Tire Patch

[37chief]

I replaced a tire on my tractor hauling trailer. The one I removed was flat, and didn't have much tread left.. I found a fairly good 8 x 14.5. Why did I take that tire off? I went to air it up, and noticed a 1/4 inch bolt head in the tread. That was a waste of time. Now a question ; is a 1/4 inch hole too large to patch, with a round patch ,from the inside or rope packing from the outside? Stan

 

[JIM MN]

Patch with hole plug from the inside out. Should work.

 

[MJMJ]

May be able to plug it. Also had boot patches used on huge holes, though never on a road vehicle.

Edit: JIM MN beat me to it.

 

[marloweg]

use a plug patch best of both worlds

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

Yes a plug patch will do it. I had a .223 shell go into a front tire in my F150. Tires were only a couple months old at the time. Have 33000 miles on them now and no issue with plug.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

We sometimes would do a plug from the outside with the tire off the rim not how you would usually plug carefully burn the tails off the outside and the inside so the plug is melted flat then buff down on the inside and install big patch. Something large like this it seemed like around here it was a 3/8 bolt or a lag screw with a 9/16 head it was twice as likely to get it sealed up the first time.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

The hole isn't actually 1/4" after you remove the bolt. The rubber will pinch up around the tear. Assuming tubeless, a couple of plugs should seal it up. It would make a good spare.

Much respect to you if you're breaking down those 14.5" tires yourself.

 

[Blackhole49]

I replaced a tire on my tractor hauling trailer. The one I removed was flat, and didn't have much tread left.. I found a fairly good 8 x 14.5. Why did I take that tire off? I went to air it up, and noticed a 1/4 inch bolt head in the tread. That was a waste of time. Now a question ; is a 1/4 inch hole too large to patch, with a round patch ,from the inside or rope packing from the outside? Stan

Fixed this with 3 camel plugs in 2019. still running the tire 30,000 miles later.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Fixed this with 3 camel plugs in 2019. still running the tire 30,000 miles later.View attachment 77360

Is that a lead tire weight? If so, how?

 

[caterpillar guy]

Marloweg has it a plug patch never had much luck with just plugs in smaller tires. To thin and didn't hold well. Semi tires I would plug to get home then a plug patch there. Plug patch helped keep the water out so the steel belts didn't rust and capers would use the casing for recapping.

 

[Blackhole49]

Is that a lead tire weight? If so, how?

Yes, 3 or 4 oz. Picked it up on a 2 lane blacktop road (on the pavement). Thought I felt something but wasn't sure. Tire went flat in less than 1/2 mile. I carry a plug kit and 12 volt compressor in all my vehicles. As I said, it took 3 plugs to seal, but seal it did. Camel brand are the only plugs I've had real good luck with.

 

[NY-AB]

Fixed this with 3 camel plugs in 2019. still running the tire 30,000 miles later.View attachment 77360

Most always the rear tire as the front tire stands the object up before the rear runs over it.