Utility wagon update
Our 2nd
utility wagon is going on
two years old.
The wagon structure is
holding up well, but the air tends to leak out of the tires after a few
weeks.
We might add inner tubes to
each wheel, but for now we just use the foot pump to add air on firewood hauling
days.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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acan of fix a flat will seal them. available at auto parts stores and elswhere i put it in every tire as a precaution
Yes, we added tubes to our utility wagon and it made all the difference.
The original tires are good for a long time, but they are porous.
With tubes, they hold air year round - we never have to add air.
Since then, we bought another utility wagon, with foam-filled tires, from A. M. Leonard.
It is definitely worth the additional cost!
Those cheapo oriental tires & tubes are made of inferior rubber that oxidizes and splits easily. I've got that same cart. Side gates are long gone and I've welded up repairs to the suspension many times. I got sick of replacing the tires twice a yr at $5 per (on sale at Harbor Freight) and finally put on solid rubber ones-- $7 ea- but should last until the bearings wear out.