How a redneck fixes a tire on a wheelbarrow - Update 4/2014

BUGSnBBQ · Last edited by BUGSnBBQ on Apr 14 2014; edited 2 times in total

Here's an update 16 months later because *some people* didn't think this would work Laughing

Well...It has, so far. I don't carry concrete in it and it still works like a champ for light garden use.

Original post -

I had a flat/rotten tire on a wheelbarrow and it was gonna cost me $20 for a new tire and $10 for a tube (parts only). I figured out a better way - Dismount tire, take the tube out, remount tire, drill a couple of 3/8" holes in the tire (for fill holes), and fill with Great Stuff expanding foam. I'll bet for the $5 I spent that I get at least one more season out of it Laughing

I think this might be the answer to flat tires Rolling Eyes

Gonna let it sit overnight to cure and then scrape off the excess.
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Geronimo · Posted: Jan 05 2013 Post subject:

Maybe I should try that on my MIL's golf cart tire that is off the rim flat Wink

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k.a.m. · Posted: Jan 05 2013 Post subject:

Yep bugs you get the Redneck award for the year of 2012 in my opinion Brother. Wink

I am just upset I didn't think of that before you. Crying or Very sad

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GF · Posted: Jan 05 2013 Post subject:

Sweet!

phil c · Posted: Jan 05 2013 Post subject:

You need to post that on thereifixedit.com

jess · Posted: Jan 05 2013 Post subject:

It's a great thinking outside the box thought, but has been tried & failed many times. The foam is not resiliant enough & after X number of revolutions you are stuck with a really nasty semi- flat tire. Hate to bust your bubble(S)... Rolling Eyes

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BUGSnBBQ · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

k.a.m. · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Manana · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Looks good. The only thing I would think would happen is the stuff would eventually break with weight but I would think it would hold up for a while.
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BUGSnBBQ · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Hell Fire Grill · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Dont get that sh!t on your cloths youll never get it off.

jess · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Manana · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Does the foam become brittle?
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k.a.m. · Posted: Jan 06 2013 Post subject:

Mr Tony's BBQ · Posted: Jan 07 2013 Post subject:

I think that if you used the oil based product and go easy on the weight, it will hold up for a bit!! The water base product has no strength! Let it cure for a few days minimum as air cannot get in to aid in drying - I made a killing removing this stuff from around windows and doors from guys overfilling...when it finished expanding, doors and windows were squished shut!!!Some to the point of glass bowing and even breaking!!!! I have an artist friend who makes and repairs art [ think museums, churches, beer tapper handles etc] with the true industrial versions of this stuff! He makes the molds out of it - has big medieval looking presses in his shop to hold stuff together as it expands, making absolutely solid plastic like substance that withstands a 9mm pretty good!!!!! For future reference, spray water in whatever your filling to make it grow even bigger and faster!! HFG is right, I have clothes that are falling apart around that crap, but the foam is keeping them together ...!!!...lol
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patruns · Posted: Jan 08 2013 Post subject:

I think that deserves a guest spot on the next showing of Honey Boo Boo.... Rolling Eyes

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BUGSnBBQ · Posted: Jan 08 2013 Post subject:

GeorgeH · Posted: Jan 09 2013 Post subject:

You could have installed an inner tube in the tire, though you would still have had to air it up.

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BUGSnBBQ · Posted: Jan 10 2013 Post subject:

Well, a tube was $10 and a tire was $20. The foam was $5. Doing the math, I wasn't spending $30 on an old POS that was only gonna last me another year anyway Laughing

. I can get a new wheelbarrow for $60, plus I already had a can of foam, I was bored and drinking a few beers Laughing

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