New Way To Motorize A Wheelbarrow

New Way To Motorize A Wheelbarrow FARM HOME Miscellaneous Here’s an easy way to add power to an existing wheelbarrow The chain-driven “MotoBarrow” attachment simply bolts to a standard 6 8 or 10-cu ft wheelbarrow Roger Simons at Innovative Fabrications got the idea for the MotoBarrow kit when his wife and son were moving rock across a creek and up a hill on their property His wife said they needed a powered unit and asked why they couldn’t just put a motor on the existing wheelbarrow Simons put together a prototype and it worked great Several prototypes and a patent later Simons is now marketing the kit direct No modification of the wheelbarrow is needed The MotoBarrow simply bolts on where the factory-installed front wheel or wheels attach The compact unit fits inside the existing frame of a traditional wheelbarrow making storage easy New 2011 models now available Customers can choose from a 1 6-hp four-stroke Honda priced at $599 95 or a two-stroke 2-hp 43cc unit now only $399 95 The rear wheel attachment is priced at $129 95 Shipping is extra Simons points out that attaching or detaching the unit to install on other wheelbarrows can be done in a few minutes with no special tools required Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Innovative Fabrications LLC P O Box 414 Davidson N C 28036 ph 704 892-1017; innovativefabric@bellsouth net; www MotoBarrow com

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