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Using a Garden Cart
If you want to avoid back strain, recycle your garden waste into compost, or move plants to their new beds, then a garden cart is a simple but effective form of transport. Having decided you need a garden cart rather than a wheelbarrow, you can either buy one or make one depending on how practical you’re feeling at the time! Whichever option you choose, you need to consider the garden cart wheels as a major factor in your purchase. A cart is essentially a flat bed on wheels, and it is the wheels that affect the maneuverability of the cart and its durability. Alternatively, your existing cart may still have a lot of life left in it, but the wheels are either broken, or no longer working well and you need replacement garden cart wheels.
Types of Garden Cart Wheels
The type of wheels you choose will depend a lot on the type of garden terrain that you have. A neat tidy garden with paved footpaths, flowerbeds and no vegetable plot is unlikely to need particularly rugged wheels for the garden cart. You need to check the diameter of the wheels you currently have and the inner diameter of the ball bearing hub, usually 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch. Good makes of garden cart wheels will supply both sizes of bearings. The choice is between spoke wheels with solid tires, or wheels with pneumatic tires requiring an inner tube.
Consider how much you expect your garden cart to carry; it will define the load bearing capacity of the wheels. If you are laying a new patio, for instance, you will need a sturdy cart with strong, durable wheels, capable of carrying heavy loads. If you have an uneven garden with a lot of stony ground, then beware cheap, thin tires, they are liable to burst. The last thing you need is a fully loaded garden cart with garden cart wheels that buckle under the strain, or tires that go flat! Plastic fitments on your wheels will mean they do not rust if left outside in the rain, but they are less durable. Expect to pay around $35 for a spoke wheel, 250 pound load bearing, and flat free cart tire on plastic rim from Marathon Industries. Alternatively, for extremely tough terrain, you can buy a pair of garden cart wheels, 20 inches in diameter with; a 600 pound load bearing capacity per wheel; puncture-proof solid rubber tires; 28 double crossed spokes constructed from galvanized steel throughout for around $80 from Morgan Cycle LLC. Semi-pneumatic or pneumatic wheels with up to 300 pound load will cost less, at $15 to $25 but are more prone to puncturing than garden cart wheels with rigid tires.
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Author Bio Box: Patricia Wainwright
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