I used to work in plastic injection molding., even though I was a material handler. It looks like you have the right idea about plastic welding this back together. Like you said, use the same material, that way it keeps it all consistent.

@TheHighlanderLawn

3 ай бұрын

My apologies for not responding earlier. I have been crazy busy the last 3 months and I have been a little neglectful to responding to comments. Been remodeling my daughter's recently purchased home. Yes I had done some serious research to try and figure out what would work best, and the majority of what I found was "use the same material that the item is made of", so that's where I came up with using itself to make the repair...it's not quite cannibalism, but ......maybe!! LOL Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

Great idea making a filler strip from that overhang! You'll have to give us an update video on how it holds up. I hate repairing plastic, its such a crap-shoot trying to get the right adhesives for the right plastic, especially if you dont know what kind of plastic your are working with.

@TheHighlanderLawn

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I originally started by looking up epoxies, etc to see what might work. Then I came across an article that was pretty straightforward that the guy basically stated "at one point in time the piece of plastic was "melted" or "softened" to form whatever product that you are using and now it's cracked the only way to repair it is to heat it to the point of "melting/softening" to where the plastic uses itself to seal the crack" (not a quote verbatim, but the basic gist, LOL) In regards to what type of plastic to use, he stated and this held true for the wheelbarrow, there were some markings on the bottom that supposedly tell what the "type" of plastic it is. Thanks for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

For a durable repair, reinforce the patch by imbedding ss screen or staples into the patch similar to how a car bumper is repaired.

@TheHighlanderLawn

3 ай бұрын

My apologies for not responding earlier. I have been crazy busy the last 3 months that I have been a little neglectful to responding to comments. Been remodeling my daughter's recently purchased home. Thank you for the insight, that is a great point. I will have to use that method on a possible future repair on other items. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

Great idea. But who's crazy idea was it to start making wheelbarrows out of plastic? I should have bought a steel one in the first place. I fell for plastic too and have the same problem! Never again.

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

Tony, I agree, it is a little crazy, it was probably to have something that may not rust. BUT the other side of the coin, is that obviously the plastic can and most likely will crack. So far the wheel barrow has held up. Hopefully it will last a few more years. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

This is one way to fix a wheelbarrow tub that I hadn't considered. I was thinking about using fiberglass and an epoxy to patch mine. Could you give us an update on how well the patch held up? Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I appreciate it.

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

Jon, yes same here. I did do some research and when I was done it just made sense. “If you’re going to mend a crack, use the same material that the tub is made of!” 💡💡💡So far the fix is holding up very well. I will definitely look at doing a follow up video. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

@jonarment1229

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHighlanderLawn thanks for taking the time to reply. This is great info. Those replacement tubs cost as much as a new wheelbarrow.

Nice video especially using the bucket lip for the repair material. Also, nice license plate collection; however, I didn't see any vintage plates.

@TheHighlanderLawn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am glad you liked it and I am happy to report that the repair is still holding strong. I do get a lot of comments on the license plate collection. I have a few vintage plates, they are located more towards the upper left of the wall. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

This is pretty awesome, I was wondering how you would fix the crack. Nothing wrong with being thrifty. It lets you save some money to buy other things.

@TheHighlanderLawn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and you hit the nail on the head!!! Thrifty DOES mean that you can "allocate" other funds "elsewhere". Thank you for the comment..

This video was helpful! My wheelbarrow is also over 10 years old it has some small cracks starting to form, might have to give this a try!

@TheHighlanderLawn

2 жыл бұрын

Andy I am glad that it helped. Like one of the other comments said "thrifty" is just another way to save money to buy other things!! LOL Thanks for the comment.

Great idea thanks I have a small cracks where the bolts go thru. Instead of using an screw driver I would use a painters utility tool to flatten out the plastic strip

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

John, thank you. I too am having the issue with the bolt area. Have some touch up work to do. I just come from the old school thinking of : Use it, wear it out, make due or do without!…and I just like to make my dollar stretch!! Best of luck to you in your repairs. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

@johnscerbo130

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHighlanderLawn I just used JB wield plastic epoxy it set up hard as a rock I removed the bolt where the crack started and but a small piece of sheet metal between it. The wheel barrel tray would cost almost as much as a new wheel barrel tray

Thrifty is smart and sensible and helps with pollution and I was raised on it but, cheap and not having much is different

@tingsgwan

3 ай бұрын

By the way how did it hold up, I fixed mine with JB weld and it held up a few heavy loads but I threw 4 big bags of soil in it and it cracked

@TheHighlanderLawn

3 ай бұрын

Thrifty is smart and sensible, agreed. I was not raised with much money, my dad worked 4 jobs, but taught us to work hard and to "use it, wear it out, make due or do without!" So we were shown to try and fix something first before you just simply toss it out.

