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I need a new wheel barrow but I'd like one with a tyre that doesn't go flat, doesn't fall off the rim and doesn't require a degree in wheelbarrow maintenance to keep it running.
Any suggestions please?
Any suggestions please?
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Personally I'd recommend one with a front wheel. I've got one without. I have two front wheels and assorted nuts and bolts, but none of the teens will put it together.
I'm planning one day to go to the hardware store and just buy one with a front wheel of any sort.Ali
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I have 2 wheelbarrows, both with very annoying flat tyres. Everytime I want to use one I have to pump the tyre up - it annoys me intensely. I scrounged a replacement wheel and tyre but the fixings to the barrows are so rusted that I can't get the old wheels off!
I'm tired of carrying everything around in trugs.
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Builders ones are best. They are deeper and much more robust. Do you have a Screwfix or MachineMart near to you VC?Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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Thanks VVG, Both Screwfix and MachineMart. Its the tyres that really bug me though - they just don't seem to last very long on my rough ground (not the sloping garden where a barrow is just a flight of fancy - but the other one!).Comment
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We're toying with the idea of using that tyre repair stuff (basically silicon and air) to sort the tyre on mine out.Comment
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Have you seen this VC? Greentyre Puncture Proof Wheelbarrow Tyre Mini Navi Green/Black, 5060171020004Comment
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Thanks, RL and AD. I had seen that tyre but you need to be able to remove the wheel axle on your barrow to fit it - and mine's rusted up. You can't even get the inner tube off because of the pivot thing on the front that encloses the tyre.
The other barrow has a great hole in the body although the axle might come off if you were strong (and I'm not!!).
So I have various usable bits but they don't all come together on the same barrow
If I could buy a barrow with a puncture proof tyre, I'd buy it (as long as it didn't cost an arm and a leg!)Comment
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Here's the answer to all your problems. I have two on my water bodger.
Greentyre - tyres without air
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OKOriginally posted by Kleftiwallah View Post
OK I won't thank you
Your link led me to Funky Wheel Barrows Lightweight Flat Free Garden Wheel Barrows, Daisy - Horsey - Sunflower - Retro they look fun but seem to cost about £100
The tyre looks good though
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Our builders barrow is 30 year old and still got plenty of life in it, but not suitable for everyone.Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View Post
Those are prettyOriginally posted by veggiechicken View PostOK
OK I won't thank you Your link led me to Funky Wheel Barrows Lightweight Flat Free Garden Wheel Barrows, Daisy - Horsey - Sunflower - Retro they look fun but seem to cost about £100 The tyre looks good though
have you looked at the ball type barrows wonder if one of those would work for your gardenLocation....East Midlands.Comment
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Thanks Bren, I'm happy using a builder's barrow, in fact I think one of mine is that very thing!
I've seen this Slime repair kit that seems to have good reviews - maybe I'll try this first.
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I have one of these at the stables. It is light weight, carries loads, as it is bigger than most barrows. Mine is Blue, but friends have them in Pink and Purple! One of these, with that sealing gunk in the tyre should do the job!
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If you're buying a new barrow anyway, why not get a bog-standard new one, and then fit a Green-tyre to it so that you don't get punctures? The Funky Wheelbarrow place sells just wheels under 'Accessories' on the right-hand side. I'm thinking of buying a couple of them for my barrows which constantly have flat tyres too...Comment
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