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Wheelbarrow Recomendations

TheSustainableGardenerTheSustainableGardener Posts: 23
in Problem solving
Hello All,

I am looking to purchase a wheelbarrow to move bags of compost around the garden etc. Can any one recommend from experience a wheelbarrow I maybe should consider. I would prefer one with a tyre that is maintenance free. The barrow would be out all year round so I am also looking for a wheelbarrow that has parts that are not going to start to rust as soon as it is put out.

I am considering the Chillington County Galvanised Professional Puncture Free Wheelbarrow from Wickes has anyone experience of this one.

TheSustainableGardener 

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  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    I can't help you with the Chillington but can strongly recommend the double wheeled 'Haemerlin' that I brought with us when we moved to Ireland in 2007, and is still doing sterling service today.  The wheels slide easily on and off for inflation and greasing when necessary (not often), but the main attraction is that, whereas in the traditional format the load weight is very much on the handles, it's far more central with two wheels AND enables a user to move it with one hand as balancing isn't an issue.  Another member told me they're made in Walsall, not France as I thought.  Try before you buy?
  • Jenny_AsterJenny_Aster Posts: 945
    edited February 2023
    The criteria for me was how light it is, my aluminium one delivered from Wickes (I think) is perfect for me.
    Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am! 

    Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I have a Chillington Camden Classic, which I think is smaller and has a shallower tray. The base of the tray is quite large which lakes it good for carrying trays of plants. I can carry 2 bags of 50L compost in it. It could take another but that's too heavy for me.

    It has pneumatic tyres. I don't like solid tyres, hard to push on bumpy ground with a heavy load. Maybe OK for a strong man but I'm a small elderly woman.

    It has lived outside for 4 years, no sign of rust.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Randommoose1Randommoose1 Posts: 99
    @TheSustainableGardener

    I think we have got the same wheelbarrow you are considering. It is Chillington County with a puncture proof wheel and we got it from Wickes. Only a week or so ago so no idea about longevity but it is proving very strong and hasn't had any problems with spending the week full of rain. The only slight downside is that if you are tall (over 6 foot) then the tipper bar can sometimes hit the ground when it is being wheeled around empty. Other than that it seems great. Pneumatic wheel is better for bumps/steps etc but for a flattish garden this wheel feels fine.  

    So far it has been used for moving concrete and giving children rides...

  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    edited February 2023
    I've always used a bog standard orange plastic one. I've had this one 9 years, it's carted mud, turf, horse poo - every day, twice a day, fencing, pig irons, multiple hay bales, slabs, rocks and people. Never changed a tyre yet and it's always been kept outside.
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    PS on the two-wheeled option, it's ideal when negotiating a curb in that one can pull one wheel up it at a time without losing balance.
  • TheSustainableGardenerTheSustainableGardener Posts: 23
    Hello All,

    Thank you for taking the time to post a response to my wheelbarrow dilemma it is much appreciated!

    Happy gardening to you all

    TheSustainableGardener
  • Dobbin26Dobbin26 Posts: 60
    I bought a buioders wheelbarrow from Screwfix last year to replace an old one that had more holes in it than my garden sieve. Very pleased with it and not expensive either it lives outside behind the shed
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