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Andrew Z

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i have a cut in a side wall of a rear tire overall condition of tire is good but has some weather checking though. With this said re-vulcanization is out of the picture at this point. I fixed a backhoe tire with a large 6ply boot and it seemed to work well, but it was of the flat style patch. Im trying to see if i can get a boot that is in the shape of a half moon to really fit the tire well. or is there a better way to fix a side wall cut ?

thanks for the help

Andrew
 
A good tire store that fixes tractor tires should have a catalog on hand that shows a lot of different types of boots that they can order and that is where I would probably start at
 
I doubt that you will find anything that will successfully repair a sidewall cut.

Dean
 
see if your tire shop can get a liner to fit in the tire. it will cover about 1/2 to 3/4 way around the tire.
 
Boots can work. My son hit a pot hole with his car and tore the sidewall in one tire. It was late afternoon last winter and he needed the car the next day. I booted the radial tire and sent him home with a 12 volt air pump (if the tire began to leak), enough money for a new tire and instructions get one as soon as posssible. Didn't follow my instructions very well. He drove it for eight months before it began to leak. I think the hot weather did it in. We did move the tire to the back.
 
I wish they were still available. They are great for preventing thorn punctures

My local AG tire shop has not been able to get them for over five years.

Dean
 
Dean here is what we did years ago when I repaired tires for a living. We would take a couple old tubes and cut them open so they would lay on the inside of the tire. They would by the movement of the tire rib the ends off of thorns and stop the problem with holes in tube. Ya I know sounds like it would not help but it does and I have/did do a lot of tires that way and the cost is very low if you have a place to get tubes
 
Here are some boot sites and a reliner site. you can always find a vulcanizer as well.


http://www.patchrubber.com/tire_repair/12117_tractor.html


http://www.blackjacktirerepair.com/detailed.asp?pgrandchild=550&code=23

http://www.external_link/vehicle-maintenance-accessories/tires/vehicle-tire-repair/monkey-grip-tire-patch-farm-highway-0117417

http://www.gemplers.com/tire-reliners
 
I've seen tires that were otherwise gonners, laced up with wire, then have a boot / patch installed.

if you do your own tire work it's worth a shot.

Also seen a piece of tire BOLTED to another tire.

soundguy
 
You can get large blow-out patches of various sizes but they're going to cost you a large percentage of what the tire is worth.
If you're talking a 28" or smaller tire you're probably just as far ahead to replace the tire. If it's larger, depending on how old it is... and if it's a Firestone or GoodYear I might patch it. If it's a weather cracked Galaxy I'd be inclined to replace it. If it's a Titan I'd replace it because it's likely to blow somewhere else before too long...

Rod
 
thanks guys for the input and advice, i do my own tire work so its just the cost the patch, i sure hope i can save this tire is a 11.2-36 firestone with 90 tread. i think im going to with the patch i used on that backhoe tire however this time im going to put in one of those 12x20 liners gemplers has. Its worth a shot i guess

thanks again

Andrew
 
I cut a sidewall while bush hogging on a 17.5x24. The Ag tire repair shop put a boot in it twice.It would last about three months each time.Charged $85.00 both times.Finally replaced it. But hang on to your hat. Tires prices are outa site!! Mine cost $615.00 to replace.
 
Find a tire repair shop that uses Rema patches and boots. Rema makes a cold vulcanizing compound that should give many years of service. I worked nine years in a Good Year tire store and did all the hot vulcanizing section repairs for us and four other dealers. I have seen some repairs I made in the mid eighties and they still look sound. I even repaired some Hoosier stock car tires in the sidewalls with much success.
 
I did that on my JD B about 5 years ago. I used a piece of mud flap on the inside and put a new tube it, it's still holding up fine.
 
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