The daughters are buying Mrs a wheelbarrow for her birthday. The Mrs is agonizing over wheel styles. She has only used the traditional single, standard wheel, but finds it difficult to control in a barnyard. She is looking at the two-wheel styles, and then saw a “turf tire” (wide, flat (?)) tire. Scenic Road Series Wheelbarrows | Scenic Road Manufacturing Any experience with cornering ability or difficulty to push these non-tradition styles?
Depending on what it's to be used for, I've had one of these, for years. Very stable Strongway Garden Cart 300-lb. Capacity, 7 Cu. Ft., 41in.L x 23in.W | Northern Tool + Equipment
That Gorilla Cart posted above looks great for a woman. I bought my gf a Worx Aerocart and that thing is amazingly easy. Tremendous leverage advantage. Only downside to the Aerocart is it doesn't have as much capacity as a wheelbarrow but for ease of pushing around heavy stuff, I can't imagine anything beating it. Depends on what she's going to be hauling. If you wants capacity and is stronger than skinny gals like my gf, she'll want something like the items posted above. I am, however, intrigued by those 'turf tires' you posted a link to. Looks interesting and I wonder how it handles and what the advantage is.
I can certainly see the advantage of those turf tires. It does not seem that it would be hard to corner with them but would probably take just a little more effort. For sure those would be good in soft ground or crusty snow.
Polaris side by side with a dump bed......................... 2 wheel wheel barrow. works very well. I run mine around with one hand alot.
I have a single wheel. Sister has a double wheel. I have used sister's double wheel and I prefer my single wheel. The double wheel is more stable if the load in the barrow is uneven but pushing it is not as nice as the single wheel and yes, on uneven ground it is not so nice. On that two wheel cart; it appears the front comes low to the ground, if pushing, easy for it to hit something in the way; a rock, small stump etc. I have a four wheel flat bed trolley that I use a lot and I am thinking of building a box to sit on top of it. I have pulled a lot of stones out of the property for building borders for my flower beds. I wish I had gotten two of the trolleys at the time considering they are now like $89.00. So my vote goes to a nice wagon type of cart with the front wheels able to swivel; stable, easy to pull; it is easier to pull a cart than to push a wheelbarrow.
The single wheel ones are easier to maneuver, but are less stable than a 2 wheeled one. I think most women would appreciate the gorilla cart type 4 wheeled cart over any wheelbarrow. I use my gorilla cart quite a bit and find it much easier to use than any wheelbarrow.
Thanks, everyone, for the replies - she’s been reading them and chewing on the pros and cons of the options. She has a Rhino side by side for cattle rotational grazing chores, and loves it, and she would tell you the tractor is hers. The Rhino has a dump bed but we’ve never had cause to use it (we use the tractor bucket for work like that). The wheelbarrow is for manure removal from within the barn out to a pile in the barnyard. Low ceilings keep us from using power equipment in there. There is a long walk when cleaning out with a shovel to the tractor bucket parked just outside the door.
Flamestead we have a 10 cu ft poly cart with 2 wheels and ribbed tires on it. I use it for wood in winter and we use it around the yard all year. We both find that tire style easier to push or pull through snow or mud than the wider tires that tend to push mud and snow ahead of them, especially with a heavy load. I just keep them well inflated. That’s been our experience anyway.
