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Mud tyre puncture.....

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windowlicker:
a mate of mine once had a screw in a 17" tyre (when they were expensive) and he rumaged through his shed and found a bigger self tapping screw and hey presto he managed to get another two months out of it!

as for repair kits im guessing that you can buy the stuff needed online a few patches some glue and the little roller thing to roll the patch on with.
the only problem i can see is getting the tyre off the rim the last one i did was a 31" tyre and although i had use of a tyre machine it wouldnt fit underneath to break the bead so our mechanic in the yard told me how to do it with a bit of angle iron and a sledge hammer which worked a treat but i still used the machine to clamp the wheel so i could remove the tyre.

there may be an easy way of removing the tyre after breaking the bead without the use of a machine if anyone knows i would like to hear it as you never know it could save your biscuit one day!

DFR:
Hi Ron,

hope all is well not seen you in a while.

we fix tyres, if you ever decide to get it repiared, generally charge a tenner. We can also get hold of the diy repair kits, Jon has got one he keeps in his truck not used it as yet so cant vouch for how good they are though, last puncture I got it was the valve that ripped out so not alot of use there

Disco-Ron:
HI Dom... i see you've gone 'green'...... is that some sort of camoflage...???

Ta for the offer..... i'll bear it in mind if/when i need a repair!!

Hope the business is going ok......!!!

andyb:

--- Quote from: "windowlicker" ---as for repair kits im guessing that you can buy the stuff needed online a few patches some glue and the little roller thing to roll the patch on with.
the only problem i can see is getting the tyre off the rim
--- End quote ---


You can get plug repair kits as well. You don't have to remove the tyre from the rim to use on of those. We use one at work for small punctures, like those causes by screws (or in the case of my last puncture, a hawthorn!!) Bigger splits will obviously require a patch.

HTH

windowlicker:
would they be the same as the ones used on digger/agricultural tyres stick of licquorice that you push in and twist if so how do you stand legally on the road?im guessing ok as i drive my digger on the road 99% of the time but didnt know if its different for cars

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