Teen Creates Engine Powered Wheelbarrow

Wheelbarrows are a great invention. They have helped laborers haul all manner of things easily and without breaking their backs. But in today’s world they could use some extra power.

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The internal combustion engine-powered wheelbarrow is the wheelbarrow we need. If nothing else, it gives bored farm kids a bit of a cheap thrill. It was created by a teenager in Poland. We don’t have many details, but it’s a wheelbarrow with an engine! Enough said. Check out the video to see it in action:

Now there is a wheelbarrow that will make your job go super quick as you haul items. Remember, always wear your helmet when wheelbarrowing.

[via Damn Geeky]

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