• Join Now
• |
• Sign In

Handy Hints

Fix A Flat With A Rope

by Mike Jones

From The Family Handyman

Last summer, while hauling dirt around the yard in my wheelbarrow, I collided with a tree stump, a mishap that separated the rim from the tubeless tire. When I tried to refill the tire, the air just leaked out along the rim. Then I remembered an old trick my dad taught me. Make a loop in a rope, place the rope around the middle of the tire and through the loop, and pull back on the rope. The pressure will cause the sides of the tire to squish out and make contact with the rim. Now the tire will be sealed enough to hold air.

From The Family Handyman - July / August 2000