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Some hand tucks are easier to roll up and down stairs than others. Stair climbing hand trucks, for instance, are designed specifically for stairs. You can still roll them on flat surfaces. Thanks to their wheel layout, though, stair climbing hand trucks can roll up and down stairs as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than buying a new stair climbing hand truck, you may want to consider a conversion. You can use it to transform an existing hand truck into a stair climbing hand truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Stair Climbing Conversion Kit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A stair climbing conversion kit is exactly what it sounds like: a kit that’s used to transform or convert a traditional hand truck into a stair climbing hand truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional hand trucks typically only feature two wheels. Stair climbing hand tucks, in comparison, may feature a half-dozen or more wheels. With so many wheels, you can easily roll them up and down stairs. Some of the wheels will press against the back of the stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stair climbing conversion kits contain everything you need to convert traditional hand trucks into stair climbing hand trucks. They typically come with front wheels, rear wheels, axles and even mounting hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Using a Stair Climbing Conversion Kit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re planning to transport boxes or heavy objects across stairs, you’ll need to use a stair climbing hand truck. Traditional hand trucks aren’t designed to roll up and down stairs. When pulling a traditional hand truck up or down stairs, you may lose the load. A stair climbing hand truck offers a more secure way to transport loads up and down stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To save money, you may want to use a stair climbing conversion kit. You won’t have to purchase a new stair climbing hand truck. Assuming you already own a traditional hand truck, you can use it, instead. You can convert the traditional hand truck into a stair climbing hand truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A stair climbing conversion kit will typically increase the load capacity of the hand truck with which it’s used. It comes with wheels. And the more wheels on a hand truck, the greater the hand truck’s load capacity. Even if a traditional hand truck has a low load capacity, you can increase it by converting the hand truck into a stair climbing hand truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A stair climbing conversion kit is a product bundle consisting of wheels, axles and fasteners. As its name suggests, it’s used to convert a traditional hand truck into a stair climbing hand truck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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