Flat tire emergency kit, are they useful as a permanent solution?

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  1. m16ty

    m16ty Road Train Member

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    I need to get in the tire business if they are charging $50-$75 for a patch. You can remove the tire, patch it, and put in back on in 30 minutes max.

    We usually patch and replace our own tires, if we can make it back to the shop.
     
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  3. Gdog66223

    Gdog66223 Road Train Member

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    no you need to be in the towing business... a wrecker that can tow truck and trailer will make you some jack... You can about charge what you want depending on if their are state limits...
     
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  4. snowman_w900

    snowman_w900 Road Train Member

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    I thought you ran plastic tires?
     
  5. snowman_w900

    snowman_w900 Road Train Member

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    You are still driving? I heard you retired from truck driving and TTR posting?

    Now @x1Heavy , were you telling fibs again? Shame on you
     
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  6. Highway Sailor

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    If I recall I think I spent around 69.00 at the Petro in Ohio @ 280/90 a year ago for a plug and patch. They got me in and out with no issues after. Held until I replaced my tiers.
     
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  7. Highway Sailor

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    A few years back I heard a fella bought and paid off this big ars wrecker in the Chicago area and paid it off by lifting the heavy steel coils that were jumping off the trucks onto the highways and such. Could be a trucker story I don't know.
     
  8. roadtech

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    I carry a Safety Seal Tire plug kit at all times,they're made for plugging truck tires. They have the heavy duty longer and wider plugs and the heavy duty tools and lube. I also use rubber cement to lube the plug ,it helps getting the plug into 16 ply tires,which can sometimes be pretty tough, and helps seal it a little better.We haul construction demolition debri (C&D) and between the transfer station or demo site and the landfill we are always
    Picking up nails and screws and everything else.I also carry an air hose , bead blaster and 20 ton bottle jack in case it comes off the rim and loses all its air. I don't like to plug steer tires if I don't have to but will in an emergency and then have the tire fixed at a tire shop and use it as a trailer tire. I have had plugs last a long time in a tire before repairing the tire at a tire shop. I'm always checking my tires with a dial gauge tire pressure gauge . We're a target for DOT for a lot of reasons and flat tires are one of them . It's very common for a DOT cop to break out a tire gauge and start checking the air pressure in all our tires when getting inspected because he knows if he finds one with air pressure lower than 60% of the recommended tire pressure ( We run 120 psi with H rated tires because our over weight permit calls for it) he can write a flat tire ticket. When I can I'll have a tire shop fix them with plug/ patches,especially if I know a plug might be leaking. I never use the big truck stops for fixing tires ,usually too long of a wait and they work on commission and are more interested in trying to sell you a new tire.
    I use independent tire shops where I know them on a first name basis and they are tire pros
    And know the kind of work I do. One of the best is Rapid Tire in Montgomery NY. These guys are great . They come out to you like a NASCAR pit crew (not quite as fast lol!). Ive had them change 4 drive tires in 18 minutes (all on the same axle). 4 guys came out with 2 air jacks and 2 air guns and literally 18 minutes. Usually you would be waiting at the big truck stops service counter that long before they told you there's going to be 8 trucks ahead of you! Lol!
     
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  9. uncleal13

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    They are great to get you out of a jam and on down the road.
    I use them all the time, I have an inflation system.
    I do not use them as a permanent repair. Usually by the end of the week I have my local tire shop do a proper repair.
     
  10. Kshaw0960

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    I use tire plugs. I’ve never had one fail on me ever.
     
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