Bought a house a few months ago and the previous owner left a wheelbarrow with a flat tire. Was going to get a new tire for it but then I saw a stupid “expanding foam hacks” video on Facebook that auto played and they put foam in a tire to get it “inflated” again. Has anyone done this and had luck with it? Out of curiosity and to save my cheap ass a few dollars.

You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
3 points
*

I’d recommend just going for a new wheel and tire. Harbor Freight or your local equivalent probably has one that will fit with a solid tire under $20 and never having to worry about flats or airing it up is worth it.

There’s also a solid chance the tire is really old and doesn’t have much life left anyway. By the time you patch it a couple times, you’ve probably wasted more than $20 of your time.

permalink
report
reply
1 point

Harbor Freight is a good choice if you’re in the USA. That fix a flat stuff is only for short term issues.

permalink
report
parent
reply

Do It Yourself

!diy@beehaw.org

Create post

Make it, Fix it, Renovate it, Rehabilitate it - as long as you’ve done some part of it yourself, share!

Especially for gardening related or specific do-it-yourself projects, see also the Nature and Gardening community. For more creative-minded projects, see also the Creative community.


This community’s icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Community stats

  • 96

    Monthly active users

  • 162

    Posts

  • 1.2K

    Comments