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Flat tire options???

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Flat tire options???

I carry a can of fix a flat but it's bulky and I worry about the can getting punctured.
Thinking of a bicycle co2 inflator and slime???
What does everyone else do?
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Re: Flat tire options???

Small bottle jack. Gear leg jack point. New tubes. Pump.
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Re: Flat tire options???

GumpAir wrote:Small bottle jack. Gear leg jack point. New tubes. Pump.


I would be partial to this route. The little patch kits that you get for bicycles work amazingly well too if you can locate the puncture (inflate, submerge or listen for air hiss.) Slime has been hit and miss for me in the past.

The most important part of this equation is getting the wheel off the ground. That gear leg jack point is a really handy tool that every Cessna owner should carry.
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Re: Flat tire options???

had a flat last year at caveman ranch on a 29X11X10...fix a flat worked well, it was a small thorn that i left in the tire(couldnt get it pulled out)hoping to get back to cortez where I could have access to tools etc...held so well I didnt repair it for a couple of weeks...
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Re: Flat tire options???

Just a thought.

I have had an occasion or two where the problem (in my SUV) was not the tire itself, but a leaking valve inside the valve stem.

If your tires have valve stems, I'd carry a couple of small valve stems and a valve stem wrench, just in case. The weight is negligible.

Also, a really small curved mosquito hemostat is great for pulling out small objects, and might have been just the tool to use for that thorn that was mentioned Again, weight is negligible.
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