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  Posted by benthemaster (U2647045) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Hello,
  I am a student looking to design a new type of wheelbarrow to accommodate the needs of the elderly in particular. I have been told there was a feature on wheelbarrows on gardeners world on 14th october. Does anyone know the results or feedback on the wheelbarrows tested? or know where i can get a copy of the program? or view the script? This would be of great help to me, thanks
  Ben

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  Posted by Wildthing (U2335691) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Being a keen wheelbarrow-man myself, Joe avoided making conclusions, but rather dicussed the features and value for money. Surprise, B&Q came out well. Pneumatic tryes are always better than solid however they need maintenance so for the elderly a tyre that was solid yet had pneumatic charecteristics would be best. All barrows should have bar round the front wheel so that when used to tip, it does not slid slide back on your legs. Strong plastic is preferable for the barrow it self, as it is light will not scratch doors or cars etc. nor will it rust or scratch the owner as the elderly are most at risk from tetanus.

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  Posted by malibu (U2338974) on Friday, 2nd December 2005

  
  If your design is for the elderly, what is it's purpose. Presumably not shifting any weight?. Prehaps something that doesn't require lifting or tipping and a light material that easily detatches from the frame for emptying into compost e.t.c...
  
  

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  Joe tested each wheelbarrow round an obstacle course for ease of turning with a load and then up steps and in and out of a greenhouse. The winning design was the basic standard galvanised model with a pneumatic tyre.
  
  Others tested included a two wheel barrow - awful on cornering - and one which proved too wide for standard greenhouse doors.
  
  You would need to take into account weight, durability, ease of manoeuvering and maintenance and also the likely market and their budget. I would imagine elderly people who are keen enough on gardening to need a wheelbarrow already have one and would only replace it if it fell apart. You also have to assume they're fit enough to use one, however light you make it and also that they have somewhere suitable to store it.

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  Posted by William (U2169036) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  Edward de Bono had a nice design once ....
  Roughly looking a bit like this (leaving out the dots)
  
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  Posted by ken-71 (U2340356) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  They have those at Tesco's, William.
  
  

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  Posted by 1stClassAlan (U2459016) on Saturday, 3rd December 2005

  Hello,
  I am a student looking to design a new type of wheelbarrow to accommodate the needs of the elderly in particular. I have been told there was a feature on wheelbarrows on gardeners world on 14th october. Does anyone know the results or feedback on the wheelbarrows tested? or know where i can get a copy of the program? or view the script? This would be of great help to me, thanks
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  Ah Dear Master Ben! If you do manage to design a good new idea into a wheel barrow I'll take my hat off to you - no considering it's worse than Fred Dibnah's that's probably not a good proposition but let's say - heartwarming thanks then! I'd say everyone would like one but if you're particularly aiming to please the oldies, that,s great - I'm fast approaching the age when I need to be pushed about in one rather then use it.
  Since the "Yoghurt Knitters" ( oh how I love that one ) took over the world with tiny little bags now plastered with "Danger: Lifting Hazard" and bags of nails with similiar cautionary tales concerning blacken nails and eye damage - wheelbarrows have taken a turn for the worse. You used to have to be built like a horse to lift and push one of the old type full of concrete but at least they tipped! These flimsy modern things may look after you back and other bits but are so out of balance and general kilter that they probably cause more injury than they've prevented.
  Forget about balls for wheels though eh? Been done and not very good for proper gardening.
  
  

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  Posted by Rhoda Dendron (U2176380) on Sunday, 4th December 2005

  Edward de Bono had a nice design once ....
  Roughly looking a bit like this (leaving out the dots)
  
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  Well this is what happens when you get a rock singer to design a wheelbarrow!

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  Posted by ken-71 (U2340356) on Monday, 5th December 2005

  What do you make of all this, Ben...rock stars, yoghurt knitters, dotless wheelbarrows. tightwad pensioners..has it helped.

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