12th December 2011, 01:42 PM
Sith Wrote:I had the misfortune to use a primitive power barrow about 20 years ago. The thing appeared to be made of the same steel used to build dumpers making it incredibly heavy, but apart from having two wheels and an (underpowered in our opinion) engine you still operated it in the same way as a normal one. Apart from the amusement of watching people have spectacular crashes it was much harder work than the tradional type
Much though I hate to say it, the technology seems to have moved on and the modern tracked ones are pretty good -within limits, wouldn't want to take one up the classic archaeological 1-in-1 slippery barrow-run. The main advantage is that you can take the equivalent of about 5 normal heaped-to-overflowing barrowloads all at once, and on flat level bits even climb on and rest yer plates of meat
....handy to have a mini-digger nearby when the b***er inconsiderately gives in to that pesky lateral gravity though :0
Another plus is of course that you can sit in the pub afterwards in a fragrant cloud of eau-de-diesel
