Which do you prefer. I have a flat-free tire on one wheelbarrow and there seems to be a ton of rolling resistance when its loaded with anything remotely heavy. I'm thinking of swapping to a pneumatic tire. What do you guys think?
Flat-free tires vs. pneumatic tires on a wheelbarrow?
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Which do you prefer. I have a flat-free tire on one wheelbarrow and there seems to be a ton of rolling resistance when its loaded with anything remotely heavy. I'm thinking of swapping to a pneumatic tire. What do you guys think?
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Switched mine to flat free, yes there is a bit more resistance, but not nearly as mulch as when the tire is soft or flat.
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I have both .I have flat free on a dual wheel wheelbarrow ,it's just awesome at heavy heavy loads ,and I have a single wheel flat free as well ,but I prefer my other single with a pneumatic tire for most things with a standard wheelbarrow .No more dealing with flats on these stupid ass Chinese tires is the best reason to switch .
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Flat free tires are a good idea in theory. Pneumatic tires perform much better with a load...not even close.
Flat free are design more for homeowner wheelbarrows and have a high rolling resistance when they deform from a load. Get a quality wheelbarrow with at least a 4-ply tire and you will be happy with it.
Flat free are design more for homeowner wheelbarrows and have a high rolling resistance when they deform from a load. Get a quality wheelbarrow with at least a 4-ply tire and you will be happy with it.
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Except they don't deform.
They sure do. Flat free tires are made from urethane foam. Instead of the air in a tire being compressed, the foam is compressed. They can be formulated to match pneumatic tires of different pressures, to match the application.
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They deform just as much or little as a pneumatic tire.
Then again, we don't use wheelbarrows for anything other than mulch. That's what our Dingo is for.
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Flatfree. Tired of flats. Ive had the same pair on mine for 5 years and you know what? No flats
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