Re: Tire hole sealant/self sealing tire goo stuff question...

["T.R.E. Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---A while back I was mentioning a gel that is pumped into the tire after 
the tire is aired down. The tire is then aired to specified pressure and 
driven at a speed of 40 mph for passenger vehicles and IIRC 50 mph or better 
for large trucks, for a duration of at least 10 minutes. The gel was used at 
the excavation company I worked for in Michigan and I do not know where to 
get it. It is different than the slime* that is sold at parts stores. The 
price alone can verify that.

---I know you know the pump that fits on a 5 gallon bucket of gear oil (?). 
It releases about 3-5oz. from the bucket with each pump. I was told by the 
head mechanic (after he told me to fill my tires), that 10 pumps in each 
tire costs about $150.oo, then he asked me if I could guess how much it cost 
to fill all the tires on the payloaders and rigs that hauled the lowboy 
trailers. LOL, I almost felt guilty, but he said that if I worked there, I 
was to have this gel in my tires, new tires or not.

---It only plugged a hole of 1/4" in diameter. I will try and make a phone 
call and find out what company it was that made the gel we used.

---FWIW, someone also chimed in, in a reply, about a sand/powder that was 
placed in the tires and balanced the tires as you drove. That product I 
would be interested in hearing about again.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "ihc-digest" <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: Tire hole sealant/self sealing tire goo stuff question...


> A long time ago, someone was talking about this green goo/gel stuff you 
> can
> put in a tire before installing it.  It's supposed to seal a hole in a 
> tire
> up to 1/2" if you get a puncture?  A self sealing tire basically...
>
> Anyone konw what that stuff is called or how to get it?  I'm starting to
> contemplate when I have to get new tires...
>
> -Ryan