Do power barrows work in mud?

[katetmouse]

I am thinking of buying a power wheelbarrow to help with my VERY long push to the muck heap. I have telephoned to ask the makers if they work in mud but they were a bit cagey in their answer, just said that the barrow has a big robust wheel. I just wondered if anyone had tried one in the mud?

 

[Penny Less]

I have a power barrow, have not tried it in very deep mud, but was ok in light mud (if there is such a thing) I found it not good on hilly ground on a slight slope is OK. Found it slightly annoying as I can walk faster than it moves ! Depends on the make though I suppose.ssume its a battery powered not petrol

 

[turnbuckle]

What make is it?

And what powers it?

Belle make big meaty petrol ones which look like mini dumper trucks but not cheap.

Wondering if you could convert a rotavator, plenty of cheap old ones around....

 

[paddy555]

I have a power barrow, have not tried it in very deep mud, but was ok in light mud (if there is such a thing) I found it not good on hilly ground on a slight slope is OK. Found it slightly annoying as I can walk faster than it moves ! Depends on the make though I suppose.ssume its a battery powered not petrol

I looked at them a couple of years ago and found I could walk faster than it could!

 

[katetmouse]

The one I am looking at is a Sherpa and it is £700. It says it moves at 0-4km/h. A reviewer has said it is no good for horse manure because it has to be forked out - I can see that this might be the case because when it is tipped it is perpendicular to the ground whereas you have to tip a normal wheelbarrow more to empty it. It is battery powered and another reviewer says it goes up steep stony tracks with logs, but no one knows about mud. Our mud can make it quite hard to push a barrow when loaded.

 

[katetmouse]

Thanks for your interest. It is battery powered and I prefer that as it sits a lot while I am collecting manure, plus I feel it would be quieter?

 

[turnbuckle]

Well obv it would be quieter!

Looking at the design, the front wheel looks quite grippy and you could always put bigger castors on the rear. But if you look at the frame, it comes down quite low towards the ground in front of the wheel. If you are talking mud deeper than that it will just dig itself in.

Dunno what your budget is but if you can stretch to £2-3000 I would look at what mucktruck and belle offer, much better kit.

PS Mucktruck seem to do an electric one, no idea how much it is.

 

[Penny Less]

You are right about the tipping, you do have to fork the muck out, I didn't realise that when I bought mine. It is a Sherpa, mine was £400 9 years ago! Also you have to remember to charge the battery. I left mine in the shed for the winter when I moved yards and the battery totally discharged and it cost me £70 odd for a new one. I still use it without the battery now just to muck out the stables as I struggled with an ordinary barrow having to lift it with all the muck I had to shift.