Buggy puncture repair

Ludo · 18-04-2008, 07:56

I am using an Out'n'About 360 nipper but it got a puncture in one of the wheels the other day. Now I could fix it but I am looking for a permanent solution to this to avoid a repeat incident. Pushing two 18 pounders up a long steep hill with only two wheels was NOT fun. I have filled the offending tyre with Tyre Weld currently but this is a temporary foam which dissolves and so it will be flat again in a day or two.

Does anyone know of a more permanent solution which the tyre can be filled with premanently. I have come across a "Slime Tyre Sealant" on ebay and baby days direct which looks like apossibility but I was wondering what other people use to avoid punctures in buggies.

Thanks.

BostonB · 18-04-2008, 09:30

Run flats for buggies? Never heard of it tbh. Can you replace the wheels with a solid tyre? How often do you get punctures. How much of an issue is it?

High&Low · 18-04-2008, 10:53

Just buy a puncture repair kit from a bike shop. Pretty easy to do, check the inside of the tyre to make sure there are no thorns or little peices of glass that will cause a puncture to recur.

Foam is very temporary.

There is no way to avoid punctures other than not intentionally pushing them over broken glass etc... No buggies are going to be safe from punctures if you take them off-road.

Ludo · 18-04-2008, 11:04

Yeah can fix a puncture and have a kit but want to avoid future punctures using something like this:

http://www.slime.com/category_3_Tire_Sealant.html

It is a twin buggy and if I hadn't been around when it happened, the wife would have been stranded therefore the need to avoid future incidents.
I know it is possible but just trying to find out what product people may have used.

BostonB · 18-04-2008, 11:09

http://www.tamba.org.uk/urbandetour.php

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Particular challenges you face ....
Possible flat trye (not yet experienced) whilst out & about (havent filled
with slime (no idea where to purchase), and had to purchase my own pump.

High&Low · 18-04-2008, 12:34

Maybe you should try the cycling forum, they would be more familiar with tyre issues and the product you are talking about.

*Quality* · 18-04-2008, 19:43

I bring my 3wheeler buggy tyres to the garage and they repair them for me there. The puncture kits were brutal IMO.

Best of luck

xtrasolid · 06-05-2008, 16:31

Liquifill is like slim sealant but our compound in high grade and will be better suited to your application, other oiption is Zeus Polyfill which replaces air inside your tyres with a polyurethane compound, preventing any further punctures. This last option has it down sides, like cracking wheels, possible damage to bearings, but is your cost of downtime is higher than the cost od replacing a wheel every couple of years or bearings, then this sii the best option for you.
Regards
Alan

pm for details of website.

CJhaughey · 06-05-2008, 17:50

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Originally Posted by xtrasolid

If you visit my site - www.industrialtyre.eu you will see we have some option to eliminate/prevent punctures on your type of machines. Liquifill is like slim sealant but our compound in high grade and will be better suited to your application, other oiption is Zeus Polyfill which replaces air inside your tyres with a polyurethane compound, preventing any further punctures. This last option has it down sides, like cracking wheels, possible damage to bearings, but is your cost of downtime is higher than the cost od replacing a wheel every couple of years or bearings, then this sii the best option for you.
Regards
Alan

All great for forklifts and that kind of machinery but a person pushing a buggy is not a machine

I just put a new tube in our Phil&Teds when we got punctured last week, cost of €5.
Make sure that you run good pressure in the tyres it helps to stop punctures occuring.

xtrasolid · 07-05-2008, 10:13

Mr Haughey,
I actually used this material on my own buggy for my kids and it worked a treat - we go walking on a hourse racing grounds and even though it adds a bit of weight we managed fine without any drama - so if you would like to try it i can arrange for trial.
Our material has the same density as water, therefore will not hinder movement or wieght as we ar talking about samll wheels.It worked for me!!!!!

Alan

18-04-2008, 07:56	#1
Ludo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cork Posts: 1,655 Adverts \| Friends	Buggy puncture repair I am using an Out'n'About 360 nipper but it got a puncture in one of the wheels the other day. Now I could fix it but I am looking for a permanent solution to this to avoid a repeat incident. Pushing two 18 pounders up a long steep hill with only two wheels was NOT fun. I have filled the offending tyre with Tyre Weld currently but this is a temporary foam which dissolves and so it will be flat again in a day or two. Does anyone know of a more permanent solution which the tyre can be filled with premanently. I have come across a "Slime Tyre Sealant" on ebay and baby days direct which looks like apossibility but I was wondering what other people use to avoid punctures in buggies. Thanks.

18-04-2008, 19:43	#7
Quality Subscriber Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Coast Baby! Posts: 3,784 Adverts \| Friends	I bring my 3wheeler buggy tyres to the garage and they repair them for me there. The puncture kits were brutal IMO. Best of luck __________________

06-05-2008, 16:31	#8
xtrasolid Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Adverts \| Friends	Puncture Prevention/elimination Liquifill is like slim sealant but our compound in high grade and will be better suited to your application, other oiption is Zeus Polyfill which replaces air inside your tyres with a polyurethane compound, preventing any further punctures. This last option has it down sides, like cracking wheels, possible damage to bearings, but is your cost of downtime is higher than the cost od replacing a wheel every couple of years or bearings, then this sii the best option for you. Regards Alan pm for details of website. Last edited by Thaedydal; 07-05-2008 at 10:20. Reason: if you have an issue with me editing your post contact me via pm.

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18-04-2008, 09:30	#2
BostonB Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,158 Adverts \| Friends	Run flats for buggies? Never heard of it tbh. Can you replace the wheels with a solid tyre? How often do you get punctures. How much of an issue is it?

18-04-2008, 10:53	#3
High&Low Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 320 Adverts \| Friends	Just buy a puncture repair kit from a bike shop. Pretty easy to do, check the inside of the tyre to make sure there are no thorns or little peices of glass that will cause a puncture to recur. Foam is very temporary. There is no way to avoid punctures other than not intentionally pushing them over broken glass etc... No buggies are going to be safe from punctures if you take them off-road.

18-04-2008, 11:04	#4
Ludo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cork Posts: 1,655 Adverts \| Friends	Yeah can fix a puncture and have a kit but want to avoid future punctures using something like this: http://www.slime.com/category_3_Tire_Sealant.html It is a twin buggy and if I hadn't been around when it happened, the wife would have been stranded therefore the need to avoid future incidents. I know it is possible but just trying to find out what product people may have used.

18-04-2008, 12:34	#6
High&Low Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 320 Adverts \| Friends	Maybe you should try the cycling forum, they would be more familiar with tyre issues and the product you are talking about.

07-05-2008, 10:13	#10
xtrasolid Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Adverts \| Friends	Mr Haughey, I actually used this material on my own buggy for my kids and it worked a treat - we go walking on a hourse racing grounds and even though it adds a bit of weight we managed fine without any drama - so if you would like to try it i can arrange for trial. Our material has the same density as water, therefore will not hinder movement or wieght as we ar talking about samll wheels.It worked for me!!!!! Alan