Monday
28Sep2009
True Temper All Steel Wheelbarrow
Mon, September 28, 2009 at 6:00
Or, Tricks Are For Kids?
RecycleBill bought a wheelbarrow almost 30 years ago. Over the years I hauled dirt, mulch, concrete, scrap metal, engines, rock, brick and no telling what else. Okay, I hauled manure too.
In all those years I only had to pump up the occasional flat tire and even though that old wheelbarrow spent every day of its life outside its steel tub never rusted through thanks in part to an occasional can of paint. But alas, about a year ago the wooden handles rotted away and my trusty one wheeler was no more. A friend came to my rescue with a used wheelbarrow but in only a few months its plastic tub was broken and beyond repair so a couple of months ago I took the plunge and bought an all-steel True Temper Wheelbarrow with flat proof tires from my local big box retailer.
Shown here next to the concrete I just poured after mixing it in its tub is my new True Temper Landscaper Tough wheelbarrow. I like it because it's big, will never get a flat tire and is 100% steel except for the tire and the handgrips. If this baby doesn't last 30 years I'll eat it. To date I've moved loads in excess of 320 lbs (Four 80 lb bags of concrete plus water) with no detectable bending of the handles. And if you've ever pushed a wheelbarrow with flexing handles you know how important that is.
Steel is the most recycled metal in the world so with maximum recyclability added to an expected long life this looks like a greener choice in wheelbarrows than wooden handles, plastic tubs and air-filled, prone-to-go-flat tires.
The photo below? That's Buddy enjoying Cheerios for breakfast because Tricks are for kids.
RecycleBill bought a wheelbarrow almost 30 years ago. Over the years I hauled dirt, mulch, concrete, scrap metal, engines, rock, brick and no telling what else. Okay, I hauled manure too.
In all those years I only had to pump up the occasional flat tire and even though that old wheelbarrow spent every day of its life outside its steel tub never rusted through thanks in part to an occasional can of paint. But alas, about a year ago the wooden handles rotted away and my trusty one wheeler was no more. A friend came to my rescue with a used wheelbarrow but in only a few months its plastic tub was broken and beyond repair so a couple of months ago I took the plunge and bought an all-steel True Temper Wheelbarrow with flat proof tires from my local big box retailer.
Shown here next to the concrete I just poured after mixing it in its tub is my new True Temper Landscaper Tough wheelbarrow. I like it because it's big, will never get a flat tire and is 100% steel except for the tire and the handgrips. If this baby doesn't last 30 years I'll eat it. To date I've moved loads in excess of 320 lbs (Four 80 lb bags of concrete plus water) with no detectable bending of the handles. And if you've ever pushed a wheelbarrow with flexing handles you know how important that is.
Steel is the most recycled metal in the world so with maximum recyclability added to an expected long life this looks like a greener choice in wheelbarrows than wooden handles, plastic tubs and air-filled, prone-to-go-flat tires.
The photo below? That's Buddy enjoying Cheerios for breakfast because Tricks are for kids.
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