Fix a Flat?

Has anyone had any experience with plugging a rear tire on a SideXSide? I Square edged a rear on Sunday and put about a 1/2 inch slice in the sidewall about an inch from the rim. I would like to plug it and use it, but dont want to if it will give me more trouble on the trail. I know people do it all the time with success on an ATV, but I am not sure how it would work with a UTV, due to the weight and added stress. Any feedback is appreciated.

wvyankee2 wrote:

Has anyone had any experience with plugging a rear tire on a SideXSide? I Square edged a rear on Sunday and put about a 1/2 inch slice in the sidewall about an inch from the rim. I would like to plug it and use it, but dont want to if it will give me more trouble on the trail. I know people do it all the time with success on an ATV, but I am not sure how it would work with a UTV, due to the weight and added stress. Any feedback is appreciated.

Marty,
A plug is fine on a small hole,pencil size or smaller, anything bigger and it will work but on a sidewall espically I would not trust it. You graze a rock or tree, ect and it probably will pull out. I would do one of two things if it was me. Patch it from the inside or just get a tube.
Jimbo

i just got through replacing a brand new tire with the same problem.i had about a 3/4 in slice.iof i was considering a patch or a tube ,i would do both.but i chose to do another 120.00 tire

Thanks guys. I have 2 other Tires in the garage exactly the same, but hate to discard this one because there is alot of tread left on it. I may take it to a tire shop and see what they can do with it. I rode with a guy Sunday that had plugs all over the front tires on his 660 Raptor, and none of them have failed. Like I said, the added stress due to weight concerns me with the Rhino.

I vote for a inside patch and a tube sorry that happened to you.

Yeah I would Be Carefull on the SideWall :) How far from the Rim Edge? if Far enough Away Patch should Work :)

Ask around your tire shops for "vulcanizing". Its Kinda like a patch but they use a type hot rubber spray. I had one on my Rancher that was an inch and a half long and never failed, with this procedure. Goodyear is the local shop down here that does the "vulcanizing".

just boot patch it on the inside and it should be ok, patch and tube is better.

there is a place in knoxville that will cut out bad spot . valcanize( spellling?) new rubber in it's place. if u diddn't know it is hard to even see it.cost less than 20.00 last tire i had fixed.beleve BANDAG TIRE RECAP SERV.may have place w.va. knox.bandag 865-525-5713

daddy rabbit wrote:

there is a place in knoxville that will cut out bad spot . valcanize( spellling?) new rubber in it's place. if u diddn't know it is hard to even see it.cost less than 20.00 last tire i had fixed.beleve BANDAG TIRE RECAP SERV.may have place w.va. knox.bandag 865-525-5713

Can they do that with a Radial tire?

nocerisdave wrote:

Ask around your tire shops for "vulcanizing". Its Kinda like a patch but they use a type hot rubber spray. I had one on my Rancher that was an inch and a half long and never failed, with this procedure. Goodyear is the local shop down here that does the "vulcanizing".

dang ,i wish i would of known that .i guess i could get mine fixed .its a good thing i didnt throw it away :D

A sidewall can be plugged , I did it on a Jeep. But, you have to real particular. They make a combo plug/patch, I don't know what it's actually called. I have put 3 plugs in a 3 wheeler tire before, but not in a sidewall. If you can plug it with 2 plugs max, it will be OK, if your not a racer. My 2 cents is replace the tire.

wvyankee2 wrote:

daddy rabbit wrote:

there is a place in knoxville that will cut out bad spot . valcanize( spellling?) new rubber in it's place. if u diddn't know it is hard to even see it.cost less than 20.00 last tire i had fixed.beleve BANDAG TIRE RECAP SERV.may have place w.va. knox.bandag 865-525-5713

Can they do that with a Radial tire?

have seen itp xtr radial patched before good luck

Dreth wrote:

I vote for a inside patch and a tube sorry that happened to you.

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