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The wheel being so far out front puts a lot of the weight in the users hands. Better than dragging but not an optimum design. Better to have the wheel or wheels closer or even under the load.
I had a similarly designed cart for hauling deer. It was quickly scrapped as it proved unfavorable.
Not knocking your attempt, but there are designs that are much easier on the operator.
Depends on how you load it. The long handles supply a lot of leverage. With or without a wheel you can move tons with a simple lever.
So the closer the wheel is to your hands, the less control you have, but the farther away the more control you have.
Right!Maybe so but a wheel far out also causes a lot of the weight to be in the users hands unless he places the load directly behind the wheel. In that case a short wheelbase would work much better.
The man repurposed a single antique wheel. Good job. To do what you suggest, one would need two wheels or raise the load over the relatively large single wheel. Plus Gun Tramp’s design is typical to what many call antique wheelbarrows, as in the photograph below.The wheel being so far out front puts a lot of the weight in the users hands. Better than dragging but not an optimum design. Better to have the wheel or wheels closer or even under the load.
I had a similarly designed cart for hauling deer. It was quickly scrapped as it proved unfavorable.
Not knocking your attempt, but there are designs that are much easier on the operator.
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