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Sunday, July 1. 2012

BD got himself some new wheels

New wheels for ye olde wheelbarrow. I done wore out the old tires. These are slick (Home Depot). Shiny and guaranteed never to deflate, and thus good for impressing the chicks.


Rides like a Beemer now. Get a new girlfriend, wheel her all over town in that thing.


Home Depot, unfortunately, had no whitewalls available.


The clam rake? It does double duty for clamming on Cape Cod and getting nasty roots out of gardens.


Alas, more of the latter these days. My honey-do list keeps getting longer, but I ain't askeered of work unless it's lectrical.


Give me a list, and I will do it. That's why I am here.


 

Posted by Bird Dog at 05:00 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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I can't drive a wheelbarrow. Never acquired the required training, license, operator's permit or whatever.

I have to make do with the loader on the tractor for such jobs.

Off my seat.
Onto my feet.
Out the door
And into the heat.

Gotta go to work.
#1 feeblemind on 2012-07-01 09:59 (Reply)
A two-wheeled wheelbarrow? There was a two-wheeled contraption in my Dad's greenhouses that no one could control in the narrow aisleways. It sat idle, while he and the other workers used real wheelbarrows for everything. I became a grand prix wheelbarrower at about 9 or 10, as soon as I had enough weight to lean into it. I still enjoy wheeling dirt, 70 years later.
#2 BillH on 2012-07-01 11:14 (Reply)
Clam rake? Must try one. My new bamboo rake, which I spent too many hours tracking down after the previous one's thirty years of service during which an exuberant grandchild wrecked the tines, is my favorite for removing misc. summer leaves without destroying the undergrowth.

Nice looking yard, BD.
#3 jma on 2012-07-01 11:28 (Reply)
- That's not a yard. It's a front garden.

- Clam rake good for roots, not for leaves.

- 2 wheels? More friction, more stability. It's a trade-off. I switched from one to two wheels a while ago.
#3.1 Bird Dog on 2012-07-01 11:30 (Reply)
...2 wheels? More friction, more stability, [b]less maneuverability[b]....

FTFY
#3.1.1 BillH on 2012-07-01 13:09 (Reply)
Wheelbarrow is part of a set, far as i'm concerned. The other part is a two-wheeled rear axle cart (AKA ''kart'') whose elongated-bin front lip tips over and lets you rake directly into it without having to hoist the load --like a dustpan & broom set. Great way to avoid the red dance (AKA ''red ants'').
#4 buddy larsen on 2012-07-01 17:08 (Reply)
I run one of them two wheelers myself (mines Yellow) and yes I have grown weary of trying to keep the original tires inflated. Thanks for the tip, I will look into these replacements. The rest of my equipment works fine on occasion. I have a never ending honey do list as well but I am blessed with a loving wife that still lets me interrupt it from time to time.
#5 Dave J on 2012-07-01 22:26 (Reply)

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