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PuddlePirate
North Ridgeville, OH
(Zone 5b)

December 22, 2008
05:42 PM

Post #5919483

I'm a C6 quad who puts knobby mountain bike tires on his manual wheelchair and tackles gardening tasks solo. Trouble is, my lap can only hold so much. I end up making repeated trips over the lawn to haul tools, soil, plant waste, etc.

I can't push a wheelbarrow, because although my arms are strong they're busy pushing on my wheels.

I'd like to pull some kind of "trailer" with a capacity comparable to a wheelbarrow's. It would have to be relatively low to the ground, stable, easy to attach & detach, and with wide wheels that won't carve ruts on a lawn ... almost like the stereotypical little red wagon, but bigger.

I'm open to buying a good "trailer" if such a thing exists, or modifying something else to create a solution. Any suggestions/ideas?

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