I had my wheelbarrow tire replace 2-3 years ago and its now rotted again and not holding air. I'm going to look into a solid tire so that I don't have to go through this every few years. Oh how I hate planned obselesence!!! Nothing lasts anymore! Also! I would have lubricated all the moving parts for ease of movement and rust protection. But very helpful video - thank you!
The explanation of how to change a wheelbarrow WHEEL is well presented, but this only half of the steps required to change a wheelbarrow TIRE. Changing the wheel which is mounted tire with an inner tube mounted on a rim with bearings already installed is a great deal easier, and probably the right choice for many DIY enthusiasts. To change the tire, after removing the wheel, press the shraeder valve pin to deflate the tire and then remove the valve core to allow the inner tube to breathe freely. Using a rubber mallet, strike the tire adjacent to the rim to un-seal the tire bead from the rim on both sides. squeeze the beads together to allow the bead to slip into the center of the rim on one side so that one bead can slip over the lip of the rim on the opposite side. Finish removing one bead from the rim. if there is an inner tube (a wheelbarrow usually does), push the tire stem inward to allow the innertube to be removed, and slip the innertube out . Now remove the other tire bead as before. A new tire is installed by performing the same steps in the reverse order. The new tire's bead will be (much) easier to slip over the rim if both are moistened with a mixture of water and dish soap. The bead will have to be deformed to an oval to slip over the rim . If you choose to use any prying tools to assist you, be careful not to attempt to stretch the tire's bead. The tire bead has a steel cable inside it,. If the cable is broken the tire will eventually pop off the rim at some inconvenient moment. The idea is to push the bead toward the small diameter part of the rim on one side, to allow it to make an oval without stretching. Once one bead is on, slip the innertube inside the tire and pull the stem out through the rim before putting the second bead on the the rim. when mounted, add just a couple of PSI of air to puff things up and put the beads in their final positions. now release the air to allow the innertube to shift before inflating to 10-12 PSI. Deflate again to allow the innertube to shift before fully inflating. To install a wheelbarrow tire without an innertube runs into a chicken and egg paradox. The beads will not seal to the rim without pressure inside the tire, but while the beads are not sealed the tire leaks air and will not hold air to build pressure. Wrap a short ratchet strap round the tread and tighten it to deform the tire so that it presses outward on the beads to get them to both make contact with the rim. Inflating the tire will still require delivering a large volume quickly from a reservoir to build pressure inside because the beads are not yet sealed and the tire leaks air. Its pretty nearly impossible to get the beads to seat well enough to use a hand pump. Its very difficult to get them to seal well enough to use a 12v tire inflator air pump. When an air compressor with a reservoir is not available, an innertube is recommended.
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Thank you so much for a direct, get-to-the point video.
Thank you for your video. I was struggling removing the tire and your video helped with the process!! Project DONE!!
I really liked your video. You got to the point and got it done without a whole lot of chatter and I really appreciate that.
Great camera angles and well explained. I'm looking into solid tire (no inner tube) options.
I had my wheelbarrow tire replace 2-3 years ago and its now rotted again and not holding air. I'm going to look into a solid tire so that I don't have to go through this every few years. Oh how I hate planned obselesence!!! Nothing lasts anymore! Also! I would have lubricated all the moving parts for ease of movement and rust protection. But very helpful video - thank you!
The explanation of how to change a wheelbarrow WHEEL is well presented, but this only half of the steps required to change a wheelbarrow TIRE. Changing the wheel which is mounted tire with an inner tube mounted on a rim with bearings already installed is a great deal easier, and probably the right choice for many DIY enthusiasts. To change the tire, after removing the wheel, press the shraeder valve pin to deflate the tire and then remove the valve core to allow the inner tube to breathe freely. Using a rubber mallet, strike the tire adjacent to the rim to un-seal the tire bead from the rim on both sides. squeeze the beads together to allow the bead to slip into the center of the rim on one side so that one bead can slip over the lip of the rim on the opposite side. Finish removing one bead from the rim. if there is an inner tube (a wheelbarrow usually does), push the tire stem inward to allow the innertube to be removed, and slip the innertube out . Now remove the other tire bead as before. A new tire is installed by performing the same steps in the reverse order. The new tire's bead will be (much) easier to slip over the rim if both are moistened with a mixture of water and dish soap. The bead will have to be deformed to an oval to slip over the rim . If you choose to use any prying tools to assist you, be careful not to attempt to stretch the tire's bead. The tire bead has a steel cable inside it,. If the cable is broken the tire will eventually pop off the rim at some inconvenient moment. The idea is to push the bead toward the small diameter part of the rim on one side, to allow it to make an oval without stretching. Once one bead is on, slip the innertube inside the tire and pull the stem out through the rim before putting the second bead on the the rim. when mounted, add just a couple of PSI of air to puff things up and put the beads in their final positions. now release the air to allow the innertube to shift before inflating to 10-12 PSI. Deflate again to allow the innertube to shift before fully inflating.
To install a wheelbarrow tire without an innertube runs into a chicken and egg paradox. The beads will not seal to the rim without pressure inside the tire, but while the beads are not sealed the tire leaks air and will not hold air to build pressure. Wrap a short ratchet strap round the tread and tighten it to deform the tire so that it presses outward on the beads to get them to both make contact with the rim. Inflating the tire will still require delivering a large volume quickly from a reservoir to build pressure inside because the beads are not yet sealed and the tire leaks air. Its pretty nearly impossible to get the beads to seat well enough to use a hand pump. Its very difficult to get them to seal well enough to use a 12v tire inflator air pump. When an air compressor with a reservoir is not available, an innertube is recommended.
Excellent . Helpful. Thank you !
Free labor. 😊. 👮🏿♀️👨⚕️. They don’t have to tell. You did that all by yourselves. 😁🤣🤣🤣🎣🦍.
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