Light-weight folding handcart nose plate doubles back flat to make for easy storage. The lightweight aluminum construction of this foldable hand truck makes a great alternative to heavier steel hand trucks for moving midweight to lightweight loads in and out quickly. This lightweight hand truck also comes in very handy for bulky loads that need to be maneuvered up and down stairs. The extra wide nose plate on this collapsible hand truck means extra stability without extra storage space requirements once the nose plate is collapsed flat.
Why use collapsible hand trucks?
Lightweight hand trucks are great for do it yourself moves, small business inventory management, even shopping auctions and antiquing. Keep a portable hand truck in your trunk or storage compartment when helping friends move or shopping for furniture to make loading and unloading your vehicle easy. A lightweight folding hand truck is a must for moving in and out of self-storage units. For small business owners - offering a portable hand truck to your customers to help load their car or truck when shopping for bulky items is a perk that can set your business above the rest. Best of all, a folding aluminum hand truck can slide into a narrow space of a closet or behind a door for easy access.
Tips for loading folding hand trucks
- Prepare the hand truck, folding out the nose plate to full extension
- Place heaviest objects (up to 220 lbs) on the foldable handtruck at the bottom
- Make sure the load will not shift, this may require securing it to the portable hand truck with straps, large rubber bands or bungee cords
- Even with light weight, hand truck position should rest on the axle so that the weight is carried by the truck and not the handles.
