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["Erdman, James" <ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu>]

If it is still flat after putting in a new tube, you new tube got damaged in 
installation.  I found that locally a replacement wheel and tire was cheaper 
than a new tire and tube (my tire was worn out after only 30+ years of use), 
but if your tire is still good (maybe it isn't if it might have been the 
cause of the leak in the new tube), try a new tube or patch theleaking new 
tube, and use some of the goop that keeps small leaks or punctures sealed.
 
The problem with concrete is that it has no resilience, so it may be a bit 
uncomfortable to push the wheelbarrow under some conditions, and, if you 
don't get the tire uniformly and evenly filled with concrete, and keep it 
even and uniform until it sets up, you can easily end up with a permanent 
flat spot or lumps on the tire, really making it a pain in the neck to use 
the wheelbarrow.  And I'm not sure how to keep that from happening--maybe 
rotate the wheel at a moderate speed for a few hours or so until the concrete 
sets up?
 
Jim

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Sent: Tue 3/13/2007 4:32 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] wheelbarrow tire is flat. fill with concrete?


My wheelbarrow tire size 3.00 - 8 has gone flat. I replaced the inner tube, 
unsuccessfully.  
I didn't enjoy replacing it, and it was still flat.
I have heard of farmers filling their tractor tires with concrete.
Of course for tractors that is a bad idea, as it adds great weight and
increases soil compaction.  But how much weight could this add to my little 
wheelbarrow?  Is it as simple as mixing the concrete and putting it in the 
tire and putting it on the rim?  I know there are 'no-flat' tires sold but I 
couldn't find one in 3.00 - 8 and anyway they can $40 or more, too much.
Charlie Paradise


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