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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:57 pm
by KLS
So I bought one of those belle wheelbarows, after the initial debating over whether it would be worth the cost or not I decided what the hell and got one.
It turned up today and from my initial use it seems like an excellent barrow. Didn't do too much as it didn't turn up until lunch, but moved some type1 with it, it hold more than a normal barrow and when moving about its effortless, you can barely feel the weight, it also tips easier than any barrow i have used before.
we also put a few mixes in it and it loads well and cleans well too.
Ill try and keep this updated with performance as the weeks go by.
Has anyone else got 1?
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:08 pm
by Nigel Walker
I bought one about 4 weeks ago.
They are quite a bit more expensive than normal barrows, but I was sick of the normal ones only lasting a couple of months.
So far, I like the Belle barrow. Like KLS says it is quite effortless to lift a push and lift. It is weighted very well.
My labourer does not like it though ! But he does not like change in anything.
The tyre is a bit harder than normal ones. I think it is one of those that cannot be punctured. This makes it a bit harder to push over bumps, kerbs etc.
Keep an eye on the bolts. I noticed one went missing the other day. Replaced with a standard bolt and nut so no real problem.
I got mine for a splash over £100 ex vat. So around twice the price of a decent Hammerlin barrow. Hopefully will last more than twice as long !
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 10:06 pm
by lutonlagerlout
£100 +vat for a barrow!!
holy moly there must be gold in them cumbrian hills
I paid £20 each ex vat for 2 walsall jobbies that were slightly damaged
I want a car for £120 
LLL
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:54 am
by Nigel Walker
LLL
You can only afford to pay £20 for a barrow if you paying £22 per m2 for Tegs !!
I like the green hammerlin barrows. They are around £50.
Don't like the black Walsall ones - always banging knees against them.
I don't mind paying more for a product if it is gonna last longer
Same thing with gloves. I can get them for 75p a pair, but they last 1 day. So I get the £1.50 pairs and they last over a week.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:41 am
by Carberry
Nigel Walker wrote:LLL
You can only afford to pay £20 for a barrow if you paying £22 per m2 for Tegs !!
I like the green hammerlin barrows. They are around £50.
Don't like the black Walsall ones - always banging knees against them.
I don't mind paying more for a product if it is gonna last longer
Same thing with gloves. I can get them for 75p a pair, but they last 1 day. So I get the £1.50 pairs and they last over a week.
I'm with LLL, £120 is too much for a wheel barrow.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:05 pm
by r896neo
I use showa gloves which are dear but last a couple of weeks at least. most of them i have to throw out because i can't bear the smell.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:12 pm
by Nigel Walker
If a £50 barrow lasts 2-3 months and a £100 barrow lasts 12 months - which is the better value ??
It may just be in the paving game that barrows get battered a lot. From throwing in large chunks of concrete, wet concrete, mortar, type 1, sand, soil, bricks etc etc. We do tend to use and abuse our wheelbarrows, so why not have a go at a new style barrow that claims to last longer. Worth a punt, I think
I will wait and see whether the Belle barrow does last longer. It feels a lot more sturdy than the usual ones, so I do think it will last more
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:29 pm
by Forestboy1978
What the hell are you lot doing with your wheel barrows for them 2 last only 2-3 months?
Mine are falling apart, well 1 is, but they still work.
However, I've used a good wheel barrow and it's like night and day. 100+ quid though. Whooof a bit much unless it's got autopilot!
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:29 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I feel that the abuse of the building game may be too much for them
my mate bought de walt boots ast the same time i bought my £25 cheapos
guess what this week both sets of boots are knackered
I agree with what you are saying Nigel that right tool for the job but unless its made of thicker steel it cant last
tegs arghhh
LLL
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:49 pm
by KLS
There made from plastic. So I guess that should flex rather than bend and eventually cracking or snap.
How do you only have barrows last 2-3 months. Iv still got one of those chappy England barrows jewsons done for I think a world cup, it's about dead but still shifts dry materials. Most of the welds have gone and the pan is full of holes but one of the lads prefers it to hammerlin barrows.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:39 pm
by Kuts
wonder how much heat they can take
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:30 pm
by Carberry
Obiviously the one lasting a year for £100 is better value but they should last significantly longer than that. My cheap ones are going on about 10 years, they look like crap and the handle on one of them has broken but I welded on a bit of scrap metal and they still work fine.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:33 pm
by Dave_L
Our cheapos don't last, Walsall ones iirc, lucky to get 6-9 mths out of them
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:39 pm
by Kuts
do you reckon they will take bitmac Dave?
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:42 pm
by lutonlagerlout
bitmac+plastic = fail
the reason i mention the metal is some of the old boys over the allotments have 30 year old barrows
the metal is about 4 mm thick and they weigh a bomb
but still going
to me a barrow is a disposable item like the buckets now which are crap too
if i get 6 months out of either its a touch
LLL