Wheelbarrow Upgrade & Restoration 

There are so many things going around in my head that I sometimes forget to add something into my videos. I should've mentioned that by shortening the front of the handles and discarding the front brace there is a trade off being made. Having an open wheel is great as there is no brace to catch on any undulating ground. But, the brace is used when tipping the barrow (especially with heavy loads) to rest on the ground, using the handles as levers to tip the load. If your load is light then this won't be an issue at all, it is very easy to tip a barrow full of leaves, weeds etc without the front brace. Even a heavy load isn't too difficult. But you would need to be more careful as the weight distribution of the load shifts as you lift and the barrow can come back towards you. It can't come back too far as the front lip of the tub will hit the ground if you let it get that far. Also with a heavy load you need to give a little more effort as you don't have a pivot point to help you out. It would also be possible to put your one foot against the wheel to stop it coming back. If you restore or make new handles for your wheelbarrow then it's something to consider. I take any weeds, leaves etc through my paddock to dump them in an area out of the way and it's quite a distance over swales and undulations and I can tell you the open wheel is fantastic and I can definitely live without the front brace. The ideal scenario is to have two wheelbarrows, one with a brace and one without! :)

Doing it this weekend! Right after I build a block plane, timber gate, workbench storage, swing out seat, etc..

The two cute dogs finished the video off very well. Thumbs Up for the project and the dog section.

My old barrow may get this treatment. Great practical way to resurrect a useless wheelbarrow. Nice steady hand when painting the wheel! Backhand too...

Excellent restauration Pask.

I love the glued center support idea, thanks!

In recently rebuilt my thirty year old wheelbarrow. I liked your re engineering of various features. All were improvements. I may go back and eliminate the front brace as you suggested. A couple of things that could have been improved: The biggest weakness I observed on my barrow was corroded bolt threads on mild steel bolts. I wound up cutting the bolts off since the threads were mostly gone. That argues for replacing volts and hardware with galvanized fittings which will minimize corrosion ---and greasing up the threads, too. I would have recommended taking the tire off the wheel and derusting and finishing the inside of the wheel. A major reason for wheelbarrow failure is a tire that wont hold air, usually because the steel surface of the wheel wont fit the tire properly. And finally --- for everyone! Your wheelbarrow needs to be taken apart, repainted and the bolts greased. I would have suggested after ten years, but perhaps fewer would be better. If the wood and metal parts are primed and painted, they can be expected to provide reliable service much longer!

I really like how you make do with what you have for the most part. Like forming the radius with a vise and round steel pieces. Some would have went out and bought a pipe bender.

I can tell you it's better than before.

Mate... loved the resto you did on the wheelbarrow. It’s great giving new life to old things.

J'adore la restauration de la brouette.

Fantastic rebuild, really liked how you bent the galvanized tube brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Yet again you have found a way around not having all the equipment needed. For eg no pipe bending gear. Very inspirational, cheers mate. Loved it of course.

Great job I was considering chucking my old wheel barrow that I inherited off my grandfather. It must be at least 50years old but you’ve inspired me to give it another chance

It's a good thing I don't know where you live! I might never leave you alone with those adorable dogs! Loved the project too!

You make great videos man! And I think: not only they are instirational and educational ... but they are much needed in this materialistic word... To see how you can reclaim something into use... Well done!

Have an old wheelbarrow that I need to restore. Already decided to eliminate the brace in front of the wheel but I might just use your idea for bracing behind it. Good video. Thanks.

You know something I like best about watching your posts (aside from the soothing sound effects the videos have when on time-lapse)? Your ingenuity. I'd have never thought to use a piece of rounded steel as a guide to bend the piping into the shape I needed. Lacking that kind of creativity, I'd have just bought or rented the pipe bending equipment.

Brilliant job! That was worth watching, thanks for sharing!!!

Wonderful job Pask , well worth my time to watch & the doggie’s added a nice touch , keep up the good work, your an inspiration

I've got a wheel barrow that needs the same sort of treatment, it's a lot older wheel barrow with a steel wheel. Loved the pair of Eddies.

Nice Work There Mate

This brought a smile to my face... Love it!

You should have put a little hollow on the back brace for when the wheel barrow is weighted and the tires warp.

Love the project and the Jack Russels

Nothing goes bad on Pask's shop! Nice job...

Very nice indeed and some really good ideas in there about working with tubing and more. Thank you!

Your wheelbarrow has nicer wood than one of my cutting boards.... Good work

Mr P is never disappointing-a satisfying project.

Nice job of fabricating the replacement parts. This is the best wheelbarrow restoration video I’ve seen so far. Thanks for sharing!

Nice job! 👍

Nicely done! Love the ending. Thanks for sharing!

Felt happy watching the dogs enjoying the ride! 💗

Nothing is quite as nice as sprucing up the ol' wheels. Nicely done.

You are so talented, and your babies are adorable!

Well done!

Like how you combine power tools and hand tools. One shot at the chop saw, next shot using a hand plane. Also, liked your improvised pipe bending equipment.

u saved my project with brace behind wheel. Cross brace is best too. Your filmography is great.

As always your creative problem solving is impressive and inspiring. Great video

Even when restoring an old wheelbarrow, the amount of care you bring to this simple project is wonderful. I think a lot of people (at least in the US) would have tossed the old wheelbarrow out and replaced it with a new one.

What a great job you did Pask! You can’t go wrong if the dogs love it! Good music at the end too. Great overall.

