Centrepin Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Bought myself this today for those treks to a hide. Now I can carry enough ammo and water plus all the other gubbins we think we must have. Magnets and batteries are heavy and when you can't walk far this seems ideal, 1 trip only now if I cant drive on. Less disturbance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Centrepin Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Glued onbetter feet, I can sit on it for a rest now. ย Or carry my armchair instead of a stool ย Next thing will be a better pneumatic tyre and wheel than what it came with ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westley Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 With regards to the wheel, Aldi and Lidl seem to feature wheelbarrow wheels on a regular basis. I am waiting for the next time they come on sale there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Centrepin Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Westley said: With regards to the wheel, Aldi and Lidl seem to feature wheelbarrow wheels on a regular basis. I am waiting for the next time they come on sale there. Thanks, I'll keep an eye peeled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrpip Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Centrepin said: Thanks, I'll keep an eye peeled. They have had wheels in Aldi (Armthorpe, Doncaster) for last couple of weeks about 12 quid, mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old'un Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Ok on dry ground but you will fined it heavy going on muddy fields. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strimmer_13 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Where did you get it?ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 9 hours ago, strimmer_13 said: Where did you get it?ย Isn't it just a carp barrow from a fishing shop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WalkedUp Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My shooting buddy has one. Goodย on dry ground but a nightmare on wet clay etc. We have had to abandon it a few times. Does keep the kit organised in the truck too.ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old'un Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 59 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: My shooting buddy has one. Goodย on dry ground but a nightmare on wet clay etc. We have had to abandon it a few times. Does keep the kit organised in the truck too.ย Yep, been there and done that, some years back I picked up an old golf trolley, put some wheel barrow wheels on it, welded a cradle to hold all the gear, it was great on dry newly sown fields but if it was wet the wheels clogged up so I welded on some mud scrapes, it worked to a point but if the ground was really wet and sticky (winter rape) you ended up dragging it across the field as the wheels just sank into the mud with the weight, the other problem was fences, you had to virtually unload everything to get it over the fence, and donโt even entertain going across a ploughed field.....it ended up in the skip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PPP Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 ย I too suffered the mud collecting experience, by the end of one C1kmย drag I reckon the thing weighed about 120kg with everything in! ย Now lives in the roof space in the garage.. at ยฃ70 for a couple ofย outing itโs was an expensive lesson... ย The other Problem I found was on a dry day it encourages you to take all the shooting stuff you own, which isnโt great if you should be relocating but canโt be bothered.. ย Iโm currently trying to reduce the stuff I take with me.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Centrepin Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 11 hours ago, strimmer_13 said: Where did you get it?ย ย 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Isn't it just a carp barrow from a fishing shop? Ebay fishing Barrow, ยฃ50. I don't walk well, so a net, 3 or 4 poles, ammo, water, binos, small hand axe, secateurs and a seat, few bits of essential meds and of course my gun and I can manage a couple of hundred yards with a rest. Worth its money for me. I don't/cant do fences and Stiles and stick to the very edges of ploughed fields where there are normally tractor tracks. Better than my old one below ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
London Best Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, PPP said: ย I too suffered the mud collecting experience, by the end of one C1kmย drag I reckon the thing weighed about 120kg with everything in! ย Now lives in the roof space in the garage.. at ยฃ70 for a couple ofย outing itโs was an expensive lesson... ย The other Problem I found was on a dry day it encourages you to take all the shooting stuff you own, which isnโt great if you should be relocating but canโt be bothered.. ย Iโm currently trying to reduce the stuff I take with me.. I know this is off topic and may be seen by some as being pedantic, but we are British people living in the UK. ย We do not have kilometres in this country and, thankfully, ย probably never will now. Most folk in Britain have no idea how far a kilometre is. ย Please refrain from using foreign measurements. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Handbags at dawn! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
London Best Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, TIGHTCHOKE said: Handbags at dawn! My post was not directed personally at PPP, more at the PW populationย in general.ย Hasnโtย anyone noticed how the BBC often use the K word instead of miles when referring to the distance between two points in UK? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 welcome to the 21st Century! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strimmer_13 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Next time im at the range lll mark the 100m out at 109 yards then.ย Pointless ******* postย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
London Best Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 58 minutes ago, strimmer_13 said: Next time im at the range lll mark the 100m out at 109 yards then.ย Pointless ******* postย The bloody range shouldnโt be marked out in metres!ย ย We are in the United Kingdom.ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Bear Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, London Best said: The bloody range shouldnโt be marked out in metres!ย ย We are in the United Kingdom.ย Sorry but the UK like most of the world adopted SI units back in the 1970s IIRC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
London Best Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, Yellow Bear said: Sorry but the UK like most of the world adopted SI units back in the 1970s IIRC. And how many KPH does your car do?ย And if I ask about your fuel consumption you will tell me in MPG, because litres per 100 kilometre is meaningless **** to everybody in this country.ย ย For fifty years as a toolmaker I worked in S.I. and Imperial units so fully understand both, but I only speakย French in France. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Personnally I do not mind whish version is used as long as they are not mixed! I had a young herbert working for me years ago and he would measure an item and then give me an imperial start and metric fine aditions because he could not get his head round parts of an inch! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old'un Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 It doesnโt matter if its imperial or metric it will still get stuck in the mud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ClemFandango Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I can work in metric and imperial.ย Move with the times grandad.ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Centrepin Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, old'un said: It doesnโt matter if its imperial or metric it will still get stuck in the mud. If it's that muddy I'll travel lighter and make a couple or trips. Its either that or don't shoot and I don't give up easily.ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mice! Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 28/05/2020 at 13:57, TIGHTCHOKE said: Personnally I do not mind whish version is used as long as they are not mixed! I had a young herbert working for me years ago and he would measure an item and then give me an imperial start and metric fine aditions because he could not get his head round parts of an inch! It's best when your running multiple machines and one is imperial and the other metric, I'll never ever forget an old boy telling me to alter an offset by 4 thou, I didn't have a clue what he meant ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ย On 28/05/2020 at 14:33, old'un said: It doesnโt matter if its imperial or metric it will still get stuck in the mud. Love it. On 28/05/2020 at 10:06, Centrepin said: ย Ebay fishing Barrow, ยฃ50. I don't walk well, so a net, 3 or 4 poles, ammo, water, binos, small hand axe, secateurs and a seat, few bits of essential meds and of course my gun and I can manage a couple of hundred yards with a rest. Worth its money for me. I don't/cant do fences and Stiles and stick to the very edges of ploughed fields where there are normally tractor tracks. Better than my old one below ย If it makes your life easier brilliant.ย Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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