That's it, I've had enough. I'm buying an electric wheelbarrow

[Roger440]

I bought a tracked electric barrow, Google mule.

 

Got to say it's been fantastic. Will shift 250kg over almost any terrain, certainly places I'd never have got a wheelbarrow.

 

As you observed, pricey.

[ToughButterCup]

Well, I bit the bullet : 1 tonne moved a hundred meters or so . 

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you

 

The Age Appropriate Wheelbarrow

(Branding deliberately removed by AI )

[saveasteading]

1 hour ago, ToughButterCup said:

 I give you

Very generous.

Is that the one i see about £550?

 

How is it over rough terrain, or soft?

[SteamyTea]

40 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

How is it over rough terrain, or soft

 

 

[-rick-]

2 hours ago, ToughButterCup said:

Well, I bit the bullet : 1 tonne moved a hundred meters or so . 

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you

 

Congrats. Work smarter not harder!

 

Always surprised when I see people manual handling relatively large amounts of stuff when there is a machine that can be easily hired/bought and can do the job in a fraction of the time. Sure, money is a factor but in so many cases using the machine works out cheaper even if you don't value your time/health.

[ToughButterCup]

58 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

...

How is it over rough terrain, or soft?

 

 

Over 2" stone , loosely compacted driveway : the bogie wheel digs in

Over 20mm stone the bogie wheel digs in too. 

Up a 20% slope loaded with two wrigglers giggling their little heads off - OK as long as they  moved their weight over the drive shaft

 

10 minutes ago, -rick- said:

...  using the machine works out cheaper even if you don't value your time/health.

 

I'm thinking about  'age-appropriateness' in terms of keeping myself out of the NHS's hair. 

 

[Conor]

I had 5tonnes of sand and soil to move to the back of the house two weeks ago. we deliberately ensured we have vehicular access to all parts of the garden. I hitched the trailer up to the car and got shovelling  

[Gone West]

6 hours ago, ToughButterCup said:

The Age Appropriate Wheelbarrow

We bought one of those a couple of months ago. We've shifted several tons so far, including 150 sandbags filled with soil. The garden varies in height by 16m, so with lots of slopes and terraces it's knackering using a normal wheelbarrow. Wish we had bought one earlier.

[SimonD]

I bough one of these when we started the built. On mine the sides and front fold down flat for extra carrying capacity. Can't believe how useful it's been:

[ToughButterCup]

Not at all jealous. Not one single  ...spit ... bit

[Pocster]

On 08/05/2026 at 17:16, SimonD said:

I bough one of these when we started the built. On mine the sides and front fold down flat for extra carrying capacity. Can't believe how useful it's been:

I want this . I don’t know why as my builds complete , but I want it 

[SteamyTea]

24 minutes ago, Pocster said:

I want this . I don’t know why as my builds complete , but I want it 

It is cheaper than a memory stick in your eyes.

So get a dozen.