Moving or renovations in sight? The hand truck will prove to be your best friend! Hand trucks and transport carts, log carriers, and even water heater lifters, we have it all! Discover our ranges of affordable transport hand trucks and quality carts, featuring models from brands like RIBITECH, EINHELL, KSTOOLS, HAEMMERLIN, or OSE!
The hand truck is a lifting and cargo transport tool equipped with two low wheels that allow you to easily transport all mid-sized heavy objects (large appliances, small furniture and medium-sized furniture, heavy boxes).
While it belongs to the "wheelbarrow family," the hand truck resembles a transport cart, and that's precisely why many of our products combine both functionalities!
For reference, here's the average weight of some household appliances:
- Family washing machine: 80 kg
- Small refrigerator: 35 kg
- Dishwasher: 50 kg
The hand truck uses the principle of leverage to move heavy loads. For optimal use of your hand truck, here are some tips on how to proceed:
Check that all its components are firmly attached and in good condition. Pay special attention to deflated wheels: we offer hand truck models with puncture-proof wheels for your peace of mind. Then, leave the hand truck "standing" and place the load you wish to transport on it. You simply need to tilt the hand truck gently backwards by pulling the handles towards you. Do not hesitate to tilt the hand truck decisively: the goal is to make the load feel as light as possible.
We recommend choosing a model with a side bar at your foot level that allows you to tilt it more easily.
Other appreciable accessories:
Some transport hand trucks are equipped with 6 wheels (3 x 2 in reality), which allows them to overcome stairs and other obstacles effortlessly!
Models whose handles are covered with a comfort grip are always appreciated!
And finally, a bit of culture!
You might have wondered about the curious nomenclature of "hand truck," a word with strong symbolism and history, to describe a simple cut cart. Intriguing, isn't it?
It seems that the phoric, "carrying" function of the hand truck comes from a verse in the book of Matthew, in the episode of Christ's temptations after his journey in the desert: «... the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.» (Matthew 4:8)
This analogy is found in a 16th-century text (1572 to be precise), Les Bigarrures du Seigneurs des Accords de Tabourot "The millers also have a way of speaking similar to the tailors, calling their donkey "the great Devil," and their sack "Reason."
The term hand truck was definitively confirmed in Diderot's Encyclopedia in 1764. A hand truck then referred to a "large four-wheeled cart," and "a two-wheeled machine used by carpenters to carry pieces of wood."
There you have it, everything you need to know! Happy DIYing on ManoMano!
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