Makita Wheel Barrow

[John Morris]

My goodness! We certainly are getting fancy with our wheel barrows aren't we? I am not sure what to think of this, I guess perhaps if I had physical limitations and needed the assistance, but jeez, how many of these do you think they have sold?

 

Thinking more on it, perhaps for very heavy loads? Concrete etc? I've never seen this on any jobsite I been on, been building bridges and roads for over 20 years and the guys still use a traditional wheel barrow to haul around odds n ends and the occasional mortar mix.

 

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

I've seen  motorized ones for concrete, but they were gas engines. I can't imagine those batteries lasting very long if the loads were that heavy.

[John Morris]

6 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I've seen  motorized ones for concrete

All the years Fred, I've never seen one period! But I'm in large structures construction, if you need a load of crete or mortar they just call on the loader to bring it over or it's a huge bucket strapped to a crane and dropped right at their feet. 

 

[Smallpatch]

John walking a wheel barrow full of liquid concrete through a job site you know how very hard it is to keep the wheel barrow from tipping over. I'm afraid folks that use this type will have a learning curve to muster....

and like Fred says the motorized models have a much wider wheel base to make up for the guys not there to keep them from tipping over.

These might end up for the ladies of the house transporting their heavy flower pots from one place to the other. The ones that might weigh a pound or less...

[Larry Buskirk]

...If they sold one, it would be more than I'd buy! 

[lew]

This is something I'd expect from Festool!

[FlGatorwood]

This tool has been around for years.  Not for my wallet or bank account.

 

https://www.drpower.com/power-equipment/powerwagons

 

 

[Gunny]

31 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

This tool has been around for years.  Not for my wallet or bank account.

 

https://www.drpower.com/power-equipment/powerwagons

 

 

 

 

Me either, do I look like I won the lottery?

 

[FlGatorwood]

Yep, and on a beach in Puerto Rico.  LOL

[HandyDan]

Price may sound more reasonable if say you were hosting a party and you filled it full of ice cold beer and kept the quests well supplied.  

[Larry Buskirk]

7 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Price may sound more reasonable if say you were hosting a party and you filled it full of ice cold beer and kept the quests well supplied.  

If I bought that the guests would have to BYOB.

[Gunny]

2 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

If I bought that the guests would have to BYOB.

 

 

Probably happen anyway because they would show up having heard you did something magical, SPENT SOME CASH!!   

 

Or because the neighbor posted on social media, look what my crazy neighbor bought.

 

It's a toss up...  

 

[Larry Buskirk]

2 minutes ago, Gunny said:

 

 

Probably happen anyway because they would show up having heard you did something magical, SPENT SOME CASH!!   

 

Or because the neighbor posted on social media, look what my crazy neighbor bought.

 

It's a toss up...  

 

...More likely look what the nutcase is up to now. 

[Gunny]

25 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

...More likely look what the nutcase is up to now. 

 

Is this a club?  Do we have t shirts??

[Gunny]

37 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

...More likely look what the nutcase is up to now. 

 

[Larry Buskirk]

1 minute ago, Gunny said:

 

Especially when I do it with this. 

[Al B]

Looking at the construction  of the wheelbarrow I'd say it isn't designed for heavy loads. Looks like a really small load capacity. Why bother?

[DuckSoup]

15 hours ago, Al B said:

Why bother?

Sadly some contractors will weigh the cost of these against the cost of some lightweight's injury claim and find it to be worth the investment.