How to fix a tire on a hand-truck

[Drakkon]

I got a pretty good hand-truck but somewhow the tire popped off from the wheel and now its flat. There is no inner-tube on the tire so i can't figure out how in the world this thing stays inflated or how to reinflate it. Any ideas out there?

 

[amdskip]

So it's tubeless? It probably needs to be glued up to the rim to inflate, take it to a tire shop.

 

[Crucial]

Put air chuck on and blow air into it? You should be able to flex the tire enough to get it to seat. We used to use ether(starting fluid) on the semi truck tires to get them to seat. That was awesome.

 

[Cheesemoo]

for some reason i hate when people call them hand trucks.....

Its a dolly.....

 

[mcvickj]

Originally posted by: Crucial
Put air chuck on and blow air into it? You should be able to flex the tire enough to get it to seat. We used to use ether(starting fluid) on the semi truck tires to get them to seat. That was awesome.

Behold the power of YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W2PftUB7_Hs

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIVLQCZJGAw

 

[Stifko]

I would get an inner tube for it and fill it normally.
You can find them at a good flat fix place. I get them for my wheelbarrel and hand trucks.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
for some reason i hate when people call them hand trucks.....

Its a dolly.....

How do you know which one he is talking about?

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: Crucial
Put air chuck on and blow air into it? You should be able to flex the tire enough to get it to seat. We used to use ether(starting fluid) on the semi truck tires to get them to seat. That was awesome.

Behold the power of YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W2PftUB7_Hs

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIVLQCZJGAw

Witchcraft :Q

 

[andylawcc]

we had the same problem; we have a electric tire pump but it didn't work since the air pumped in came out faster through the gap.

anyway, I brought it to American Tire (aka Discount Tires) and they took care of it.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: Crucial
Put air chuck on and blow air into it? You should be able to flex the tire enough to get it to seat. We used to use ether(starting fluid) on the semi truck tires to get them to seat. That was awesome.

Behold the power of YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W2PftUB7_Hs

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIVLQCZJGAw

thank you

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: Crucial
Put air chuck on and blow air into it? You should be able to flex the tire enough to get it to seat. We used to use ether(starting fluid) on the semi truck tires to get them to seat. That was awesome.

Behold the power of YouTube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W2PftUB7_Hs

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIVLQCZJGAw

thank you@

 

[Tifababy]

I had the same problem with my snowblower and it just happened to go flat during a snow storm where we got over a foot of snow. I was able to get it pumped up by wrapping a ratchet tie down like one of these around the tire and pumping with a small hand pump. It took a while and was rather frustrating, but safer than lighting it on fire.

Although if you can take it to a tire shop that's probably the easiest. I couldn't get out of my garage because of the snow, so I had to make due with what I had.

I also read online that some people used belts or extension cords to wrap around the tires.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
for some reason i hate when people call them hand trucks.....

Its a dolly.....

or a pallet jack

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
for some reason i hate when people call them hand trucks.....

Its a dolly.....

or a pallet jack

Pallet Jacks are completely different...

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
for some reason i hate when people call them hand trucks.....

Its a dolly.....

or a pallet jack

Pallet Jacks are completely different...

need pics of all 3

they're all used interchangeably around here

 

[deerslayer]

I never knew you could seal the bead that way. Good info.

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
for some reason i hate when people call them hand trucks.....

Its a dolly.....

ur an idiot. This is a dolly!

 

[amdskip]

pallet jack

 

[Lounatik]

Small set of hand trucks.... get a piece of rope and tie it around the circumference of the tire and then fill it up. I do this all the time when mine go flat.

Peace

Lounatik

 

[Snuffaluffaguss]

I put strap around the tire, spray a little lube along the inner wall of the rim, tighten the strap, so that the pressure pushes the tires wall out toward the rim, and inflate with a hand pump. google is your friend, and has many sites on how to do this...

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: Lounatik
Small set of hand trucks.... get a piece of rope and tie it around the circumference of the tire and then fill it up. I do this all the time when mine go flat.

Peace

Lounatik

For added squeeze, twist a screwdriver around that rope to force the bead to seal. This is how I fix my lawn tractor tires.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Toastedlightly

Originally posted by: Lounatik
Small set of hand trucks.... get a piece of rope and tie it around the circumference of the tire and then fill it up. I do this all the time when mine go flat.

Peace

Lounatik

For added squeeze, twist a screwdriver around that rope to force the bead to seal. This is how I fix my lawn tractor tires.

+1

Just be sure to get the rope in the center of the tread, that will help force the sidewalls onto the rim then you can fill it up normally. You may need to shift the tire slightly to get a good seal also.