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Rebuild a Wheelbarrow to Last Decades

I’ve got an old wheelbarrow with weak handles; is it salvageable, or should I wheel it to the dump?

Recently, I volunteered to store furniture and goods while my in-laws moved, including a 2-year-old True Temper wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow had been rotting on the ground before I got it, and its handles were weak, its pan puckering at the bolt holes, and its

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