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Sealants used in puncture proofing on commercial tyres

What Type of Sealant is Used to Puncture Proof Commercial Tyres?

In Queensland and northern New South Wales, many of our customers prefer using aftermarket sealants to puncture proof commercial tyres for their commercial fleet vehicles. 

Across Australia, commercial fleet vehicles travel over a variety of terrain types, from city streets to rural highways. This can put a lot of wear and tear on their tyres, and punctures are a common occurrence. To prevent costly downtime, many commercial fleets rely on puncture proofing sealants. 

But what are these sealants and how do they work? 

Types of Sealants For Puncture Proofing Commercial Tyres In Queensland And Northern South Wales Australia

There are two main types of puncture proofing sealants used in commercial tyres: latex-based sealants and polymer-based sealants. 

Latex-based sealants are the most common type; they are cheap and easy to apply. The are synthesised to fill small holes and cracks in the tyre, and provide an effective barrier against punctures. they are also very effective in preventing air from escaping through and making the tyre go flat. 

Polymer-based sealants are less common because they are more expensive. But polymer-based sealants are more durable and longer-lasting that latex-based sealants. Additionally, they offer better protection against punctures and are more resistant to extreme temperatures.

Benefits of Using Sealants

Sealants have many benefits for commercial fleet vehicles, including reducing the risk of flats, extending the life of tyres, and improving fuel economy. 

They can also help keep tyres inflated during extreme temperatures. In addition, using sealants can help avoid costly repairs and downtime for vehicles. 

Applying Puncture Proofing Sealants To Your Commercial Tyres

Puncture proofing sealants are applied to the inside of the tyre, where they form a barrier against foreign objects such as nails, glass, or metal shards. 

When a sharp object penetrates the tyre, the sealant is forced into the hole by the pressure of the air inside the tyre. This quickly forms a plug that seals the hole and prevents air from escaping.

Puncture proofing sealants can be reapplied as needed; however, they will eventually need to be replaced. This is because they will slowly degrade over time, especially if exposed to extreme temperatures. 

For this reason, it's important to have the condition of your tyres checked regularly by professionals like Darra Tyres and top up the sealant as necessary.

Keeping Your Fleet Safe And Your Tyres In Top Shape

Puncture proofing sealants are an essential part of keeping commercial fleet vehicles on the road in Australia. If you are responsible for maintaining a fleet of commercial vehicles in Queensland or northern New South Wales, make sure to puncture proof your tyres. It will help keep your tyres in top condition, reduce the risk of flats, extend the life of tyres, and improve fuel economy. 

If you're located in anywhere across Australia and need puncture proofing for your commercial tyres, visit Darra Tyres. If you have any tyre questions, contact Darra Tyres today. 

Keeping your family and fleet safe on the road,

What is puncture proofing and how does it work for commercial tyres?

All You Need To Know About Puncture Proofing For Commercial Tyres

If you own or operate a commercial fleet in Queensland or in Norther New South Wales, Australia, then you know how important it is to keep your vehicles on the road. 

Downtime means lost productivity and profits, so you need to do everything you can to avoid unplanned stops. 

When it comes to commercial tyres, one of the most important things to consider is puncture proofing. After all, even the smallest puncture can cause a major problem—not to mention a hefty repair bill. So, what exactly is puncture proofing and how does it work? 

Reduce Tyre Damage, Prolong Life Of Your Tyres With Puncture Proofing 

Puncture proofing is a preventative measure that helps reduce the risk of punctures occurring in the first place. It works by filling small holes or cracks in the tyre with a sealant that hardens when it comes into contact with air. 

This sealant forms a barrier between the tyre and the object, preventing it from puncturing the tyre. It is installed by lining or filling the inner wall of the tyre with a specialised gel or foam. This sealant material helps to support the tyre walls, absorbing impact and spreading weight evenly so that there is less chance of a puncture occurring.

