How to Fix a Crack in Your Wheelbarrow for $1 in Zip Ties
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2013
- John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how he is repairing a crack in his wheel barrow for $1 worth of zip ties. In this episode, John will share how you can get bagged soil mixes for a $1 at lowes and home depot and then talks about his different wheelbarrow tools and which he likes best. Finally he shows how he is repairing a crack in a wheelbarrow he got for free to make it useful again. To perform this repair you will need some zip ties, and a drill. After watching this episode you will learn how to repair your wheelbarrow with zip ties.
You did a tidier job of sewing that wheelbarrow up than my surgeon did on me.
Sweet! I just found a cracked wheelbarrow on garbage night! Thank you for showing me how to repair it :)
Thank you so much for the tip on the discounted soil. I picked up a big pallet full today for $7. They wanted $16 for it. But I got them to discount it to $7. Thank you so much :-). I love your videos. I try to watch two a day. I love how you recycle every thing you can. I have the same mind set. Keep up the good work & amazing tips. :-) thanks again :-)
Fixed 2 this way, thank you for sharing!
Awesome job. How did you know my wheel barrow just cracked?? Glad I now know how to fix it. Also mixing soil in it will be easier than in a 5 gallon bucket. Thanks dude!
Great idea! Love it!
great information! Thanks.
I have a plastic wheelbarrow that I bought off Craigslist for $10. It has plastic wedges, so it's only a few years old.
Still it has small c racks around two of the bolt holes. The wheel and tire are fine. The wood handles are OK but need to be refinished for the decade of use to come.
I recently found a decent sized sheet of sheet stainless steel by the roadside when I was out walking. I'm planning to use that to reinforce the bottom of the tray. Plastic trays are rather notoriously susceptible to damage unless they are treated very gently, and they usually are not.
The plan is to take the tray off the frame, and remove the other metal parts. Sand the wood which is just starting to show signs of rot on the end of the handle often in contact with the ground. . I've had good luck refinishing wheelbarrow wood and metal parts by priming with Kilz primer I have on hand, and then brushing on exterior house paint. No out of pocket cost.
Then my plan is to cut the stainless steel sheet metal in two pieces to fit the bottom of the tray. I'm going to experiment with melting the high density polyethylene together with a patch of the same material, and then caulk the stainless steel and fasten it in place ---perhaps with pop rivets. I probably have enough sheet metal to put a patch on the top and bottom of the tray. THAT should be durable!
If someone reminds me, I'll post about how this actually works out when I do it. Plans and reality aren't necessarily the same thing when rebuilding old wheelbarrows!
Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the zip tie repair. Seems like a formula for another repair. But perhaps the video maker will report back on how that has worked out in practice.
Excellent video!!!, TFS!
very nice. As good as new. You are very good at finding discounted and free stuff.
You could also fiberglass over the repair you made to make it strong and prevent your shovel from snagging on the zip ties
Good job John! That was a great idea..we always try to reuse things as much as possible too. I hate throwing plastic into a landfill..I even wash + reuse my plastic ziploc baggies lol.
Is this wheelbarrow still in service?
nice job! I'm going to try this out on mine
Thanks. This gives me another idea for fixing something.
Yay! John the wheel barrow surgeon! Thumbs up!
Cool Beans! When i was a kid I use to repair the plastics on my dirt bikes like this all the time.
Awesome find on the wheelbarrow. I haul everything myself. Can't afford a wheelbarrow but hopefully one day I can get one. Would make things so much easier.
Great point.
Hey John, I have that same shirt...I thought it was so funny had to have one. I love your videos they have been very helpful.
My God you have over 70,000 subscribers sir! well done, well done indeed!
We have the same wheelbarrow and the same thing happened. My uncle took some extra sheet metal that he had and put it on both sides of the cracked surface with bolts and nuts. The problem was fixed so well that I can even mix things with water without worrying about it leaking too much; and that is without caulking.
Nice idea John. Recommend drilling a hole at the end of your crack. That way the crack will not continue to run. Also I would put something flat over top the fix for added support. Keep up the Good Work.
I had the same thing. Fixed it by point soldering it about .5" apart. Was pulling stone blocks in it the other day, and it held up fine.
You are so smart!
Any recommendations to reattach the wheel on the Ames barrel?
i like that idea! then seal the seams on the inside so its smooth
Interesting approach. I would've used a mesh and epoxy on both sides.
I like your new intro John.
John, I am a "frugal" gardener, and love you "frugal tips.
You can also repair plastic using a soldering iron to melt the plastic back together. Use the right size for the job so a big thick plastic needs a much bigger soldering iron than a thin plastic.
Hi John. Just a quick tips. If you drill a small hole right in the ends of the crack it wont "grow" as easy. Keep on growing. =)
Enjoyed this a lot. You even look healthier than normal. Thanks
Well that's one way to do it, haha! It's interesting to see how people come up with so many different solutions to the same problem.
You should have used the zip ties to "weld" it. You can weld plastic back together.
John is a psychic, sort of. My old relic of a metal wheelbarrow complained about being abused from having to transport a few hundred pounds of small boulders for our new rock garden. We have a small hole in the metal. I planned to retire it to the flower garden as a container, but now the great greens-grower has encouraged me to repair the ole barrow and keep using it.
