Wheelbarrows - any and all options much appreciated

[wolfrunfarm]

Any help appreciated - experiences with the following or maybe another ?

FRUSTRATED with our wheelbarrows and looking and a couple of options – hoping someone else has some experience in the following three that look good. We have a small farm, and need an easy to dump and turn wheel barrow that does not flipping fall apart Used primarily for moving manure / picking stalls and then dumping into the manure area. We pick stalls and paddocks –

EZ Haul Cart - (not sure what size) there is the jumbo cart and the mid size
http://shop.ezhaulcart.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=2
http://shop.ezhaulcart.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=2

Smart Cart (again wondering of 7 cu or 12 cu best - the 2 cu ft has the bike wheels)
https://www.smartcarts.com/store/p11/Original_Smart_Cart_7_cu_ft_(Contractor_Grade)_***Free_Shipping_US_48***.html

OR
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/rubbermaid-5642-big-wheel-farm-cart-7-1-2-cu-ft?cm_mmc%3DSEM--Google--DynamicAdGroups-_-AllSiteTSCExtAd&gclid=Cj0KCQiAnOzSBRDGARIsAL-mUB31rQRe94qdvauX3XcH-vTsDXEOhpCRYSIAfNTWTX418MomUu-_KxwaAhNhEALw_wcB

[Bluey]

Maybe someone will have an idea which one is better from those?

Also consider thinking outside the box, like using other than wheelbarrows, that are hard on backs.

I don’t remember last time I saw anyone cleaning stalls and pens with a wheelbarrow.
Around here, everyone has gone to muck dollies or small dump carts or manure spreaders they can push around and drag with a mower or 4 wheeler.

https://www.statelinetack.com/item/m…9-adType%5EPLA

https://www.statelinetack.com/item/b…-bucket/BRE22/

I have one of those green wheelbarrows like in your second link and use it for odds and ends, not sure how it would hold for daily stall/pen cleaning.

[Gainer]

I’ve used this one every day for five years without issue. Works well in snow, mud, etc. I use it hard and it has held up very well.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-Commercial-Products-7-5-cu-ft-Plastic-Yard-Cart-FG564200BLA/100344354

[ASB_Stars]

If you want something that is nimble, and easy to turn, do not get anything with two wheels. I swear by the big, wide wheelbarrow that I’ve had for years. When I first got it, I had trouble balancing it, but you learn, and then you appreciate all of the extra room.

I have both the deep wheelbarrows, with two wheels, garden carts, and smaller wheelbarrows. The big guy is my go to.

Not having one tip is a function of filling it correctly, understanding how to balance it while you are pushing it, and keeping the horses from helping.

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[seabreeze]

Rubbermaid. I’ve had mine since 1999 and have used it every day of life. Can’t kill it.

[Bluey]

Also consider, if you hurt one arm, can you push that wheelbarrow around with just one?

Do have other options, so you can still do your chores one handed.

I grew up with the old wooden wheelbarrows we heaped way high and balanced in a run to the manure pile, across mud, ice and barely cleared snowdrifts.

Glad we learned to work smarter and don’t have to do that any more.

[walkinthewalk]

1. I have a metal heavy duty construction wheelbarrow with a solid rubber tire but it’s not what I use for manure.

2. If you have a small farm, you surely have a tractor and maybe a 4-wheeler? If so, get yourself a 17 cuFt dump cart, where you pull a release latch and tip the cart back.

This is the exact one that I have. I have beat this poor thing to death since 2005. It gets used every day to haul manure and just when it thinks it can rest, DH fills it with stuff to go fix fences. . It is the best Value Received piece of equipment you can invest in.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/John-Dee…SABEgJK7PD_BwE

[maunder]

I have one of these…

http://www.haulzall.com/products/mot…ive-tires.html

It won’t work in deep snow or deep mud, but it’s been just fine otherwise. When I bought mine in 2013 it was quite a bit cheaper. I’ve only just replaced the two batteries and this is with almost daily use and recharging, and my Uber is stored outside. I cover the on/off switch and locomotion toggle. I’ve had to replace the toggle once and it was about $100. The company has been great to deal with too.

The reason I had to get something like this is because I can’t lift and push wheelbarrows and I’ve had carts I can pull, but I have nerve damage in my hands and arms and I just don’t have the strength. The Haulzall cart moves forward and backward with the touch of a thumb and I can steer it with one hand, if I have to.

When the Haulzall can’t be used I’ve fallen back on the old muck skip with apple picker cart. If the snow is too deep for that then I just have to drag the muck skip around. I also have a sportsman’s sled that I use in the winter to bring water down to the barn and bring hay up for the sheep and goats.

