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Old 06-02-2022, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cordenny View Post
Beware of getting a nail or screw in your tires in the new construction areas. We were there the other day, checking on brother's new home and getting mail in the St. John's area. The next day, we had a flat tire. It couldn't be plugged, so had to get a new one. Be careful!!
Re: had to get a new one.
If, you get a nail in a tire, do not pull it out. It is usually a far slower leak with the nail in the hole than an opened hole. Driving on a flat tire, destroys the tire. Can't be repaired? Sometimes the goal is to sell you a new tire.

The best way to patch a tire, a tubeless tire, is not to use a plug but to take the tire off the rim and patch it on the inside.