I’ve got a nail in my drive tire and a hot load.

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  1. 062

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    In a pinch I’ve actually put a screw in a tire to plug a hole.
     
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  3. scott180

    scott180 Road Train Member

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    Best case scenario you deliver on time and get it fixed later. No biggie.

    Worst case scenario you have a steer tire blow out causing you to swerve and hit a car next to you killing someone. Cops see this post and charge you with negligent homicide. You spend the next ten years learning to firmly hang on to a bar of soap. Hopefully it’s not a biggie.
     
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    Umm... he said it’s a drive tire.
     
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    Miss read it. My bad.
     
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  6. Lonesome

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    Personally, I pull 'em, 99% of the screws and nails I pull out don't leak. But that 1% that leaks? I figure it will eventually leak, so now it has to be fixed.
     
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  7. bryan21384

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    Ehhhhh....1400 Miles to go and you deliver tomorrow? Since you're flying, that nail don't mean nothing
     
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  8. Midnightrider909

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    Team operation
     
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    This thread wouldn’t exist if it were a steer.
     
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  10. bryan21384

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    10-4. As long as your tire pressure stays above 70, you're ok to get it fixed after you deliver. Try not to hit potholes, you don't want to make a he whole bigger
     
  11. Dave1837

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    Run it lol I've pulled nails out and the tire started leaking so I put them back in LOL coat the nail in rubber cement and you're good to go
     
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