Having reviewed the Muck Truck versus the Power Barrow a while back I thought that I would take the opportunity while I was at this years Saltex show to watch the Muck Truck machine put through its paces on the demonstration area.
The build of the Muck Truck is substantial and definitely rugged enough to cope with the daily demands of a less than sympathetic work force.
Straight line speed (bear in mind that this was a fairly confined work area) was good so for delivering sand, bricks or material such as fluid aggregates across rough terrain in a straight line then it has to be a winner.
The steering of the machine looked awkward and it appears that excessive operator intervention was essential in changing direction; in other words, in tight spaces a little brute force was needed.
I am assured though that in a straight line, because of the weight distribution, only a little pressure is needed to persuade the machine to deviate from a straight line.
Tipping into a skip scared me slightly and I could see the demonstrator was well practised and was taking care.
I can envisage a Monday morning scenario where an operative, who is only interested in resting his thumping and hungover head and still distracted by the weekend football or motor racing, sprinting up the run-up ramp in a less subdued and careful way and catapulting the machine, along with its contents, into the skip.
For build quality I would give the Muck Truck ten out of ten but I am yet to be convinced that it is anywhere as user friendly as the Power Barrow.
What about you, do you have a preference? - feel free to leave a comment.
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