wheelbarrow with handbrake?

[IHateMyJob2004]

I've actually researched this and a company named Jeep Wheelbarrows USED TO MAKE such a thing.

I am currently taking dirt down a steep grade and a wheelbarrow with a hand brake would be a very nice thing to have.

At this point, I don't even care if it is a wheel barrow. Some sort of 4 wheeled item for around $100 would work as long as it has a brake.

So, can anyone help me out?

 

[lxskllr]

Make your own brake for a standard wheel barrow. It shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Make your own brake for a standard wheel barrow. It shouldn't be too difficult.

Creating a responsive break for a wheelbarrow which carries hundreds of pounds over one large wheel isn't something that the average person can just throw together. The Jeep one uses a caliper disk break.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Make your own brake for a standard wheel barrow. It shouldn't be too difficult.

If anyone has suggestions on how to do this, they are welcome. I'm sure that there are tricks to going downhill with a wheelbarrow but I haven't figured them out.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Make your own brake for a standard wheel barrow. It shouldn't be too difficult.

Creating a responsive break for a wheelbarrow which carries hundreds of pounds over one large wheel isn't something that the average person can just throw together.

I'm limited to about 80 pound loads right now because I am going downhill. I'd love to load up 200 pounds and go. It would be a huge time saver.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Make your own brake for a standard wheel barrow. It shouldn't be too difficult.

Creating a responsive break for a wheelbarrow which carries hundreds of pounds over one large wheel isn't something that the average person can just throw together.

Nah...just jury-rig something out of an old bicycle caliper brake...that ought to do the trick..until he clamps down hard on it, locks up the front wheel and it goes ass over teakettle...(like locking up the front wheel on a bicycle)

 

[lxskllr]

Just really quick, I'd use something like a wooden bar on a hinge attached to a cable that goes to one of the handles. The bar would drop on the tire, and brake it using friction. The default position would be braked, and when you squeeze the handle to move, it raises the wooden bar.

 

[I Saw OJ]

nvm

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Just really quick, I'd use something like a wooden bar on a hinge attached to a cable that goes to one of the handles. The bar would drop on the tire, and brake it using friction. The default position would be braked, and when you squeeze the handle to move, it raises the wooden bar.

I have thought about doing something along the lines of 2x4 rubbing up against the wheel. Not sure how i would do the whole thing though.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

would a georgia buggy (motorized cart) work? You can rent them.

http://delux-rental.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=29779

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Just really quick, I'd use something like a wooden bar on a hinge attached to a cable that goes to one of the handles. The bar would drop on the tire, and brake it using friction. The default position would be braked, and when you squeeze the handle to move, it raises the wooden bar.

I have thought about doing something along the lines of 2x4 rubbing up against the wheel. Not sure how i would do the whole thing though.

I thought of that in about 20". There's a lot of ways you could pull it off. Just get some junk you have lying around the house, and play with different ideas, It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to work.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

http://experttooltips.com/Wheelbarrow_Video.shtml

This shows the wheelbarrow I want in a video! I don't think it is made anymore though. I mentioned it in my first post.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
would a georgia buggy (motorized cart) work? You can rent them.

http://delux-rental.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=29779

No, I want a cheap wheelbarrow solution.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
would a georgia buggy (motorized cart) work? You can rent them.

http://delux-rental.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=29779

No, I want a cheap wheelbarrow solution.

a day's rental on a georgia buggy would be cheaper than a quality wheelbarrow.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

WTF, I asked Jeep Wheelbarrows and got a surprisingly quick response.
I asked:
I read in articles that your wheelbarrows have handbrakes but your website says nothing aobut this. So, do they have handbrakes?

Response:
Only two places have them.
Friedman's in santa rosa CA and Windy Ridge in the wolfsboro NH area.
If you have any trouble reaching them, please contact me again.


Why on Earth would you make these and only sell them at two locations? Why not Ace Hardware online or something like that? At least a place with a presence on the internet.

 

[alkalinetaupehat]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Make your own brake for a standard wheel barrow. It shouldn't be too difficult.

If anyone has suggestions on how to do this, they are welcome. I'm sure that there are tricks to going downhill with a wheelbarrow but I haven't figured them out.

