Other Beach Cart Issue

[DC SUPERJET]

I have been having a pretty expensive issue lately with the beach cart that I use for my family's couch. The problem is that after a few years, the polyurethane cart tires like to get pin holes in them right near the valve stems. I have tried patching this little pin hole several different times, and I usually have to end up buying a new tire which gets really expensive. This particular cart that I have now uses 6 tires and they are all grey polyurethane.

I was wondering if anyone here has had better luck with beach carts like the ones that bigfoot makes which uses the black rubber tires instead of the poly tires. Are the rubber tires more durable? Do they last?

We keep the ski on a beach on lake michigan during the summers. The biggest danger to the tire would be dune grass stems, but other than that I do not roll over anything except sand and some beach rocks. I have had some experience with the bigfoot carts in the past, and I feel like the black rubber tires that they use are more durable than the poly tires. If anyone has any advice or experience with a certain tire or cart manufacturer, I would appreciate it. I am sick of replacing tires and fighting to get the ski up the beach.

 

[Mr Bojangles]

Have you tired the green tire slime? I had the same problem with my tote, and someone suggested it to me, it has been holding for 2 years now so I think it is working

 

[DC SUPERJET]

Yea, I've tried that. No dice.

 

[Mr Bojangles]

the only other option would be to find a inertube to fit inside

 

[john zigler]

check this out...

http://www.thejetlift.com/

 

[Kny21]

Florida sailcraft has the other style tires, they are a little heavier duty vs rolleez and can take a tube if you issues down the line.

What size axles are on your cart?

 

[MADMAT]

Smear some 5200 over the pinholes? And then on new tires put 5200 all around the valve stem before it ever happens?

NOTHING gets through 5200!

 

[DC SUPERJET]

Smear some 5200 over the pinholes? And then on new tires put 5200 all around the valve stem before it ever happens?

NOTHING gets through 5200!

I have not tried 5200 yet, but it seems like any adhesive that I try either seeps through the hole or just doesn't hold if I don't use some sort of patch. Thoughts?

 

[tipafew]

Just buy new tires and give me your old ones

 

[dbattersby20]

take an old bike tube and cut out a patch and 5200 it or epoxy it to the back side of the pin holes.

 

[Cannibal]

A permanent fix might be to find some used quad tires and wheels and have someone make you a hub/bushing assembly.

If you figure it out right, you might be able to have a tube welded in a round flange and use some off-the-shelf bushings and cut down on expensive fabrication time.

I have a custom beach cart, but can take a pic of my hub if you want, it's just like I've described, but have custom delrin bushings made for it.

 

[blaster800]

Your supposed to be able to heat a knife blade and smear it over the pinholes to melt the surface ... Thats what I was told when I bought my rolleze tires .