I have just had a cardiac arrest and stroke which has left me quite weak and am thinking about gettone of the battery powered barrows.

What do you think of them, which should I be looking at and who is offering the best price?

Any info will be greatly appreciated!

Power porter 24v £875 doubt you'll get much of a discount as they're not readily available

In reply to Post #1
out of interest the difference between a 12v and a 24v power porter

will only be evident on a hill ! so if there was a large price difference and you dont intend fishing anywhere with hills

In reply to Post #3
Do they still make the 12v ?

In reply to Post #1
Power porter 24v is the one to look at. Mine has been over all sorts of terrain over the past few years.

The other week after a particularly heavy downpour turning the paths of the lake into deep mud the power porter didn't struggle at all, not like i would if it was my old non powered barrow .

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Don't think so but it's not a patch on the 24v as I once had the 12v

In reply to Post #1
Hi Roland, I've had a prestige power porter for over 10 years now. it still working, though the batter replacement I got last year no longer seems reliable. but that isn't prestiges fault.

regarding your strength since the Heart issues. they are HEAVY and a lot of faff to pack down.

personally I wouldn't consider one unless you can wheel it in and out of a van. I'm hefty and used to lift it in and out of my Zafira. but at 53 I now have a van with a ramp. it did previously occur to me how long would I be able to keep lifting it?

secondly, if the trail you push is flat then you can use 3 wheels, and it's great. if it's not if it angles down around a lake
the power porter likes to tip more than the MK2. and it takes a lot more strength to keep it upright.

I found you cant load it so far forward, you have to take more weight on your arms. on a long flat push, or through mud, or gradients they are a real advantage though. so there is good and bad to them.

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Just to add to others comments here, I've had my mk6 24v for about 3 years, I found the invoice the other day for £800 and it made me smile, I'd usually wince at a bill like that but I can honestly say its probably the best money I've ever spent.

I felt like I was going to keel over carrying all my gear about 300 yards up a steep hill with my old mark 2, so that pushed me over the edge to get one.

There is knack of folding it all away and I must say the wheel with the motor is a PIA as it weighs a ton and always flops to one side, but that apart I'd say it's a bit bigger than my old mk 2 but tops 5 minutes to assemble and dissamble. Once the battery is off and the wheel it's easy to pack down.

Personally I wouldn't think twice in your situation as long as you can get it in to and out of your car.

24 volt is the way to go, my mate has a 12v and it definitely won't go uphill fully loaded.

Good luck with your recovery and take it easy 👍

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Good luck on your recovery.

Very usefull comments as I'm thinking of getting one as well.

In reply to Post #9
ive had a 24v power porter for few years
i also had the 12v

12v ok but 24v is different league,i fish a lake with hills and it handles them easily

i run mine straight into van up a ramp

good luck on your recovery

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I've been out this weekend with mine and here's a piccy of the 24v workhorse and embarrassingly, the **** I carry for a day session.

I can't do overnighters with my kids situation at present but can you imagine also carrying all that extra gear, it is a heart attack in the making....

Absolute no brainer of a purchase.