I have a whole bunch of items with those small inflatable tires, Hand Carts, Furnature Movers, Off-Road Engine Lifts, Wheel Barrows, Etc.
Seems like every time I need one it has at least half the tire flat, everything from slow leaks to pinched tubes.
Whats even worse I hate filling those little buggers, they are about as bad as the Ol' Widdow Makers.
Any way this summer I was at the hardware and saw some of the Green Goo thats supposed to fix flats, I tried it on my hand cart and it seemed to work, until the next time I tried to move one of my Flatmotor Blocks, flat again.
Being just a little upset I grabbed a can of "Right Stuff", thats the Trible Expansion Foam used to fill up cracks in your pants, stick your hands together and attach small vicious animals to the back of your head, usually in that order.
So it removed the valve stem, squeezed the nozzle into the hole and let rip, I carefully kept feeling for any heat buildup and watched for funny colored smoke. Every so often I would remove the nozzle to let the excess air out (Yes it spits) and then add some more. When I figured it was about full I replaced the valve stem and gave it a quick shot of air. I spun the wheel for awhile and decided to grab a bite to eat while it decided what it was going to do.
No loud noises, smoke or strange oders. I let it sit until the next day.
That tire was like a rock, I moved several engines and trannies othe on/off road. I even drilled it, on purple.
By the end of the summer all my lil tires had been treated to the Right Stuff.

PS: I will let ya'll know in the spring if I have a bunch of black lumps attach to my thingies.

 

They do sell solid tires for some applications as well. I go thru the same thing with the mower, barrow, etc...

 

Dick,

There's no doubt about it, this is a danged handy tip (well, except for the small vicious animal on the back of the head part) Like you, every small tire I own has a propensity to rid itself of its air.

Thanks
Bobby

 

That is a great idea, my fleet has the same problem all the way from the welding cart to my 3 point hitch mower. I`m waiting for spring to try this.
This is so good you need to post it in the garage/workshop forum.

 

Personally, I plan to wait for Spring. And if he has black lumps attached to his thingies and posts the pics, I'm leaving the Forum.

Not bad, Dick. What else is percolating in that awesome skull of yours?

 

You, Lady, Are Rotten.
It's not nice to make people blow Coffee out their nose.

 

*********smile**********

I have LOTS of shirts with that particular 'spread pattern' of former liquids on the front. It's just a knack, I guess.

 

I think you have come up with a wonderful idea. Its such a waste of time messing with all the flats and semi-flats...

If your method works I'm going for it!

Here is a place that not only sells solid tires, which are great, but it fills your existing tires with.... get this... FOAM!! so, I cant imagine its all that different than what you used? They even sell a do it yourself kit, for 100 tires or so.. The way they describe it seems like the foam I have used in custom bodywork, sold at body shops to fill gaps and spaces...mix part a and part b.. pour and puffs right up.. How diferent is the canned stuff? Seems pretty similar..

http://www.airfreetires.com/FoamFilling/airless.html

http://www.airfreetires.com/Industri...ss/Default.htm

 

I have a can sitting on a shelf but have only used the "right stuff" once. It was recommeded by an engine builder friend who I do have a lot of respect for. I used it in place of a gasket on a very early car that has an aluminum crankcase and an aluminum oil pan (I had experienced trouble getting a leak free fit with a gasket. A year later I needed to drop the oil pan to do a bearing adjustment. After about 2 hours and sweating bullets I did manage to separate the two without breaking anything! I now refer to it as the "wrong stuff". For those of you that do things marine also, it is about the same as "5200" i.e. permanent.

I am glad to see that there are alternate uses.

 

Foam filled tires are nothing new to the industrial side of life. Have fun when it's time to replace a tire though, you usually have to cut them off of the rim.

 

I have a hand cart with tubeless tires that go flat all the time. Don't know if I'd recommend right stuff tho, it continues to expand for some time especially if exposed to heat. Maybe adding air pressure helped limit growth? Eventually it hardens pretty hard, and may crush down with weight on it?
I also don't recommend it for gluing. If you have a glue situation that requires gap filling try "gorrilla glue" instead, it also foams up, (so clamp the joint until set) but a minor amount compared to that "world's stickiest shaving cream".

 

back to the top.

okay, found this thread in search and here's my Q:

I've got my 55 F-350 parts truck that I need to get blown apart. trouble is, it's in my back yard w/ a slashed front tire and I'd like to tear it down in the comfort of my dad's shop.

the tire was slashed when I fetched it and I cratered a brand new, albeit a specimen of chinese finest, come-a-long due to the added resistence of the flat.

I'm hedging my bet on pumping this lame foot w/ GS foam for an easier load/unload/shop roll.

I do have more than one interested buyer for these rims and I'd rather not make hades for them in resto, but a cheapo hand winch is $40...

what say y'e-all?

JML

 

You might be best off finding a "any used tire 10.00" place, they exist amost everywhere, or a junkyard buy already mounted on a fitting rim, you can be sure it holds air that way. Any way you do it, it will be cheaper than that hand winch which is likely only designed for hauling a floating boat onto it's trailer.