I've been slimed!

[LLigetfa]

My P-handle dolly that I use to move rounds got a flat so I pulled out the tube and put a patch on it. After that it still had a slow leak but I could not find it with soapy water so I pulled off the patch and put a larger patch on. It still leaked and the slow leak has been getting faster so I put slime in the tube because I could not find a new tube. It didn't work. For some reason it leaks down fast when the tube is mounted but I can't find the leak when I dismount it and use soapy water.

I was getting frustrated with the damn tube so I took it off and overinflated it hoping to find the leak and the tube split wide open spraying me with green slime. ARGH!

 

[BrotherBart]

OK. I am back up off the floor. Thanks for a great mental picture and a long hard laugh.

 

[fossil]

Get it all off of you quick, or you won't be able to leak anymore. :ahhh: Rick

 

[JustWood]

I hate them phaqin' dolly tires so I bought some solid rubber tires at TSC . Never had a flat since!

 

[LLigetfa]

No TSC up this way. I was looking at some solid tires when I couldn't find tubes. They wanted more than $16 each for them and they were bigger so I wasn't sure they would fit. A new same size tire/tube/rim was only $8.

I must have inhaled some slime cuz I can still smell it.

 

[JustWood]

Ja, mine were $17 each and I didn't buy them the first time I went in the store but the next time my tires were soft it was a no brainer.Now I never have to deal with them again.
It was a hard bullet to bite since I had just bought a set of recap closeout tires for my S-10 a few weeks earlier for $12 each!

 

[Corey]

LMAO! Pics?

 

[LLigetfa]

LMAO! Pics?

Sorry, no pics. I washed it all off real quick. Wasn't thinking, gee... what a Kodak moment.

It was a good thing I had safety glasses on as they took the brunt of the spray.

 

[firefighterjake]

For some reason I'm picturing you looking like something out of Ghostbusters!

 

[CrappieKeith]

For some reason I'm picturing you looking like something out of Ghostbusters!

LMAO

 

[Jags]

For some reason I'm picturing you looking like something out of Ghostbusters!

Or "The Fly".

 

['bert]

Next time your working on this could you set up a webcam so we can watch it live?? Good that you can laugh at yourself and even better of you to share.

 

[heppm01]

It was a good thing I had safety glasses on as they took the brunt of the spray.

Next time don't blow the tube up with your mouth.

 

[Hogwildz]

They make a foam that is sprayed inside the tire & hardens. Never need air or tube again.
But if you need to replace the tire at some point due to worn through, you'll need a new wheel & tire at that point.
Not sure how long it takes to wear out a dolly tire.

 

[savageactor7]

It's good that you're alright that could have been worse.

 

[TreePapa]

That's the best laugh I've had all day! Glad you're okay, really good thing you were wearing safety glasses - I don't s'pose slime is good for eyes.

Both of my hand-trucks have solid tires, but the tire on my wheelbarrow keeps losin' air - I wonder how a solid tire would affect the "handling" of a wheelbarrow.

Peace,
- Sequoia

 

[blades]

There are tires available that are a foam core, give the cushioning effect of air inflated without the flat problems. I do not remember where I came across them, at the time I was trying to resolve another issue. there are different load ratings though.