Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac






Try a look at www.rapidracking.com

Their stuff isn't always the cheapest, but it lives up to its claims

I like the look of te foldg telescopic truck with PNEUMATIC wheels. That
makes a huge difference on anything but ultra smooth surfaces

"T i m" wrote in message
news
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac



Lidl, although my local Aldi still have some from a couple of weeks ago.

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:02:23 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac






Try a look at www.rapidracking.com

Their stuff isn't always the cheapest, but it lives up to its claims

Cheers,

I like the look of te foldg telescopic truck with PNEUMATIC wheels.

This one?

http://tinyurl.com/587aca

That
makes a huge difference on anything but ultra smooth surfaces

Good point, but on the flip side they can go flat / perish / puncture
etc. Also at 12kg I think it might a be a bit much for Mum to handle
in general terms (I was thinking they could put one of the ones that
fold nearly flat in the back of the car and they are only 4kg etc).

Good price though, considering.

I have a rigid sack barrow with solid nylon wheels and (as you say)
that is fine as long as you are on a solid marble floor! ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac






Just bought one from Slingsby, around £45. Solid wheels, collapses to
half height with a folding iron. Good for use with a 35Kg
loudspeaker/amplifier on it.

Malcolm

"Malcolm" wrote in message
...
T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac






Just bought one from Slingsby, around £45. Solid wheels, collapses to
half height with a folding iron. Good for use with a 35Kg
loudspeaker/amplifier on it.

Malcolm

Pffft! my £12 Aldi one has moved Washing Machines,Fridges,Cookers and sacks
of rubble and is still in order and thats not a lie.

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:34:53 +0100, T i m wrote:

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac

Check how the wheels lock (or not...) in the operating position. The ones
of this type I have used have a habit of the wheels folding back,
particulary on uneven ground.

Depending on what you mean by "stuff" have you considered one of the
folding box type? This might be better for trundling tools etc about than
a sack truck. The wheels are small though and on pea gravel get jammed...

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...ding-box-truck

or a folding wheel barrow?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...ng-wheel-barro
w

--
Cheers
Dave.

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

B&Q have a nice folding trolley for £15 bought one last week.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:09:48 GMT, "George"
wrote:


"T i m" wrote in message
news
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac



Lidl, although my local Aldi still have some from a couple of weeks ago.

Ok, ta. I did look on the Aldi and Lidl websites pre posting but can
never seem to get anywhere with them. :-(

Were they like this one do you know George?

http://tinyurl.com/6l48fu

I think this is the better version ... (ally frame / bigger wheels)

http://tinyurl.com/5gbqfb

All the best ..

T i m

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:54:33 +0100, Malcolm wrote:

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?


Just bought one from Slingsby, around £45.

Quick Google Are these the same Malcolm?

Solid wheels, collapses to
half height with a folding iron. Good for use with a 35Kg
loudspeaker/amplifier on it.

Can't seem to see it on their site? :-(

All the best ..

T i m

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:16:58 GMT, "George"
wrote:


Just bought one from Slingsby, around £45. Solid wheels, collapses to
half height with a folding iron. Good for use with a 35Kg
loudspeaker/amplifier on it.

Malcolm

Pffft! my £12 Aldi one has moved Washing Machines,Fridges,Cookers and sacks
of rubble and is still in order and thats not a lie.

Are you sure .... ? :-)

I have one of the ally ones somewhere ... I have used it for a similar
range of shifting jobs (the last being the washing machine I rebuilt
with the split tub) but can I find it right now ...? sigh

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
...

....

I have a rigid sack barrow with solid nylon wheels and (as you say)
that is fine as long as you are on a solid marble floor! ;-)

Ooooooooooooh!

Mary

"George" wrote in message
m...


Pffft! my £12 Aldi one has moved Washing Machines,Fridges,Cookers and
sacks
of rubble and is still in order and thats not a lie.

Yes., We bought the Aldi one not because we needed it but because we loved
the design.

Several of our family has bought one since after seeing ours. It's superb.

Mary

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:04:14 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:34:53 +0100, T i m wrote:

p.s. The best VFM I've found so far is with Screwfix.
http://tinyurl.com/3lkzac

Check how the wheels lock (or not...) in the operating position. The ones
of this type I have used have a habit of the wheels folding back,
particulary on uneven ground.

