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XS2
Electric Stair Climbing Keg Barrow, seamlessly, safely and efficiently, with a light self weight due to its aluminium construction, anti roll off step technology, and simple easy to use controls makes keeps this one of the safest ways to takes kegs up or...
Capacity: 200kg Dimentions: 1195mm -1590mm (h) x 545mm (w) x 508mm (d) Step Requirement:: <210mm (h) x >250mm (d) Speed:: 24-34 Steps Per Minute Self Weight:: 29kg $7,284.60 (Inc. VAT)$6,070.50 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
These sack trucks are powered by an electronic motor that assists the user to ascend and descend stairs without any strain or struggle. The hard-wearing aluminium frame is sturdy but lightweight, making it easy to use. This truck can handle a wide...
Capacity: 200kg Overall Width: 545mm Overall Height: 1590mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm Wheel Type: Polyurethane $5,916.60 (Inc. VAT)$4,930.50 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
Twin Gas Bottle Powered Stair Climbing Sack Trucks are designed to secure and move multiple sized gas bottles. The bottle cradle is adjustable to suit the diameter of the cylinders, keeping them firmly attached to the chassis of the Powered Stair...
Capacity: 200kg Dimentions: 1195mm -1590mm (h) x 545mm (w) x 508mm (d) Step Requirement: <210mm (h) x >250mm (d) Max Cylinder Diameter: 50mm Min Cylinder Diameter: 300mm $6,826.32 (Inc. VAT)$5,688.60 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
Motorised Stair Climber for Wide Loads offers a wider frame than our usual motorised stair climbing sack truck range allowing handling of more awkward consignments, increased load rest frame to an amazing 750mm means larger loads remain safely secured...
Capacity: 200kg Overall Dimentions: 1195mm -1590mm (h) x 545mm (w) x 508mm (d) Step Requirement:: <210mm (h) x >250mm (d) Speed:: 24-34 Steps Per Minute Self Weight:: 28.5kg $7,284.60 (Inc. VAT)$6,070.50 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
This White Goods Electric Stair Climber is perfect thanks to its extra tall frame, offering better support to large and bulky items. Based on our Electric Powered Stair Climbing Sack Truck chassis, this stair climber has a frame extension that increases...
Capacity: 200kg Dimentions:: 1195mm -1590mm (h) x 545mm (w) x 508mm (d) Step Requirement:: <210mm (h) x >250mm (d) Speed:: 24-34 Steps Per Minute Self Weight:: 29kg $7,512.60 (Inc. VAT)$6,260.50 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
The Motorised Stair Climbing Sack Truck For Chairs offers a fast and efficient way to move stacks of not only heavy but awkward chairs from area to area, perfect for exhibition halls, country clubs, and hotel banqueting areas, where speed of transition...
Capacity: 60 kg Chairs / 200kg on Plate Dimentions:: 1195mm -1590mm (h) x 545mm (w) x 508mm (d) Step Requirement:: <210mm (h) x >250mm (d) Speed:: 24-34 Steps Per Minute Self Weight:: 31kg $6,826.32 (Inc. VAT)$5,688.60 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
The electric lifter sack truck is part of the XS2 powered stair climbing sack truck family, using an electric motor to aid the operator in climbing stairs and lifting loads. What sets the electric lifter apart is its powered lifting platform, which...
Capacity: 170kg Overall Length: 650mm Overall Width: 585mm Overall Height: 1390mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm $7,512.60 (Inc. VAT)$6,260.50 (Ex. VAT) -
XS2
This Powered Sack Truck With Powered Tilt Back features an industrial frame that can carry up to 400kg. The electric powered tilting system allows the operator to tilt back the load to a comfortable and balanced operating position with next to no...
Capactiy: 400kg Overall Width: 705mm Overall Height: 1715mm Wheel Diameter: 256mm Wheel Type: Pneumatic Solid Tyre $9,801.72 (Inc. VAT)$8,168.10 (Ex. VAT) -
The Lightweight Folding Stair Climbing Sack Truck, folding smaller for a stair climber than anything else in the industry. This trolley will fit in the foot well of a standard car for transport, making it brilliant for service engineers and site workers...
Capacity: 80kg Finish: Industrial Blue (RAL 5010) Chassis Material: Steel Overall Width: 470mm Overall Height: 1090mm $784.32 (Inc. VAT)$653.60 (Ex. VAT) -
The Power Assisted Stair Climbing Sack Truck is a powerful tool designed to make traversing stairs with heavy loads easy, with the use of its built in electric battery powered motor. Unlike other stair climbing sack trucks, this...
