captpierre Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 Brought out the wheelbarrow. No air in tire. I doubt there is a hole. Says tubeless on the side. Hooked up a DC pump Sides are too loose on the rim and air escaping. How can I inflate this thing? No gas station around here at the cottage.
Terry Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 wet a towel and lay it at the and rim and you may need to hold it down and crank the air pressure up till it starts to inflate
DRIFTER_016 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 A bit of hair spray and a match!! You can also try a ratchet strap around the circumference of the tire as this pushes in on the middle while forcing the beads outwards. I like the explosive approach myself!!!!
fishnsled Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 Put a ratchet strap on the tire to hold the edges tight to the rim, fill with air. It's worked for me.
fishnsled Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) That explosive idea is good! https://youtu.be/8A_XOWA-DAk Or the ratchet strap method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ651hdwCM4 Edited April 14, 2015 by fishnsled
Dara Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 Hello...Darwin.....can you come out to play???
Beans Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 Hey Captain...Welcome to my club Yesterday, using a foot pump I inflated all three tires on my push type wheelbarrow to 30 psi only to find two of them have gone soft...looks like a job for Patrick's Tire at county roads 36 & 24 just below Bobcaygeon...not sure if they can fit them with inner tubes...maybe I might buy a couple of solid rubber tires at Crappy Tire for the smaller tires... I also did the tires on my steel garden wagon and they stayed inflated... I'll try pumping the wheelbarrow tires up to 40 psi to see if that gives them a better grip on the rims...
captpierre Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Posted April 14, 2015 I tied to snug the tire down with a rope. Still too much leakage at rim. I think I'll try at a gas station with more pressure Why don't they have a tube? Money saver?
Terry Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 yup saves money you can put one in if you want
ketchenany Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 Put tubes in my snowblower so many years ago I don't remember, never had a problem since.
Dave Bailey Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 Have you tried cleaning the rim first with some steel wool? If the rubber has been out of contact with the metal for a while there may be some corrosion that's preventing a good seal.
Fisherman Posted April 14, 2015 Report Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) P/A has small tire tubes for wheelbarrows. $3.99 item #8244618 Edited April 14, 2015 by Fisherman
captpierre Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Posted April 15, 2015 Plastic rims If you put a tube in, what happens with the tire valve ?
Fisherman Posted April 15, 2015 Report Posted April 15, 2015 You take it out and the valve from the tube goes there.
Beans Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Ordered three inner tubes ($4.99 ea.) for my wheelbarrow today from Princess Auto as the tires went soft again even after pumping up to 40 psi...when they arrive I will take the wheels off and run them over to Patrick's Tires for installation... Princess Auto had the best prices hands down...saw some at $6.99 for the small tires and $9.99 for the front tire and I think Wally-Mart wanted $11.99... Edited April 18, 2015 by Beans
lew Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 My wheel barrow tire was only 5 years old but completely weather checked and wouldn't hold air this year either. I took the wheel down to a local tire dealer on Thursday and he replaced the tire. Total cost out the door was $33
AdamS Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 That explosive idea is good! https://youtu.be/8A_XOWA-DAk Or the ratchet strap method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ651hdwCM4 I've never tried those methods... good to know!
woodenboater Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 tempted to replace my tires with the non inflatable/puncture proof ones but they seem pretty solid. anyone have any experience with these ?
Entropy Posted April 18, 2015 Report Posted April 18, 2015 Princess auto has a $3.99 cent tube for this problem, if you have put a tube on one before it takes 10 min tops. OR. if you are like me the first time I did it, I did way more work than needed, and had to 'learn' how to do it by trial-and-error, that time took me almost 1.5 hrs.
Mister G Posted April 20, 2015 Report Posted April 20, 2015 About 10-15 years ago I put Fix-A-Flat (spray in) in my wheelbarrow tire and it holds up great. I do need to put a little air in once a year though but it's never too low that the bead broke.
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