Jockey wheel

[Surfer]

We have a pneumatic trye because the plastic one kept digging into the gravel at the storage area and on CLs dug itself into the grass leaving holes. However the pneumatic one is an issue as it tends to go flat at the most inconvenient time and we have already had one sidewall blow out although the tyre itself is less than a year old.
My thinking is that the solid rubber tyre will not be that much better than the plastic tyre, but I have been informed that there is a 10" rubber tyre on the market, but it is more pliable than the solid rubber one in that it flexes according to the ground. Does any one know of thsi type of tyre and where it can be purchased.
Alternatively a pneumatic tyre that does not go flat or burst when it is stressed a bit. Thanks.

 

[Sproket]

Your cheapest option would be to put a bottle of this into the tube.........
They use the same stuff in mobility scooter tyres to stop punctures.....
I put one of these on our van due to it being able to move about & not puncture ....
The 250mm wheel is expensive but here are some others to look at

 

[Surfer]

Thanks. Seems the softer version of the hard solid rubber tyre is not available, that is if it exists.

 

[Surfer]

BTW what is the common size for the pneumatic tyre on a jockey wheel. The last one we had rubbed on the sides of the arms that hold it in place. Admittedly it was an old jockey assembly so don't know if new ones are wider. At present we have a plastic one on board and it si totally useless unless on tar.
I am not sure if a solid rubber one will be any better and i am reluctant to buy one just in case it does not work as we will not be able to return it.

 

[Royston]

I have tried two options of the pneumatic jockey wheel the first had a plastic rim , which split after two uses, we then purchase a Alko pneumatic Jockey wheel assy,this lasted for several trips, the biggest problem we had with this, was keeping the tyre fully inflated, the only way I could achieve this was using a hand pump with a high pressure screw on connector, which was not a easy task to achieve.
Another downside was the the Alko Jocky wheel assy with the pneumatic tyre, was alot heavier than the previous solid tyre Jockey wheel, in the end after the tyre inner tube had another puncture on site , I managed to get a local caravan fitter to fit me a brand new Alko Jockey wheel assy complete with treaded tyre on site to enable me to get home.

 

[Surfer]

I have seen this on eBay but I would need the rim for it to fit on. Seems the pneumatic tyre is supposed to be a 260 x 85 mm.

 

[Sproket]

I have seen this on eBay but I would need the rim for it to fit on. Seems the pneumatic tyre is supposed to be a 260 x 85 mm.

Solid tyre 260 x 85mm inc wheel rim , you have to check the wheel spindle size ,

But ! You buy one & get one free

This one that got a split rim, but don't know if it would fit

 

[RayS]

After years of the same problem I found a tyre company which supplied a solid tyre used on industrial heavy duty sack trucks and the like. It is not a particulalry good fit on the rim, so I drilled a hole in the rim and filled it with expanding foam as used round window frames. After some years this is now crumbling and needs replacing but not bad for the time it's lasted. Plan to refill it this summer.

The puncture repair additives do not prevent the tyre bursting whn in hot sun etc. Years ago I found a company which filled lawnmower tyres etc with a compond which set hard - made the wheels heavy - but no more punctures. Have been unable to locate such a service since.

 

[DerekBrad]

Hi Ray,
There's a company local to me who I believe have small wheels filled with foam. Don't know whether they use a local firm or national. Will call in and try to find out. Apparently they fill their wheelbarrow wheels etc. If I can get any info I'll post.
Regards
Derek

 

[Gabsgrandad]

Quote - "Years ago I found a company which filled lawnmower tyres etc with a compond which set hard - made the wheels heavy - but no more punctures." Doesn't making pneumatic tyres solid rather defeat the purpose of them being pneumatic?

 

[graham_somersham]

Surfer I had a similar problem with the jockey wheel on my Delta but on its first service the dealer changed it under warranty and the tyre seems to be standing up ok this time. Is yours still under warranty?

 

[RayS]

Sir Gab
Yes but all ride on mowers are sold with pneumatic tyres and I had a garden bordered with hawthorn hedges. Despite careful sweeping up after these had been flailed I still got too many punctures - one day 7 - and the so called sealing gel proved absolutely useless. I found that many of the local authorities were having their mowers treated as it seem that the young operators realised that buy running over a thorny twig they could effectively have the rest of the day off while the tyre was repaired.

If I could buy a solid tyre jockey wheel with the rounded edge profile of a pneumatic this is what I would do.

 

[Gabsgrandad]

I run a pneumatic tyre on jockey wheel, have done for years, as they are far more amenable to manoevering on any surface than the 'hard' plastic type, even the wide ones, they're even better on concrete, as they absorb alot of the shock and impact away from the van when moving.
However it doen't mean I haven't had various problems with them, but still worth it. I had one "explode" in middle of a journey, went looking round car and van for a blowout, eventually realised jockey wheel had blown out. Currently running a metal split rim. But always goes flat in a week or two, can't sort out why. Had tube inflated and in a bucket no puncture, valve not leaking or at least not detectable, so where can the air get out? When parked up I don't have the weight on the tyre but put the heel of the jockey wheel fork on a block to take the weight, may slow the deflation but doesn't stop it.
Still working on it!!

 

[Surfer]

Surfer I had a similar problem with the jockey wheel on my Delta but on its first service the dealer changed it under warranty and the tyre seems to be standing up ok this time. Is yours still under warranty?

Nothing physically wrong with the "plastic" wheel except that it is rubbish. Priced up the genuine ALKO pneumatic tyre and it is £42 but looks to be more robust than the imitations. Maybe get the dealer to pay the difference with what we have already paid and thsi one. Can only try.

 

[weejock]

Gabsgrandad

Have you tried using araldite when joining the 2 halfs together. I used to do this with kart racing wheels and occasionally you would get a leaker but as long as both contact surfaces were well cleaned before applying generally they held up well.

 

[Gabsgrandad]

It's a tubed wheel, a bit of a mystery really. Tried several tubes all same result just varying lengths of time of inflation.