patched inner tube

[Dune Country]

I remember reading someplace that you cannot run liquid ballast in a patched tube, correct?

 

[Janicholson]

If the patch is good, I saa no reason not to. A used tube would give me doubt if CaCl were used. But Rim guard or RV antiferrze would be OK. Jim

 

[John in Md.]

I don't think that is correct. I've got over 5 patched tubes that are loaded with calcium, and I've patched tubes for others that were loaded, and some were loaded with that d-mn beet juice and they aren't having any problems either.

 

[old]

Well if you can't then I guess I am doing what cannot be done. LOL The problem is you have to clean the area real well or the glue tends not to hold well

 

[rrlund]

The tire guy just doesn't want to guarantee them. He'll do it,but if he has to come back more than once,he'll charge for it.

 

[Dune Country]

great thanks guys!

 

[Adirondack case guy]

That must be another left Coast thing. Been doing it here as long as I can remember.
Loren

 

[Bruce from Can.]

Our tire guys wouldn?t guarantee the work unless
you put a new tube into a loaded tire. That was ok
with me last time, made a swim tube out of the last
one for my Bikini girl last summer

 

[Ward1989]

Worked for 8 years for tire company patched many tubes with calcium in them never had a problem as long as the tube is clean where patch goes.

 

[hd6gtom]

Totally untrue. I too have patched dozens
if them and put the calcium back in with no
problems.

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 21:41:20 05/06/19) Totally untrue. I too have patched dozens
if them and put the calcium back in with no
problems.

Hd6gtom, what kind of suckers do you take us for??? LOL. We all know that you have never patched a tube in your life!! When anything goes wrong you load it up and take it to the scrapper.

 

[Leroy]

Ben done many a time.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

The tubes, patches, and adhesives aren't what they used to be. Even 30 years ago my dad would complain that ever since they got rid of hot vulcanized patches in favor of cold patches, they weren't any good. He would be very diligent about cleaning the tube with a special wire brush in the drill, use just the right amount of cement, and NEVER touch the sticky side of the patch with your fingers. The patches had split backing paper so you didn't have to touch the sticky side while placing the patch. Even with all that, half of them would fall off when you aired up the tube.

Now, the tubes are more like hard plastic than rubber. They just split randomly. Patches don't stick no matter how much you clean and rough up the "rubber."

 

[timcasbolt]

(quoted from post at 21:28:15 05/06/19) I remember reading someplace that you cannot run liquid ballast in a patched tube, correct?

Yea, I've heard that. I've also heard you can't plug a radial. Don't believe that, either.

 

[David Snipes]

I have never had a patch fail to stick except on a Chinese tube.

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 06:40:29 05/07/19)

(quoted from post at 21:28:15 05/06/19) I remember reading someplace that you cannot run liquid ballast in a patched tube, correct?

Yea, I've heard that. I've also heard you can't plug a radial. Don't believe that, either.

Tim, from what I have read you should believe it. The problem is that the plugs are not water tight, and moisture will follow the steel belts, so that they are constantly rusting away, until the tire fails, potentially causing a wreck.

 

[caterpillar guy]

Old wives tale. I've patched tires tubes and even use plug patches for tubeless radial tires. I also glue the stem of the plug on the plug patch. Yes they stick n the tire with the glue.
As for the belts rusting away and causing a wreck is B S. Yes they will rust maybe, though not before the tire wears out in normal conditions. I've plugged many a semi tires with none rusting out causing a wreck either.

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 04:22:35 05/09/19) Old wives tale. I've patched tires tubes and even use plug patches for tubeless radial tires. I also glue the stem of the plug on the plug patch. Yes they stick n the tire with the glue.
As for the belts rusting away and causing a wreck is B S. Yes they will rust maybe, though not before the tire wears out in normal conditions. I've plugged many a semi tires with none rusting out causing a wreck either.

I bet that you watch your kids or grandkids run with scissors too, LOL.

 

[Leroy]

Don't know about radial tractors but a lot of car tires were pluged, some with success others the plugs broke the rubber away from the steel belts. I have had that.