I don’t have a tractor or any other type of motorized farm vehicle.

[Bluey]

@walkinthewalk

1. I have a metal heavy duty construction wheelbarrow with a solid rubber tire but it’s not what I use for manure.

2. If you have a small farm, you surely have a tractor and maybe a 4-wheeler? If so, get yourself a 17 cuFt dump cart, where you pull a release latch and tip the cart back.

This is the exact one that I have. I have beat this poor thing to death since 2005. It gets used every day to haul manure and just when it thinks it can rest, DH fills it with stuff to go fix fences. . It is the best Value Received piece of equipment you can invest in.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/John-Dee…SABEgJK7PD_BwE

I had one of those a friend borrowed to haul water in it after her hydrant in a far off pen quit.

She never again returned it, said it was the best she ever had for any and all, pulled it with her riding mower or by hand.

[IFG]

I hate wheelbarrows. I use this dump cart from Tractor Supply and love it. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/groundwork-1-400-lb-capacity-pro-series-poly-dump-cart

[furlong47]

The Rubbermaid type like your last link is what I have always preferred to use.
They are pretty nimble considering their size, hold a lot, are easily pushed or pulled, with one or two hands.
My only advice - do NOT get the bicycle type tires with tubes. When they lose air or go flat it’s a pain. They make a solid type tire for these that will not go flat.

[DancingArabian]

No experience with the first two, but I have experience with the tractor supply one. That particular one has been AWFUL to work with. Difficult to dump, lots of broken wheels. No thanks! I really like this one from Tractor Supply though, and is the one I ended up buying for myself: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/groundwork-pro-10-cu-ft-poly-wheelbarrow?cm_vc=-10005

[LookmaNohands]

You can buy replacement parts for Tru Temper wheelbarrows. You call the company and they will give you the part number and you order it from Home Depot or Lowe’s. I bought new handles for $14 dollars. You can get replacement metal parts too.

[Dressage59]

We have a Mueller’s smart cart. Have used it every day for 5 years, Absolutely no problem. Would never go back! In my case, I can only use one arm to push or pull it and it works.

[RutlandH2O]

We have three 12 cu Smart Carts. I bought the first one 22 years ago when I had one horse. We got the second one about 18 months later. The third one was purchased about 3 years later. They are the bees knees! They are guaranteed for life. They are so strong yet lightweight they can be pushed or pulled with one hand, depending how heavy the load. They can be hooked onto an ATV or ride-on mower with the addition of their Easy Connect towbar. We have 4 Shire horses and 2 Poitou donkeys, now, but over the years we were up to 6 Shires and 3 standard donks. The Smart Carts have been integral to our mucking out needs and garden maintenance throughout. And, they are still going strong!

[trubandloki]

What are you dumping into?

I have to agree with @ASB Stars . I have a big two wheeled wheel barrow and I have a not quite as big single wheeled wheel barrow. I use the two wheel model all summer. It can be pushed with one hand and it holds a little more but darn that thing is not easy to maneuver and it is much trickier to dump into the manure pile.
When I need something nimble and easy to move about I use the single wheeled version. Always easy to turn and always easy to dump.

I have never liked cleaning into a muck bucket and I found the carts made them difficult to empty. I have muck buckets (in the horse trailer, etc) but hate them for day to day cleaning.

I would suggest you go to various stores and test drive various things. I realize they will not be full of manure but you can easily knock a few off your list by pushing them around empty. Make sure you practice dumping too.

[2DogsFarm]

Being the Ultimate cheapskate I went :eek: at the Rubbermaid prices.
I inherited an old metal single-wheeled barrow with the farm & used that until it rusted through.

Rather than replace it, I found a 2-wheeled garden cart @ TSC marked down to $49.99.
No longer appears on their site, so must have been a closeout, but it is similar to the Rubbermaid except metal handles/frame. Tires may be no-flats since they haven’t gone flat on me yet.
It has been with me for near 10yrs & aside from a platform it rests on beneath the handles that occasionally scrapes my foot, I LOFF the heck out of it.
I do have to mind overfilling near the front or it will tip, but otherwise it is perfect for me to clean stalls into then push or pull to the manure pile & dump out.
Thing even has cupholders & a spot for an implement - rake or broom.

[Heinz_57]

I must be the only person that doesn’t like those Rubbermaid ones. The wheels seem to come loose and wobbly and with how low-set the barrow is, if you have to push it over anything but the flattest surfaces, it will bottom out. Also not great in snow (but what is, I guess!) or mud, or deep arena footing, when fully loaded down.

[trubandloki]

@Heinz 57

I must be the only person that doesn’t like those Rubbermaid ones.

You are not the only person. I am right there with you.