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From: Clare Snyder <clare@snyder.on.ca>
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Subject: Re: Ribber Plugs VS Rope Plugs
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2025 21:09:44 -0400
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 15:13:00 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
wrote:

>On 6/8/2025 3:07 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
>> On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 12:38:25 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 6/8/2025 12:06 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 09:47:19 -0400, Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 16:53:09 -0700
>>>>> Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I pulled rope plugs out of three holes that were leaking and installed
>>>>>> five (two new punctures) rubber mushroom plugs.  None of them "appear"
>>>>>> to be leaking at the moment.  Heck if I can use the tractor two days in
>>>>>> a row without airing up the tires it will be an improvement...
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to top the mowers front tires maybe twice a season. Pretty sure
>>>>> there's a thorn hole but after several searches... easier to add some
>>>>> air?
>>>>>
>>>>> I was looking for an old plugging tool I'd seen many years ago...
>>>>>
>>>>> These are new to me. Still think they'd be too big for what I want but
>>>>> they work much the same as the rivets and screws I've been using. Might
>>>>> even seal a tad better. A zillion listings but they all appear to be
>>>>> the same two sizes. There needs to be one more smaller and another
>>>>> larger size.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Repair-Service-Motorcycle-Tractor-Puncture/dp/B0C2ZC77G5/
>>>>>
>>>>> Had a nasty chunk of metal in a front tire on my service van in late
>>>>> 1980's. I figured the tire was shot... pulled into the service station
>>>>> our company used to see what they thought. Owner/operator took a
>>>>> look and says no problem, be right back. He had a gun like tool and
>>>>> soft stretchy bands. Takes another look after pulling the chunk of
>>>>> metal out and says looks like about three should do it. The the bands
>>>>> looped over a plunger in front and the ends were secured to the gun
>>>>> frame. Tool was then squeezed, pushing the plunger and bands out maybe
>>>>> an inch or a bit more. He dunked the whole front end of the tool with
>>>>> the bands into a tub of goop (rubber cement?) and jammed it into the
>>>>> hole. Released the grip, eased the plunger back out and trimmed the
>>>>> excess off leaving maybe a quarter inch proud of the tire. Tire was
>>>>> still on the van and leaking air the whole time till the plug was
>>>>> inserted. Topped the air back up and I was off. It held for the rest of
>>>>> that tires life. I spotted a tool like that on Ebay years ago, seems it
>>>>> isn't made anymore let along the bands it used. Could hardly believe it
>>>>> plugged that hole so well...
>>>> I found a 11/16" wrench in a customer's tire one day. Not a plug made
>>>> that would fix THAT one!!!! - not to mention it went through the
>>>> sidewall.
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I got what I said.  I can use it two days in a row without airing
>>> up.  One side dropped 2 lbs over night and the other side dropped about
>>> 7 pounds over nights.  I need to setup a slack tub for finding leaks one
>>> of these days.  The water hose only gets you so far.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Bob La Londe
>>> CNC Molds N Stuff
>>   Half a 45 gallon drum works good for most tires - half an old fuel
>> oil tank for truck tires - - -
>
>
>Would a 55 gallon drum be okay?  I only have 55 gallon drums.  ;^)
>
>-- 
>Bob La Londe
>CNC Molds N Stuff
 55 mini-gallon yankee barrels - AKA 205 liter or 45 gallon Canadian
fat gallons