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A solid rubber tire on a wheel barrow

Or a tire that has air in it and can go flat??

I think I know but want to know what you all think.

Thanks
 
We have both tires on wheelbarrows at the barn. On concrete the solid tire seems to be easier. In the dirt, the air tires seem better. Just my two cents.
 
Take your wheel barrow tire to the tire store and put a tube in it. I used to have to air the tire several times a year. Haven't aired now for 5 years. Tire guy said the rubber in the tires is so thin, microscopic leaks rarely let them hold air for a long time. Keep the air tire up to pressure and it'll roll fine.
 
But you didn't answer my question. My wheel barrow has a solid tire on it as in NO air but I have a tire I can put on that is an air up type
 
Back in the 90s I replaced the tire on Daddy's (Formerly Granddaddy's) wheel barrow with a used 4.00-8 lawnmower tire and it lasted for about 20 years. In fact, I think it may still be on it, although the wheel barrow itself is on its second 'tub'. (Kinda like George Washington's hatchet. having had 5 handles and 4 heads.)
 
well the tire width has lots to do with that also. my grandparents had wheel barrows with steel wheels. no dought an air tire is the best bet .
 
Get the semi solid tire/wheel setup that HF sells. I have on all 4 of my wheel barrows and made them duals mounted outside handles. They get rolled in dirt, dual setup balances better when loaded.
 
Well so far NO ONE has answered the simple question. My wheel barrow has a solid rubber tire. I have a tire and wheel that is the air up type I can put on so I am asking the simple question which will roll easier?? NO concrete it will be 99% on dirt/gravel
 
Depends. If the surface that you are traveling on is rock hard (no measurable sinkage), the harder the tire, the lower the rolling resistance. However, if the surface being traveled over allows for the tire to sink, then some amount (varies by sink amount) tire squish will spread the load out, and lessen rolling resistance. There are a lot of studies done on this. Its the reason why some vehicle have on-the-go tire inflation systems.
 
well i guess i will tell u for the second time then ... its the TIRE WITH AIR ! be pretty hard pushing a solid rubber tire in dirt, plus give some tire spec's.
 
The pneumatic tire will roll easier on dirt and gravel.

The solid tire will roll easier on concrete and hard surfaces.

A steel wheel will roll easiest of all, on clean hard surfaces.

I've gone to flat free on my wheelbarrows.
 
well he thinks he knows. but i dont know what he thinks cause he says we didnt answer his question. its a mystery ... stayed tuned in tommorrow.
 
(quoted from post at 02:43:27 04/29/21) A solid rubber tire on a wheel barrow

Or a tire that has air in it and can go flat??

I think I know but want to know what you all think.

Thanks
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From experience......Every year I wheel about 3 full cords of wood from my wood pile about 250 ft. into my living room. When I did get a flat a few years ago, I used my wife's "semi-pneumatic" tired wheelbarrow for a few days. It was much tougher pushing over a fairly smooth crushed stone driveway. Tire has to be inflated fairly well....I use about 25 PSI.....too low a pressure, and it pushes a bit harder. I agree, on a perfectly smooth hard surface, a "hard" rubbered tire might push a little easier.

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I ask this since the wheel barrow I have right now has a solid hard rubber tire on it and I have a good air type tire and wheel I can put on. My wife hates this wheel barrow and says it pushes hard so I ask so if the air up type rolls easier I'll take the time to change it out. Plus the tire that airs up has a tube and I slimmed it today
 
Ia ask so as to not waste time and work. If the solid rolls easier I'd leave it on but if the air up type does I'll change it. I don't want to work on something just to fine out it makes it harder to use
 
Can you put both of them on? My uncle said when they switched from wooden
wheels to smaller iron wheels, it was a lot harder on the horses. But welding
rubber tire rims on helped a lot. So, the bigger the diameter, the easier to roll.
wheel barrow design
 
If you are on smooth rails, like a railroad, a solid wheel will roll easier. If you are on a rough surface like dirt or gravel, stay with a pneumatic tire (air pressure inside).
 
I kept having locus thorns go through the original tire on my wheel borrow which has air. I finally put on a solid rubber tire and I hate it. It definitely pushes harder and I think it might be partially the material its made from. I would put mine back to the tire with air in it except I got tired of it being flat every time I went to use it. A heavier tire with a tube might be the best answer but I think all they make are those paper thin tires and a tube doesn't matter as I tried a tube in mine. When I bought my solid tire at Tractor Supply they had 2 sized and I bought the smaller one since it was about the same size as my original tire but I now think buying the larger one might have been better.
 
