Tire plug kit suggestions wanted

[DanW]

I think this was the one tested.....

https://www.amazon.com/GlueTread-Co...cphy=9016086&hvtargid=pla-2281435180778&psc=1

I once used the leather laces out of my Sperry Topsider shoes to finish plugging a sidewall after I ran out of plugs. Got me home from Albert Pike, Arkansas to Oil City, Louisiana LATE on a Sunday.
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[DanW]

I once used the leather laces out of my Sperry Topsider shoes to finish plugging a sidewall after I ran out of plugs. Got me home from Albert Pike, Arkansas to Oil City, Louisiana LATE on a Sunday.

That is awesome! Kentucky engineering!!

 

[Jteakus]

Necessity brother. Had a job I couldn't afford to lose and had to be there.

 

[DanW]

Necessity brother. Had a job I couldn't afford to lose and had to be there.

Yep. And not to mention getting towed out of a trail can cost upwards of $1,000 bucks, besides causing possibly a very long hike or long stay in beautiful nature.

 

[20blue]

I was on a skidder back deep in the tn mountains and got a bad hole in a tire. All that was in the work truck was a kit made by green slime.i put 5 plugs in the one hole just to get going again and said I'll fix it when we come out. Well that was around 4 -5 year ago...why fix something again that's working

 

[jac04]

For punctures, I've used DynaPlug plugs on many different tires with great success. I like them because you don't have to ream out the puncture to make the hole bigger to install the plug. You just pull out the nail/screw/whatever and install the plug. I had an older kit with a plastic installer, but it eventually broke. I now use the aluminum Pro Extreme kit.

https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro-xtreme

 

[GeneralMaximus]

For temporary fix, any cheap kit will suffice. Get you to a tire shop then slap a patch inside the tire.

I would get a kit with a T-handle tool. The thick treads on our tires make it a major pain to push that plug cord through all the layers of ply. The heavier you weigh, the easier it is to get some weight onto that T-handle and push the cord in.

 

[Thunderspud]

For temporary fix, any cheap kit will suffice. Get you to a tire shop then slap a patch inside the tire.

I would get a kit with a T-handle tool. The thick treads on our tires make it a major pain to push that plug cord through all the layers of ply. The heavier you weigh, the easier it is to get some weight onto that T-handle and push the cord in.

I like the compact one from Ironman4x4 for these very reasons. The orange box ARB kit I bought years ago has rarely been used because it ends up somewhere that's never convenient to get to when I need it. This little guy is small enough to be stored somewhere immediately accessible and cheap enough to buy one for every vehicle.


https://www.ironman4x4.com/products/airplugger-compact-tire-repair-kit

 

[GeneralMaximus]

https://www.ironman4x4.com/products/airplugger-compact-tire-repair-kit

This is great! I am ordering one, thanks!

 

[bgott]

It is funny to me how some post go unnoticed. I would have never read this one if I just hadn't searched for a kit myself. I'll start by saying, I didn't find anything.

The reason I was looking is because I needed to repair a tire on a new zero turn. I finished my second cut with it last weekend ( 5 hts on the meter). I observed my son cutting around a stump when the rear tire was doing all kinds of ugly. I stopped him and noticed a cut in the sidewall. It didn't appear to be leaking and he finished the job.

Yesterday, I returned to the property and found that same tire to be flat. I assumed it was the cut on the sidewall. All of my tools and equipment are still at the old place. HF here I come. I picked up a cheap air compressor, jack and a fourway.

HF plug kits are garbage in my opinion. The tools are the worst part. I would like a nice plug tool kit.
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I agree that the plastic handle HF kits are junk. However, I bought the Maddox MC891 heavy duty kit there for around $22., and I bet it’s as tough as the more expensive kits. Nice aluminum handled tools.

It is funny to me how some post go unnoticed. I would have never read this one if I just hadn't searched for a kit myself. I'll start by saying, I didn't find anything.

The reason I was looking is because I needed to repair a tire on a new zero turn. I finished my second cut with it last weekend ( 5 hts on the meter). I observed my son cutting around a stump when the rear tire was doing all kinds of ugly. I stopped him and noticed a cut in the sidewall. It didn't appear to be leaking and he finished the job.

Yesterday, I returned to the property and found that same tire to be flat. I assumed it was the cut on the sidewall. All of my tools and equipment are still at the old place. HF here I come. I picked up a cheap air compressor, jack and a fourway.

HF plug kits are garbage in my opinion. The tools are the worst part. I would like a nice plug tool kit.

 

[Jteakus]

It is funny to me how some post go unnoticed. I would have never read this one if I just hadn't searched for a kit myself. I'll start by saying, I didn't find anything.

The reason I was looking is because I needed to repair a tire on a new zero turn. I finished my second cut with it last weekend ( 5 hts on the meter). I observed my son cutting around a stump when the rear tire was doing all kinds of ugly. I stopped him and noticed a cut in the sidewall. It didn't appear to be leaking and he finished the job.

Yesterday, I returned to the property and found that same tire to be flat. I assumed it was the cut on the sidewall. All of my tools and equipment are still at the old place. HF here I come. I picked up a cheap air compressor, jack and a fourway.

HF plug kits are garbage in my opinion. The tools are the worst part. I would like a nice plug tool kit.

@Lost1wing For my mower I use Green Slime preemptively in all four tires,

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-2-...EN6rwMtQ8fxNVF5MZjRWUPx2sXn1-1TRoCmV8QAvD_BwE

 

[Lost1wing]

@Lost1wing For my mower I use Green Slime preemptively in all four tires,

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Slime-2-...EN6rwMtQ8fxNVF5MZjRWUPx2sXn1-1TRoCmV8QAvD_BwE

I have replaced an ATV tire that was once filled with green slime. It was not pleasant. The ATV tire had a bulge in it from the slime being applied and not driven. I'm sure the lawnmower wouldn't care. I'd have to look into it some more before I put it in a tire.

This was the first time getting a flat on a lawnmower. I hope it never happens again.

Thanks for the idea. HF sells that stuff too.

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