How to repair an Eathmover or OTR Tyre with vulcanisation (Major damage)

In this video we guide you through the process of a major repair (a repair using vulcansiation to cure the rubber).

This tyre had been plugged in the sidewall which is very bad practice and certainly not a repair! Our resident repair specialist shows all the stages of how to repair an earthmover or OTR tyre. Repairing a tyre like this is permanent and enables the tyre to run for the rest of it's life, it's also much better for the environment than disposal.

The stages covered in this video are as follows:

00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Cutting away the surface rubber
01:07 - Exposing the steel cords
01:40 - Removing the cords and cutting out the injury
02:26 - Preparing the inside of the tyre for the patch
02:39 - Preparing the patch
03:19 - Applying the patch to the inside of the tyre
03:54 - Application of glue to the outside of the tyre
04:00 - Filling the outside of the tyre with extruded rubber
04:56 - Fitting the airbags and heat pads for vulcanisation
05:45 - Removal of heat pads and air bags after vulcanisation
05:58 - Buffing the tyre to the original contours of the tyre

T&C Site Services are the UK's number 1 independent earthmover tyre specialists. We maintain and manage earthmover and OTR tyres throughout the UK to the highest standards. Our knowledge, skills and systems enable our customers to maximise their tyre’s life and minimise their cost.