Can I get a heavier one (12 lb) and only fill it with 8 lbs sand, or will it be too floppy? I want to be able to work my way up to a certain weight.
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It depends on how you're using it, but, yes, it will be too floppy. It doesn't hurt to buy different sizes because certain exercises we use them for in class requires various weights. Again, depending on what exercises you are doing, you could purchase dumbells as well.
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I believe yes, you can....shouldn't be too floppy either. They're pretty full when you top it off to the correct weight. Go for it!!
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You have to lower it, tilt it forward (without dropping the rim to the ground), and wheel it. I do it by myself regularly, and mine is filled with sand, but I am also 6' 1" and 215 lbs. The dicey part is when you lower it - the momentum can make you drop it, and/or the wheels can start to move before you are ready. Definitely doable to rotate it with one person, but I wouldn't want to be doing it every day.
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Probably depends on who is using it. My 7&8 year old girls get by with about 200lbs of sand bags on top of the base. If I had teen boys playing on it. I would probably have sand in the base and sand bags on top too.
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You could fill them with anything you want I'm sure. I didn't weigh them full of sand but I would estimate 40lbs each.
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This is a great lightweight handtruck for most surfaces... but loose beach sand, you definitely will be better off with wider balloon tires.
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I ordered this to take to the beach. I would highly recommend sand anchors. What we did was dig holes aobut 6-8" deep, put the stake in sideways, and pack sand and water on top of it. It held for the most part, but some high winds definitely made the stakes loosen and therefore the net sagged. also note that the poles seemed to dig down into lose sand a bit when trying to make the lines to the stakes tight. Not a problem, unless you must have the net at the exact correct height.
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It is already heavy and with sand it will be even heavier.... so it depends on how much your dad can lift.
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I am sure there is weight limit, although I don't know what it is, as I didn't need to check and I discarded the paperwork. I love the disc. However, I think persons with large weight would need to exercise extreme caution on the disc, even if it can hold them weight-wise. The disc is small (just enough for two medium size feet) and someone large may find it difficult to maintain stability/balance, especially depending on their center of gravity and overall mobility. If using the disc, I would strongly recommend holding on to a stationary object to *anyone* starting out.
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Sand will make it heavier....with water, it moves around a bit when i punch it. but sand should make it a lot tuffer to push around...Also i believe emptying the sand off the base is going to be tuffer than emptying water off the base....
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We bought this sand for the kids' sandbox...I agree with the other answer that said buy a bag of sand from home depot or lowe's. This is a very small bag of sand! You don't really think about it (we didn't) but it doesn't take much to make 5 pounds...This is EXACTLY just plain sand like you find on the beach, nothing fancy, nothing special. Save yourself time and money and go buy you some bulk sand from your local sand pit (dump truck delivery guys can tell you where to buy in bulk) or, as previously mentioned, a big bag from home depot.
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Yes................. I didn't use any sand!You have to help it in but it eventually goes down and the top side comes up! :-)
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It's not 80lbs heavy that's for sure! Mine is full...totally full bursting at the seams and I can still pick it up, awkwardly, and only briefly, but I can manage. Full I would think mine is 45 to 50? The construction is solid. I would recommend it, I love it!
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Hello, I believe each bag of sand is 2.5 lbs (because there are 4 bags and with all of them in the ankle weight it = 10 lbs.) so I believe that the lowest weight u can have is 2.5 and then you can adjust to 5 lb by leaving 2 bags in. Hopes this helps!
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It actually works really well on soft sand - as long as you don't have too much weight in it. With beach toys, blankets, umbrella, etc..., you are fine. Add in a 35 lb. kid and it becomes really hard to pull. That said I have had a large number of wagons and this one is as good as it gets.
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yes Greg,you can fill it with water or sand.It does tip over if you hang on it...the base does say on it 'do not hang'
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Yes, that means it's rated for a max of 145yds of 12lb line. You can still go thicker, but you won't be able to load as much length then, and it could affect performance if you go too heavy.
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Supposedly sand is best...?heavier. We had very bad luck and actually junked this product. The arm that raises and lowers the umbrella snapped, reported it through Amazon to the manufacturer. They said since it was just a few days past their 90day warranty they would send the arm to us for $9.99 to cover postage. It snapped on a clear, windless day after less than 3 months use...and they would not repair. The entire set up was not top notch bu any means, it was difficult to fill, raise and lowers with much difficulty and swayed from side to side with the least bit go breeze...would recommend looking for another umbrella, plus Ocean State had them for $75,,, Supposedly sand is best...?heavier. We had very bad luck and actually junked this product. The arm that raises and lowers the umbrella snapped, reported it through Amazon to the manufacturer. They said since it was just a few days past their 90day warranty they would send the arm to us for $9.99 to cover postage. It snapped on a clear, windless day after less than 3 months use...and they would not repair. The entire set up was not top notch bu any means, it was difficult to fill, raise and lowers with much difficulty and swayed from side to side with the least bit go breeze...would... » Read More Supposedly sand is best...?heavier. We had very bad luck and actually junked this product. The arm that raises and lowers the umbrella snapped, reported it through Amazon to the manufacturer. They said since it was just a few days past their 90day warranty they would send the arm to us for $9.99 to cover postage. It snapped on a clear, windless day after less than 3 months use...and they would not repair. The entire set up was not top notch bu any means, it was difficult to fill, raise and lowers with much difficulty and swayed from side to side with the least bit go breeze...would recommend looking for another umbrella, plus Ocean State had them for $75,,, « Show Less