On a warm spring morning 40 years ago, I was moving a wheelbarrow full of sand to mix some mortar. My boss announced in a humorously exasperated way, “hold it, hold it, hold it.” He saw that I was ...

Learn how to rebuild a wheelbarrow from the tire to the pan and handles. Recently, I volunteered to store furniture and goods while my in-laws moved, including a 2-year-old True Temper wheelbarrow.

After a day of pouring concrete, Mel Lulay woke at 1 a.m. with an idea. Fortunately, he didn't fall back asleep. By morning he'd fashioned a cardboard model for an ergonomic wheelbarrow handle. Lulay ...

The humble wheelbarrow is emblematic of simplicity at its finest: It’s functional, sturdy and efficient. In other words, it simply works—and few utilitarian items have maintained as loyal a fanbase, ...