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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:29 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
been the car booty the last few weeks looking for barrows . no such luck . even went to nine elms market on sunday , famous for tools . unreal market stihl saws , strimmers, generators, galore. barrows no such look. bought two chisels and a lump hammer off the gypsy stall . floor full of hand tools . all items a pound ??? .only things related to paving more pliers etc.i have never seen a market with so many second hand tools. about 15 new tool stalls and about 20 second hand tool stalls. anyway back to barrows . best value for money , tp, jewsons ,b and q or wickes????? thnx
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:56 pm
by digerjones
a easy barrow is what you want, great bit of kit. 
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:57 pm
by local patios and driveway
ive always wondered why no one has made a decent tough barrow. hammerlins are not much cop, thise black brit mde ones are even worse. i would happily pay a shed load of money for a quality tough barra
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:08 pm
by specialbranch
Some TP's Branches do a contractors Barrow. Good quality Galv Barrow with a big capacity. Think they are about £60.00. Only problem is being deeper than the norm a full barrow of wet Muck is a bit heavy to tip onto the van/side of skip.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:09 pm
by Carberry
local patios and driveways wrote:ive always wondered why no one has made a decent tough barrow. hammerlins are not much cop, thise black brit mde ones are even worse. i would happily pay a shed load of money for a quality tough barra
The same reason nothing is built to last, Planned Obsolescence.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/light-bulb-conspiracy/
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:21 pm
by jonnyboyentire
I have a fleet of the tp 4 cu. ft. ones, 33% more volume = less trips. Seemples. Higher centre of gravity means they are a b*gger on a scaffy up a skip (apparently, we never do that of course!!)
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:22 pm
by exoticpete
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:24 pm
by jonnyboyentire
I had a couple of punctures last year, couldn't get them up to the tyre place so by chance popped into TP, £9 inc vat = new wheel and tyre, excellent.
Found another one at the back of the unit, with a terminal flat last week. Went to travis, one of the lads jumped out and nabbed a wheel on my account.
Went ballistic yesterday when I got the invoicxe last night £24.38 including VAT. Thats the last time we ever buy something on account without checking the price first, couldn't believe it. 
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:27 pm
by Dave_L
I'll post up a pic of our fleet tommorrow, promise no-one to laugh, OK?
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:38 pm
by Al Jardin
Buying on account without haggling is deadly. Bypasses the whole point of having an account in the first place. Might as well walk in with an open jar of vaseline!!!
Al
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:29 pm
by lutonlagerlout
there are a couple of old boys over the allotments who have 30-40 yr old barrows
you wouldnt believe how muych they weigh and how sturday they are
proper thick 3mm steel,bracing everywhere
reckon they would be £100 each now days
i like the hammerlin i f the access is wide
but they are all pants in terms of durability nowdays
LLL
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:20 am
by Injured
If you look after them then they will last I bougfht a Hammerlin one from Tp over 3 years ago and it still in good nick and plenty more years left in it. Just dont bang Sh*t out if them and allways clean them.
:p
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:16 pm
by Bob_A
I reckon these are a good investment
http://www.diy.com/diy....barrows
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:43 pm
by jonnyboyentire
Is that a runflat? hehehe
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:14 pm
by andpartington
where did mr easy barrow go ??
andy
