Garden / firewood cart tires keep going flat

[wahoowad]

I know quite a few of us use this garden cart to haul their firewood around. Mine has been a work-horse and taken a lot of abuse but still keeps rolling along.

The tires have finally dry-rotted and go flat quickly when I add air. I've seen replacements at Lowes but 4 new ones would cost around $75 (they come complete with the rim/bearing assembly) which is more than half the cost of buying a whole new cart.

Has anybody replaced their tires/wheels and recommend what you bought? I see some "flatfree" styles at Harbor Freight but always hesitant as to quality when I order from them

 

[wahoowad]

oops - meant to add mine are 13x5x6 and I think keeping the 5" width important since the cart can sink into my yard unless it is bone dry. The flatfree at Harbor Freight is only 4"

 

[ErikR]

Inner tubes? It looks like you could split the rim by unbolting the pieces.....??? Maybe...

http://www.bmikarts.com/13-x-50-6-Inner-Tube_p_1579.html


New tires?

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200331313_200331313?cm_mmc=Aggregates-_-Nextag-_-Tires%20+%20Wheels>Turf%20Tires%20+%20Wheels-_-13445

 

[Gunny]

Erik is correct. I have done the same with a 2 wheel dolly, with similar size tires, and a wheel blower. I think the inner tubes cost me about $8-$10 per tire installed. Check with your local, or maybe not so local, lawn and outdoor power equipment dealer that has a repair shop. My tires are still flat free to this day and they were done about 4-5 years ago. Great way to extend the life of tires. Obviously you will eventually have to replace them. Good luck!

 

[Butcher]

I replace tubes in tires like that all the time. Just split the rims, cut the old valve off with a sidecutter and slap a tube in it. You'll get alot more years outta them tires.

 

[Jags]

I replace tubes in tires like that all the time. Just split the rims, cut the old valve off with a sidecutter and slap a tube in it. You'll get alot more years outta them tires.

Gotta agree with Butcher. Tube them tires - they have many miles left to give.

 

[wahoowad]

I bought 4 tubes. Turns out the original tires had tubes in them too. The tubes had small scratches along the sides that made me think a steel belt had scratched them, but this is a bias ply tire so no steel belt to abrade it. I think the cracks in the sidewall of the tire allowed the tube to recess in them a bit,...that or the sidewall cracks simply abraded the tube. I suspect the new tubes will get abraded over time too.

I bought bent stem tubes and needed straight stem