Hand truck: Difference between revisions

A '''hand truck''', also known as a '''lifty wheely''', '''dolly''', '''stack truck''', '''trundler''', '''box cart''', '''sack barrow''', '''cart''', '''sack truck''', '''two wheeler''', or '''bag barrow''', is an L-shaped box-moving [[cart|handcart]] with handles at one end, [[wheel]]s at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright.{{r|Bureau2013}} The objects to be moved are tilted forward, the ledge is inserted underneath them, and the objects allowed to tilt back and rest on the ledge. The truck and objects are then tilted backward until the weight is balanced over the wheels, making otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move. It is a [[lever#Classes of levers|first-class lever]].{{r|Company2004}}