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 ?
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
Ok. Thanks.