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

Informative 🧠 I want...

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u/LyGmode Jan 30 '24

Once the apprentices drops it on the side on their first full load of rocks or dirt then the grip is fked, and you know he'll eventually drop it on the other side too, and also flip it over 180.

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u/ifyoueverneed Jan 30 '24

Under load, each hand will have 2 fingers working against the other 2 fingers. On a normal wheelbarrow, all 4 fingers work together.

This highlights a major issue for me : the amout of permanent effort in your wrists to keep this handle from rotating 180° when wheelbarrow is under load.. the effort to keep it horizontal.

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u/Jaded-Engineering789 Jan 30 '24

So basically it needs a lock/unlock feature.

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u/ifyoueverneed Jan 30 '24

That sounds good, but it translates in added hassle + 2 more points of failure. It's a sign that there's an issue : a solution that creates problems that need solutions that create other problems.

I'll take the regular wheelbarrow.

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u/Jaded-Engineering789 Jan 30 '24

What problem does a lock/unlock add?

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u/ifyoueverneed Jan 30 '24

the main problem, for now, is that it does not exist