Ah, the one I had (but can't find) has been pretty reliable so far so
hopefully is one of the good ones?

Depending on what you mean by "stuff" have you considered one of the
folding box type?

Yes, and I have one Dave but in this instance (for Mum) the sack
barrow design would be most suitable. In fact I popped in on my way
home tonight and carried a fairly large (but luckily empty) concrete
tub from the front of their house to the back and moved another plant
from her lean-to to the front of the house. Luckily for the last job
we used a low 4 wheeled truck but it still involved lifting said plant
on and off again. I think a sack barrow would have removed the need to
have done the lifting bits?


This might be better for trundling tools etc about than
a sack truck. The wheels are small though and on pea gravel get jammed...

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...ding-box-truck

Yeah, I have something similar and as you say the wheels can get
caught up fairly easily. I think the ally (especially as they are so
light) folding sack barrows are probably the best of all worlds. I
have another sack barrow with small castors up at the handle end and
that's handy for shifting and holding engines etc.

or a folding wheel barrow?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...ng-wheel-barro
w

Hmm, that's interesting ... I think I spotted one of those on TV this
morning.

All the best ..

T i m

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:44:26 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:



T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think I'd
like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to help her
move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

B&Q have a nice folding trolley for £15 bought one last week.

Cheers Dave. Do you know if it was a stock item or on special etc?

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
...

....


Hmm, that's interesting ... I think I spotted one of those on TV this
morning.

You watch breakfast tv???

You can go right off some folk ... :-(

Mary

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:47:46 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"George" wrote in message
om...


Pffft! my £12 Aldi one has moved Washing Machines,Fridges,Cookers and
sacks
of rubble and is still in order and thats not a lie.

Yes., We bought the Aldi one not because we needed it but because we loved
the design.

I did the same with the missus. She's changed now though. :-(

Several of our family has bought one since after seeing ours. It's superb.

I'll have to check our store out then, ta.

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. Whilst Googling about I saw those little 4 wheel garden barrows.
Some have drop down wire sides and others wooden sides like this:

http://tinyurl.com/3hhsul

I think one of those would be handy for her to transport the flowers
when she sells them for the local Primary School, British Legion or
the Church or just moving stuff from the back to the front of the
house.

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:15:09 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"T i m" wrote in message
.. .

...


Hmm, that's interesting ... I think I spotted one of those on TV this
morning.

You watch breakfast tv???

Not regularly .. it was on for the news and the noise helps mask my
Tinnitus.

You can go right off some folk ... :-(

Phew! Does that mean that date you threatened me with is off now!? ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

T i m wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:44:26 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:



T i m wrote:
Hi All,

Who is currently doing those folding sack barrow / trolleys at the
best price please?

I note Woolies are doing steel ones for under a tenner but I think
I'd like something a bit better / lighter (it's for my old Mum to
help her move stuff round in the garden etc).

Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

B&Q have a nice folding trolley for £15 bought one last week.

Cheers Dave. Do you know if it was a stock item or on special etc?

Seems to be a stock item, they have had them for several months. I even
found it on their web site - miracle!
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...&isSearch=true


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:46:58 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:


Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

B&Q have a nice folding trolley for £15 bought one last week.

Cheers Dave. Do you know if it was a stock item or on special etc?

Seems to be a stock item, they have had them for several months. I even
found it on their web site - miracle!

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...&isSearch=true

A miracle indeed, thanks!

That does look very very similar to the Woolies one ..

http://tinyurl.com/6l48fu

I wonder if the B&Q one will also be £8 when they are out of stock ...
? :-)

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message

Lidl, although my local Aldi still have some from a couple of weeks ago.

Ok, ta. I did look on the Aldi and Lidl websites pre posting but can
never seem to get anywhere with them. :-(

Were they like this one do you know George?

http://tinyurl.com/6l48fu

I think this is the better version ... (ally frame / bigger wheels)

http://tinyurl.com/5gbqfb

All the best ..

T i m




This thursday Tim.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...Sack_Truck.ar7

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:48:44 GMT, "George"
wrote:


This thursday Tim.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...Sack_Truck.ar7

Ooo, cheers George.

Is that the same as the one you mentioned previously?

