wheels for homemade cart

[old_rookie]

Since the thread about getting stuck in the sand has made me reconsider driving my front wheel drive car in the sand, I decided to make a cart - are these wheels going to cut it??

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?...llow&cId=PDIO1

[m1k3midg3]

they look too hard and narrow. search for a pic of a beach wheelchair and use wheels like that

[roadx]

these are the wheels i have http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...=18846&R=18846

they still dig but should work better than the lawnmower wheels at lowes

if you want to go high end look for wheeleez wheels

or get them here http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...sh-Tire/Detail

[467echo]

harbor freight

[crusty]

i agree, harbor freight, 8 or 9 bucks per wheel.

[ronbo613]

I've had the Harbor Freight wheels on my kart for a couple years, still working fine.

[sandydiego]

Originally Posted by crusty

i agree, harbor freight, 8 or 9 bucks per wheel.

If you get the HF flyer they go on sale for $5

[Rob929]

+1 for Harbor Freight.. seen them on sale as low as $3. a little bit of air in them, they will go through the sand pretty well..



For the cart, check out this design.. very simply. The 5/8" rod is the perfect size to make an axle that fits the HF wheels:
http://oakpwrd.tripod.com/kayakcart.html

[old_rookie]

I'm thinking of cutting PVC gluing with some T-elbows (or joints) and having two posts to go up in the scuppers with a cross bar to hold up the yak and another for the axle which will be a threaded rod. Very similar to ronbo613's cart. Some nuts and washers at either end to hold the wheels in place.

Thanks for the links and tips.

[Lets_Fish]

Originally Posted by Rob929

+1 for Harbor Freight.. seen them on sale as low as $3. a little bit of air in them, they will go through the sand pretty well..



For the cart, check out this design.. very simply. The 5/8" rod is the perfect size to make an axle that fits the HF wheels:
http://oakpwrd.tripod.com/kayakcart.html

I have a cart that I made just like the second one in the link. If you are not going over rocks the "PowerWheels" work great over soft sand. I have a pair for sale for $20 for the pair.

Here's the link: http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=7632

[roadx]

the only reason i went with the northerntools wheels is that the hubs/rims are plastic and thought it would be less maintenance, no rust

[fryguy]

I used to sell ice cream on the beaches in NJ before relocating to SD. My ice cream chest used to weigh up to 150lbs. or so with all of the dry ice and products in it. I tried all kinds of wheels, and the best that I've ever used in soft or hard sand are wheeleez balloon wheels.

They're a bit expensive, and take up lots of space, but they're effortless to push around.

[baitcasterboy20]

Yeah hey work very well in sand.

[maui jim]

I fish Santa Barbra every summer for vacation I have tried a lot of wheels, But the ballon tires from wheeleze works the best, alitle pricy but worth saving you back I use the 30cm, size, I researched them quite a bit before buying them , the smaller ones 22cm dont have the width or the weight load for all the gear we tend to bring, and tend to bog I used mine on beachs 100yrds or more with ease. I use the harbor fright when I go to the lakes up in Nor Cal for deer season they work well on hardpacked and rocky areas.