hand trucks

Upright wheeled carts

Hand trucks are L-shaped metal frames with wheels at the base and handles at the top, used to move heavy loads by tilting them back and rolling rather than lifting.

The flat ledge slides under boxes or appliances, letting one person transport what would otherwise require two: The movers used a hand truck to bring in the refrigerator.

Also called a dolly or two-wheeler.

Opposites
power source

hand trucksforklifts

Pronged industrial lifting vehicles

pallet jacks · shipping containers · freight elevators · semi-trucks · cargo ships

mobility type

hand trucksconveyor belts

Looped bands transporting items

chutes

load capacity/scale

hand trucksforklifts

Pronged industrial lifting vehicles

cranes · front-end loaders

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G