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Wheeling around

At The Garden we have three different wheelbarrows that are all different. The first is possibly older than me.. small and only pulled out when the other two are unavailable. The second is a traditional one wheeled sturdier wheelbarrow. Lastly the third is a two wheeled more heavy duty wheelbarrow. All three have admirable qualities but they are most defiantly not synonymous with one another.

Honestly wheelbarrow number one is verging on being a yard ornament but has come in useful a few times. I would never recommend someone going out and buying one, and that's where I'm going leave it.

The second more traditional one wheeled wheelbarrow is probably what you would find somewhat common in households. This one is a good multipurpose wheelbarrow and the one I would rate the highest but more on that later.

Lastly there is the double wheeled durable and sturdy wheelbarrow. Although by looks alone, many people would gravitate toward it because they it will be easier and require less work regardless of the job they are working on. If you are wheeling the wheelbarrow empty or with a light load it is hard to stay on the path and in control. I'm not sure why exactly this happens but I know that I'm not the only person this happens too. The typical load at The Garden is not quite heavy enough to employ the two wheels properly so they are actually beneficial. I will have to say that this is the best wheelbarrow if most of your loads are heavy because the two wheels will give you added stability and lessen the risk of tipping. Ekkk. The steering issues and staying on the path also seems to disappear the heavier the load.


Overall wheelbarrow number two would be my pick if I had to go and buy one today because it seems to be multi-functional and easy to steer from point A to point B. of course if I happen to have some heavier loads I would just need to be prepared to pay more attention and be ready to employ mussel to prevent it from tipping over and dumping my load prematurely.
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