Other wheels for Hobie Wheeleez cart

Does anyone use a different set of wheels on the Hobie cart for non-beach terrain? I would like to find a firmer set of wheels (less rolling resistance) I could use when I am going longer distances, up steeper hills, and not on sand. Also, I would not mind extending the life of the expensive Wheeleez tires when I am not on the beach by using something firmer and cheaper. I think the key is figuring out a tire that will stay in place using the groove on the Wheeleez frame. Anything homemade or store bought would be of interest.

As a second point I started thinking about firmer tires because it was hard to pull the loaded kayak up the hill at George Rogers park at the end of the day. I finally checked the pressure on my Wheeleez tires and found them to be about 1PSI (bought a decent 0-15PSI gauge). I pumped them up to 3.5PSI so this may help - I have not tried them since I did this. I guess I would recommend that anyone with these low pressure tires give them a check if you have never done so.

 

I'm thinking of picking up a pair of these for harder surfaces:



https://www.austinkayak.com/products/3151/Hobie-Replacement-Wheel-for-Hobie-Standard-Kayak-Carts.html

They seem to be much better for boat ramps, concrete etc

That hill is tough at George Roger's Park  But I recently learned the one at Kelley Point Park is tougher.  It is GR Park steep, but made of soft sand.

 I have balloon wheels as well and a newly acquired and repaired Hobie cart.  It was designed for the sand with balloon tires.  But like you, I would like something for hard ground. I intend to put Harbor Freight rubber tires on it because they are much firmer and I already own a pair.  I just need to do something similar to what Firebunker did.

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,6977.0.html

Hey Craig, thanks for pointing out that Firebunker already solved this problem. I had forgotten about his post and did not realize how applicable his post was.

Sorry to hear that Kelly Point Park is even tougher. Of course, if one unloads before pulling the kayak that makes a huge difference. So far I have just been grunting it out fully loaded. However,  I might be tempted to carry some of the heavier stuff up first and then pull a lighter and emptier kayak up if it was much worse than George Rogers. Of course, maybe I should also stop bringing the kitchen sink