Some commercial tyres come with puncture proofing already built in, but others will need to have it added as an aftermarket service. If you’re looking for puncture proofing as an an aftermarket service, you can ask Darra Tyres and their team can help you get it done correctly.  

It’s important to make sure that your tyres are properly protected against punctures before hitting the road. The last thing you want is to be stranded on the side of the highway with a flat tyre!

Puncture Proofing Your Tyres To Improve Safety, Handling And Reliability

Puncture proofing your commercial tyres is a simple and effective way to improve safety, reliability and vehicle control while also reducing the costs associated with tyre failure. 

Puncture proofing is an effective way to reduce tyre damage and extend the life of your tyres. It can save you money by reducing the need for frequent repairs or replacements. And it can help keep your vehicles on the road, reducing downtime and increasing productivity.

Plus, adding puncture proofing to your tyres can help extend their lifespan too. So, if you're looking for an easy way to protect your investment, be sure to get your tyres puncture proofed today. 

If you're located across Australia and need new tyres with puncture proofing, or aftermarket puncture proofing we can arrange. If you have any tyre questions, or about how we can help keep your tyres in good condition, contact Darra Tyres today. 

Keeping your family and fleet safe on the road

Eathmoving Tyres

Your complete earthmover tyres guide

Choosing, fitting, maintaining, repairing and storage of earthmover tyres

Whatever your earthmoving vehicle, and whatever its use, perhaps the most important of its parts is its tyres. They’re all that separates the vehicle from the ground, and are vital in vehicle, driver and site safety. Earthmover tyres are an investment in man, machine and business. To maximise value from your investment, you must buy the correct tyres, fit them properly, and maintain and store them effectively.

Which earthmover tyres should you buy?

Choosing the right earthmover tyre is vital. Not only will the right tyre help your operation run smoothly, it is also essential to obtaining the highest level of tyre performance.

Earthmover tyre markings – use

The markings on earthmover tyres comply to an international standard. One of the markings tells you which use the tyre is designed for. This is a single letter, each pertaining to a single-use classification:

Earthmover tyre markings – tread

As with other types of tyre, earthmover tyres have different shapes and depths of tread. When deciding which is best for your earthmoving vehicle, you should consider the type of surface it will encounter. This is the biggest factor in the damage that could be caused to the tyre, and the amount of grip it needs to have.

Like the use classification, treads are depicted by standard markings. Instead of letters, treads are shown by numbers as follows:

Know your earthmover tyre capacity

When selecting your earthmover tyres, you will also need to know your TKPH (tonne-kilometres per hour) or TMPH (tonne-miles per hour). This is the working capacity of the tyre. This depends on the load capacity and the number of kilometres of travel in an hour.

Tyres of the same size and tread pattern could have different TKPH ratings, depending upon the types of rubber used in the tyre manufacturing process.

Fitting earthmover tyres

Fitting earthmover tyres is a dangerous operation. It must be carried out using recommended working methods and in line with tyre safety rules. These are designed to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment.

If tyres are fitted poorly, it could cause damage to the tyre and make the vehicle unsafe to operate. Incorrect fitting of earthmover tyres is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.

You must not allow non-qualified, non-experienced people to fit earthmover tyres. The stakes are simply too high.

Maintaining earthmover tyres

Once fitted and in an operational setting, earthmover tyres must be inspected regularly. This will ensure that any damage or wear is spotted early.

Checks should be made on the treads at several points on the tyre. This is best done using a depth gauge. You should also inspect the tyre for cuts, grazes, gouges and bulges on the sidewall and tread, and for damage to the bead zone.

Correct tyre inflation is crucial. Correctly inflated earthmover tyres ensure optimal performance and safety of operators, other personnel, and equipment. Underinflated and overinflated tyres could severely impact traction and braking, and cause irreparable damage to the tyre, as well as irregular wear that reduces effective tyre life.