John's next video: geoengineering the sky over my mini-farm so to keep it raining every 5 days & stays below 100 degrees.
cool john
Nice
Will jb weld work on a wheelbarrow??
Great idea for repair with ties! Only a bit concerned, if the ties wouldn't possibly get cut with spade when shuffling stuff from out of wheelbarrow? One thing you could try, would be to grab a plastic bottle, lit it on one end - it will start dripping molten plastic. You could try and "pour" these drips over your "lace", to cover it with plastic. It will harden when it cools down. Regards!
Thanks John! Hey sometime you need to get back down to ft lauderdsle to visit Wilson at the swap shop for some of his sugar cane and coconuts!
good to know...
I buy the plastic grow bags. They are about $0.30 each for the 3 gallon and not much more for the 5 gallon. Just a thought. Oh, if you decide to try them you can get them at most Hydroponics stores. Peace!
try a can of flex seal (rubber in a can) if you want it to be water tight too
I agree I had my last bag of it earlier this year because of how much crap was in it. Even cheap it probably isn't worth it.
if you use a shovel it will just cut the zips, i would turn it over and put liquid nail and a thick piece of plastic under and that would make it soiled with no crack , and would last alot longer then the zips, when them zips break John do a video on what im talking about
as of Jan 2013 Kellogg stopped using biosolids (probably due to public outcry). I will have a future video covering this.
I usually fix this kind of crack with some Bondo and window screen. First a coat of Bondo all over the area, then embed a piece of screening into it, more Bondo on top, smooth it as best you can. Lasts forever and is waterproof.
you should try putting the duct tape on the other side of the wheelbarrow lol
Those zip ties will come out the first time you use a shovel in that wheelbarrow. A better solution would be to get 1/4 plywood, cut it to form and use toggle bolts to secure it at the corners.
if you don't want to buy a new tub you can screw a piece of plywood or boards on the inside of the tub through the plastic into the wood rails under the tub.
I use plywood and screws with washers to repair holes in the bottom... Cut it big as you can make it over the hole under belly side works great and from now on I do it the day I buy them I cover the whole bottom nor and it goes between the bucket and frame!!
It sounds as though you are using the plywood to reinforce the plastic tray, is that right? That sounds like a good idea, since plastic trays seem susceptible to damage pretty easily. Or you could just get a steel tray wheelbarrow, which will need to be repainted after a couple of decades.
Do you use 1/4" plywood? I'd guess that would do the job and minimize weight. And dumping something heavy on the plastic when it's backed up by plywood like that should offer substantial protection from damage.
I like your idea! But please tell me what kind of plywood you use, and why you buy a plastic tray when it sounds like a steel tray would be a better choice for you?
Epoxy would help as well
John, if you had used some of those ropes Home Depot has in the hardware department, it wouldn't been just as strong as zip ties, and it would've been much easier and faster to perform the sewing/stitching.
7:33 lol :)
hopefully the ties dont start breaking when digging in with spade
or on the inside would work too
interesting
I would have duct taped from the backside and used a torch to melt the zip ties into the crack and repaired it that way instead of making more holes..
Think I would just use some JB Weld on it and call it good. Or take 2 boards and bolt one above and one below the hole.
BONDO works too!
This is like stitches for a wheel barrel
I stopped using kellogg compost because its full of plastic chips and broken glass and who knows what else!
For about $15 you could have repaired the crack AND reinforced the entire bottom of that wheelbarrow with a fiberglass repair kit.
meow! Another great vid.....
Why not just cut a piece of plywood and bolt it to the bottom side of the wheelbarrel? a little silicone to fill the crack and it will even hold water again.
I like to use epoxy puttys
Frankenbarrel! The truth is that the miracle grow ate through the plastic! LOL
John, It is great that you recycled it instead of allowing it to go to the landfill. Sandra give him a big hug from me. -Mark
If the ties are put on secure enough then they should hopefully last to carry all the contents that are put in it.
Now cover the zip ties with JB weld to make it permanent otherwise the zip ties will wear off.
I did this for a while, but the zip ties eventually break. A better method is to weld plastic into the crack using a heat gun.
Plastic wheelbarrows are junk.Cut a sheet of metal the exact size of the bottom. Drill 4 holes for the tub mount bolts and simply cover the bottom using the tub bolts to secure.
6:05 That's what she said...
Classic.
I thought you grew only organically John?
Help. Only the advertisement will play. It won't play John's video...
What a great idea! Thanks, John. But John, where were your safety glasses?
If I were you I'd sell that MiracleGro junk on craigslist or something for $1
Holy crap you used a lot of zip ties! Way too many in my opinion. I hope that all of those drilled holes don't cause the broken flap to get stress cracks over time.
be careful John, some of the complainers on your channel might think that you sold out to Ryobi or the twisty tie company! =P
Hard time finding the hole? sounds like a personal problem. enough childishness. tight fits I like them to. no more from me. great job John.
can't find the hole? put some hair round it :) yep lights on helps to
LOL so sexual john. 6:10
where is your zip tie gun?
could just put a piece plywood under it.
Lowes new policy. Only 10 percent of rip soil bags. I already asked.
I'm not sure why u want to use zip ties it won't last that long..use nuts and bolts and a bracket that fits
Be careful with that Kellogg stuff, theres biosolids in some of their products :/
NO!
oral-b commercial...wtf
Black zips. Not white.