Can this tire be repaired?

Ultradog MN

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Twin Cities
These tires are at an auction near me.
They are a little bigger than I want but if they were cheap I could use them.
The one has a puncture between the lugs. Wondering if it can be reliably repaired and how much it would cost.
Thanks
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I would venture/speculate if they're no larger than in the 24"-28" size range, yes. That is if you're not going to be pulling/hauling heavy loads and stay out of rocky paths. You could get a reputable tire repair company to vulcanize a good sized boot inside and some sealer on the outside like the recappers use on truck tires when they seal the shoulders up. That's my two cents worth!
 
That tire I would say should not get a bid on. Go to a store that sells boots and see how much one costs but I am thinking of over $20 and for that size spot you should double the boots so at least $400 from Gemplers. You will not find a big enough boot at places like TSC. Save your money and look for a good tire. A 12" x 18" boot would be too small for that spot. Not repairably the reason for sale.
 
You can take it somewhere and spend a 100.00 to put a section in it, but to be truthfull - it isn't worth it to put back on. Turn it into a feed bunk.
 
I had a cut like that repaired on a 16.9-38. It needed a new tube and the tire shop put a double patch on the inside. Smaller one then larger over it. Holding fine but I use it just for haying and no liquid ballast. $140 and half that was for the tube.
 
Friend of mine owns a tire shop that does those kinds of repairs on earth mover, semi-truck, and tractor tires. He could fix that easy, probably around $400 to put a boot in it, and repair it. It would take 3-4 days, but you would hardly be able to tell where the repair was by looking at the outside of the tire when its done. If you can get them cheap you would have one good one, and make a tire swing with the other.
 
My father had a tire like that, and just put a large boot in, then laid a section of mud flap between the boot and tube.....still being used after 35 years
Makes a difference in repairs depending if they are tube or tubless tires
 
IMHO that is not a puncture. That is a split due to the rubber being rotten. It's only a matter of time before it tears wide open. On a matched set if one tire is doing that the other is not far behind.
 
(quoted from post at 13:18:40 12/09/17) These tires are at an auction near me.
They are a little bigger than I want but if they were cheap I could use them.
The one has a puncture between the lugs. Wondering if it can be reliably repaired and how much it would cost.
Thanks
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If they can get a bid on that tire I have a lot of tires I can sell.
 
I have repaired several tractor tires by bolting a boot made from a piece cut out from another tire, usually a temporary spare car tire. I use 3/8 carriage bolts with the heads inside the tire. I use fender washers inside and out and stick a piece of an old inner tube against the boot to protect the tube. I can't justify buying new or good used tires for a tractor that will only see a few hours of use per year. Many years ago my uncle ripped a 12.4 X 42 from bead to bead when he got his tractor stuck. He bolted a piece of a car tire inside and ran it for about 25 years before replacing it. Did a bit of plowing during that time, too. He repaired the tube by overlapping some large oval patches on the cut in the tube. I have never tried it with a radial tire.
 
If they go cheap enough and you need them I would give it a shot. There's a guy in our club repair one like that. Used a piece from another tire, smeared some kind of rubber glue and bolted the hole thing together with carriage bolts, might have even used some big washers. It was on the side wall. He pulled will it for years and did pretty good. The irony is this past year he finally bought new tires and he's not pulling as good as he used to.

Kirk
 
(quoted from post at 18:19:07 12/09/17) IMHO that is not a puncture. That is a split due to the rubber being rotten. It's only a matter of time before it tears wide open. On a matched set if one tire is doing that the other is not far behind.

That is a 3 corner puncture from running over an old T post or roadside sign post. I have had both.
 

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