Hazardous design - swats you in the face when you load it.

When the hand truck is opened up, it rests on the wheels and the back of the toe plate. The front lip of the toe plate is about 1/2" off the floor.

When you lean over to place something on it, the entire hand truck snaps forward. The handle (only part of which is padded) strikes you in the face. If the item is heavy, this happens with a lot of force. I can tell you that it really hurts. The injury could be quite serious if one is wearing glasses.

The cause is that, unlike most hand trucks, this truck has the wheels positioned about 1/2" off the floor when the toe plate is flat on the floor. You can see that in the product photo.

The Safco 4061 "HideAway Collapsible Hand Truck" does not have this problem.
Hazardous design - swats you in the face when you load it. When the hand truck is opened up, it rests on the wheels and the back of the toe plate. The front lip of the toe plate is about 1/2" off the floor. When you lean over to place something on it, the entire hand truck snaps forward. The handle (only part of which is padded) strikes you in the face. If the item is heavy, this happens with a lot of force. I can tell you that it really hurts. The injury could be quite serious if one is wearing glasses. The cause is that, unlike most hand trucks, this truck has the wheels positioned about 1/2" off the floor when the toe plate is flat on the floor. You can see that in the product photo. The Safco 4061 "HideAway Collapsible Hand Truck" does not have this problem.