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May 29, 2011 | 08:38 PM

110Dave

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Tire repair option

Hello all, blew out a tire today on my 1989 f700 4x4 dump. They are 10r22.5 tubeless tires. I misjudged the loader bucket and ran one of the teeth thru the sidewall where it meets the tread. This in an off road truck and will probably never see the road. I'm looking to fix or replace as cheap as possible. Can a patch be vulcanized in, or can a tube be installed, or just replace the tire. Thanks, Dave

May 29, 2011 | 11:25 PM

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Through the sidewall = buying a new or used tire is probably the best way to go.

I thought "sectioning" tires was a thing of the distant past, as my old man complained bitterly 40 years ago about not being able to get tube-type 9.00x20s sectioned. But I did a search:

http://www.goodyear.com/truck/pdf/ra...read_S10_V.pdf

So it seems it is done under a limited set of circumstances, depending on the size of the damage, etc.

So dial up your friendly neighborhood HD truck tire seller and see what happens.

May 29, 2011 | 11:28 PM

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I would think that (as long as its a low-speed, off road vehicle) if you could get a tube to fit, that would work fine.

Otherwise.... new tire time.

May 29, 2011 | 11:40 PM

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A tube might be the way to go, but that puncture needs to be cleaned up and make sure you don't have a jagged hole or wires from the steel belts poking in there to pop the tube.

If you have a tire shop do this, you will probably have to convince them one way or another it's off road only.

May 31, 2011 | 12:00 PM

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your sidewall can be repaired , check for any INDUSTRIAL shops that can SECTION A TIRE ! you can also put a large patch , boot on the inside and then run a tube , there are different ways to do it your self if it is to be used off road ! 1 thing we use to do to tractor tires was to cut out a piece of from a old junk tire and glue it on the inside and then drill holes and put carriage bolts threw them with big washers on the outside and then lots of duct tape over the patch to smooth it out then put a tube in it , they were for slow speed use and off road !

http://www.patchrubber.com/tire_repa...ial_tires.html
http://www.patchrubber.com/tire_repair/12280.html
http://www.patchrubber.com/training/bias_section.pdf
Yesterday's Tractors - Talk of the Town: Can You Patch a Tire Sidewall?

May 31, 2011 | 12:00 PM

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May 31, 2011 | 12:20 PM

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As has been said you could have them section the tire, but you will have to stand by the fact its off road only. That means towing the vehicle in on a flat or taking its tire to them, then you having to replace it yourself after they repair it. Under no circumstance let that tire touch roadway.