Can trailer tires be patched?

Yes, it won’t be an issue! I’ve done it on trailer tires.

Yes, Like dodge Guy stated it is ok to patch as long as it’s done proper..

I always liked to use the patch/plug (umbrella patch) from the inside…..

ask them how they patch. fords way is the best, done hundreds of them back in the good old days .

Yeah, do not accept a "plug" as the higher pressure in ST tires tends to force the plug out.

A gentleman who spent 40 years with a major tire manufacturer told me that they can be patched (not plugged) - but, for safety, it reduces the load rating by one letter; e.g., if it's a load range E tire, patched it becomes a load range D tire.

Rob

Second Chance wrote:
A gentleman who spent 40 years with a major tire manufacturer told me that they can be patched (not plugged) - but, for safety, it reduces the load rating by one letter; e.g., if it's a load range E tire, patched it becomes a load range D tire.

Rob

I think I would need to know what positions that gentleman had in the tire industry.
Lifetime I have used a lot of tires though few where ST. I have never reduced the load I carried because of patch.
If the tire got a hole in the first tread I would plug from inside then patch. When due for 2nd re-cap I would trade the patched carcass let somebody else take the chance.

I used to work in a tire shop. We would not repair trailer tires, even with an inside umbrella patch.

One of my Endurance tires picked up a nail and developed a slow leak. I took it to Discount Tire where I had purchased the set. They dismounted the tire and plugged it plus put a patch on the inside. I could hear the tire leaking air as I was reinstalling it, so I took it back. Their tech had ground the inside of the tire into the cords and the inner patch wouldn't hold (nor the plug, I guess). I left an hour later with a no charge new tire. Two companies that stood behind their products/services.

ford truck guy wrote:
Yes, Like dodge Guy stated it is ok to patch as long as it’s done proper..

Yep, there are certain types of punctures and/or positions on the tire where you can't patch but really no different from a car/truck tire for most simple nail holes in the tread.

Durb wrote:
One of my Endurance tires picked up a nail and developed a slow leak. I took it to Discount Tire where I had purchased the set. They dismounted the tire and plugged it plus put a patch on the inside. I could hear the tire leaking air as I was reinstalling it, so I took it back. Their tech had ground the inside of the tire into the cords and the inner patch wouldn't hold (nor the plug, I guess). I left an hour later with a no charge new tire. Two companies that stood behind their products/services.

X2 on discount Tire. I have had very good and fast service with Discount Tire. Last summer they were the only tire dealer in Salt Lake City that had a set of Endurance tires for my 5th wheel. Even the Goodyear dealers could not come up with a set.