Hand Trucks are a great cart that can be used in many ways. Their L-shape design gives you the leverage to lift a heavy object. Grip the handles at the top to gently slide the nose under the box you want to move. Gently tilt the hand truck backwards and start moving it on the wheels. It will be easier than if you had 3 people moving the package together.
The hardest part of using a hand truck is getting the load on right. Even if you use a hand truck with a beveled nose care must still be taken to load the truck properly as to ensure that you don’t hurt your back. Gently slip the nose under the load by pushing the handles forward and as easily as you can transfer the weight onto the wheels.
For personal use or for objects that need to be treated more delicately, a more expensive and sturdier hand truck would be best. In some commercial situations, hand trucks are made with fewer side rails and less support because the objects being moved need to be moved quickly. These light weight hand trucks are ideal for commercial use but for someone moving out of their home, they don’t provide the necessary support. When moving objects into and out of houses, a mover may encounter sets of stairs.
The hand trucks that are designed with stairclimbers are meant to ensure a smooth descent down the steps as well as to make sure an easier time ascending the steps. They come in various types of designs. Some have a sort of 3 wheel triangle, while others have rubber around an oval shaped which jut out past the back side of the hand truck.
For other lumps and bumps along the moving path, simple ramps placed strategically make navigation a lot less challenging. It is not a good idea to mow over a curb or to try lifting the hand truck up it. When the hand truck is pushed up a curb, the angle of the tilt becomes steeper and the person doing the pushing takes on the full weight of the load. Going off the curb the tilt is pushed too far forward and the object may slide right off the base onto the ground. Either way the mover could lose the load and perhaps even get injured.
Choosing the right accessories will ensure you have a safe move. Don’t skimp on these items, should an injury occur you will never forgive yourself! As long as you remember to use your hand truck within the manufacturer’s specifications you should not have any problems. That and common sense of course, but that you can’t buy in the store, though I heard they are working on manufacturing it in China!!!!
