I had my explorer wheel explode in the back of my van on the way to the lake ! My god it scared the c*** out if me ! I pulled over and couldn't figure out what it was . Then I got to the lake and it hit me . It was my own fault , I over inflated it I think
In reply to Post #16
Something over inflated in carp fishing other than the prices of tackle
Something over inflated in carp fishing other than the prices of tackle
In reply to Post #17
Just dragging this thread back up. My mates explorer tyre also exploded in his van last week. !
Mine exploded on route to my peg last year. I'd posted i bought a carp porter puncture proof one which fits but it was much harder to push the barrow with it on, so much so i bought another barrow..
Does anyone know if any standard wheel barrow wheels fit on the explorer. Its lay redundant in the garage For months now.
Just dragging this thread back up. My mates explorer tyre also exploded in his van last week. !
Mine exploded on route to my peg last year. I'd posted i bought a carp porter puncture proof one which fits but it was much harder to push the barrow with it on, so much so i bought another barrow..
Does anyone know if any standard wheel barrow wheels fit on the explorer. Its lay redundant in the garage For months now.
In reply to Post #18
Why was it harder to push,I have the prestige on mine and find it a doddle.
Why was it harder to push,I have the prestige on mine and find it a doddle.
In reply to Post #19
A solid rubber wheel normally has a greater rolling resistance so it will be harder to push.
Any tyre recovers slower than it deforms when pushed over an uneven surface such as a stone so loses energy in the process so to compensate you would need to push harder.
Pneumatic would be more efficient than a soft spongy rubber so ideally use pneumatic with a puncture sealant. Alternatively you could use a harder rubber tyre which would be easier to push than a soft one but you would lose shock absorption
You did ask!
A solid rubber wheel normally has a greater rolling resistance so it will be harder to push.
Any tyre recovers slower than it deforms when pushed over an uneven surface such as a stone so loses energy in the process so to compensate you would need to push harder.
Pneumatic would be more efficient than a soft spongy rubber so ideally use pneumatic with a puncture sealant. Alternatively you could use a harder rubber tyre which would be easier to push than a soft one but you would lose shock absorption
You did ask!
In reply to Post #20
Or because the wheel is wider he could of done the nuts up too much making it harder to turn
Or because the wheel is wider he could of done the nuts up too much making it harder to turn
In reply to Post #21
It rubbed on the bag for one thing and put a hole in it...
Anyway to answer my own question just picked up a B&Q barrow wheel for 11.95 fits perfect and no bag rub
It rubbed on the bag for one thing and put a hole in it...
Anyway to answer my own question just picked up a B&Q barrow wheel for 11.95 fits perfect and no bag rub
In reply to Post #21
Definite possibility.
That was just the theory on rolling resistance but whether a different tyre material is noticeably harder to push probably depends how soft it is. A bit like using a car with partially deflated tyres, mpg will go down as the tyres take more energy.
Definite possibility.
That was just the theory on rolling resistance but whether a different tyre material is noticeably harder to push probably depends how soft it is. A bit like using a car with partially deflated tyres, mpg will go down as the tyres take more energy.
In reply to Post #21
I fitted mine and its not possible to screw on the locnuts all the way as the prestige puncture proof wheel is too wide
so I simply put the nuts on loose drilled thru them and put a split pin thru for security and it wheels perfectly very easy and bag does not rub at all ?
I read the reviews (3) on the B&Q wheel they give it one star
I fitted mine and its not possible to screw on the locnuts all the way as the prestige puncture proof wheel is too wide
so I simply put the nuts on loose drilled thru them and put a split pin thru for security and it wheels perfectly very easy and bag does not rub at all ?
I read the reviews (3) on the B&Q wheel they give it one star
In reply to Post #24
Could you not just use a longer bolt
Could you not just use a longer bolt
In reply to Post #25
I had split pins
(stainless ones I dont f*** about)
I had split pins
(stainless ones I dont f*** about)
In reply to Post #26
Very nice,I prefer the easier option
Very nice,I prefer the easier option
In reply to Post #27
only if you have a longer bolt !!
but I didnt and had no need to buy one as my solution cost me nothing and its impossible to lose a nut now
only if you have a longer bolt !!
but I didnt and had no need to buy one as my solution cost me nothing and its impossible to lose a nut now
In reply to Post #28
That's true,I got one from our forklift engineer at work
That's true,I got one from our forklift engineer at work
In reply to Post #24
The one star is probably one star more than the fox wheel and paper thin tyre would get. Shocking to put that on a great barrow. I know 5 people on my Syndi with fox explorers and all have now had tyres burst or explode.
The one star is probably one star more than the fox wheel and paper thin tyre would get. Shocking to put that on a great barrow. I know 5 people on my Syndi with fox explorers and all have now had tyres burst or explode.