I have a wheelbarrow that has a tubeless tire. The tire went flat at some point and sat that way for a while. Now the tire is out of shape and I cannot get it to hold air. Any suggestions on how to fix this short of buying a new tire/wb? Put a tube in it show how perhaps?
I have the same deflation problem, but how exactly does the rope get tied? Does it wrap around the circumference of the tire (i.e. the tread if the tire were vertical) or does it get wrapped around the rim and tire together (horizontal if the tire were vertical). Thanks!!!
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:46:14 -0700 (PDT), Jim Conway wrote Re Re: How do I inflate a tubeless wheelbarrow tire that fails to seal:
Yes, wrap it around the circumference of the tire. Even better than a rope is one of those ratchet tie-down belts that they sell in automotive departments. The kind that are used to secure a load in a truck bed or whatever. Wrap it around the circumference of the tire, pull it tight and then use the ratchet to tighten it enough to get the tire against the rim.
Spray some flamable liquid from a spray can ( wd40 or such) inside the tire, hit it with a match, the expanding air will seal the tire, just be sure not to catch the thing on fire. ( ed's note - ive never done this, just heard about it being done)
Lay the tire flat on the ground and wrap the rope around it the same as the tread. YOu do not put the rope so thatit crosses the rim, but goes around it the same as the tire. Put the rope in the middle and start tightning it up. The tire will expand the sidewalls and touch the rim. Then you put the air to it.
Others have given advise about repair. In my case, I couldn't get any of those methods to work.
I called the manufacturer for instructions. They took my address and sent me a free replacement. Turns out the tire has a lifetime warranty. Bought the wheelbarrow at HD.
I find that when a small tire goes flat repeatedly it is better to remove the wheel and remove one side of the tire in order to pack the tire with rags, old foam padding from carpeting or anything that keeps the tire from going so flat that it comes off the rim and looses it's seal. Then in the future you can re-inflate the tire when you need it again. I have done this on lawn tractors, yard trailers that I pull with the lawn tractors, a four wheel wagon with pneumatic tires, and a wheel barrow. I don't use them all that often and sometimes when I do the tire is lacking air but is still drivable to the compressor and the bead seal is not compromised to add air.
I live in an area where we have sand spurs that are able to put extremely small holes in tubeless tires. I have cleaned the fix-a-flat remains out of tires and know this doesn't hold air for long.
By the way, I have made a hold down tool using all thread rod to hold a small tire tight to the top of my table saw to remove one side of the bead of the tire while I stuff it with rags. So far the rags have held up better on the lawn tractors but the foam carpet padding has worked ok on the wheel barrow because I store it up on it's nose with the handles against the wall so it never has any weight to collapse the tire when flat.
Ditto that suggestion. I do that at least once a year with my wheelbarrow tire. Wrap the tiedown, rachet it down, fire up the compressor, and I'm good until the next time. If it's being real stubborn, I'll smear some petroleum jelly around the bead on both sides, helps it seal a little better.
Buy a device you put around the tire and inflate with air. If fills up, contracts the tire so it makes bead contact, then inflate.
Make one out of a piece of rope and piece of mop handle. Put around circumference of tire and twist broom handle. Add air with a chuck that bites on the stem and stays there. Twist rope until bead makes contact.
Spray starter fluid at tire and ignite with Bic lighter. Resultant explosion will put bead onto rim and remove excess facial and eyebrow hair.
Use one of those ratchets to squeeze the circumference of the tire until it makes bead contact. If you can find one that short.
Or get one of the pull types that don't have the ratchet.
I have the same deflation problem, but how exactly does the rope get tied? Does it wrap around the circumference of the tire (i.e. the tread if the tire were vertical) or does it get wrapped around the rim and tire together (horizontal if the tire were vertical). Thanks!!!
Put the rope around the biggest part of the circle. Leave an excess loop to put in a handle. Twist handle.
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