Wheelbarrow Tires

I was thinking a pair of partly deflated wheelbarrow tires would would work great in the sand and other soft ground. My only concern is the weight. How heavy are those things? Most are rated over 300 lbs fully inflated so they should support a fully loaded yak with no problem partly deflated. They're a hell of a lot cheaper than wheeleez (which I just bought at Hook1.com) as well.

Hook1.com is the cheapest place to get your wheeleez cart if you're gonna get one. Thanks Hook1!

Correction: It's kayakfishinggear.com, not Hook1.com.

When I was a kid, my mother used to bring the entire house to the beach.  My dad would load it all into a wheelbarrow, then throw my brother and I on to of it.  I'm sure it was at least 100 pounds, and only 1 tire.  We went through the soft and hard sand with no problem.    Lowes or Home Depot should have tires, just go pick one up and see  :-)

I'll admit to experience jockeying a wheelbarrow, and I think it would work.

I was thinking of making a really long-handled single-wheeled dolly that would work like a wheelbarrow. This is for one skinny little singletrack foot-trail that winds about 100 yards across the marsh grass to the estuary mud bar where I launch. My Wheeleez cart straddles the singletrack and doesn't work well trying to roll thru 2' -3' tall clumpy marsh grass.

I'll admit to experience jockeying a wheelbarrow, and I think it would work.

I was thinking of making a really long-handled single-wheeled dolly that would work like a wheelbarrow. This is for one skinny little singletrack foot-trail that winds about 100 yards across the marsh grass to the estuary mud bar where I launch. My Wheeleez cart straddles the singletrack and doesn't work well trying to roll thru 2' -3' tall clumpy marsh grass.

That might work.  So might a weed whacker, Roundup, and a few hours.

I'll admit to experience jockeying a wheelbarrow, and I think it would work.

I was thinking of making a really long-handled single-wheeled dolly that would work like a wheelbarrow. This is for one skinny little singletrack foot-trail that winds about 100 yards across the marsh grass to the estuary mud bar where I launch. My Wheeleez cart straddles the singletrack and doesn't work well trying to roll thru 2' -3' tall clumpy marsh grass.

That might work.  So might a weed whacker, Roundup, and a few hours.

if he' s talking about where i think he is, uuuuuuhhhhmmmmmm, no, not such a good idea..possibly a protected wetlands area... 

I'll admit to experience jockeying a wheelbarrow, and I think it would work.

I was thinking of making a really long-handled single-wheeled dolly that would work like a wheelbarrow. This is for one skinny little singletrack foot-trail that winds about 100 yards across the marsh grass to the estuary mud bar where I launch. My Wheeleez cart straddles the singletrack and doesn't work well trying to roll thru 2' -3' tall clumpy marsh grass.

I think that's a great idea! Remember to post pics and a how-to.

If I make it, I'll take pics and post them, along with the how-I done-did-it.

The adjacent property owners (people who operate Brady's Oysters) let people cut across a corner of their property to get to the trail. Its not really an official launch site, but its one of the only places to throw a yak in at if you want to paddle on the Elk River estuary. You park alongside the dead-end road near Brady's and carry or dolly your yak to the water. Trail is over 100 yards long, and i can carry my Ultimate 12 the whole way on my shoulder, but then I have to go back and make 1 or 2 other trips with the rest of my gear. Dolly could get it all in one trip.

I periodically buy some seafood or something at Brady's, to thank them for allowing continued access.

Don't think they want to see it enlarged or widened, though.  Last time i spoke with one of the partners, I mentioned the possibility of widening the trail, and he said there were enough people using it already. I think they kind of want to keep it as it is. Oyster growers as a group are concerned about too many people recreating immediately upstream of their oyster beds. Worried about water quality issues.

Personally, I would like to see an easier "throw-in" public launch developed for access there by paddle craft. Not really any good locations for that, except maybe the narrow hwy right of way running adjacent to the bridge on the other side of the hwy, and then there'd be little or no parking available.

I guess the best solution for accessing that spot is just to make the single-wheeled dolly.

That might work.  So might a weed whacker, Roundup, and a few hours.

if he' s talking about where i think he is, uuuuuuhhhhmmmmmm, no, not such a good idea..possibly a protected wetlands area... 

Okay, forget the Roundup.

I was thinking a pair of partly deflated wheelbarrow tires would would work great in the sand and other soft ground. My only concern is the weight. How heavy are those things? Most are rated over 300 lbs fully inflated so they should support a fully loaded yak with no problem partly deflated. They're a hell of a lot cheaper than wheeleez (which I just bought at Hook1.com) as well.

Hook1.com is the cheapest place to get your wheeleez cart if you're gonna get one. Thanks Hook1!

Correction: It's kayakfishinggear.com, not Hook1.com.

Harbor Freight has a lightweight foam wheelbarrow wheel in 13" and 16" that ought to do what your thinking for about $35. The biggest one looks like the best as it has a plastic hub (lighter). It'd be a pain to stow though.

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=wheelbarrow+tire&Submit=Go

Great, thanks fft!

Conehead:  I remember back about 5 decades, while deer hunting with my dad, seeing a single bicycle tired cart for getting a bagged deer out of the wilderness.  It had a simple frame, I think handles on both ends the carrier frame was narrow steel to set the deer on.  The bicycle wheel negotiated rocks, weeds, clumps etc. Am wondering if this is enough information for you or others to piggyback on for ideas.  I remember it worked really well in the field probably due to the single bicycle wheel clearance.  Perhaps this can be a one person push/pull item?
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You should use a wheeleez tire for the single wheeled cart.

Check these wheels out.....http://www.kentiki.co.nz/Sand%20trolley%20wheels.html. I think they're in NZ. Would be easy to convert a hand truck into a nice cart using those or wheeleez as well.

You should use a wheeleez tire for the single wheeled cart.

Check these wheels out.....http://www.kentiki.co.nz/Sand%20trolley%20wheels.html. I think they're in NZ. Would be easy to convert a hand truck into a nice cart using those or wheeleez as well.

Wheeleez win because they offer some suspension (bounce) which is a LOT more critical than you'd imagine. But if you want to go with a solid wheel you don't have to look further than the Goodwill. Children's electric 4x4's have perfect plastic wheels. I've used them for years in scupper carts and they work great on smooth surfaces and sand. Cheap, indestructable, and I've carried some ridiculous loads with them, but if you hit a rock, curb, or uneven surfaces the cart is not very happy.



I've seen some really good strong carts made out of hand trucks, but they tend to be on the heavy, bulky side. Insayn's granny walker cart looks like an excellent solution and another great thrift store find.

Best of all worlds would be to find one of these things:



It's the guy with the Dyson ball vacuum's first big hit and I can't find one anywhere. He also made a boat trolley and I can't find one of those either (Hmmm, maybe a roadtrip to NZ is in order ) A variation on that ball barrow theme sounds like what you planned initially and still sounds like a really good idea.

Try http://www.nubarro.com/ FFTW. They sell for $135-165.