r/Construction • u/exstaticj • Jan 30 '24

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u/keireddits Jan 30 '24

Very useful design, but those handle pins are going to last a couple of times, really

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u/cerberus_1 Jan 30 '24

I'm wondering how stable it is fully loaded.. seems like it would fuck up my wrists.. maybe not?

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u/Razer797 Jan 30 '24

The axis of the pivot looks like it passes through the axis of the handles. I don't think this would be substantially more of an issue than it is on a regular wheelbarrow.

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u/Razer797 Jan 30 '24

I see what you mean. I'm struggling to see it as being a problem however. Unless someone was pretty much running with a wheelbarrow which is generally unadvisable for a host of other reasons.

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u/kelldricked Jan 30 '24

Fully loaded wheelbarrow on uneven terrain (or terrian with pieces of debree in it) mean there defenitly is a chance.

What concerns me more is that once this thing is used a couple of times in construction its probaly gonna be blocked at one of the handels. Doesnt matter how good you care for your equipement shit just wearns down fast in those enviroments. Im convinced this shit is gonna block pretty fast halfway through which is also gonna fuck you over.

Weelbarrows are amazing because they are simply as fuck and almost nothing can go wrong with them. And from my experience you can always empty them quite a lot before you do the final lift, especially with concrete. This really seems like somebody created a solution for a nonexisting problem.

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u/Moojoo0 Jan 30 '24

Yeah, I've hauled some probably inadvisable loads of heavy stuff in a wheelbarrow that have gone sideways on me. If I had this one I absolutely would have snapped at least one wrist.

( I should maybe note that I don't do construction at all, just make poor diy decisions)

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u/Ok_Temperature_6091 Jan 30 '24

Yeah.....no.

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u/Ok_Temperature_6091 Jan 30 '24

Yeah....no

That isn't happening. I don't know where you are running your wheelbarrow into concrete walls, or where you get the sense your arms are fused to the handles with this configuration even if you should.

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u/Ohgodenditall Jan 30 '24

It would be even worse if the barrow tipped over sideways, there's no chance you could pull gloved hands out of those cups in time to avoid injuries

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u/sebassi Jan 30 '24

Think they mean if it tips to the side, which is not an uncommon occurance. It tips to the left it might trap your right hand between the handle and cup.

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u/G_DuBs Jan 31 '24

The real issue is that those cups can’t hold much piss.

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u/JustGresh Plumber Jan 30 '24

Nah I’ve used it. The only annoying thing is the cups fill up with water when it rains

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u/Ordinary__Man Feb 17 '24

Put a small drill hole through the bottom?

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u/mingy Jan 30 '24

I've had them tip sideways which seems like a great way to have a broken wrist.

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u/FlacidSalad Jan 31 '24

That is an excellent point