Just wondering what kind of wheelbarrow everyone prefers for mucking out stalls and pastures? One wheel or two? And, which one is easier to push out in the pastures? Should I keep one of each on hand if one handles grass better and the other concrete for the barn? Or, is there one more than the other that’ll handle either terrain fine?
I prefer two wheels for both.
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Okay, thanks! I was looking at the rubbermaid two wheel one - I don’t know if you know how those hold up?
I honestly don’t know what brands I’ve used.
Just get the gorilla cart. I use it so much more than my true wheelbarrow.
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I use the Rubbermaid farm cart and it’s fabulous.
But for mucking the pasture, I prefer doing that directly into the tractor loader bucket.
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This Rubbermaid cart: Rubbermaid 5642BLA Big Wheel Agriculture Cart, 300-lb Cap, 32-3/4 x 58 x 28-1/4, Black https://a.co/d/4HE93ES
They come in different weight limits (I think up to 450 or 500lbs?), and I use them for everything. Mucking out, moving hay, shavings, grain, feeding hay in the field, loading the trailer for a show, etc etc. Well worth the price, and so far, indestructible.
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2 wheels. Smart Cart or Power Fist. I actually prefer the Power Fist 10 cu ft :o I was a die hard Smart Cart fan until I tried the Power Fist. Giant, stable, easy to push, easier to dump than the Smart Cart. And, cheaper by a couple hundred bucks. That said, I hear they are an absolute horror show to put together. Smart Carts go together in 2 seconds.
We like our large Smart Cart, although I sometimes prefer a little Gorilla cart for some situations. These have lasted for many years (get the flat-free tires on the Smart Cart, if thorns are a possible issue).
When I boarded, Rubbermaid carts were commonly used, and they seemed to hold up well.
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I hate the two wheel ones… I think they don’t maneuver well and they’re hard to dump. I think its honestly just personal preference.
Holy crap, that price 
We get ours from Home Depot for a lot less:
I like the smaller one wheel, wheelbarrows myself. I don’t muck out pastures. I mow and drag.
Good catch! I got mine locally but figured it’d be easy to find on Amazon. 
This is totally true, but the stability and ability to pull/push one handed are game chargers for me.
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I had the rubbermaid cart for 10+ years and it showed almost no wear-and-tear. Even moved it with me from Ohio to Florida. I assume it’s still going strong, I left it at my last farm when I sold it. I will definitely be buying a new one for my new farm! It holds SO much, and is super useful for moving around hay and stuff too. Plus, it’s pushable with one hand, which is wonderful.
Also, apparently I’m taller than a lot of equestrians (5’8"), so that’s another plus for the Rubbermaid one, it’s taller than a lot of one-wheelers. My current BO (all of 5’ tall) has these teeny tiny one-wheelers that hold barely anything, and are so small I have to bend down to push them. To not bend down, I’d have to tilt them at well past 45° which means they can only be half full or it’ll all fall out while rolling.
Rubbermaid 8.75 cu. ft. Big Wheel Cart at Tractor Supply Co.
I absolutely detest single-wheel-wheelbarrows, in general.
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What to use to clean up manure is one of those topics where you will find that what a person likes is what they like, and it might not make sense to you or the next person, who all like something else.
I clean paddocks and stalls daily. I prefer my two wheeled wheelbarrow.
It is not this brand, but it is very similar to this type of unit.
I hate cleaning into a muck tub.
A one wheeled wheelbarrow is OK. But I prefer to use the two wheeled version.
I do not like trying to dump the garden cart style (like the rubbermaid unit linked above).
My wheelbarrow is probably close to 20 years old. I realized the other day that one of the bolts that holds the tub onto the handles, the head had rusted right off. Replaced that and it is as good as new.
I have used it in snow (though if the snow is too deep I use a sled), mud, everything.
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