wheelbarrow with handbrake?

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: 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.

I used these

Each wall is 2 foot tall made out of the interlocking blocks that look "natural". In some spots, I went up one extra tier so just over 2 feet tall. Used a crushed stone base and crushed stone behind the wall. The base has a nice thick layer of stone in most places but I should have used more stone behind the bricks. Not to worried about it though. Tampered down the stone. It's all nice and level.

This is retaining wall number 3 or 4 in my life. The last one I did used similar techniques and it hasn't moved an inch in probably 6 years.

 

[skyking]

here is a quick brake design. no sketch sorry. take a small shovel or piece of wood and make a pivot for it behind tire on the bottom of wheelbarrow. place it so a pull upward on the rear part of contraption will force the other end onto the tire itself.
A small shovel head would be smooth enough to prevent any damage to tire.
figure out a way to transmit enough force to that lever to get it done. one possible way would be a lever you could throw before you started down the steep part, with an adjustment. put the wheelbarrow down, set the drag brake, pick it up and get started down hill. I think a bicycle grip style would be a total PITA since you need all your grip to manage a loaded wheelbarrow.

 

[kindest]

http://www.acehardwaresupersto...ty-p-61160.html?ref=42

that is it.. i just looked it up in our RSC and it is a cancelled item but appears they might have some still sitting around?

 

[silverpig]

Why don't you just not lift the wheelbarrow off it's hind supports and use those as brakes? You can even push down on the handles to increase the friction.

 

[Cyco]

For some reason that sounded sexual, along the lines of a rusty trombone. Sorry about that, as you were.

 

[gerardboterman]

Hello and how are you.
We have just developed a wheelbarrow brake. It's a simple design, affordable, robust and hands-free! It will fit most wheelbarrows.
Our product will be on the market soon, as we are starting field tests of our latest model, which we tested on functionality and brake forces in dry, wet and dirty environments.
Being a designer by profession (my passion), I am getting in an unknown area of marketing and manufacturing agreements, maybe even patents. I do not want to sell this product myself, but have it manufactured under licence by people who might be interested, maybe wheelbarrow manufacturers?
All I want from it is a fair commission on sales.
The brake system I developed is different from any design I have seen on the market. It is intended for the professional users in landscaping, concrete and gardening.
If you have sincere interest, you are welcome to contact me.
Kind regards, Gerard Boterman

 

[Sea Moose]

you could steal safeways bike and use the brakes off that !


(watch out, he has guns)

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: 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.

jeebus

rent a bobcat, dude. fuck a wheelbarrow.

 

[lokiju]

Maybe you could fit something like this over the wheelbarrow wheel?

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: gerardboterman
Hello and how are you.
We have just developed a wheelbarrow brake. It's a simple design, affordable, robust and hands-free! It will fit most wheelbarrows.
Our product will be on the market soon, as we are starting field tests of our latest model, which we tested on functionality and brake forces in dry, wet and dirty environments.
Being a designer by profession (my passion), I am getting in an unknown area of marketing and manufacturing agreements, maybe even patents. I do not want to sell this product myself, but have it manufactured under licence by people who might be interested, maybe wheelbarrow manufacturers?
All I want from it is a fair commission on sales.
The brake system I developed is different from any design I have seen on the market. It is intended for the professional users in landscaping, concrete and gardening.
If you have sincere interest, you are welcome to contact me.
Kind regards, Gerard Boterman

lol, cmon, who's goin to own up to this one? :laugh: