wheelbarrow

[dawnsuth]

can you recommend a wheelbarrow. i'm thinking the plastic type with a couple of wheels. my old metal one is clapped-out. thanks.

 

[xemonsus]

Stick with the metal ones!! We have a double wheeled barrow, brought it thinking it would make things less heavy for my mum, its a nightmare!! If its full of muck (it does hold plenty when poo picking) its difficult to push and try to pull it and you catch the back of your feet on it.... a pain in the ass hate the thing!!

 

[Oliver12]

I have two wheelbarrows. A single wheel one which I use when muck picking the field and a double wheeled one for mucking out stables. So pleased I bought it as it makes mucking out so much easier when cutting out endless trips to the muck heap. Couldn't use it in the field though as previous poster said it would get too heavy full of poo.

 

[Mike007]

A muck sack is so usefull too. But does anyone still use them ?????

 

[Oliver12]

Yes I do use a muck sack but mainly for filling with clean straw to add to bed. You would have to be pretty strong to lift a muck sack full of wet bedding and poo but if there are two of you they are quite useful.

 

[stacey111]

I also was going to ask the same question as my metal on is quite shallow and i must do 7 trips to the muck heap!! i was thinking of buying the deep plastic barrow but glad i read this first as i would also use to muck the feild!

We have a quad for my 6 year old and was wondering if anyone has made or bought a barrow like thing to attach to the back of it to make it easier to muck the filed!!

Stacey x

 

[DollyDolls]

I have a really deep metal one from Travis perkins. It's huge & holds an enormous amount of hay/poo/rugs.

It was expensive, but I've had it 4yrs now & doesn't even show signs of wear (except the tyre, which is a bit bald).

The plastic ones seem a little smaller, but are so much lighter to push round the yard & you float up the muck heap rather than sink.

I HATE shallow ones, plastic or metal.

 

[Toffee44]

My BnQ one is on year number 9

 

[ttt]

Snap for the B&Q orange plastic ones. Lightweight, easy to push.

 

[trendybraincell]

I just had to replace my builders merchant metal one. It literally feel apart, mind you its been used to mix concrete and was in a barn fire...still it survived 5 years

I went with a B&Q plastic one this time

 

[dibbin]

B&Q orange plastic one for me, good size, cheap, and they last well.

 

[Ali2]

B&Q orange plastic ones are great

 

[K27]

I bought one of these on sale from here by mail order about 18 months ago when my old wheelbarrow died....

http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/product.asp?dept_id=200348&pf_id=LS6252D

It arrived in a couple of parcels and had to be put together a bit, but apart from that it's been brilliant- can fit plenty in it!

 

[Vetwrap]

Depending on how many you are mucking out and what bedding you are using, I would really recommend a tipping barrow. We have three straw beds to muck out and we would really struggle without our barrow. It is fantastic and though expensive, is worth it's weight in gold.

for bedding down, we also fill the barrow with clean straw and then sit a 1 ton builders sand sack on the top and wheel the whole lot back to the stables. That way, we can bed down two stables in one run - so saving time as well.


http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/store/products/jfc-jumbo-tipping-wheelbarrow

 

[faith123]

Mine is from countrywide and its fab - big enough to muck out a messy straw bed, the wheel is HUGE so no getting stuck in the mud and bright colours (**mine isnt pink honest **)

Even better they are in the sale!!

http://www.countrywidefarmers.co.uk/pws/ProductDetails.ice?ProductID=6914&colour=Yellow

My mum has the trusty orange b & q one which is good.... but not as big as mine

 

[D66]

I bought a fort barrow from the garden centre 20yrs ago - mainly because you can buy the wheel, frame and pan separately if a bit breaks. Never needed to, it's still going strong. We also have a large barrow and I can't shift it at all when it's full of muck.
If you get a metal barrow store it tipped up and the pan won't rust!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I've gotta cheapo plastic wheelbarrow from the nearest equestrian outlet. All the metal ones have rusted out!! But they were the men for the job; this one's as good as a nun in a punch-up IMO.

Basic advice is that the cheapest isn't gonna be the best. If you're buying, go for a good sturdy one not cheap and nasty.