Amicus Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Lo all... snip Also, where does one get a relatively rugged foldable trolley from? Screwfix & B&Q don't seem to stock 'em. Smiles D 200kG? tichy wheels tho http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cstf6-heavy-duty-aluminium-flat-folding/path/sack-trucks-trolleys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 How about something on these lines? Basic picture but the blue bit would be a large 3'? dia thick plastic 'tyre' with 2 rigid ply or polyprop circles with 2 handles. Pump it full of air and wheel to tap lay on side, remove filler and fill with water then wheel back to boat. Needs some sort of pump to transfer water. Only having one 'wheel' makes it easy to push and steer. Would hold in the region of 40 to 50 gall? Sort of a large wheelbarrow, collapses flat and handles detach for storage. Length of hose stores in centre section. Have you considered the size of that, a 205 lt oil drum with a 3 foot tyre round it, I wouldn't want to wheel that over a hump back bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Have you considered the size of that, a 205 lt oil drum with a 3 foot tyre round it, I wouldn't want to wheel that over a hump back bridge You could aways attach one of these, for the tricky bits: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Have you considered the size of that, a 205 lt oil drum with a 3 foot tyre round it, I wouldn't want to wheel that over a hump back bridge I don't think that will be a problem. After the 3' diameter wheel has been laid on the floor and filled with water, I don't suppose that it can be lifted up again. This is a good thing, because it looks very unstable, and I wouldn't want it falling on me. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 3' was only a suggestion, could be smaller, never mind it was just an idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 3' was only a suggestion, could be smaller, never mind it was just an idea Not having done the calculations or tests, but looking at weight and stability, I guess that if you have a go at developing one of these, you end up with an Aquaroll Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Not having done the calculations or tests, but looking at weight and stability, I guess that if you have a go at developing one of these, you end up with an Aquaroll Richard Problem is storage + 2 point contact makes Aquaroll unstable. 24" dia x 12" wide makes somewhere in the region of 20 gal. Should be quite manageable I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I'm surprised Dyson hasn't convinced us that what we really need is a large orange ball, to transport our water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I'm surprised Dyson hasn't convinced us that what we really need is a large orange ball, to transport our water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canalchris Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 do yourself a favour, forget aquarolls. get two 5 gallon water containers and a wheelbarrow with a pnuematic tyre. multi use problem solved. simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 do yourself a favour, forget aquarolls. get two 5 gallon water containers and a wheelbarrow with a pnuematic tyre. multi use problem solved. simples. They sound easily stored bits of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 I'm surprised Dyson hasn't convinced us that what we really need is a large orange ball, to transport our water. Strange thing is that the "Ball Barrow" that used a ball in place of a wheel has gone out of manufacture, I first used one about 35 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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