Foam in wheelbarrow tyres then become flatproof ?

[john.west]

Foam in Allotment wheelbarrow tyres become flat proof ?

What kind of foam might we be able to get in the U.K. ?

[Bob Minchin]

Ordinary builders foam should be fine. It needs a little moisture to cure so when you are filling it up with the polystyrene solids add a little water in too ready for the foam injection.

[Andy Burns]

Maybe don't take too many tips from this bloke though

[harry]

The foam stuff is useless, you may as well have a solid wheel. You can get fluid toput in tyres that seals any punctures as they happen.

[Chris Hogg]

Slime!

[DJC]

You can buy puncture proof (solid) wheelbarrow tyres. They are not as good as proper pneumatic tyres, it's feels like pushing a flat tyre if there is any load.

[Harry Bloomfield]

They sell foam filled ones for caravan/trailer jockey wheels too, so I tried one. They initially show promise, but rapidly go flat if weight is left on them. The one I tried, simply stayed flat and came completely off its rim.

[Derek]

Why bother? I replaced the wheel on the Barrow with a solid one, I got mine from a carboot, but just checked ebay, plenty on offer

[BobHobden]

"john.west" wrote

Considering the cost of a can of foam, which is seldom any good again once used, and your work it's just as cheap to buy a new wheel and tyre for £10.

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Derek writes

If you are going to that bother, use a tyre having more tread plies than the 0.5 ply:-) found on most supplied for barrows.

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[The Natural Philosopher]

try 1/6 tonne of sand and cement on a solid wheel..

[ARW]

:-)

[Steve B]

My barrow used to be very susceptible to puncture from thorns, but hasn't needed attention for a few years since using a liquid goo preparation that is used by cyclists. I can't remember the brand name, but application is simple - remove valve, introduce goo, replace valve and spin wheel to evenly distribute goo. Re-inflate, cup of tea, then ready to go.

Steve :)

[Vortex12]

Seconded.

My Amazonian wheel works fine.

[Chris Whelan]

I reckon I could remove a wheelbarrow tyre, fix the puncture with a cycle repair kit, and refit the wheel in under 10 minutes.

If you purchased a spare wheel so you could fix the punctured one at your leisure, it would take only two minutes to swap them.

I can't imagine any wheelbarrow-related task that would suffer from a two minute delay...

Chris

[Tim+]

;-)

Tim

[Fran Snortilus]

We prefer barrows with a solid tyre. We've had a wheelbarrow with a solid tyre for at least 40 years and it's the chosen one for all wheelbarrowing. We even got rid of our 'bought at much expense' barrow with a pneumatic tyre. It was too irritating.

[harry]

Heavy loads are far easier to push with a pneumatic tyre especially on uneven/soft ground.

[Charlie Pridham]

I to am a liquid goo fan, I also keep a couple of spare inner tubes and a spare wheel because I find its the time to fix the wretched thing more irratating than the actual puncture. I have to say that since son has bought his own barrow and stopped borrowing mine the problem seems to have dissapeared!

Charlie Pridham

[alan_m]

It will just break and crumble every time you hit something with the tyre