keeping the tub, making my own handles (I want longer ones because I am tall) and making new stands. The old rim and bearings are no good so I will buy new. The fat rims and tires are about $30 more but I like the idea of it on the snow and in the mud. Opinions?

 

[Dataman]

I put solid tire on my wheelbarrel. 25 bucks. Use it all the time for pellets in winter. I notice very little difference. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BQM1LE/?tag=hearthamazon-20

 

[festerw]

No experience with the fat tire ones but I really like the double wheel one I have. Doesn't tip and moves across wet ground well.

 

[Ashful]

That’s funny, I can’t stand those dual-wheel things. You can’t turn or maneuver them in tight spaces, and balancing a wheelbarrow has never been an issue for me. To each their own, eh?

The fat tire may help on soft ground, but will be more resistance to push on hard ground.

 

[SpaceBus]

No experience with the fat tire ones but I really like the double wheel one I have. Doesn't tip and moves across wet ground well.

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I have this same wheelbarrow! It works really well and it's easy to deal with.

 

[Montanalocal]

I have a fairly steep side sloping area to cross to my main stack. My single wheel wheelbarrow can navigate this quite well. A dual wheel barrow would not be able to do so, I would think.

 

[Dix]

No experience with the fat tire ones but I really like the double wheel one I have. Doesn't tip and moves across wet ground well.

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My "go to" for firewood & horse manure More balance, more "tonnage" for the buck.

Put my old wheel barrows "no flats" on it when I bought it 6 years ago, and they were 6 years old when I put them on. Never an issue. I do have to paint the handles this year, a first.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

That’s funny, I can’t stand those dual-wheel things. You can’t turn or maneuver them in tight spaces, and balancing a wheelbarrow has never been an issue for me. To each their own, eh?

The fat tire may help on soft ground, but will be more resistance to push on hard ground.

I'm of the same opinion w/ regard to 1 or 2 wheels. I've often wondered if those who like 2 wheels lift with their arms or shoulders. They shouldn't have any problems running a single wheel wheel barrow all day if they use their shoulders.

 

[Dix]

I'm of the same opinion w/ regard to 1 or 2 wheels. I've often wondered if those who like 2 wheels lift with their arms or shoulders. They shouldn't have any problems running a single wheel wheel barrow all day if they use their shoulders.

Actually, the lift comes from my

 

[EatenByLimestone]

ROTFLMAO! That's 1 way to do it!

 

[festerw]

That’s funny, I can’t stand those dual-wheel things. You can’t turn or maneuver them in tight spaces, and balancing a wheelbarrow has never been an issue for me. To each their own, eh?

The fat tire may help on soft ground, but will be more resistance to push on hard ground.

I'm of the same opinion w/ regard to 1 or 2 wheels. I've often wondered if those who like 2 wheels lift with their arms or shoulders. They shouldn't have any problems running a single wheel wheel barrow all day if they use their shoulders.

Sure keeping it balanced is easy on flat ground but throw in a surprise hole that nearly stops a load of gravel and it becomes a lot more difficult.

Plus I figured in 30 years I'll want all the help I can get!

 

[salecker]

Sure keeping it balanced is easy on flat ground but throw in a surprise hole that nearly stops a load of gravel and it becomes a lot more difficult.

Plus I figured in 30 years I'll want all the help I can get!

in 30 years they will have antonymous wheel barrows where all you have to do is tell it to go get wood.

 

[festerw]

in 30 years they will have antonymous wheel barrows where all you have to do is tell it to go get wood.

You're probably right but I wasn't thinking that when I bought it 10 years ago

 

[EatenByLimestone]

in 30 years they will have antonymous wheel barrows where all you have to do is tell it to go get wood.

Isn't that what kids are for?

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Just one ????? I have two single wheel and one double ..the double is great for yard cleanup .. a HD metal one is used for rocks.. and the other is almost gone .. some times with projects I wish I has another wheel barrow..

 

[Ashful]

Isn't that what kids are for?

Kids (and wheelbarrows) are useless, when you have these:



Since getting the FEL, my wheelbarrow only gets used for two tasks:

1. Mixing concrete
2. Sending the boy out in the yard to pick up sticks when he has too much energy to burn.

 

[DodgyNomad]

Bought the wife one of the PAW electric wheelbarrows a few years ago. Really works excellent, and what a back saver. Thing has a ton of power and is very well balanced. Nice in the winter, and to bring stuff up hill.

 

[SpaceBus]

Kids (and wheelbarrows) are useless, when you have these:

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Since getting the FEL, my wheelbarrow only gets used for two tasks:

1. Mixing concrete
2. Sending the boy out in the yard to pick up sticks when he has too much energy to burn.

I plan on using the tractor to mix concrete/aggregates with a PTO mixer Ina year or two. With the tractor we only use the wheel barrow for places the tractor can't get to.

 

[Ashful]

I plan on using the tractor to mix concrete/aggregates with a PTO mixer Ina year or two. With the tractor we only use the wheel barrow for places the tractor can't get to.

My concrete projects tend to be small. Basketball post footer, elevated pad in basement for some gun safes, replacing a small section of sidewalk, etc. Definitely too small to make a PTO mixer worth buying, storing, or even cleaning. Heck, for pointing work, I mix with a rubber glove in a 2 or 5 gallon pail!

What concrete work are you prep’ing to do?

 

[SpaceBus]

My concrete projects tend to be small. Basketball post footer, elevated pad in basement for some gun safes, replacing a small section of sidewalk, etc. Definitely too small to make a PTO mixer worth buying, storing, or even cleaning. Heck, for pointing work, I mix with a rubber glove in a 2 or 5 gallon pail!

What concrete work are you prep’ing to do?

The kind that doesn't involve me carrying and mixing it by hand! More specifically we want to pour a giant slab for a barn in a few years. It will be cheaper to just invest in a PTO mixer. I would also like to experiment with cob, adobe, and other "alternative" building techniques.