Post by hermitjohn on Jan 12, 2017 22:52:25 GMT
My ancient heavy duty wheelbarrow that I gave $5 for, came with a rusted out wheel and a very dryrotted 6ply trailer tire. So thinking myself thrifty, and sticker shocked at price of new trailer tires, I bought one of those replacement wheelbarrow wheel assemblies, where tire, tube, and wheel comes together, for $10 few years back. Bad choice. Those paper thin tires come within six foot of a thorn and they go flat. Also next to impossible to repair. Try to rough tube to put a patch and you just tear big hole in the tube.
Well I got tired of airing up wheelbarrow everytime I wanted to use it and knew trying to patch it was pointless, so debated buying a no-flat tire or buying a 6ply trailer tire and heavy duty tube. Have a little experience with the no-flat tires. They are ok on concrete, but not greatest going over rough ground with much of a load. So looked on Amazon and Ebay. Found a new off brand 6ply trailer tire on ebay for $21 shipped. Actually quite a bargain. But finding heavy duty tube this size more challenging. Found a Firestone tube for $10 with good reviews on Amazon. Hey I know what the $6 tubes are like, and seriously you dont want a $6 generic tube unless you really enjoy frustration and constantly repairing flats. Extra $4 to not go through that is worth it. No idea why such a narrow price range on tubes. Those thin ones barely worth 50cents.
So I get it like week ago, put it together, I love how easy the wheelbarrow rolls with it. and yea, I managed to pinch the tube assembling everything so tire flat by next morning. Thus my thread elsewhere on price of vulcanizing cement. Got that today. Its not a brand I ever heard of but figure its pretty generic commodity. Only could find those stupid generic red Chinese patches in cupboard, that I've always had bit trouble getting them vulcanized to tube/tire. Hey they were really cheap at the cheap tool store. But this cement was fresh and seemed to do ok with the generic patches.
I even found my tire tools instead of trying to use screwdrivers. So maybe I didnt pinch tube this time. Anyway its got 60# air in it and setting inside behind my overnight pile wood. Should know by morning if it holds air. This time want to know if it stays up before installing it. I am willing to go through bit frustration to get this six ply tire to work, it really is the best for this wheelbarrow. Should last as long as I need a wheelbarrow.
Well I got tired of airing up wheelbarrow everytime I wanted to use it and knew trying to patch it was pointless, so debated buying a no-flat tire or buying a 6ply trailer tire and heavy duty tube. Have a little experience with the no-flat tires. They are ok on concrete, but not greatest going over rough ground with much of a load. So looked on Amazon and Ebay. Found a new off brand 6ply trailer tire on ebay for $21 shipped. Actually quite a bargain. But finding heavy duty tube this size more challenging. Found a Firestone tube for $10 with good reviews on Amazon. Hey I know what the $6 tubes are like, and seriously you dont want a $6 generic tube unless you really enjoy frustration and constantly repairing flats. Extra $4 to not go through that is worth it. No idea why such a narrow price range on tubes. Those thin ones barely worth 50cents.
So I get it like week ago, put it together, I love how easy the wheelbarrow rolls with it. and yea, I managed to pinch the tube assembling everything so tire flat by next morning. Thus my thread elsewhere on price of vulcanizing cement. Got that today. Its not a brand I ever heard of but figure its pretty generic commodity. Only could find those stupid generic red Chinese patches in cupboard, that I've always had bit trouble getting them vulcanized to tube/tire. Hey they were really cheap at the cheap tool store. But this cement was fresh and seemed to do ok with the generic patches.
I even found my tire tools instead of trying to use screwdrivers. So maybe I didnt pinch tube this time. Anyway its got 60# air in it and setting inside behind my overnight pile wood. Should know by morning if it holds air. This time want to know if it stays up before installing it. I am willing to go through bit frustration to get this six ply tire to work, it really is the best for this wheelbarrow. Should last as long as I need a wheelbarrow.
