use of golf trolleys/ weight off the shoulder

[b75]

We now have shared vans/trolleys in our area, am i right in assuming that this method of working was to take the weight off the shoulder.Because more or less everyone i know still continues with the old method of bag on the shoulder.

[POSTMAN]

Use the trolley,save your back,ignore the others.

[worktotime]

Use the trolley,save your back,ignore the others.

i dont think it your back you want to be worried about weve been doing this since nov and i have pain in my elbow when pushing it and pulling it and my feet and ankles are in bits and im only 40yrs old , its the 5.30 - 6 hrs walking that does you in , i bet r/m and the cwu never thought about that.

[Cedar_Room]

100% of Posties at my local office (i dont work there) are still using bag's on the shoulder,post-revision.

[Lincox]

A golf trolley will never save your back or any other part of your body. To pull or push a weighted trolley means changing the shape of your spinal framework to cope with the pressures of getting the trolley rolling. This in turn creates stress on your shoulders, kneck and other joints. Over a prolonged period of 4-5 hours, day in day out, this will have tumultus effects on your physical well being. If they force me to get off my bike, then I will carry a bag with a couple of bundles in it, and keep replenishing. If it takes longer, so beit. I am not going to end up a cripple just to appease a disastrous change of delivery method.

[b75]

Use the trolley,save your back,ignore the others.

i dont think it your back you want to be worried about weve been doing this since nov and i have pain in my elbow when pushing it and pulling it and my feet and ankles are in bits and im only 40yrs old , its the 5.30 - 6 hrs walking that does you in , i bet r/m and the cwu never thought about that.

5.30 - 6hrs walking surely your joking, in our office 2 in a van 3.15 wks x 2, we even gained 20 minutes today.

[Theghost]

I cant believe what i am reading,The trolleys have no weight to them atall,I can pull mine along with 2 bags clipped on with thumb and 2 fingers,NOTHING ATALL LIKE PULLING A GOLF TROLLEY,TRY IT AND SEE.

I usually have 1 bag packed with mail and another bag filled with the packets in order,Because the trolleys are so well designed it doesn't tip over.

So much easier with a trolley,I was dead against it at first when my bike went,Did a week of bag on shoulder then decided to try the trolley,Dont feel anywhere as near knackered as i did when the bag was on the shoulder,Even if they gave me my bike back i would carry on with my trolley,I might ask it to marry me in the summer i love it

[pickaname]

A golf trolley will never save your back or any other part of your body. To pull or push a weighted trolley means changing the shape of your spinal framework to cope with the pressures of getting the trolley rolling. This in turn creates stress on your shoulders, kneck and other joints. Over a prolonged period of 4-5 hours, day in day out, this will have tumultus effects on your physical well being. If they force me to get off my bike, then I will carry a bag with a couple of bundles in it, and keep replenishing. If it takes longer, so beit. I am not going to end up a cripple just to appease a disastrous change of delivery method.

Ive just consulted the oracle and its saying in ten years we will be using magic carpets due to taking weight off the elbow

[feelikeadogsbody]

Use the trolley,save your back,ignore the others.

i dont think it your back you want to be worried about weve been doing this since nov and i have pain in my elbow when pushing it and pulling it and my feet and ankles are in bits and im only 40yrs old , its the 5.30 - 6 hrs walking that does you in , i bet r/m and the cwu never thought about that.

5.30 - 6hrs walking surely your joking, in our office 2 in a van 3.15 wks x 2, we even gained 20 minutes today.

No joke its true in our office,today started at 730 got off the sorting at 9 prep finished at 11 first letter 1120 it took 4 of us to do a 2 man job and just got done in time its a fu**ing nightmare only got help as i said i would cut off what a load of old bollox this new system really is

[chunk]

I cant believe what i am reading,The trolleys have no weight to them atall,I can pull mine along with 2 bags clipped on with thumb and 2 fingers,NOTHING ATALL LIKE PULLING A GOLF TROLLEY,TRY IT AND SEE.

I usually have 1 bag packed with mail and another bag filled with the packets in order,Because the trolleys are so well designed it doesn't tip over.

So much easier with a trolley,I was dead against it at first when my bike went,Did a week of bag on shoulder then decided to try the trolley,Dont feel anywhere as near knackered as i did when the bag was on the shoulder,Even if they gave me my bike back i would carry on with my trolley,I might ask it to marry me in the summer i love it

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[fishtank]

I cant believe what i am reading,The trolleys have no weight to them atall,I can pull mine along with 2 bags clipped on with thumb and 2 fingers,NOTHING ATALL LIKE PULLING A GOLF TROLLEY,TRY IT AND SEE.

I usually have 1 bag packed with mail and another bag filled with the packets in order,Because the trolleys are so well designed it doesn't tip over.

So much easier with a trolley,I was dead against it at first when my bike went,Did a week of bag on shoulder then decided to try the trolley,Dont feel anywhere as near knackered as i did when the bag was on the shoulder,Even if they gave me my bike back i would carry on with my trolley,I might ask it to marry me in the summer i love it

Actually i agree 100% with this post as that has been my experience of the LWT.
Apart from the marrying it bit obviously....
The new trolley's are a 100% improvement on the old gear and even a fully laden one never feels like 32kgs.
If you time your loops at around 40mins you never have more than around 16-20kgs in them anyway.I don't know what some of you are doing with them or putting in them but if used correctly on the correct terrain they are a piece of piss to use.

[gb93]

But does it slow you down & stop you getting a flyer.
If so trolleys are sh*t and I wont be using one.

[Nitsuj1972]

I have used the trolley on my delivery, on heavy days they do help but 90 percent of the time I carry my pouch. I think the trolley should be pushed rather than pulled at least you can see the wheels so they don't catch your ankle's , All in all they can help but they also slow you down.

[worktotime]

I cant believe what i am reading,The trolleys have no weight to them atall,I can pull mine along with 2 bags clipped on with thumb and 2 fingers,NOTHING ATALL LIKE PULLING A GOLF TROLLEY,TRY IT AND SEE.

I usually have 1 bag packed with mail and another bag filled with the packets in order,Because the trolleys are so well designed it doesn't tip over.

So much easier with a trolley,I was dead against it at first when my bike went,Did a week of bag on shoulder then decided to try the trolley,Dont feel anywhere as near knackered as i did when the bag was on the shoulder,Even if they gave me my bike back i would carry on with my trolley,I might ask it to marry me in the summer i love it

is your walk flat as ours is all on inclines , and on the busy days it a nightmare to use. and when left starts to roll.

[fishtank]

is your walk flat as ours is all on inclines , and on the busy days it a nightmare to use. and when left starts to roll.

If they are overweight on busy days i would suggest that your loops are too big.
The new trolley's have a front "foot" that stops them rolling,if they are still rolling it must be a mighty steep hill in which case your planner,manager and rep are muppets because the LWT isn't designed for steep inclines and shouldn't have been planned for these duties.