slippery wheelbarrow handles

[Erik B]

During the winter when I am using my wheelbarrow to bring wood to the house, I struggle to hold on to the handles because my gloves are a bit slick on smooth wood. I have thought about using the kind of tape used on hockey sticks or bike handles. What have you found that works best for improving "traction" on smooth wood wheelbarrow handles?

 

[olyman]

During the winter when I am using my wheelbarrow to bring wood to the house, I struggle to hold on to the handles because my gloves are a bit slick on smooth wood. I have thought about using the kind of tape used on hockey sticks or bike handles. What have you found that works best for improving "traction" on smooth wood wheelbarrow handles?

coarse steel wool. to roughen it a bit...

 

[chucker]

let the handles dry good and paint with a good heavy coat of oil base and sprinkle course sand on them !! nonskid handles! also could use the tape with nonskid texture for steps...

 

[CentaurG2]

Good old Palmers might mounds will probably do the trick (http://www.boardridersguide.com/surf-1/essentials/mrs-palmers-mighty-mounds-surfboard-wax). If you have trouble locating this stuff, pine pitch and some dirt will also work.

 

[JimMorrison]

The white athletic or medical tape you are thinking of should work great. The old school good stuff, with real threads in it.

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

Some of those grip gloves? They are normally kind of light so just change them from your heavys if you use those to handle wood. Should last a lot longer that way. I used to feed hogs outside everyday I can't say as I ever had that problem and I just used leather gloves.

 

[moondoggie]

Eat more weaties

 

[Erik B]

Some of those grip gloves? They are normally kind of light so just change them from your heavys if you use those to handle wood. Should last a lot longer that way. I used to feed hogs outside everyday I can't say as I ever had that problem and I just used leather gloves.

I have a pair of leather winter gloves I use when bringing wood to the house and don't want to use two pair of gloves just to get some wood. If grip gloves would also stand up to handling split wood, that might make a difference.

 

[woodworker501]

Electrical rubberized friction tape.

 

[Jere39]

Atlas Nitrile gloves work for me down to about 25°, then the insulated version is good to about 15° (my h/w store switched vendor last year, but these look and feel the same). Below 15°, I just build a fire and sit by it till the weather improves.

In my experience, these last longer than leather gloves by a significant amount, work well when the wood is wet or dry, aren't slippery, and the best part, they are cheap. I always wear out my left gloves first for some reason.

 

[unclemoustache]

I second the idea of mixing sand and paint, but make sure you scuff the wood with sandpaper first, then use primer, then sand/paint.

 

[Philbert]

I use the hockey tape on lots of stuff. Works good on long handled snow shovels and ice choppers. Wrapped the metal handle on my snow thrower too (can't use foam due to the 'deadman' switch). When it wears off, add more.

Philbert

 

[Philbert]

This is also a cool product that I have seen demonstrated. They pivot.

http://simplydumpit.com/



Philbert

 

[Gugi47]

Try to find some hose to slide over or:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rubber-Coat...607036?hash=item58e25905bc:g:17IAAOSw-kdXxylO
Good luck

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Atlas Nitrile gloves work for me down to about 25°, then the insulated version is good to about 15° (my h/w store switched vendor last year, but these look and feel the same). Below 15°, I just build a fire and sit by it till the weather improves.
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In my experience, these last longer than leather gloves by a significant amount, work well when the wood is wet or dry, aren't slippery, and the best part, they are cheap. I always wear out my left gloves first for some reason.

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What I use. Good to -15* colder than ghat I find indoor work.

 

[Cody]

Something like this maybe?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006LRUGDM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Little Al]

Roll of grip tape will do the trick

 

[Motorsen]

Pine resin! And lots of it. After the first trip the gloves will be secured to the wheelbarrow. Next time just slip your hands into the comfy and grippy handle.

 

[milkman]

One word, Atlas gloves, o wait that's 2 words. The coated ones work and outlast leather by quite a bit.

 

[Philbert]

Something like this maybe?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006LRUGDM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3M Cold Shrink Tubing
http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/288559O/catalog-lv-coldshrink.pdf
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/EMDCI/Home/Products/ProductCatalog/?N=5434727&rt=r3

Philbert