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flatfree wheelbarrow wheels/tires??

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This morning is/was supposed to be the last of the below freezing temps. 3 degrees. Grabbed (tried to) a wheelbarrow and sounded like a gunshot....

left it setting on a wet spot where I filled a bucket yesterday evening and it froze to the ground. Now have a nice chunk missing out of a questionable quaility tubeless tire.
Anybody use the flatfree ones that are hard rubber or foamfilled? If so, are they worth anything and do they cost less than 35 bucks (about what you can get them for here)? I know it depends on size (think mine is 4.00x8)

Dave
 
Thought about it several times but the retail cost of one I would make would be Three times what you can get them now.

The largest one I made for that kind of use was a 2.5 wide 10 inch diametet. Could not find a market for the 8's or 10's let alone one for wheelbarrow.
 
(quoted from post at 04:36:52 02/13/12) Thought about it several times but the retail cost of one I would make would be Three times what you can get them now.

The largest one I made for that kind of use was a 2.5 wide 10 inch diametet. Could not find a market for the 8's or 10's let alone one for wheelbarrow.
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Was gonna ask you directly but didn't want to put you on the spot in public...

Ones I found here come with rim, axle, and bearings ready to just swap out for right at $35 and you can get the same thing as a set of 4 in dolly size for 60..May have been assembled by 6 year olds using chopsticks and wearing asbestos underwear, but the price is sure right...

Looking at the pic you posted the other day and thought how neat and convenient your hayfeeders would be if you bolted a couple of your wheels on them.....
 
HF sells them, I don't know what price, but if I have another flat, I think I am going back to steel wheels, the bigger, the better!
 
(quoted from post at 05:17:46 02/13/12) HF sells them, I don't know what price, but if I have another flat, I think I am going back to steel wheels, the bigger, the better!
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just found them (4.00x8) at northern tool for 35 bucks...
flats don't happen unless you are in a hurry......
 
The problem with hard rubber filled tires and steel tires on a hand pushed wheelbarrow is that they have almost no contact patch with the ground. Because of this they push ultra hard when loaded on earth.
On pavement or hard surface, they push easily, but transmit shock loads to the handles. I have a cessna tire on the front of one WB that floats well and is rated for 200kph!! It is 140mm wide and 320 OD. Very nice and no tread separation.
Tubeless are a poor substitute for tube type tires, especially when they go flat and won't take air unless seated on the bead. Jim
 
Hello dave2,
The tires are skinny, and any load on a soft surface is a hassle. I have a set on a cart that I tow with a tractor with no problem.
On a single wheel application, not so good.
Guido.
 
I always have put tubes in them and the ones with a tube seem to
work okay. They do go soft and have to be pumped up, which is a
nuisance sometimes. I am especially fond of the plywood box on
spoke wheels style of hand cart, I find them much handier for bulky
loads like hay or wood. The down side of them is they don't fit
through a regular door.
Zach
 
I use old boat trailer tires. Check at tire shops and garage sales. Ask friend when he put on new ones for his old ones. Better than new wheelbarrow tire.
 
The trick to tubeless tires is to air them up before
they go flat! I give them a kick or a squeeze once
in a while and if they're soft I put some air in
them. If it happens too often then I put tubes in
them. Jim gave an excellent explanation of why pneumatic tires are better!
 
I replaced my wheelbarrow tire with a flat free from H F. No problems but it makes a "scrunching" sound when carrying a load.
 
Lucked out once, was at an auction and they were selling surplus items from Great Plains Manufacturing and there was a box pallet full of small tires on rims with a built-in hub and had bearing in the hub. Bought a couple for $10 each. Put one on the wheel barrow and it has lasted for about 4 years now; never goes flat and has a good, heavy tire on it. Should have bought all of them.
 
This one's never had a flat. It works good for some things and goes through 6" of snow easier than a rubber tired one.
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