The Ford Barn

updraught · 12-12-2021, 02:23 AM

This is a new wheel barrow tube. Quite expensive, and very thick rubber. However, on fiirst use it went flat. I repaired pin hole with a bicycle patch, put it back on, and it went flat again.

Pulling off the patch, it had split along the seam line a bit like others have reported here on car tubes.

Synchro909 · 12-12-2021, 03:27 AM

I don't think manufacturers have much interest in tubes any more.

The Master Cylinder · 12-12-2021, 08:34 AM

Great!!

nkaminar · 12-12-2021, 08:38 AM

I went to solid wheels on my wheelbarrows. I think they are filled with foam rubber.

updraught · 12-13-2021, 02:33 AM

I've now got a "Freedom" tube from China.
That'll work for sure.
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nkaminar · 12-13-2021, 09:55 AM

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About 1924, my grandfather, driving his Maxwell back to San Diego from Los Angeles, got a flat tire. He was out of patches. So he grabbed some hay from a field next to the highway and stuffed the tire with the hay and drove home. Back then there were fields next to Highway 1, not like today where there is solid development from San Diego to Los Angeles.

The Master Cylinder · 12-13-2021, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

About 1924, my grandfather, driving his Maxwell back to San Diego from Los Angeles, got a flat tire. He was out of patches. So he grabbed some hay from a field next to the highway and stuffed the tire with the hay and drove home. Back then there were fields next to Highway 1, not like today where there is solid development from San Diego to Los Angeles.

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12-12-2021, 03:27 AM	#2
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Modern tubes I don't think manufacturers have much interest in tubes any more. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

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The Master Cylinder Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 886	Re: Modern tubes Great!! __________________ The Master Cylinder Enjoying life at the beach in SoCal...

12-12-2021, 08:38 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Modern tubes I went to solid wheels on my wheelbarrows. I think they are filled with foam rubber. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

12-13-2021, 09:55 AM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Modern tubes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) About 1924, my grandfather, driving his Maxwell back to San Diego from Los Angeles, got a flat tire. He was out of patches. So he grabbed some hay from a field next to the highway and stuffed the tire with the hay and drove home. Back then there were fields next to Highway 1, not like today where there is solid development from San Diego to Los Angeles. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.