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Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? -- Simon 12) The Second Rule of Expectations An EXPECTATION is a Premeditated resentment. |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On 21/12/2012 19:18, usenet2012 wrote:
I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? You might need bigger irons than bicycle ones. Motorcycle place? -- Phil Cook |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:40:34 +0000, Phil Cook
wrote: On 21/12/2012 19:18, usenet2012 wrote: I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? You might need bigger irons than bicycle ones. Motorcycle place? I gave up trying to fix a puncture on my tubeless wheelbarrow tyre, which turned out to be glued fast to the hub, and went for the "solid" type. My supplier (chosen because they're Welsh!) was http://www.wheelforwheelbarrow.co.uk/. Might work out cheaper than getting all the stuff to repair an existing tyre. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On 21/12/2012 19:18, usenet2012 wrote:
I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? Yes to both. Depends on how ham fisted you are. |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On 21/12/2012 20:11, The Original Jake wrote:
On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:40:34 +0000, Phil Cook wrote: On 21/12/2012 19:18, usenet2012 wrote: I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? You might need bigger irons than bicycle ones. Motorcycle place? I gave up trying to fix a puncture on my tubeless wheelbarrow tyre, which turned out to be glued fast to the hub, and went for the "solid" type. My supplier (chosen because they're Welsh!) was http://www.wheelforwheelbarrow.co.uk/. Might work out cheaper than getting all the stuff to repair an existing tyre. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. Solid are hard work on soft ground and mud |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:18:19 +0000, usenet2012
wrote: I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? Having had to repair the tyre on our barrow (I say 'our' advisedly as it was a birthday present for SWMBO) every year as the result of thorn punctures someone, possibly here, recommended the use of Slime. Slime is a wonderful product, expensive but worth every penny IMHO. One application and we have had no punctures at all in the last 5 years. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slime-SL-SDS.../dp/B000C11PYW -- rbel |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:29:44 +0000, David Hill
wrote: On 21/12/2012 20:11, The Original Jake wrote: On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:40:34 +0000, Phil Cook wrote: On 21/12/2012 19:18, usenet2012 wrote: I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? You might need bigger irons than bicycle ones. Motorcycle place? I gave up trying to fix a puncture on my tubeless wheelbarrow tyre, which turned out to be glued fast to the hub, and went for the "solid" type. My supplier (chosen because they're Welsh!) was http://www.wheelforwheelbarrow.co.uk/. Might work out cheaper than getting all the stuff to repair an existing tyre. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. Solid are hard work on soft ground and mud I put "solid" in inverted commas. There is as much bounce in the tyre as there was in my former pneumatic one and I have no problems with it even when carrying a heavy load. In relation to the site I quote above, check out their "superior" range. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? I take all my gardening puncture repairs to Kevin at D and D Tyres in Nantwich. I have about 15 tyres on the ground surrounded by thorn hedges. At between £5 and £10 per visit it is just not worth all the faffing about with home remedies, I have found. Regards and All the Best Pete |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
In message , Pete
writes I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? I take all my gardening puncture repairs to Kevin at D and D Tyres in Nantwich. I have about 15 tyres on the ground surrounded by thorn hedges. At between £5 and £10 per visit it is just not worth all the faffing about with home remedies, I have found. a bit far from Kent though :-) -- Simon 12) The Second Rule of Expectations An EXPECTATION is a Premeditated resentment. |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
"usenet2012" wrote in message ... I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? If it's a tube type, you can do it exactly like a bicycle inner tube. The sidewalls of a wheelbarrow tyre are very pliable, so easy to get over the rim. If it's tubeless it's even easier, you can just put a blob of silicone sealer on the inside, or even take out the valve and squirt builder's foam inside. Or stick a puncture patch on the tyre itself, thepossibilities are endless. It's not going to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong. Steve |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On 22/12/2012 09:48, shazzbat wrote:
"usenet2012" wrote in message ... I have a wheelbarrow with a small car-type tyre. The wheel has gone flat - has a puncture. How do I get it repaired? Kwik-Fit? Or will a set of bicycle tyre irons and patches do the trick? If it's a tube type, you can do it exactly like a bicycle inner tube. The sidewalls of a wheelbarrow tyre are very pliable, so easy to get over the rim. If it's tubeless it's even easier, you can just put a blob of silicone sealer on the inside, or even take out the valve and squirt builder's foam inside. Or stick a puncture patch on the tyre itself, thepossibilities are endless. It's not going to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong. Steve I repair mine with a cycle repair outfit. Make sure though that there are no thorns embedded in the tyre. After a few repairs I took it to Vantage and had the tyre replaced, it has been a while now since I had a puncture. Having said that I bet when I go to use it after a Christmas I will be punctured. Sod's law don't yo know! -- Remember the early bird may catch the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese. |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:54:56 +0000, usenet2012
wrote: Having had to repair the tyre on our barrow (I say 'our' advisedly as it was a birthday present for SWMBO) every year as the result of thorn punctures someone, possibly here, recommended the use of Slime. Slime is a wonderful product, expensive but worth every penny IMHO. One application and we have had no punctures at all in the last 5 years. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slime-SL-SDS.../dp/B000C11PYW Ahhh yes, Slime. I've used it in bicycle tyres but my brain didn't transfer the idea across. Halfords sell Holts Tyreweld but oddly in a Q&A their staff don't recommend it for wheelbarrows?? http://tinyurl.com/dy5nryt Another (admittedly minor) advantage of the Slime is that there is virtually none of the usual very slow deflation that occurs during the course of time. Instead of topping up the air a couple of times a year it is now once every two years! -- rbel |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
a bit far from Kent though :-) -- Simon Well - I really thought Kent was nearby - just shows I live to be corrected (:-( Pete |
Wheelbarrow wheel puncture repair
In article , rbel wrote:
Another (admittedly minor) advantage of the Slime is that there is virtually none of the usual very slow deflation that occurs during the course of time. Instead of topping up the air a couple of times a year it is now once every two years! Quite often, the original tyre is tubeless. You can usually fit a tube inside it, and that is a near-permanent solution. The main risk of slime is that you may jam the valve. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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