Low-Cost Load-Carrying Devices

Ron Dennis; Alan Smith

doi:10.3362/9781780445359

Low-Cost Load-Carrying Devices

The design and manufacture of some basic means of transport

The major transport task facing most poor people is to move relatively small loads over short distances, usually off-road. This book describes basic transport technologies such as shoulder poles and back-frames, wheelbarrows and handcarts, carriers and panniers for bicycles, and load-carrying panniers for animals and animal-drawn sledges.

Published: 1995
Pages: 188

eBook: 9781780445359

Paperback: 9781853392658


CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Scope and contents 3
1.3 Introduction of new or improved transport technologies 4
1.4 How to use this book 5
1.5 Notes on presentation and units 6
CHAPTER TWO: ASSESSMENT OF BASIC TRANSPORT
TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS 7
2.1 Types of technologies 7
2.2 Characteristics of basic transport technologies 9
2.3 Selection guide 34
CHAPTER THREE: CARRYING AIDS 37
3.1 Introduction 37
3.2 Back-mounted basket 38
3.3 Shoulder pole 44
3.4 Back-mounted carrying frames 50
CHAPTER FOUR: HAND-PROPELLED WHEELED VEHICLES 57
4.1 Introduction 57
4.2 Wheelbarrows 58
4.3 Handcarts 75
CHAPTER FIVE: BICYCLE MOUNTED CARRYING DEVICES 91
5.1 Introduction 91
5.2 Rear carrier 92
5.3 Panniers 98
5.4 Front carrier 105
5.5 Load-carrying on the bicycle cross-bar 108
CHAPTER SIX: LOW-COST ANIMAL TRANSPORT 111
6.1 Introduction 111
6.2 Animal-mounted panniers 111
6.3 Animal-drawn sledges 118
ANNEX 1: WHEELS AND BEARINGS 127
ANNEX 2: METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION 161
ANNEX 3: SIMPLE BRAKE FOR A HANDCART 175
ANNEX 4: SOURCES OF INFORMATION 179