Monday, January 4, 2010

my four-wheeled farm hand



I started the new year with a new tool. I have long coveted a garden cart, and when I saw this one, well, I went weak in the knees. It's proper. A huge portion of my day is spent hauling things from one place to another, and the distances I haul them are too short to justify using the truck, but just a wee bit too long to do by hand without wearing myself out. This is the perfect solution. I'm technically still moving things by hand, and therefore not burning fuel of any kind, but it's much easier on me. It can go anywhere that I can go on foot. It's just the right size for a large square bale, all four sides drop down for easier loading and unloading, it makes amazingly tight turns and the big tires handle our rutted, uneven terrain with aplomb. I've only had it for forty-eight hours and already I've used it to move three loads of trash, firewood and sacks of feed. I don't get wound up over stuff too often, but really, I just can't say enough how much I am in love with this thing. I heart the cart!

3 comments:

  1. Those are cool! I bought a LARGE bag of vermiculite which turned incredibly heavy after it got soaked by all that rain. I still have no idea how I'm going to get it to the back yard, lol.

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  2. I have loved these from afar for quite a while. It's the wagon of choice at Amish houses and like you said, very practical. I'm not OLD, but the annual checkup lady has been saying,"now you shouldn't be lifting too heavy of things". OK, then are YOU going to come and move it??!?!? I didn't THINK so. I wish to be practical and this is just the thing!!

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  3. where did you find it? Source, please?

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