Monday, February 12, 2007

Happy Valentines Day?

I know there's no hearts and flowers and actually very little red of any kind but we decided to give each other a very practical Valentine this year - a Rubbermaid garden wagon.


The thing supposedly has a 1,000 pound capacity and it certainly felt pretty solid when I rode in it. It has a "dump truck" mechanism which should make it much easier to transport and unload dirt, rocks, or compost. The tires are large with inflated inner tubes and the front wheels turn in tandem so it doesn't have the same tendency to tip over that wagons with a pivoting front axle do.

A bonus for me was that I got to put it together and you know how much I like kits.

This one was especially nice as the instructions were clear and to the point and the pieces were bubble wrapped by assembly step making it virtually impossible to use the parts in the wrong place.

Of course it helped to have a willing assistant. Nice going Rubbermaid!

2 comments:

  1. OK, I need one of those for the daycare. Everyone in the neighborhood knows the woman who walks to school with four kids stuffed in a double jog stroller. Where did you get it, and what are the dimensions of the bed?

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  2. We bought it at Costco. The bed slopes from 22 x 40 at the top to 19 x 32 at the bottom. It is 10 inches deep.

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