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How to handle nails in tires?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by GiantBeard, Apr 30, 2016.

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  1. Apr 30, 2016 #1
    GiantBeard

    GiantBeard Medium Load Member

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    At some point between picking up a load and stopping for fuel I had a tire go flat. I cursed the service center and blamed their patch, which, as it turned out, a nail had gone right through their patch. Got it fixed up and headed out. (The tech said million to one odds of that.)

    Now I get to my stop, I check all my tires real good, picking out the rocks and eyeballing them closely.

    I found three more nails in two of my drive tires! One on the left and two on the right, thrid axle.

    Do I leave them in or pull them out? Do I have a service tech do it for me? Never had a nail in any tire of anything that I've driven for over 10 years and now they just pop up like zits on a kids face!
     
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  3. Apr 30, 2016 #2
    ExOTR

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    Soap them, and see if they are leaking. Let a tech pull them, or pull them yourself when you're parked outside the shop.
     
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  4. Apr 30, 2016 #3
    Going Long

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    If the head of the nail is in a groove you will be ok for a bit.
    But follow the above advice to be safe.
     
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  5. Apr 30, 2016 #4
    pattyj

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    If you drive thru construction zones you could be picking up the nails from that or if the customer has a bad lot.
     
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  7. Apr 30, 2016 #5
    GiantBeard

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    The heads are gone, just gnarled shafts. One is thick, like a deck nail, the others are thin, almost like finishing nails.

    I'm starting to suspect that we need a magnetic rake to clean up pallet debris on the farm.

    It doesn't help that the 'burn pile' is in the driveway... Smh...
     
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  8. Apr 30, 2016 #6
    Accidental Trucker

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    Yeah, delivered at a farm one time and they had just graded their lot, including the burn pile. 8 nails from that little adventure......
     
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  9. Apr 30, 2016 #7
    northernhopper

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    Go to napa or oriellys and buy a good plug kit. Plug last just fine in nail sized holes. Dont listen to the naysayers. 25-30 buck and 15 mins you can fix several. You do need to cut the plug off flush when you are done so keep a razor blade also. Buy the sturdy tools not the small cheap handled ones. They break pretty easy
     
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  10. Apr 30, 2016 #8
    Going Long

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    I have run tires for months with nails in them,just monitor the air pressure.
    I pulled a bolt out the other day,have no idea where it came from.
    Lucky me it was in the meat part of the tread.
    Always carry a plug kit,easy to use and will save you $$$.
     
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  11. Apr 30, 2016 #9
    EZ Money

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    3 nails for me in the last 2 weeks....One was a 16 penny in a steer tire!
    That was 600 bucks for a new steer....not patching that for steering use!
    We patched it and saved it for a trailer tire....
     
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  12. Apr 30, 2016 #10
    GiantBeard

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    Thanks for all the advice!

    Looks like I'm off to buy a plug kit, not the cheap-o brand, and to keep an eye on the tire pressure.

    ....I'm also going to raise hell about cleaning up the driveway. I found dozens of nails, of the same types in my tires, just within feet of my truck....

    They're going to have to move the camp fire somewhere else!
     
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