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:47:46 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"George" wrote in message
. com...


Pffft! my £12 Aldi one has moved Washing Machines,Fridges,Cookers and
sacks
of rubble and is still in order and thats not a lie.

Yes., We bought the Aldi one not because we needed it but because we loved
the design.

I did the same with the missus. She's changed now though. :-(

I suspect that you have changed too :-)

Mary

"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:15:09 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"T i m" wrote in message
. ..

...


Hmm, that's interesting ... I think I spotted one of those on TV this
morning.

You watch breakfast tv???

Not regularly .. it was on for the news and the noise helps mask my
Tinnitus.

You can go right off some folk ... :-(

Phew! Does that mean that date you threatened me with is off now!? ;-)

No, it means that it's now a weekend.

Mary

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:22:13 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


Yes., We bought the Aldi one not because we needed it but because we loved
the design.

I did the same with the missus. She's changed now though. :-(

I suspect that you have changed too :-)

Of course and I'd like to say for the better but I was pretty much
perfect when she was lucky enough to snare me. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:22:47 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


You can go right off some folk ... :-(

Phew! Does that mean that date you threatened me with is off now!? ;-)

No, it means that it's now a weekend.

Doh! :-(

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:48:44 GMT, "George"
wrote:


This thursday Tim.

http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...Sack_Truck.ar7

Ooo, cheers George.

Is that the same as the one you mentioned previously?

All the best ..

T i m

The one that carrys fridges,cookers,washing machines ect...Yes. ;-)

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:42:38 GMT, "George"
wrote:


The one that carrys fridges,cookers,washing machines ect...Yes. ;-)

Good (just wanted to make sure) ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

T i m wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:46:58 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:


Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

B&Q have a nice folding trolley for £15 bought one last week.

Cheers Dave. Do you know if it was a stock item or on special etc?

Seems to be a stock item, they have had them for several months. I
even found it on their web site - miracle!

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...&isSearch=true

A miracle indeed, thanks!

That does look very very similar to the Woolies one ..

http://tinyurl.com/6l48fu


It does, athough the B&Q one quotes a mox load of 75kg.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
m...
T i m wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:46:58 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:


Anyone spotted them in any of the sheds at a 'good' price please?

B&Q have a nice folding trolley for £15 bought one last week.

Cheers Dave. Do you know if it was a stock item or on special etc?

Seems to be a stock item, they have had them for several months. I
even found it on their web site - miracle!


http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...ondid=9676677&
fh_view_size=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB &fh_search=trolley&fh_eds=
%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1213645546375&isSearch =true

A miracle indeed, thanks!

That does look very very similar to the Woolies one ..

http://tinyurl.com/6l48fu


It does, athough the B&Q one quotes a mox load of 75kg.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk



Do you think his mum is going to be shifting washing machines or a couple of
hundred bricks around the garden?

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:17:41 GMT, "George"
wrote:



Do you think his mum is going to be shifting washing machines or a couple of
hundred bricks around the garden?


Don't be silly George, well not until her broken wrist has fully
recovered anyway!

But joking aside, being 70+ doesn't seem to have slowed her up any nor
stop her doing stuff she really shouldn't (like moving heavy objects).

And I've yet to get out of there without the mandatory cheese n pickle
or toasted bacon sarnie. Shame the tea take ~30 mins to appear after
it's been offered? :-)

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:17:41 GMT, "George"
wrote:



Do you think his mum is going to be shifting washing machines or a couple
of
hundred bricks around the garden?


Don't be silly George, well not until her broken wrist has fully
recovered anyway!

But joking aside, being 70+ doesn't seem to have slowed her up any nor
stop her doing stuff she really shouldn't (like moving heavy objects).

Why should it?

Mary

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:35:48 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


But joking aside, being 70+ doesn't seem to have slowed her up any nor
stop her doing stuff she really shouldn't (like moving heavy objects).

Why should it?

Because she is at greater risk of hurting herself than someone who is
fitter?

All the best ..

T i m

"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:35:48 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


But joking aside, being 70+ doesn't seem to have slowed her up any nor
stop her doing stuff she really shouldn't (like moving heavy objects).

Why should it?

Because she is at greater risk of hurting herself than someone who is
fitter?

She seems fit to me. As I am.

Mary