Chassis Material: Aluminium Finish: Aluminium Overall Width: 520mm Overall Height: 1260mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm From $6,828.60 (Inc. VAT)From $5,690.50 (Ex. VAT) -
The Powered Stair Climbing Sack Truck is a powerful tool designed to make traversing stairs with heavy loads easy with the use of its built in electric battery powered motor. Providing vast improvement to health and safety, the Powered Stair Climbing...
Overall Width: 520mm Overall Height: 1260mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm Wheel Type: Pneumatic / Polyurethane From $7,350.72 (Inc. VAT)From $6,125.60 (Ex. VAT) -
The Large Folding Powered Stair Climbing Sack Truck is a powerful tool designed to make traversing stairs with heavy loads easy with the use of its built in electric battery powered motor. Providing vast...
Overall Width: 520mm Overall Height: 1260mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm Wheel Type: Pneumatic / Polyurethane From $7,453.32 (Inc. VAT)From $6,211.10 (Ex. VAT) -
The Heavy Duty Powered Stair Climbing Sack Truck is a powerful tool designed to make traversing stairs with heavy loads easy with the use of its built in electric battery powered motor. Providing vast improvements to health and safety, the Powered Stair...
Capacity: 330kg Overall Width: 520mm Overall Height: 1260mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm Wheel Type: Pneumatic / Polyurethane $8,652.60 (Inc. VAT)$7,210.50 (Ex. VAT) -
The Stair Climbing Sack Truck with Rear Support is a powerful tool designed to make traversing stairs with heavy loads easy with the use of its built-in electric battery powered motor to easily climb stairs, whist the retracting 3/4th wheel support...
Capacity: 330kg Overall Width: 520mm Overall Height: 1260mm Wheel Diameter: 254mm Wheel Type: Pneumatic / Polyurethane $11,397.72 (Inc. VAT)$9,498.10 (Ex. VAT)
Sack Trucks & Sack Barrows
Sack Trucks and Sack Barrows, with the largest online offering, just click the categories to explore the range. Our highly trained and experienced sales team are on hand to ensure they help you find the safest choice, feel free to make contact either over phone or by email if you need any help or guidance.
All our Sack Trucks and Barrows come with safe working loads clearly visible and tested to ensure they meet the specified load capacities, which you would expect from one of the UK leading Manual Handling Equipment Companies. Risk Assessments provided FREE of charge on order to further highlight risks while using the Sack Trucks and Barrows.
With a huge choice of handle configurations to ensure great ergonomics, offering various heights and grip positions along with a wide range of plate sizes to ensure the load is stable and safe, coupled with a variety of frames to meet the requirements of the loads. Finished off with a choice of wheels dependent on the terrain that you will be riding over, ensuring that your Handle-iT Sack Trucks and Barrows are perfect and most importantly safe for the intended use.
Many of our Sack Trucks and Sack Barrows, particularly the Truck-iT Range and GTA Gold Truck Range, buck the trends of the throw away culture. The modular design means that these Sack Trucks and Sack Barrows are fully repairable and easily maintained increasing safety further still. With 4 bolts to replace the handle and 4 bolts to replace the foot plate, even if your van runs over the frame of the barrow, 8 simple bolts and the frame can be replaced, making these Sack Trucks and Sack Barrows not only a joy to use, but simple to maintain with a remarkable cost-effective life cycle.
Sack Truck Q&A
What is a Sack Truck?
A Sack Truck is a two-wheeled manual handling tool used for transporting a wide variety of loads.
Sack Trucks are sometimes referred to as "Sack Barrows" however these names are interchangeable.
The design of the Sack Truck has remained unchanged for years, and is a simple yet effective solution that is considered essential across various industries.
How Does a Sack Truck Work?
Sack Trucks work by allowing the operator to balance a load over a central pivot point.
The central axle of a Sack Truck also enables tight turns in small spaces, allowing it to access areas typically awkward or impossible for a 4-wheeled trolley equivalent.
Sack Trucks operate on balance and leverage principles. By balancing the load over the central axle, the evenly distributed weight feels lighter.
After putting a load onto the footplate and securing it to the upright frame of the sack truck using a strap, an operator can then hold the handle of a sack truck and tilt the sack truck backwards towards them. if the load has been positioned correctly, the load should be balanced over the wheels with the handle in a comfortable and ergonomic position for the operator.
What are Sack Trucks Used For?
