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Posted by: solotripper
Posted on: Feb 15^th, 2023 at 1:10pm

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BillConner wrote on Feb 15^th, 2023 at 12:20pm:

My last flat was in 1983 or 84, a rental car. Took my partner and I less than 2 minutes to put spare on. Important business meeting.

Flats seem to have been much more common when I was young but just seem rare today. More likely the car's electronics will cause a problem.

If often on construction sites or off road, I can see more need.

I agree but the idea is for when you are at a place like BH parking lot. You come out and you have a flat tire. Maybe you can change the tire easy enough, maybe those lug nuts are frozen on and it's a struggle.

This allows one person to get on the road in minutes. If you have a SUV type vehicle where the spare tire is underneath, many times people find the spare is low on air because they don't check it regularly. This fixes that problem.

Posted by: BillConner Posted on: Feb 15^th, 2023 at 12:20pm	Quote
My last flat was in 1983 or 84, a rental car. Took my partner and I less than 2 minutes to put spare on. Important business meeting. Flats seem to have been much more common when I was young but just seem rare today. More likely the car's electronics will cause a problem. If often on construction sites or off road, I can see more need.

Posted by: solotripper
Posted on: Feb 14^th, 2023 at 6:04pm

I thought I would share this info.
We've all had flat tires. Most of mine were where help was a long way off.

I have your usual flat repair kits where you put a plug in the tire and use a can of sealant to inflate it.

Or you just had to change your tire for the spare.
Depending on where your at that can be a real pain.

I came upon this product. What sold me was it was the only one that claimed it would seal those pesky rim leaks. If you have a certain type of wheel, corrosion will cause them. The normal fix is to dismount the tire, clean/sand the rim and remount.

That means for most people a trip to the tire store and all that involves.

I've used it on all 4 tires of my old truck. Did them during the summer and they've held air since then.

I have a portable air compressor you hook to battery but this company sells a self-contained kit
which after doing the first tire to test it out, I then bought the kit.

You would still need to pull a nail/screw from the tire tread but that's not a big deal with some side grip pliers. If the hole was real big, you'd want to use the included plugs.

I haven't noticed any balance issues either.

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