I use a puncture proof standard Prestige barrow wheel. I see the other, wider 'fatboy' type tyres now commonly used.

Do they actually help ? make pushing the barrow through softer mud and grass easier or are what Im using now, worth sticking with. Always looking to improve the push experience over longer distances. Any whos used both, with experience, able to comment ?

In reply to Post #1
Are you talking about just the puncture proof tyres or generally?

I've never used the puncture proofs as always read they are rubbish but have used both fat and slim tyres on barrows in mud and IMO the slim tyres are by far the best option in mud as they cut through it better.

In reply to Post #1
I've got a puncture proof on my Porter and it's awful on soft ground. Really digs in and is difficult to push, you're far better off with a wider, softer tyre for those conditions.

It's different for cars where thin tyres can often be better, but they have an engine to propel them and you don't.

In reply to Post #1
What you want is a puncture proof wheel that are fitted to road sweepers barrows, if you know someone at a depot they may be able to sort you out a 'second hand' one they fit and do the job well

In reply to Post #1
I always heard wide for sand and narrow for mud

In reply to Post #5
I tried pushing my Porter around a flat lake last winter in mud, was a nightmare with the narrow puncture proof tyre. It just sank in and gripped. Tried my uncles with the normal wide tyre and it went over far easier.

Grip is good if you're in a car, not so much if you're a puny human trying to get a full barrow moving.

In reply to Post #6
As you say if you are in a car / land rover then narrow tyres will out perform wider ones in mud.
A farm trailer tyre will be a closer analogy to your barrow tyre as it doesn't drive but need to be pulled or pushed through mud. Trailers are supplied with wide floatation tyres for use in mud, they do not sink in so far and so will be easier to pull or push. Alternatively narrower ones for harder surfaces are also available.
Spent my early years on a farm in the mud.

Puncture proof are rubbish. To much resistance and don't want to roll

As the puncture proof tyres come in wide and narrow i would of thought it needs to be made clear which ones people are commenting on

In reply to Post #9
ill buy a wide, puncture proof. sounds like it will help in the coming wet and muddy months. Thanks Gents.

In reply to Post #10
The worst of both worlds then

I've spent my entire adult life working within the building industry, often pushing heavily laden barrows through muck and bullets and I can assure you that the very last thing you want is a wide tyre. Look at any builders barrow and you'll see that they have virtually identical width tyres. This isn't chance, it's because they're the best all-round dimensions.
First thing I do when buying a new barrow is fit a standard width puncture proof wheel.

In reply to Post #2
Hi rob. You can't remember where you got your slim tyre from mate can you? I'd like to give this a try

In reply to Post #13
When I say 'slim' I just mean the normal original Carp Porter width, like you get on the Porterlite

In reply to Post #14
Ok. Thanks.

I had the all terrain wheel on my Nash Trax, buy far the easiest barrow I've ever pushed on soft and hard ground.

I put a carp porter puncture proof wheel on my fox explorer, its mostly fantastic until there's a hint of soft mud then it grinds to a halt

In reply to Post #1
I bought a fat boy a couple of years ago.
Its absolute pants in mud with the wide wheel.

Before that I had a porterlite with a skinny wheel for about ten years. Guess what? that was crap in mud as well.

Wish I knew what the answer myself.

I put “oko” in all my tyres these days. So all pretty much puncture roof. But for every thing apart from soft sand I prefer thin I think.. soft sand = balloon as fat as you can get.

I bought the standard puncture proof tyre (not wide version) for my carp porter, I've never had any problem pushing it round any lake or through mud, I had to use my mates wide boy carp porter on one session and the thing is a nightmare

I have 2 barrows, 1 is a match man type with solid narrow tyres (bloody noisy on gravel) small but still not that easy to push, the other is one that a local tackle shop had made for them, it folds down to a very small size and has golf trolly type solid wheels/tyres, I can push it but I found it is so much better when I pull it and I think thats where the problem is, if the barrows had 2 wheels side by side it may be easier to pull (or not) has anyone tried this?

In reply to Post #21
I also put the carp porter wheel on my fox barrow
It's ok until you get a stone stuck in the tread
Then it feels like a square wheel😂
Don't think there is an answer
Anyway I won't fish anywhere where there's mud at the prices they charge
It should be carpeted 👍🏻

Good afternoon people. Have a dilemma. I have a fox explorer barrow. Brought second hand. The wheel and axle that came with it wasn't fox. Eventually the wheel and axle died. I have replaced the axle with the standard fox axle but seems like fox never have the space wheel in stock. Does anyone know if any other wheel fits ???
It's 12mm ish think
About 9/10cm of axle between the legs

I bought a cheap puncture less wheel from eBay, it come with a selection of bushes and spacers. It was fine for day fishing but when the barrow was loaded for a 3 dayer it was hard work pushing through the mud!

In reply to Post #23
Dale
the answer could be a facebook page ((Converting a Carp Barrow to an Electric Carp Barrow))

lots of people put a motorised wheel kit on and dont have a need for the original wheel anymore so join it and ask if anyone has one
you will find it via this LINKY POO

In reply to Post #24
I done the same, and after loading it, it had a flat spot lol. I was put onto a normal large solid wheel barrow wheel from Screw fix, ok it's yellow so not carpy lol but was a game changer in pushing it.