wanted wheel for wheelbarrow

[ellesherwood]

can anyone help me, i am looking for a wheel for my wheelbarrow . i love my barrow. it huge and carries tons of muck at a time . but the plastic but of the wheel that the type goes on broke and i cant get another on anywhere, its like the quest for the grail. can anyone please help me . im more than happy to pay a fair price and postage i just desperate want a new wheel, help please . will measure it tomorow and add size to this ad later .


go on, root round your shed and re home that old wheel , good loving home assured

[Annpan]

You don't say where you are... This is an international forum... please put it in your profile then you have more chance of a repy

Have you tried your local freecycle group?

[ellesherwood]

good point , sorry - im in mid wales uk . so the happy to pay postage probably only applies to the uk or it is going to get scarey levels of expensive! there are some limits to how desperate i am for this wheel. thanks for reading

[pumpy]

now here, in rural Norfolk, i would waddle along to the local farm(s), & see what the old boy has got laying around,(the old bu**ers) never throw anything away!! Failing that then either a builders merchant, or agriculteral supplier should be able to come up with something suitable. ( try bartering..... maybe exchange a wheel for veg,etc.).

[ellesherwood]

thanks , i have tried all three avenues with no succes . apparently wheels come in two sizes and mine is neither of them! i got the barrow as an absolute bargain for a company which was closing down so im not sure if the barrows were imports. i think by the sound of it my best bet would be to get on a bus for norfolk , your local farmers sound like just the sort of place i would find one : long journey back on a bus with a wheel though flower:

[Peggy Sue]

I had the same problem a few weeks back, in the end I got a 'new' barrow from freecycle- really nice one to wheel- look terrible so no-one will steal it!

One thing I did try temperarily was putting an old child's bike wheel on, they are about the same size and very hard wearing/can carry the weight. Worked OKish and may be easier to get hold of from a skip?

[becks77]

Have you tried your local freecycle.org wheel barrows come up regular on ours and even a wanted for a spare wheel was sorted

[ellesherwood]

freecycle it is then , will let you know how i get on, thanks