Flat Hand-Truck Tire

[CurlyDave]

My vote is just to replace both tires with the flat free type. Saves the hassle of when they go flat again. I did that on the wheelbarrow and don't regret it at all.

You may come to regret that yet.

Right now we are working on my house and have two wheelbarrows. Mine where I looked at a flat free tire, balked at the price and compromised on a slime-filled inner tube for about $15, and one that a contractor has with a flat-free tire several years old.

The barrow of choice for every worker is mine because it is much, much easier to push. For one trip of a few feet it doesn't matter, but for all-day use nothing beats a real pneumatic tire.

I suspect that the flat-free one do not age particularly well.

 

[BrentD]

Geez, that strap idea is so simple and elegant I don't know why I didn't think of that myself. I knew what needed to be done, but just didn't have time to think about how to accomplish it, apart from jumping on the tire, standing on the tire, trying to weight it down... Could always compress 2 sides, but not the whole tire. lol.

I should be able to get it aired back up as soon as I get home from work this evening.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Redneck in training]

Geez, that strap idea is so simple and elegant I don't know why I didn't think of that myself. I knew what needed to be done, but just didn't have time to think about how to accomplish it, apart from jumping on the tire, standing on the tire, trying to weight it down... Could always compress 2 sides, but not the whole tire. lol.

I should be able to get it aired back up as soon as I get home from work this evening.

Thanks for the help.

Remove the valve from the valve stem to get greater air flow during tire seating.

 

[ben2go]

Remove the valve from the valve stem to get greater air flow during tire seating.

You are very close with that comment.

Chuck the short blow nozzle in,remove the valve stem core,place the tire on edge with the stem at the bottom,gently push down on the tire until the bead gets as close as possible to the rim seat,put the blow nozzle in the valve stem and hold the trigger.It should seat.If not, try warming the tire in the sun,near a heater or with a heat gun and try again.When it does seat,install the core and air up.I worked around a lot of ***** that didn't take care of the equipment or even care that the were tearing it up.So I started doing maintainence on everything.

 

[aggiehortguy91]

Don't forget to let most of the pressure back out of the tire before you loosen the ratchet strap or you might get a painful surprise....don't ask me how I know, but it has taken me many tires to finally remember that little tip!

 

[Baby Grand]

I worked around a lot of ***** that didn't take care of the equipment or even care that the were tearing it up.So I started doing maintainence on everything.

Isn't it funny how in a team of guys working with labor saving equipment there's always one man who sees the value in the equipment. All the other guys "don't have time" for it - they have to punch out and go.

-Jim

 

[jenkinsph]

Isn't it funny how in a team of guys working with labor saving equipment there's always one man who sees the value in the equipment. All the other guys "don't have time" for it - they have to punch out and go.

-Jim

Yes, very true and these were the very employees' that I got rid of. If they can't take care of my equipment I don't need them.

 

[GPintheMitten]

I've used my leather belt before. Just loop the leather through the buckle and tug it tight, lean on the tire and air it up. Rope with a loop at one end works well too. Ratchet if it is stubborn.

 

[ben2go]

Isn't it funny how in a team of guys working with labor saving equipment there's always one man who sees the value in the equipment. All the other guys "don't have time" for it - they have to punch out and go.

-Jim

Yes, very true and these were the very employees' that I got rid of. If they can't take care of my equipment I don't need them.

It's the reason I kept some of my jobs.Why kill yourself when there's equipment that can keep you from killing yourself.

 

[mojoinco]

Common shop tool boxes are that way too!
And it only takes one jerk to make it not work.