@TheHighlanderLawn

3 ай бұрын

To date it is still holding strong. It is stored in my shed and the bracket that holds it up against the wall sits right on that rear seam. (Probably one of the reasons that .section cracked originally LOL) So it bears 95% of the wheelbarrow's weight. It has moved 15 cubic yards of soil (some dense heavy loads) and some other heavy loads. Actually had to replace the tire because it blew out. So I would say that it has been a success so far, and has put off shelling out money for a new one. Thanks for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

I love it❣️🔥🔥 you did an awesome job… I’m going to give mine a go now. Thank you!!

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome, and Thank you for the comment. To date the repair is holding strong, with no issues. Best of luck in repairing yours.

Mine has a big split on the side, and I'm going to use your idea. I'll probably imbed some SS wire across the crack in a zig zag fashion.

@TheHighlanderLawn

11 ай бұрын

Fred, that sounds like a very interesting addition to this solution. I will have to incorporate it the next time I look to use the repair method again. Love the input. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

Thanks so much for the video. How did you cut the plastic off the side of the wheelbarrow please?

@TheHighlanderLawn

3 ай бұрын

My apologies for not responding earlier. I have been crazy busy the last 3 months and I have been a little neglectful to responding to comments. Been remodeling my daughter's recently purchased home. I used a fresh blade in my utility knife and very carefully cut the edge off the wheelbarrow edge, and then of course, used itself to repair. I am sorry for the delay in responding. That is on me. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

I have stress cracks around three bolt holes holding the tray to the handles. I took everything apart for a rebuild and painted the wood and steel reinforcements and am replacing several rusted bolts. I welded the plastic cracks. I don't have a lot of confidence in the durability of that repair. I have two sheets of stainless steel sheet metal --- I'm considering adding that as reinforcement to the tray. I'm also considering adding 1/4" plywood under the tray with filler of some kind between the tray and plywood since it's not flat. Steel trays rust ----but it takes a LOT of rusty before they are destroyed,. I painted up my thirty year old rusty steel tray and it should be good for an additional decade or so before it needs it again. Plastic trays crack. How effective those repairs are remains to be seen.

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have gone the extra mile to repair your wheelbarrow. I absolutely love this approach, we live too much in a "throw it away" culture. It's good to hear of folks going the extra mile, to give new life to tools, etc. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

@SeattlePioneer

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHighlanderLawn

Looks awesome, hope it works for mine also.👍

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

David, so far it is holding up really well. I have used it on 5 projects with relatively heavy loads. I have had a few requests to do an update video on the repair, so I may very well do so. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

I bet it will hold up just fine, before i knew any better i used metal and pop rivets to repair one i have...holding up good just the rivets kind of get in the way if you shovel anything out of the wheelbarrow

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

So far I am pleased to report that it has been holding up VERY well!! Yes I can imagine that the rivets could be an issue when trying to shovel something out! Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

I just think about using a flame and put some plastic on the bottom which is damaged alot! It definitely would not look beautifull but hey to make it durable why not to take the try!?

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

I have to admit I was a little skeptical that this would work when I came across this method of repair. It does make sense to use the same material to "weld" it back together. But I happy to report that, to date, the repair is holding strong and I hope to get a few more years out of the wheelbarrow. Pointing to your statement, it isn't beautiful but it works!! Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

Hi , I was wondering how the wheelbarrow fix is holding up . I have the same problem cracked wheelbarrow and was thinking of fixing it the way you did .

@TheHighlanderLawn

Жыл бұрын

To date I have used it on 4 projects this last year 2022, and there has been no deterioration in the fix. I will say that it is stored in my shed. We have had some very cold temps over the last weeks, and where the wheelbarrow is hung it rests right on that area that was cracked. I have recently had full blown shoulder surgery, and I haven’t checked on it, in the shed for the last two months. I will check it and get back with you. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.

@pmags1331

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHighlanderLawn Thank you for the reply and hope your shoulder gets well …

How did this hold up? I'm leaning towards either epoxy or fiberglass

@TheHighlanderLawn

2 жыл бұрын

I have used the wheelbarrow twice since then, and it is holding up fantastically. NO issues at all. I did consider the epoxy and fiberglass, and did the research and thought it would be a great way to do it quick and easy and "see" if it REALLY works, and so far I have been glad I made this choice. Saved some $$$ along the way. Thank you for the comment. I hope to hear from you in the future.