I bought a cheap quad for hunting. To make a long story short it needs new front tires. I ordered the tires but they still have not come in yet. One tire has about a 1/2 inch slice in it. It will not hold air at all. I wanted to ride it so bad i tried a can of fix a flat with no luck.
I was at the range today thinking how i could fix this tire in between shots. In my range box was a can of super glue. Why??? I really have no clue. When i got home i cleaned the tire pretty good. I then opened the slice in the tire as much as i could and poured super glue in it. After that i put super glue in a 1 inch circle around the slice in the tire and applied a piece of Duck tape to it. I then waited about 15 minutes and filled the tire up with fix a flat. That tire has been holding air now for 7 hours with no leaks.
The great news is i was able to ride this quad for a couple hours and start getting it ready for hunting season. The rims are pretty bad as well. New tires and wheels will be here next week.
Super Glue and Duck tape might just need to go under the seat from now on.
BTW- Before i forget, three or four of you guys i and others already no your replies. Impossible, your full of ****, cant happen, your promoting quad tires now etc. No need to post that because we already know this is just impossible to do.
I have a buddy that got a flat while out riding one day and wanted to continue riding so they stuck a nail in the hole and put roofing tar on it. Lasted them through the day which surprised me.
Been using super glue to repair small punctures in tires for about 30 years. Got the idea from a biker who used it. At one of our job sites all four tires on a company truck were ice picked. We put about ten psi in the tires and worked the super glue into the holes with a small wire. Let the tires set for a couple of hours and aired them up- permanent fix.
That is a good helpful hint. Thank you. I will file that away in my McGyver file.
Years ago I purchased a small kit I carry in the truck. In the kit is a rasp file, a glue, and some rubber fat strings/plugs, and a tool to put them strings in the hole. You pull the nail or obstruction, take the file and ruff the edges of the hole, put a string in the tool, apply glue, and then push that through the tire, twist and pull the tool out, leaving the plug. Believe it or not that thing really does patch a tire.
A group of us were riding ATV back in the woods on private property. And I was climbing over a brush pile and pushed a balsam branch through the tire. We limped the wheeler to a road. One of the riders (a good friend) is a Certified Ford Motor Auto Mechanic as he likes to joke. Well he went back to his house (about a mile away) and came back with this same kit I described and a hand tire pump. He pushed four plugs into that hole with lots of glue... then he did something I would have never thought of.. he used a lighter and lite the back of the plug. As it burned, he used a stick and just kept flattening that plug out. That was over ten years ago, and I am still riding on that same plug and it has never let use. I purchased one of them kits the next week.
The kit is small and easy to carry. So I put that kit in my truck, behind the seat and a mini compressor that plugs into my power point.
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Well Grouse, I didn't know this. Thanks for the tip. I also have a plug kit like Dave mentioned, but in case of a slice, I may just pack me a tube of super glue in my emergency kit in the truck.
Also, FYI, for those of you who ride the backcountry roads in the winter: I keep a ziplock bag in my truck with wooden matches, 2 emergency candles, an empty soup can (to burn the candles), and a couple granola bars. The candles will keep you warm in your vehicle, the granola bars will fill your belly, and the ziplock bag can be filled with snow and be your "canteen". Placed in your vehicle to melt and provide you with water to keep you hydrated.
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Something that we have used for years on our tires down here in texas is when you get a hole from say a mesquite thorn take a self sealing roofing screw that has the rubber washer on it and screw it in not the best in the world but will get you home. We also use the plugging kits like one of the guys above me stated and they work like a charm but you have to be sure to get the right kit for a pickup that takes 80psi because an atv plug will just blow out once you get above about 40psi. And something that my dad uses on his tractor tires when they are leaking is to put berrymans sealer in the tire and then give it a shot of propane it works every time. But for gashes that is the best idea i have heard in awhile.
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This might get you out of a jam.
