Dang, sometimes it just don't pay

[Hook#3287]

to fix stuff.

Needed my 2-wheeled wheel barrel to move some tools to fix my all terrain lift.

Crap, flat tire.

Rummage around my garage and find the new tube I purchased probably 4-5 years ago.

Flip the wheel barrel over and proceed to fix the good tire.

Didn't notice till I put the removed tube under water to see if it was fixable.  No need for that.

Carried the tools out to the lift to replace a hydraulic hose and proceed to damage a second one removing the first.

Perfect.

[NewValker]

Hey Bill, we all have them days…..
It’ll get better! 

Craig

[Jess from VA]

After futzing around a few times fixing my wheel barrow pneumatic tires and tubes, I just quit and bought solid tires.  Yeah it pushes a little rougher over bumps, but I will never have a flat or low air again. 

[cookiedough]

speaking of wheel barrows,  should I just scrap both my 2 old wood handle wheelbarrows vs. buying new wood hardware handles/base all wood that is rotten?  Entire both wheelbarrows are NO good just the metal barrow is ok since I let them sit outside past 10+ years and wood rotten on both.  

I see some good, bigger, wheelbarrows used in good shape for 30-40 bucks am thinking just ditch the 2 old smaller wheelbarrows and get a good used one.  

by the time I buy a new wheel, and all wood hardware, am thinking will cost more than a good used one.

[scooperhsd]

After futzing around a few times fixing my wheel barrow pneumatic tires and tubes, I just quit and bought solid tires.  Yeah it pushes a little rougher over bumps, but I will never have a flat or low air again. 

You can also get these at Ace Hardware stores, probably most anywhere that sells hardware to consumers.

[carolinarider09]

When we (me and some friends) were moving the trusses for bride across the creek, I had to figure a way to move each truss (about 24 feet long) down the hill (about 400 feet) and then down some steep little hilly areas to the creek.  So what we did was get four of those "wheelbarrow" tires (had to look around to find four of the same size) and attach them to one end of the truss and then attach the other end to the tractor.  That got it down the first 100 yards or so.

After that is was a little more fun but it worked.   

The tires I mentioned are shown the left hand side of this picture.




They are really cool.

[Jess from VA]

Those look a little big for making soapbox derbies Bill.   

[Hook#3287]

Harbor Freight claims to have the metal 8" wheels w/solid tire for under $10.00

Probably less than I paid for the tube, but I had the tube, plus solid tires can suck at times by vibration transfer.

Years ago I did repair a double wheel wheelbarrow with new wood handles because of a buddies stubbornness.

He borrowed my wheelbarrow and threw it in the back of his pickup.

I mentioned I thought he should tie it down and he said he wasn't going far or fast.

Well, he went fast enough for the air flow to suck it out of his truck and break the handles.

Lucky no other damage to anything or anyone and he bought new handles.

I did the repair and got to use that several times, in our discussions, for years.

[Jess from VA]

The wheelbarrow is one of my most used tools.

My double wide drive goes all the way to the back of the lot (butting up against my 2-Valk shed in back), with a connecting walk down the back of the house.  I rarely ever use my front door anymore.  Everything gets loaded into the barrow from the truck, wheeled up the drive, through the 8' gates, right turn down the back of the house, then carried into the basement utility room (only 6 steps) (with all the storage).

That front door is Stanley steel and perfectly square.  But the old house moved and the door opening is not square, either side to side or up and down.  The amount of time to get it weatherstripped tight all the way round to keep the weather and bugs out was a major PITA.  It's so tight now, I use a shoulder to get it open.  Thus, the back door (which is perfectly square).

The wheelbarrow is also the old man's friend.