Bullet Holes in Tire

[wolftree]

I suppose if someone hypothetically drove through downtown Detroit, they might have need of repairing bullet holes in trailer tires. I would not use this said tire on any highway vehicle after said repairs though.

 

[Soundguy]

farm / offroad use? sure.. internal patch and tube.

road? never any sidewall repair...

 

[Code54]

I'm with Soundguy!

 

[CurlyDave]

As an engineer I can tell you that tires do not work the way most people think they do.

Air pressure inside the tire does not directly carry any weight. The weight is carried by the sidewalls. The air pressure makes the sidewalls more stiff and therefore able to carry the weight.

Since the sidewall carries the weight, I would never use a patched sidewall on any public roadway. Off-road, on a low speed farm trailer or wagon, OK, but no public roads for me.

 

[powerpace]

I'm with CurlyDave on this one. Sidewall damage is asking for trouble at highway speeds. For offroad use it's still trouble and not worth the difference in cost of repair and time as opposed to new tires.


Next time use a hillside as a backstop for your targets. Just kidding of course.

 

[buickanddeere]

Most here are looking at the minor air leakage concern. The important issue is the cut/torn/ruined sidewall belts.

 

[Coyote machine]

If it MUST go on a roadway trailer it should ONLY be used as an emergency spare. Otherwise it would work as an offroad farm trailer tire. Trailer tires are NOT the same as car/ truck tires. Their sidewall structure is much stiffer than car/truck tires and most on road failures are due to underinflation as a result of the operator not being able to see the usual low air bulge associated with regular tires. Then the low air tire goes down the road and heats up and failure occurs due to low air and sidewall failure.
Get a new tire. Check air pressure before any trip and at each tire including the spare.