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JRscooby
Dec 10, 2020Explorer II
Grit dog wrote:
Good mention by Gjac. While flats are not super common, a lot of them can be rectified with a tire plug.
I’d almost hedge my bet on a plug kit and a compressor for roadside repairs. Aside from (old Goodyear Matathin) trailer tire blow outs and 1 truck blowout, in town, must have hit some debris on the freeway, most tire issues are picking up a nail, screw, bolt and could be plugged.
I carry plugs in the truck tool kits. Need to get air for the new truck.
Flats are not common. And not common, but I have seen happen with plug kits is ruin a tire.
The tire is flat. Put in enough air to find the hole. Run the tool thru to clean. Shove the plug in, air it up, on your way. Have done many times on construction equipment. But 1 time I killed a good tire on my trailer. Found the soft tire when inspecting before spending the night. Plugged/aired, went to bed. Next AM, a bulge bigger than fist on sidewall. Have the tire man break it down to replace the tire. What happened was the hazard had come in at a angle. When I cleaned the hole, I came straight in. Then I sealed the hole I made with the plug. Over night air under pressure, sealed by plug from escaping thru tread, had worked between the layers of the tire. If I had took off, got the tire hot and spinning, it would of blown. On a RGN, very little damage. But a TT or MH?
It's yours, you can do what you want. But on my snot, if a tire gets plugged that plug is coming from inside. And it will get a patch over the plug.
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