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In reply to Post #28
Had exactly the issue you describe with my Solar Traveller. The handles are too high and legs too long leading to fatigue trying to push with bent arms. I messaged Solar several times with no response. Nash Trax legs are shorter and fit perfectly as do their fixed rear wheels. Either cure the problem. I cannot believe no one picked this up during Solars extensive "fieldtesting" !
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I looked at a few options lined up outside tacklebox this week, tbh the fox and solar looked like they could have come out of the same factory, same thumbwheels and the like.
The Solar Traveller(Smaller option) looks ideal for me on the size front as i only do overnighters and the cost is more appealing - the thing i don't get though, and would of been apparent if they did any real field testing would be the handles seem very high in the 'parked' position so when you are actually wheeling the barrow the handles will be up by your armpits forcing to bend your elbows which isn't the most natural position to push something a long distance. The handles on the fox's are a lot lower so when you initially lift with your knees the handles should be down by your side in a much more natural and controllable position.
Has anyone got any experience of this be i order one...
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6 months ago I’d have advised anyone to convert a standard barrow, the power difference between my BCUK conversion on Trax Evo and Nash Power Trax out of the factory is light and day difference.
With pretty much all the original conversion companies going bust and new ones popping up weekly I’d say clear and buy the factory option or buy the kit yourself from Amazon.
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In reply to Post #24
Ive just had one, I've not taken it out yet but as everything solar it looks and feels quality
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In reply to Post #23
has anyone used the solar one yet, they either seem to make absolutely brilliant stuff or utterly garbage no in-between with them. hoping this is the former
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In reply to Post #22
No it's the smaller one of the power barrows..metro I think? I do have the larger model but not electric..could try swapping motor over but I'm crap with that sort of stuff.
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In reply to Post #13
Isn't your Nash power barrow big enough?
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In reply to Post #20
Agree with that, wheels with inbuilt motors and a puncture would be a bad mix.
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In reply to Post #19
Do any of these power barrows come with a puncture proof wheel?
I upgraded my current (non powered) MK2 Fatboy to a solid, puncture proof tyre after the original one suffered a puncture and I wouldn't want to be without it now.
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In reply to Post #18
Thanks for the info you're a star 
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In reply to Post #17
There are two 'kits' dependant on your current barrow / its relative height / frame width - they are made to order in small batches of 50off so I'm sure he could customise (at a price) to your spec . . Deans a nice chap and easy to deal with / very informative
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In reply to Post #16
I'll have a nosey, thankyou, going to see if he does custom, not just certain barrows👍 and your driving skills 
I like my barrow, don't really want to change it, adding to it would be my pref.
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In reply to Post #14
Barrow Buddies kit is a game changer; no need to lift, ever, as they turn on a dime - guy that designs / builds them is ex Carp Porter. Swivelling rear wheels are a decent size and pneumatic - they are on a wide frame which adds to the stability (compared to a static/normal rear wheel set up) and have the all important brake mech on both wheels which is a must have if you don't want your fully loaded barrow to 'wander off / rotate downhill' when unattended . . .
As others have mentioned no barrow deals with mega ruts etc particularly well when fully laden - I had an 'error' this summer on a day ticket when my stupidly overloaded barrow took a nose dive in a hardened rut. . .luckily nobody was about to witness my noddy driving skills
Personally I'd buy the barrow I actually wanted first (either powered or unpowered) and add the rear wheel kit as required and dependant on the water I fished . . .
Dunno where I saw it (may have been on here?) but someone's currently developing a self levelling barrow with fully articulating suspension!
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In reply to Post #14
I agree with the rear suspension part,all theese rear wheeled barrows need them. A soft suspension aswell.its something me and a few mates have spoke about many times after seeing barrows go over..
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In reply to Post #12
If we're talking normally uneven v very uneven where back wheels can catch I don't see any downsides to 3 wheels. Yes you have to lift every now and then but it's not a problem.
Same on turning with 3 wheels, bit of weight at the rear, lift the front wheel and turn, making the handle area stronger would *have negated 2 rear turning wheels.
I just don't get these solid wheels on the truning variety, they should be pneumatic. About time someone brought out rear shocks on them too, iircCarp Porter may of done them way back when. Any thoughts about weight are pretty null and void nowadays but that I'm aware most manufacturers are still making the frames as they used to. I don't think it'll be too long before we start hearing issues of split frames as I'm not sure they'll take the weigh.
* edited, was in a rush!
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In reply to Post #12
Maybe he meant muddy rutty ground,what with the small rear wheels.ill more than likely go and have a look at one though because 2 of my syndi waters aren't muddy or uneven ground..as for the most stable barrow I've used,it will be the nash power barrow I'm using now with the avid wheel conversion kit..very stable. I use that regularly for short sessions but when I'm back on my week long sessions I want something bigger.
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In reply to Post #11
You didn't fall for that BS did you?
Shopping trolleys have 4 not 3 wheels for starters so hardly like for like is it.
Just about every Shopping trolley in every supermarket in the land is ****ed because they don't get replaced very often due to cost, unlike a brand new barrow.
Name me a barrow with more than one wheel that's super stable on uneven ground, you can't because there isn't one, I've had 3 different ones in the last 20 years always had to lift the back end up every now and then.
Surely the sensible thing to do is don't buy a barrow with 3 wheels if your water is uneven 🤷♂️
Two year warranty on the Solar one 👍
Whatch the video mentioned below.
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I was seriously interested in the solar barrow until I was told its like pushing a shopping trolley and even worse on uneven ground..
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In reply to Post #8
I thought that when looking at the Fox Barrow (cheap components / losable thumb screws etc)
If your after a barrow with swivelling rear wheels (which are a big advantage) just remember they need a brake . . .no idea why both Fox & Solar haven't quite grasped this . . .
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In reply to Post #8
Fair enough.
I spoke to a couple of tackle shop owners who both said it was by far the best barrow on the market. They specifically mentioned the controller, power hub and welds being better than anything else they sold or had personally used.
Prestige is no where near the quality it was 10 years ago and I feel the motor and battery set up on them is now very dated.
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In reply to Post #7
Looks cheap imo, I wouldn't have back wheels on anyway but they didn't look great either. Preferred the power porter controls also
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In reply to Post #6
In what way?
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I went to the sandown show today purely to look at barrows and got to say the power porter looks better than the solar imo
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In reply to Post #2
Found it, thanks.
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In reply to Post #3
Oh nice one I'll have a look cheers.
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In reply to Post #1
All the power barrows from the known tackle companies ie Fox ,Solar ,Nash ,Carp porter all come with sealed lead acid batteries . boatman uk have now bought out their own complete kits to fit the carp porters their kits come with lithium lifepo4 batteries aswell look up their website www.ukbarrowcoversion.com
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In reply to Post #1
wickersley angling have done a video of it on youtube recently, worth a look, looks a great barrow, i'm very tempted lol
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With a few shops doing discount codes I'm probably going to utilise one and get a power barrow, just want to make sure I get the ideal one.
New solar one looks good but can't find out what batteries it comes with!
Or mk8 power porter but again can't find out batteries
Do all the standard ready made power barrows come with heavy lead acid type which is why they don't list them?
I have toyed with the idea of converting my MK2 Fatboy and still might but the time it would take me and faff I'd prefer to just buy one I think, just don't want to buy one with crap batteries really.
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