Tires are so wasteful

Zyklon R said:
It takes practice my brother it's rare to get it right the first time I've pushed many plugs into the tire when I first started so did you follow the procedure I outlined how did you make out
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Yup I followed what you said and it seemed to hold just fine. Haven't checked it today yet but I will later to make sure it held up overnight.

Thanks for the help!
 
Romulas said:
I've had maybe 1 in 25 or so plugs I've put in give me problems and leak but you notice it right away and redo it or use two plugs and rubber cement and then it's fine.
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Overall, I am very convinced by your post. It sounds like you know what you're talking about.

But this part, the way it's written would seem to indicate you've patched and then driven on tires more than 75 times. That seems improbable, if I'm being honest. Unless you're some kind of adventure traveler.

That's pretty hard core.
 
Stump said:
Overall, I am very convinced by your post. It sounds like you know what you're talking about.

But this part, the way it's written would seem to indicate you've patched and then driven on tires more than 75 times. That seems improbable, if I'm being honest. Unless you're some kind of adventure traveler.

That's pretty hard core.
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I could see how a person can end up with a lot of tires.

Between my wife and kids we have 3 cars currently, but my daughter is sharing with me and will probably get her own pretty soon, so I may have 4 cars in a few months that I might patch. That's 16 tires.

Then add my 2 dirt bikes and the trailer to get another 6 tires for a total of 22.

If I had the money for a big RV trailer I'd get one, and they have 4 tires, and I'd need a dually truck to pull it, and those have 2 extra tires. So I'd be at 28 tires.

And if I worked in the construction business I'd be driving in areas where lots of nails end up on the ground.
 
Fedorgasm said:
I could see how a person can end up with a lot of tires.

Between my wife and kids we have 3 cars currently, but my daughter is sharing with me and will probably get her own pretty soon, so I may have 4 cars in a few months that I might patch. That's 16 tires.

Then add my 2 dirt bikes and the trailer to get another 6 tires for a total of 22.

If I had the money for a big RV trailer I'd get one, and they have 4 tires, and I'd need a dually truck to pull it, and those have 2 extra tires. So I'd be at 28 tires.

And if I worked in the construction business I'd be driving in areas where lots of nails end up on the ground.
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Right. Okay. So even you, as a guy with a lot of tires, how many tires have you plugged and then driven on for a length of time such as to know they turned out okay?

Enough to say with any certainty that 4 percent of plugged tires turn out fine over the long term?

I doubt it....sall I'm sayin.
 
Stump said:
Right. Okay. So even you, as a guy with a lot of tires, how many tires have you plugged and then driven on for a length of time such as to know they turned out okay?

Enough to say with any certainty that 4 percent of plugged tires turn out fine over the long term?

I doubt it....sall I'm sayin.
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it's usually worked for me, didn't on the last tire though, I think the hole was just a bit to big or maybe it was too close to the sidewall, I don't know but it's the only one I had to plug more than once.

But, the simple truth is, if a hole is too damned big, there ain't no pluging it or using fix a flat.

Used tires are cheap enough and yes, tires are a pain in the ass, I do delivery and it's stressful to have to change to a spare in the dark, or rain or on the side of highway in the middle of a delivery, which has happened several times.
 
Channel your inner redneck for your next vehicle. My Jeep has thick ass 35 inch all terrain tires from which I'm extracted numerous nails and screws that never penetrated far enough to cause a leak. I have some kinda nail buried in the tread that I've purposely left alone for like 6 months now waiting to see if it ever punctures through to the innards.

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Do you like to go zoom zoom on the freeway?

Do you really want to do that with bad tires?

As for me, I will wait for Black Friday to get another pair at Walmart 😎
 
Its best to get a second hand tire. A used tire shop you'll save a lot of money. If you are driving an expensive car and if you have money in your pocket, you can replace it with a new one. If youre driving a beater then just get a used tire with decent tread.
 
Zyklon R said:
Do you work in transportation or something
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No, it just seems like I'm constantly schlepping tires around the country. Lawn mower tires, truck tire, car tires, trailer tires, ATV tires, always tires. But yea.....lots of fuel too.

Yesterday I dropped off 8 tires to get mounted. It's just a normal weekly occurrence for me.


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Zyklon R said:
@Fedorgasm

So how did you make out
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Well first I yawned and stretched my arm out and put it around her-- oh you mean with the tire? Yes, it's holding up just fine.

I might buy a new tool with a metal handle though. One dude online said the plastic handle can break and the metal spike thing will go through your hand since you're pushing so hard.
 
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Fedorgasm said:
Well first I yawned and stretched my arm out and put it around her-- oh you mean with the tire? Yes, it's holding up just fine.

I might buy a new tool with a metal handle though. One dude online said the plastic handle can break and the metal spike thing will go through your hand stove you're pushing so hard.
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lol

Yes it's true the cheap plug kits break easily i just suggested it because i wanted you te get it fixed asap and im glad to hear it worked go on Amazon and order the Black Jack tire repair kit it's the last kit you'll ever need besides replacement plugs but it's high quality and will never break on you it also comes with a tire plug lube that works great and makes it much easier to slip the plug into the tire but still use rubber cement or vulcanizer to seal the plug after you've inserted it
 
Stump said:
Overall, I am very convinced by your post. It sounds like you know what you're talking about.

But this part, the way it's written would seem to indicate you've patched and then driven on tires more than 75 times. That seems improbable, if I'm being honest. Unless you're some kind of adventure traveler.

That's pretty hard core.
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In my 20's I maintained a small fleet of Ford Econoline E350 vans for the construction company I worked for in the NYC metro area for 10 or so years. They had a lot of leaks/flats from screws, nails and other random metal objects. I also did breaks/rotors, oil and fluids and other basic maintenance.

I don't know how many plugs I've used but probably somewhere around 50 or so.

I even have fancy plug kits in my personal vehicles, lol. I've showed at least a dozen younger people how do it and like helping people on the side of the road.
 
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