Got a Home Depot gift card for our wedding. Went to Home Depot tonight to pick up the following four things:
So anyway, we have a wheelbarrow now. It’s red. It’s in the back seat of my car, and like a good Chesterfield, we are unable to move it further in or take it back out.
Mierda.
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— Michael ![]()
Unless they are welded on, the handles/poles and the rear stands/feet of the wheelbarrow should be attached with some from of bolt. Pull out your ratchet or wrench or large pliers and get to work.
If they’re welded on then you should look into removing the front axel assembly. That’s probably just held in place with a few screws or another bolt or two. That should definately be able to come off (as you’ll end up replacing the tire at some point). Best of luck.
The funny thing is that we paid extra to buy one that was already assembled.
— Mark ![]()
Clearly it is time for a new car.
— Moo ![]()
And you got it *into* the car how? Just kidding, I’ve been there, but not with wheel barrows. For me, it’s always bicycles.
What you need to do is measure your car’s interior dimensions, measure the wheelbarrow, and write a program (in Python, of course) that will automatically rotate and translate the wheelbarrow through various maneuvers until you find an exit strategy. A graphical display would be nice, and then you can leave it running on your computer forever, like Dirk Gently.
— Dennis ![]()
That’s pretty funny. Have you tried soap or grease? It’s amazing what a bit of grease will do if you apply it right.
— Don Park ![]()
Damn, I was going too point out that this is very Dirk Gently (A must read if you haven’t) but Dennis got there first.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671746723/qid=1056699898/
Otherwise I follow the engineering maxim of “There are very few problems that cannot be solved by a large hammer”
I thought it was “There are very few problems that can be solved by a large hammer without creating more problems.”
— Don Park ![]()
Nah, if it doesn’t fit, force it. If it breaks it needed replacing anyway.
Sometimes you just need a big hammer.
My other favourite engineering maxim is “Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe”
Mark, Have you thought about dismantling your car door?
*cough* Was Mark’s Chesterfield reference too subtle an allusion to Dirk Gently then?
Too subtle for me. It’s been years since I read the book. Time for me to re read it me thinks. [sulks off head hung in shame]
Don’t feel bad, I was just about to point out the (obvious, in retrospect) William Carlos Williams connection until I noticed “beside the white chickens.”
— jacob ![]()
speaking of ol’ Wm. Carlos Wms.: check out http://ezone.org/ez/e3/articles/nisbet/wheelbarrow.html from back in the day.
— xian ![]()
Some contents may settle — it’s not only a good phrase for a bag of chips.
— Mark ![]()
You’ve lived in Apex for how long? And you still don’t have an SUV?
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