Do a barrel roll.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
WTF, I asked Jeep Wheelbarrows and got a surprisingly quick response.
I asked:
I read in articles that your wheelbarrows have handbrakes but your website says nothing aobut this. So, do they have handbrakes?

Response:
Only two places have them.
Friedman's in santa rosa CA and Windy Ridge in the wolfsboro NH area.
If you have any trouble reaching them, please contact me again.


Why on Earth would you make these and only sell them at two locations? Why not Ace Hardware online or something like that? At least a place with a presence on the internet.

what are you moving?

a steep slope will cause your load to shift and pour out if it's too steep, which will limit your load anyways.

 

[Rastus]

Just put some of 1-foot 2X4's along your route as stops and go from one to the next. Or you can let some air out of the tire to make it more controllable on the grade.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Rastus
Just put some of 1-foot 2X4's along your route as stops and go from one to the next.

DAMN YOU! That might actually work. :beer: and if you don't drink

Seriously though. I will be trying that out tomorrow. This falls in the "why didn't I think of that ?" category.

1x4s might work better. Luckily, I have more than enough scrap to figure something out.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Rastus
Just put some of 1-foot 2X4's along your route as stops and go from one to the next. Or you can let some air out of the tire to make it more controllable on the grade.

Snuck an edit in I see....
Low tire pressure with 200 pounds in a wheel barrow results in a blowout fairly quickly (tire detaches from rim due to disforming of the tires shape). I learned that one from experience. Not a bad thought though.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
WTF, I asked Jeep Wheelbarrows and got a surprisingly quick response.
I asked:
I read in articles that your wheelbarrows have handbrakes but your website says nothing aobut this. So, do they have handbrakes?

Response:
Only two places have them.
Friedman's in santa rosa CA and Windy Ridge in the wolfsboro NH area.
If you have any trouble reaching them, please contact me again.


Why on Earth would you make these and only sell them at two locations? Why not Ace Hardware online or something like that? At least a place with a presence on the internet.

http://www.friedmanshome.com/g.../pages/contact_us.html

IIRC, we have a few members in that part of NorCal...and they have a 10% off e-coupon on their website...but it's only for in-store use. :roll:

 

[Buttzilla]

post pics when if you can. this sounds interesting. btw, what r u moving?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Buttzilla
post pics when if you can. this sounds interesting. btw, what r u moving?

Someone suggested putting 1 foot long peices of 2x4 in my path to slow me down. I think it will work.

I am moving ....
dirt. Right now I have 10 yards. Potentially alot more of it. I might need up to 50 yards but I'm hoping to do my little project in under 20 yards to minimize cost.

Project info:
The project involves my one acre yard. You'd think I have about 1/2 acre though. My yard is sloped and behind my house there is a 45 degree angle slope downhill for maybe 20 feet. This is about halfway into my yard. So, at the bottom of the hill, I have about 1/2 acre. I am currently clearing it.

As for that 20 foot high, 45 degree slope, I defeated that though by making a walking path down the hill on a diagonal. I built a retaining wall all the way up the hill on a diagonal. There are actually two walls, that border the walking path. The walking path itself is nice and level. So, the walking path is easily walkable but not kind to wheel barrows since it is still a 10-20 degree angle path downhill.

Now for the area I am working on (clearing). That area is also sloped. But we are talking about a 6 foot drop over 30 feet maybe. Not bad, but it is to steep to act as my kids play area as I demonstrated to my wife today with a soccer ball. She finally gets it. I need to make that slope a 3 foot drop over 30 feet at worse. I don't want it flat for drainage purposes. I am hoping to dig out the higher area and move that dirt to the lower area. This should work to an extent, but I will need some nice top soil to level things out. Thus the desire for the braking wheel barrow.

Oh, I can not get tractors, etc down the hill. This is all being done by hand.

Today I dropped 3 trees. 2 which were quite tall. It was fun.

 

[BoomerD]

How tall is the retaing wall? How is it constructed?

I've seen some near disasters from poorly built/engineered retaining walls over the years.

 

[seemingly random]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_loader