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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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