Kobalt Wheelbarrow 3 Year Review

Review of Kobalt’s 6 cubic ft. steel wheelbarrow with flat free tire. I’ve owned it for 3 years now, leaving it outside in the new England weather and am finally able to provide a quick and detailed review of how it handles. I also go over the answers to a number of intial questions I had when purchasing the wheel barrow from lowes.

***Subscribe For Future Content***
As the father of a 4 year old and a toddler, I am dedicated to helping other dads be a great father to their children and STILL accomplish their own personal goals. I provide ideas and insights to save you money, time, and energy…. three things that are in short supply for every dad out there. I’ll also be taking you inside this dad’s tricks, travels, and tribulations. I post new videos every Sunday night, so hit that subscribe button and join this community of Dads helping dads. Thanks for watching and as usual, don’t save anything for the trip back.

Footage Date: 4/1/2019

Hashtags: #
#lowes
#wheelbarrow
#kobaltwheelbarrow

[bencebusa]

Bought the model with 2 front wheels today. After watching your review I feel a bit better since I didn’t have enough time to research much. It’s going to be put to work tomorrow. Thanks for your review.

[qzetu]

I bought one today for 30$. It's a great wheelbarrow. There is nothing else selling like it, at the price. It has metal handles, a non inflatable wheel, and is built solid.

[tracythompson]

Love this wheelbarrow, handles are very comfortable. only complaint is when dumping or moving over rough ground the front will sometines catch on the ground

[curtisrandolph]

The only complaint I have with mine is after filling the wheelbarrow full of material the handles slide off and dump everything out of the wheelbarrow.

[kurtlovef]

Coat the inside with flex seal. I coat all my tools in flex seal. I just coated the inside of this tho cause i think its so pretty lol

[EneEri]

I’d really just like to know how big the box is since I would like to order it for pickup but want to make sure it’ll fit in my car 😅

[SeattlePioneer]

I recently rebuilt my thirty year old steel trayed wheelbarrow, so I have a report to make from that perspective:

1: Bolts. Bolts get rusty and seize up. You might postpone that by regularly greasing or oiling nthe bolts and then loosening and tightening them to keep them functioning.

The real answer would be for manufacturers to install stainless steel, or at least galvanized bolts on quality new wheelbarrows. But no one does, to my knowledge.

Of course, when I replaced the bolts on my rebuild, I didn't use stainless steel or galvanized bolts either!

2. Steel vs plastic trays:

I see a lot of badly cracked trays on Craigslist that are a year or two old. Pretty easy to crack and break, and can be difficult to repair.

By contrast, it takes many years for a steel tray to get badly rusted, and even then the barrow can and should be disassembled and the wood and steel refinished ---good for additional decades. So I'm convinced steel is best.

3. I was glad to see this review of the barrow after a few years of use. Wheelbarrows are VEHICLES that need to be inspected visually from time to time with appropriate maintenance and repair done to keep them function efficiently.

4. Tires ---- I've had wheelbarrow tires go flat repeatedly, and that means you can't depend on having your tool available when you need it.

So now I favor flat free tires.

[billburkhalter]

Do not store loaded down or the tire will get a flat spot on one side.

[robertbdesmond]

Where In Massachusetts do you live? :-)

[MinuteSuppReviews]

Thats the biggest pre workout scooper Ive ever seen!!!