Tyre puncture repair kits

harryopal,
I carry a suercheap tubless repair kit (under $20 ) for plugging tryes.
I also carry a pair of tyre levers , a rubber mallet , a selection of patches and a tin of rubber glue.I use either a 6 ton hydrulic bottle jack or the high lift to break beads.
most important i carry a couple of spare tubes .
in the bush i prefer to fit a tube if a repair beyond plug is required . this is because it can be awkward to reseat tubless tryes when useing small compressor.
works for me
cheers
Howard

The best emergency repair kit I've used is the pressure cans of goop. The tyre bods hate 'em coz they fill the tyre/tube up with sticky muck. But they'll get you out of trouble. They'll even put a bit of pressure in the tyre, but best if you have a compressor in the kit.
Let's face it, changing a tyre is no fun, especially on the track. But just in case, I also carry a tyre plug kit (5 years old and still brand new) and 2 spares when we go off the beaten track.

Hi Harry.
This is slightly on the overkill side of things but...
I carry tyre pliers, 2 x 900mm & 1 x 600mm tubeless rim tyre levers & 1 x 600mm split rim tyre lever.
For inflation I use a Max Air compressor. The ARB compressor is primarily for the diff lockers but can be used as a spare. Also carry a transfer hose. I have had a compressor air hose blow out (too hot!)
One job for the future is to make up an adapter or similar so that any air hose will fit any compressor.
For repairs I have the super seal plug kit, 2 x spare tubes & a range of radial tyre repair patches, tube patches, glue, inner liner sealant, stitching tool, cordless drill & buffing wheel, wire brush... See Rema Tip Top for this stuff & they will take phone orders & provide delivery.
There are also spare valves and tubless tyre valve assemblies.
I carry two spares as well.
Most of this kit, not the spare wheels of course, fits between the back seat & the cargo barrier.
I don't like the goo option. Once had a can of it "go off" & the mess was horrendous!

Cheers, Tony - Back from the Great Victoria Desert.

Harryopal

I suppose it depends on where you are going. If you are an hour or so out of a major city then all you need is a spare wheel and the phone number of the NRMA. If you are in the remotest parts of the Outback then I don't think what Tony MD carries is going too far. You could easily use the lot in those conditions.

Have a look at the two links below. The first suggests that there is a lot more to it than meets the eye. A glance through the equipment available on the Rema site gives you an idea of what is available. There are plenty of plugs, patches etc listed there that I have never seen in a 4WD shop.

Give your nearest branch a ring or better still call in if you are close enough. Find out exactly what is needed for everything from a small nail hole to a worst case scenario then make sure you have it and know how to use it.

Brian

http://www.cityoffpeak.com/generalinterest.htm

http://www.rema-tiptop.com.au/portal/home-australia.html

Anything will do because once you have something you'll never need it:-))

OK, seriously, I have a set of tyre pliers, a Safety Seal plug kit, a spare tube, a good quality 12 volt compressor and two spare wheels/tyres as the spare from the trailer is interchangeable.

Having said that, I have only had one puncture, but as a rock sliced through the sidewall and the tyre crapped itself big time, no amount of repair work was going to fix the sucker.

All you can do is prepare yourself for the most common of situations.

Bill.

Find your local Rema Tip Top supplier. They supply all tyre repair outlets in the country, well almost. German quality and been around for more years thany any of us. They supply all tyre puncture repair equipment and some darned good kits. We have been using their stuff exclusively for over ten years without hassle. Just remember to repalce the glues/adhesives every two years as they go off.

For tyre changing we carry both tyre pliers and the bead breaker kits. Both have their pros and cons and both definately require practice to get the best from

RobA

Hey Harry, when i was shopping for puncture repair kit i went straight to supercheap auto, their kits didnt even look close to being adequate, so went to arb and bought a quality kit that works great and a spare tube completes my kit......ok i'm not set up for all occasions but i figure if i need to break the bead i will just do it with the jack or drive the vehicle onto it and reset the bead with a tie down and air, luckily ive never had to break the bead but am equipped to do so if neccesary, as for the reamer, i have used it each time but experience is telling me only use it when neccesary, reason being is because i have noticed strands of the steel belt retracking with the reamer when removing, dont think that is a good thing.

Perhaps if you contact them (Rema) direct you might get some where their Web site is a shocker and they don't answer emails.

Richard