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My dad uses this model to move wood. It works well. Never broken the bucket yet.
Dam, he has enough of them to choose from,lol.
My dad uses this model to move wood. It works well. Never broken the bucket yet.
The industry standard for professional use is the Jackson™ 6CF Steel Wheelbarrow, model M6. This 6CF steel tray is relied upon by professionals for its durable performance. These models come with a variety of features such as pneumatic tubed tires, flat free tires, ball bearings, extra large wood handles and heavy duty undercarriage with "leg stabilizers" to make the wheelbarrow up to 4 times more tip resistant.
This looks like a darn good wheelbarrow. It's large, made of steel, and seems perfect for your purposes. The model number is M6T22.
Damn I'm tempted to buy one of these rather than screwing around with the POS plastic HD junk I've been patching back together every year...
I just called my local Ace Hardware, they can get this model for me in a couple days at a cost of $130. Expensive, but probably money well spent in the long run!
On a related note, a friend of mine swears by the two wheeled wheelbarrows. He keeps telling me how much better they are. Anyone have any feedback on those? I don't have any experience with them, but they don't look very well suited to all terrain usage or HD work. Thoughts?
I just looked up the model HD carries:Well it looks like a nice unit, that Jackson. Looks like HD has them so maybe I'll upgrade. Doesn't seeem like such a kick in the shorts when you are just laying out $39 fresh since theres $70 store credit or whatever. But ouch. Get what you pay for I spose.
Ah well. off to HD
Damn I'm tempted to buy one of these rather than screwing around with the POS plastic HD junk I've been patching back together every year...
I just called my local Ace Hardware, they can get this model for me in a couple days at a cost of $130. Expensive, but probably money well spent in the long run!
On a related note, a friend of mine swears by the two wheeled wheelbarrows. He keeps telling me how much better they are. Anyone have any feedback on those? I don't have any experience with them, but they don't look very well suited to all terrain usage or HD work. Thoughts?
Yep, I got one of those two wheeled jobbies, and after having one I wouldnt go back to a single wheel one.You just lift and push, no straining with trying to balance an uneven load, no dumping it over with a bunch of wood in it as you are throwing it in.
If you are pushing it through a lot of obstacles, or maybe through snow, then maybe it would be a pain.
but other than that, I wouldnt own another single wheelbarrow after having this around.
http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92536&d=1236785434I would tash the plastic tub and mod it from the frame up.
Here is my wood hauler...it works for me. All I have to do is replace some of the 1x2's every couple of years. As you can see it needs some replaced.
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Fellas this is your best bet.I would tash the plastic tub and mod it from the frame up.
Here is my wood hauler...it works for me. All I have to do is replace some of the 1x2's every couple of years. As you can see it needs some replaced.
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Yep sure did. It was a old wheelbarrow that I trashed hauling wood. The orignial metal tub got beat up and rusted out....so I modified it to suit my purose of hauling wood. It will hold more wood that can be lifted, so I have to be carefull on how much wood I load.http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92536&d=1236785434
JAL,
Did you build this? I like it!
Shari
If anybody's interested here is the link to a brick wheelbarrow. I think that it's a better wood hauler than the standard wheelbarrow.
http://www.industromart.com/new_page_33.htm
If anybody's interested here is the link to a brick wheelbarrow. I think that it's a better wood hauler than the standard wheelbarrow.
http://www.industromart.com/new_page_33.htm
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