I have used a wheel thing that looks a bit like a heavy duty scrubbie
thing to remove concrete from the housing on my concrete mixer.
It worked fairly well for that purpose.
Not sure how well banging with a hammer would work, as most of this
stuff has been on there for eternity.
Using the old tube as a wrap is not a bad idea.
This old wheelbarrow has lived outdoors too and has had at least 2
previous sets of handles, and maybe 3. The last set that I just removed
were home made ones and I remember vaguely when we installed them -
proably in the early 70's.
One good thing about them was that they were longer than normal. One
coudl walk behind the thing without any chance of bumping the legs with
one's feet.
The new handles I just bought are a bit shorter. Hopefully will be ok.
Randy
On 12/09/2013 4:04 PM, Richard Hattaway wrote:
Use part of the old tube to make an inner liner to protect the new tube.
Beat the concrete off with a rubber mallet. Most of it will exit.
Then you can paint it.
Don't store iris bulbs from that nice old lady over the winter. They have some
kind of acid inside that makes them eat holes in the bottom. Mine looks like
the moon on the bottom.
The old wood handles last forever, I think. I cannot imagine how long handles
of today's wood would last. I've had mine since 1971 or so, and it's still
strong. It's been outside half of it's adult life. Other than a few divots on
the bed shaped strangely like iris bulbs.
I still have the "Load Hog" lawn bucket that my granddad used. We still use
it. Had to put new wheels on it a few years ago. He died in '62 .. they just don't make
it like they used to.
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On 12/09/2013 11:50 AM, Mountain Man wrote:
I call straw man.
I also encourage us to DIY.
There is satisfaction in DIY, regardless of income.
Be happy.
Income disparity is a ploy to foment discontent.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
Income? - yep, I am doing without... so that my kids and Curt do not
need to pay for existence of an old guy in Illinois. My time has lots
of good memories. Discontent is not good for the soul.
mao
I was working on our old wheelbarrow from out at the lake last evening.
The initial issue was a flat tire.
I pulled the wheel and bought a tube as I knew it had been patched
before at least once, and then I noted the tire was so cracked that it
might not long protect the new tube, so I bought a new tire.
When I pulled the tire off, I found the wheel to be very rusty on the
inside.
Last night I wire brushed the wheel and put a coat of paint on it -
inside where it won't show but trying to slow the rust and smooth the
surface a bit to protect the new tube.
I also bought new handles for it and I am going to have to measure and
get all new bolts to put it back togetheragain as all were rusty and I
destroyed them taking it apart.
Unfortunately, I am not taking a whole lot of pleasure in the
ressurection of this thing as it looks as though it has come through a war.
It will need some welding too as the wrap of the lip over the rim wire
is broken in places etc.
I began wondering if I should have just got a new wheelbarrow.
It has to be at least 50 years old and maybe more than that.
It must weigh double what it should as it has quite a coat of concrete
on the sides etc.
I considered painting the whole thing but figured it would not look like
much with the paint over the concrete and I am not going to try to
remove all the concrete.
BUT I am fixing it and it will go back out to the lake - hopefully yet
this fall, and will be ready for duty once again.
The cost is minimal as the tire and tube were inexpensive and the
handles were not bad either.
A good new contractor size wheelbarrow would cost over a $100 and we
don't use it enough to really justify spending a lot on it.
Randy
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