- We've all been there, right?
We've been on a road trip.
We're out on the trail doing some off-roading.
Whatever the case may be,
we've had a flat tire.
Now let's say for example,
your spare tire might either be flat
or you don't have a spare tire,
what's the next best way
to get you to your destination
without having to go buy another tire
or waiting for a tow truck?
Well, if you don't already have a tire plug kit,
I would highly recommend jumping on Amazon
buying a nice halfway decent tire plug kit,
keeping it in your vehicle,
whether it's your trail rig,
your weekend warrior
or your daily driver,
just in case you ever have to do an emergency tire repair.
That's exactly what we're gonna show you guys today.
How to plug this tire.
But first,
we gotta put a hole on this thing.
Now obviously the BFG KM3 is one heck of a strong tire.
Super tough.
Has a couple of plies of steel
and polyester on the tread itself
which by the way, guys,
you can find these right on our website at TrailBuilt.
But let's say for example,
you need to do an emergency plug kit.
Well, we're gonna use this nice little screw here
with a self-tapper on the end
to replicate our puncture.
All right, so we got this tire at street pressure.
It's right around at 30, 32 PSI
and all we're gonna do is pick a nice little spot here
where we think a nail might actually go in
and let her rip potato chip.
(speaker drilling sound)
Yeah, it run all the way down.
Look at that.
Now the nice thing about having a screw in the tires,
it's actually gonna act like a plug
for a while anyways,
but it will eventually start to leak out.
And when it does,
you'll have a plug kit to get you going
to where you need to go.
So we're gonna pull this back out
and then we're gonna plug it.
(speaker drilling sound)
(tire deflating sound)
So now that we have our puncture in the trend of the tire,
in the tire plug kit,
in this particular one anyways,
there's a couple of reamers in there,
a couple of different sizes depending on the puncture
and there's some, well, basically I call it Vaseline,
but it's like some gel,
some lubricant to help the reamer
because what you want to do
is you want to take your reamer
and you're gonna ream out that hole first.
You want a nice clean hole to be able to put the plugs into.
- That's what she said. (laughs)
(Michael laughing) - Michael.
- Michael.
Really just basically put a dab on here
and then from here,
it's gonna take some force,
but you just apply it and twist.
And all you're gonna do
is drive that reamer home
and clean out that hole.
The point is I want to be able to fit the plug in here.
Now, if it was a bigger hole,
if there was more of a cut to it,
maybe it got hit by a sharp metal object or something.
Then obviously we're gonna have to clean that out so that
maybe two or three different plugs would fit in there.
(tire deflating sound)
Then these plugs here are basically
just a really sticky poly
and rubber material.
So I don't remember exactly what the name of this tool is,
but it basically just holds the plug itself.
So then from here,
I'll jam it in there
and then to pull this out,
it is slotted right here
and then I'll literally just hold this down
and pull it out at the same time.
(tire deflating sound)
Now this is best to have the tire off the vehicle,
but obviously you can do this
with the tire on the vehicle as well.
It's just gonna take a little bit more creativity,
I would say.
So from there and then pull this out.
(tire popping sound)
Just like that.
So once that's out,
you get your plug in there
and then you just cut off your excess,
put some air in it,
good to go.
Now you can also do this
even if the hole goes through one of the tread lugs.
You do the same process.
Clean out the whole shove the plug in,
cut it up.
The most important thing is just
making sure that it's down in the hole deep enough,
and that you only have a little bit of the plug sticking out
because it's gonna seal a little bit from the inside,
but from the outside too.
So that's it.
It's really just a matter of having
a halfway decent plug kit
not just a regular gas station plug kit,
but plan ahead,
get a decent plug kit,
Amazon, hardware store,
whatever it may be,
make sure it's got the reaming tools in it--
so you can get that nice clean hole
for that plug to stick into.
And other than that,
it's a great tool to have with you
for those emergency tire fix situations
when either your,
like I said, your spare is obsolete
or maybe it's got a hole in it already
or whatever the case may be,
it's always really good
to have that plug kit along with you.
So with that said,
if you guys do need a spare tire or extra tires,
instead of just running around with a plugged tire,
you can find them right on our website
it's trailbuiltoffroad.com.
Other than that, guys,
we definitely appreciate all of you for watching
and all of your support.
I'm Josh from trailbuilt
and we'll see you guys out on the trail.
(country rock music)