Who plugs tires?

[scootr]

Anyone tried or seen the new style plugs, that are a silicon coated screw, that you screw into the hole?

I have not but I can add this. I ran many off road creations in the desert. Some were sand buggies, dirt bikes, and others were just VW pans with a motor and cage. Flat tires were an every day event. I carried an assortment of pan head sheet metal screws that worked great for sealing punctures on the spot. Some of those screws remained in place for the life of the tire.
Pull out a nail or a stick and thread in a screw. So seems these would work just fine.

 

[paulsharvey]

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[scootr]

Or $6 worth of screws

Amazon.com

 

[DarkBlack]

I’ll stick with gummy worms

 

[WinterDeere]

I’ll stick with gummy worms

That was my gut reaction, as well. But I can see how these screw things might work well. It’ll be interesting to see data on how well each holds over 3-5 years, on average.

 

[ning]

That was my gut reaction, as well. But I can see how these screw things might work well. It’ll be interesting to see data on how well each holds over 3-5 years, on average.

I'd think that you'd want something that would flex about the same amount as the tire around it - I'd be concerned about the threads of the screw gradually chewing up the sides of the hole.