I have used three different front tires on our wheel barrow. The first one was pneumatic and rolled OK when it was aired up. But you had to air it up almost every time you used it. When the original tire failed, I replaced it with another pneumatic tire and wheel. It was a generic replacement and slightly undersized; it rolled harder than the original. The most annoying thing was the front of the wheelbarrow wasn't high enough to clear the garage entry door threshold when I'd bring in firewood and I'd have to lift it over the threshold and drag the wheelbarrow into the garage.

I replaced the second tire and wheel with a full-sized solid tire and wheel. This tire has a flat tread that tends to roll over snow and soft dirt rather than plow through it like the pneumatic tires. It's definitely the easiest of the three to use, and it never needs to be aired up. It was expensive but well worth it.
 
I believe the solid would roll easier then an air up tire assuming there's still some give and degree of softness in the aired one. Similar a higher pressure tight air tire rolls easier then one that's low on air. REGARDLESS I prefer a solid to avoid a flat or having to air them up often.

So Rich what was YOUR opinion??

John T
 
Put a longer axle on it and mount 2 tires outside the frame where the single tire goes. That spreads the weight out over 2 tires instead of one and makes it more stable so it won't tip sideways as easy.
 
Ok, my turn to not answer your question! It depends more on the tread width and shape. A wide flat tread pushes easiest on h
Soft surfaces. Harder I hard surface. A rounded or narrow works best on hard surface even grass or soil if dry.

So the definite answer is. It depends
 
No definitive answer.....imagine a narrow hard tire in soft mud....it will sink out of sight, whereas a wider air filled tire, even a bit soft, will stay on top and roll much easier. On a hard surface that same hard tire will roll easier, although much rougher than the air tire. So, on the surface you indicated you have, I would think a hard tire would be marginally easier to roll, but your wife may not like the shock of the rough ride transferred back to her arms. A softer tire will roll a bit harder, but may navigate any rougher surface easier...and be a bit more comfortable on the arms. Solution? Get the young fellow there to do it,lol!

Ben
 

I don't know if it rolls easier, but I prefer an air-filled tire. One major benefit is that it acts as a kind of shock-absorber since I am usually not pushing the wheelbarrow over a regular, smooth surface. Things like tree roots, rocks and so on can really make for a rough ride with a solid tire and it's more likely to tip the load.

Gerrit
 
When I switched from a steel spoked, steel tire to a pneumatic tire on my wheelbarrow years ago the difference was huge in favor of the pneumatic tire.
 
My thoughts! I replaced the very round section standard tube type tire on my wheel barrow with a boat trailer tire that has highway rating. It has a far flatter profile and is stiffer in all ways than the flaccid rubber I took off. It does not go flat (needs air about every 2 years) and is easier to push on all surfaces compared to the limp one. It also is compliant enough to be moderately cushony over small rocks and obstacles. Jim
like this, used is fine
 
Well, back in January I bought a "no flat" style solid tire for the grain wheelbarrow in the barn. The old tire would not hold air very long.

It took me a solid 10 minutes to make the swap, and that was with two of the carriage bolts spinning instead of coming loose. I had to do a little creative visegrip and cordless angle grinder work to get them out, but I did and going back together took about a minute.

In this situation the solid tire rolled much better than the pneumatic tire, but my point is it wasn't a big deal to change.
 
Well I havve had this thing for years and the tire has not been off of in in who knows how long so I m sure it will not be a simple bolt off bolt on thing
 
Ill take the air filled tire any time. I bought a wheel barrow with a so called puncture proof kind of foamy type tire on it and it was so hard to push that I changed it immediately. The solid tire will sink in more in gravel and soft dirt and on a hard surface the tiniest stone will obstruct it.
I dont like wheel barrows with 2 wheels because they have a bigger turning radius. They do have advantages though. You can push them with one hand and they dont overturn as easily.
 
just buy the wife a wheel barrow with the 2 front wheels they push very easy and dont tip over as easy. one of the best deals i have seen. bought one 20 years ago and the exwife took it so she must have liked it. she got the wheel barrow , i got the dirt, lol.
 
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