Sack Trucks can be used to move goods with significantly reduced physical effort compared to moving things by hand, which increases efficiency while reducing strain and risk of injury.
Sack Trucks are widely used in warehousing, logistics, retail, and manufacturing.
Sack Trucks were historically used in markets, farms, and railways for bulk transporting goods. Many of these goods (such as grains, fertiliser, or coal) were stored in sacks, which is where the name Sack Truck comes from.
What Sack Truck Do I Need?
When choosing a Sack Truck, consider these key factors:
Load weight – Ensure the truck’s capacity exceeds your heaviest load. Most Sack Trucks load capacity is limited by their wheels.
Load size & shape – Flat-backed Sack Trucks for square loads; curved backs for round items, extended handles for tall loads.
Working environment – Any hazardous conditions such as salt water that have a risk of rust? Potential sharps that could damage the wheels? Loose or uneven surfaces that require a larger wheel?
Operator ability – does your operator have any specific needs or requirements? i.e. a taller operator will need a higher handle height than a shorter operator.
Sack Trucks are also available in a variety of materials such as steel, aluminium, stainless steel, and plastic, all for different environments and each with their own advantages or disadvantages.
There are lots of specialised Sack Trucks on the market. Here are some examples:
Electric Stair Climbing Sack Trucks
Sack Trucks for Moving Cylindrical loads (e.g., gas bottles and oil drums)
Sack Trucks for Moving White goods
Sack Trucks for Moving Beer kegs, casks, and barrels
Sack Trucks for Moving Water bottles
Sack Trucks for Moving Tombstones
How Much Weight Can a Sack Truck Carry?
The Sack Truck's capacity must be greater than the heaviest load.
A Sack Trucks weight capacity is often limited by the strength of its wheels. Be cautious of exaggerated claims.
How Tall Should a Sack Truck Be?
Taller Sack Trucks provide better leverage and reduce tipping risks.
Higher handles improve control when transporting larger loads.
Smaller Sack Trucks may be more suited to couriers who have limited space in their vehicles. Some Sack Trucks have folding or collapsible capabilities.
How Should I Position a Load on a Sack Truck?
Place the longest side of the load against the back of the Sack Truck for stability.
Reduces strain by keeping the centre of gravity close to the wheels.
How Should I Secure a Load To a Sack Truck?
Low-friction loads may slip, but you can improve grip by:
Adding foam rubber strips to the back. This is available as standard on some Sack Trucks.
Securing the load with ratchet straps or cam buckles.
Where is the Load Centre of a Sack Truck?
The load centre of a Sack Truck should remain over the central axle.
When securing a load to your Sack Truck, keeping the centre of gravity near the wheels will minimise the effort required to tilt back and operate the Sack Truck.
If a load is difficult to tilt back, seek assistance. Some Sack Trucks are available with a “Break Bar”, which can provide more leverage to tilt a Sack Truck.
What Environment Can You Use a Sack Truck In?
Consider floor conditions, weather, and frequency of use.
Stairs require either:
Two-person handling for occasional moves.
A Stair-Climbing Sack Truck for frequent heavy loads. Some stair climbing Sack Trucks are available with an electric powered motor, which can significantly reduce operator fatigue
What Are My Personal Abilities When Operating a Sack Truck?
The operator’s strength, weight, and height affect ease of use. As an example, a shorter, lighter operator may find it more difficult to tilt back a load.
A well-balanced load makes transportation easier and safer. If the operator is moving multiple items, storing the heaviest of loads at the bottom, and the lighter loads on the top will make balancing the sack truck easier to balance due to the lower centre of gravity.
What Footplate Should I Choose for My Sack Truck?
Width – Should be two-thirds of the load width to prevent tipping.
Length – Slightly over half the load length to stop it from falling forward.
Which Wheel Should I Choose for My Sack Truck?
Solid wheels – Best for smooth warehouse floors, but are not suitable over bumps or uneven ground.
Pneumatic tyres – Ideal for rough outdoor terrain, but are susceptible to punctures.
Polyurethane Foam – Offer a puncture-proof, durable, and smooth ride. Suitable for all environments.
How to Maintain My Sack Truck and Keep It Safe?
Sack Trucks fall under PUWER regulations (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998).
Annual inspections by a competent person are legally required.
Risk Assessing the environment, the load, and the equipment helps to identify and mitigate any hazards or risks.
Regular maintenance reduces breakdowns and improves safety.
Service and maintenance check sheets are available to help track inspections and compliance.
Handle-iT provides FREE health and safety documents for Sack Trucks for here.