Another job well done. So love that little plane. Keep up the good work 💪

We have one of the same crappy wheel barrows! Really superb job on its upgrade. I'm sure I will thank you when I've put a similar amount of time and effort into fixing ours! Cheers, David

loved this video. Fantastic work!

Beautiful wood! Great project and adorable dogs :D

When I first saw the title of this video, I laughed and thought that this was just going to be knock the rust off and air up the tire restoration. Well, it turned out to be considerably more. Good job. That ought to last for another generation.

Great job on the restoration!! Tougher than the other one.

I'm totally jealous of your shop!!

I love your new editing style.

Excellent resto and equally excellent vid.

Wow beautiful work pask

Nicely done restoration. You know, of course, that your dogs stole the show. They seemed to really enjoy the ride there at the end!

Yet again, and as always..a well made video showing some really useful ideas; but most importantly with a great feel good factor! Your vids always make me smile . Thank you : )

This is wonderful, man 😍😍

Great video! Got some great ideas for rebuilding mine!

I'm hoping to fix my old wheelbarrow mate. I need to fabricate the legs as well. The EMT legs were brilliant! Thanks for posting.

Just magnificent! i absolutely love it!

very nice job ....... love those dogs

great video 👍 🐶

Awesome work mate.

Love your dogs! Great video thanks.

Nice restoration. Good tip on using the the galvanize. Stay well, Joe Z

Hello, now the wheelbarrow looks great again. Wouuuuuuuu. Better than the new. 👍 👍 👍 👍 Greetings from Martin

I only thought very recently why I haven't ever seen you use Jarrah or Keruing wood as it's from area .. and then I stumbled across this ..lol I have some Jarrah here in the UK that I got that use to be railway sleepers.. ! Thks

Well you did it again.... A great upgrade and it will support you an other 7 years 🙂👍🏼👍🏼

Love the end whit the dogs ! Great channel

Great job mate!

This was awesome! Specially liked how you made the legs with pipe and minimal bending tools. Gained a new subscriber from Chile 🇨🇱 .

I guess that a (No ants were harmed during making of this video) phrase should be emphasized :-)) .Giving a new life for old tools is always my favourite kind of videos .

Your dogs really enjoyed the ride.

Great work as usual 👍

A job well done,practically a new barrow for a bit of your time which you probably enjoyed doing it and a few bits of scrap material, I love to see old stuff given a new lease of life,gets 5 ☆ from me

I Love your dogs! You are awesome! Have you ever tried to make a wooden chandelier with all those fancy pieces in wood instead of glass especially some great wood color. That would be an awesome project. You could hang it in your work shop.

Love the doggies lol. Yes I will be restoring mine at some point . It belonged to my Father in-law and they don't make them like that anymore. Great stuff Mate

Excelent work, men!! You are the best!!!)

Still a really nice replacement though mate regardless of the front brace.. like you say, great for lite loads

😹😹😹love the restoration job on the wheelbarrow I have 2 that need some TLC and like you my plot is not flat so the front brace/brake gets in the way all the time. I noticed someone made a suggestion of making a movable one which I thought was a great idea this way when needed I can drop it down when I need to use one 😹😹love the idea nice and simple but it should work if I pinch the locking handles from the old dead lawn mower that are used for folding down the handle to save on floor space 😹😹😹

Great job. The dogs were happy)

After watching this video a second time, mine needs some renovating so I’ve decided to get some ideas from this. Even though it won’t turn out a patch on yours Noel, it’ll be a lot better than what’s on it at the moment plus the bucket is galvanised too which is a bonus 😉

Nice video! I like the reclaimed wood! :D

Good job, Pask. Those scrapers work wonderfully, don't they? Slide a hook onto one and make shavings. Nice restoration. On that last test drive, I detected an imbalance in your mower. Time to straighten that up, Mate. ;)

Such a cool restoration man! :) and it looks so much more alive and beautiful with the wood... great!

Once again, just a great job! (So glad I found your channel; you have such a "down-to-earth" way of creating/fixing your projects! And here *I* am fussing with creating a "Soul-soothing Asian chopstick case" for my wife's birthday! But I kinda doubt she'd much like me giving her a fixed-up wheel barrow, if you know what I mean.)

Love the puppies !

Thanks for sharing !

Thank you.

Flies everywhere, even in the tramp tubes. But I think your work is fantastic i love your channel.

Thumbs up, mate. 👍 Great revival there. Got my puppers fix to boot👌

Ant house to cool wheelbarrow! Awesome rebuild! : )

Clearly the puppies approved of this project.

Too good for this thing ☺

Nice rebuild.

Great job Neil! I was just using mine this past week and was thinking I should give her an upgrade😁😊👍

I have a feeling someone will be making a metal bender soon... not pointing any fingers. 😉 Love the restoration.

Looks beter than new.

The ant in the tube! Lol!

That's a lot of process. Too much patience for me lol. well done !

Nice work for a badly engineered wheelbarrow. Get a European style barrow Frame made of galvanized bent pipe. 1. Load is more centered under wheel. 2. Handles are wider apparatus for better balance and arehorizontal when you lift the thing. 3. The front bar is much higher and does not fit into small bumps. 4 More solid and longer lasting. American style wheelbarrows are a nightmare if you ever had a good one.

That’s a lot of good ideas in one short video.

One of the many things I like about you and your videos, is that you are VERY innovative! My wife complains about me keeping junk stuff but I may need it to make or fix something, right? I’m surprised the dogs didn’t jump out. That’s a really high hedge you have there! Reminds me of the kids movie “Secret Garden” where the kids found a door behind the hedge into the garden. But you have a tunnel so that should suffice - haha.