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![]() "Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas?' Until it is firm. Not hard when you squeeze the tire from the side walls. |
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Ultra,
Try 10-12 psi. Dave M. |
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Ultraglide wrote:
I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? Mine are rated at 50 PSI, but I usually keep about 70-80 PSI. It helps with cornering and braking. Plus you can get a hell of a bounce going when you are going down a set of steps. Watch out for those spontaneous decompressions, though. They can put an eye out. ;-) -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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![]() "Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? I am glad you asked and didn't just go out there and do the wrong thing. So many things must be considered: What will be the ambient temperature? Will you be hauling heavy or light materials? How fast will you be going? What kind of ground will you be covering, rough or smooth? Does the barometric pressure in your area vary greatly? The proper care and maintenence of wheelbarrows requiress a high caliber spendy pressure gauge, storage in a temperature/humidity controlled environment, proper rotation, regular air changes, and regular inspections by a qualified expert. But, if you are like the rest of us, you just put enough in it to make it easy to push. HTH Steve ;-) |
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![]() wrote in message ... On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:44:38 -0400, Ultraglide wrote: I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? Mine is 50 Years old or PSI? Steve |
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SQLit wrote:
"Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas?' Until it is firm. Not hard when you squeeze the tire from the side walls. Yep. Most are only 15-20 psi. |
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Mine is 35. I know this because I have to fill the darn thing up every time
I use it - it has a slow leak so I always have to drag out the compressor. "Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? |
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![]() "Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? I don't have a clue, nor do I care. I fill it until it is hard enough to not sag when loaded. This is not like a finely tuned race car at 185 mph where a couple of pounds means losing control in the turns. |
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![]() "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? I don't have a clue, nor do I care. I fill it until it is hard enough to not sag when loaded. This is not like a finely tuned race car at 185 mph where a couple of pounds means losing control in the turns. I can tell you don't take your wheelbarrow to the edges of its envelope ..................... Steve |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 02:23:55 +0000, Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
I don't have a clue, nor do I care. I fill it until it is hard enough to not sag when loaded. This is not like a finely tuned race car at 185 mph where a couple of pounds means losing control in the turns. Speak for yourself. Some of us do indeed run high performance wheelbarrows, and losing control in a turn with a full load of compost onboard could be very ugly indeed. I generally keep mine at 92.5 pounds (cold). -- If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 |
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![]() "Unrevealed Source" wrote in message ... Mine is 35. I know this because I have to fill the darn thing up every time I use it - it has a slow leak so I always have to drag out the compressor. Take it to a full-service tire store (one that also does farm-industrial tires) and pay them 20 bucks to put a new tube or whatever in it. I did that for a handtruck with leaky Chinese tubes in the tires, and it was worth the money to watch the big tire guy fighting with those tiny rims, jumping on them to set the beads, etc. I about bust a gut trying not to laugh. And it hasn't leaked down in 8 years. aem sends... |
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I just put air in it when it looks low, until its solid. If it compresses
too much with a load I know I need some air. "Ultraglide" wrote in message ... I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? |
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 17:17:56 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:44:38 -0400, Ultraglide wrote: I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? Mine is 50 Years old or PSI? Steve Mine is 51 and 50. |
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Whatever pressure makes the tire "look good" when fully loaded.
If yer hauling sawdust or garden debris, maybe 15 lbs. A big load of rocks in a 5 CF barrow, probably 40 YMMV I have an old wheelbarrow with an inflatable tube tire. I have repaired a hole in it but need to know what the air pressure should be when I fill it. There is a label on the wheel rim that I believe gives the pressure, but the numbers are obscured. Any ideas? |
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