Repairing earthmover tyres

Repairs should always be carried out by a fully trained tyre professional. They will fully inspect the tyre first and assess if the damage can be repaired. This assessment is critical, and it must be made with the tyre removed from the wheel. Only then can the technician make a sound judgement – a wrong call could lead to a dangerous repair being made.

How to store and move earthmover tyres

If you store or handle earthmover tyres incorrectly, you risk damaging them beyond repair. You may also risk accident and injury to operators.

Tyres should be stored:

When handling tyres, you should not:

It is essential that operators comply with all health and safety rules at the operating site, and wear and use personal protective equipment.

Summing up

Investing in the right earthmover tyre is essential for your operation. It helps to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment, and it improves operational effectiveness. Once you have selected the correct tyre, it is essential that it is fitted correctly and maintained properly.

Because of the very serious safety factors associated with the fitting and repair of earthmover tyres, you should only ever entrust these tasks to qualified and experienced tyre technicians.

For all your tyre needs in Brisbane, contact Darra Tyres to benefit from the very best, fully qualified and experienced tyre technicians.

Keeping your family and fleet safe on the road,

Kevin Wood

Why Earthmoving Tyres are a Matter of Life and Death!

When it comes to Earthmoving tyres, rims, and wheel assemblies are critical items on vehicles. If they’re fitted incorrectly, or the tyre or part used is sub-standard, the results could be fatal. Good earthmoving tyre maintenance really is a matter of life or death.

The difference between earthmoving tyres and car tyres is bigger than size.

Working with tyres of all types is our job, and we take pride in our work. When it comes to earthmoving tyres we take extra special care. Apart from the size of them (most dwarf our Managing Director, Kevin Wood, even though he’s 6ft), the assembly is a multiple component job. A car tyre is a single item mounted on a rim. Earthmover tyres’ assemblies consist of:
• The tyre
• The rim
• Flange rings
• Bead and seat band
• O-ring
• Lockring
Different rim manufacturers have different fitting designs, too. These include studs, cleats, wedges, and wheel nuts. When a tyre is fitted, the fitter has to be aware of all of this and then make certain that the correct fitments and other components are used. It’s a high-risk operation, which can lead to fatalities.

According to a report that captured accident numbers from bodies such as the Queensland Government Department of Mines and Energy, Department of Industry and Resources Western Australia, and the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, among others, a third of earthmoving tyres and rim maintenance accidents reported resulted in death. On top of this number, half of all the reported accidents were judged to have been potentially fatal.
As a profession, earthmoving tyres maintenance is a pretty dangerous one!

Main causes of accidents when working with earthmoving tyres

There are a number of root causes of maintenance accidents when working with earthmoving tyres. These include absent or deficient rim and rim components. If these aren’t correct for the tyre and rim used, then the outcome in the field could be disastrous, too. That’s why all our tyre specialists are specifically trained on earthmover tyre maintenance – not only does this training protect us when we’re working on the tyre, more importantly it protects the customer after the tyre has been fitted.

You also won’t see us heating rims to loosen corroded wheel fastenings – a practice that, along with rim integrity, is the number one contributor to fatalities during tyre maintenance work.

Our safety equals your safety
Our tyre maintenance team is continually updating its training to stay ahead of industry requirements. We know that when it comes to safety, what we do when we work on earthmover tyres and rims directly impacts the safety of our customers and their workforce. And that’s an area in which we’ll never cut any corners.

5 tips to keep your earthmover operatives safe

Many of our customers ask our advice on tyre and rim maintenance. Here are five tips to make sure that you and your employees are earthmover tyre safe at all times:
1. Use a regular testing and maintenance program, and check rims and rim components for integrity
2. Always make sure that tyres and rims are matched
3. Only use tyre specialists that are trained and accredited
4. Undertake a preventative maintenance program to eliminate hot brakes and overheating wheel motors
5. Make sure your employees are trained in tyre use and emergencies
If you’ve got any questions or queries, or want to know more about tyre safety, don’t hesitate to call our team on 3333 5510 and ask for an Industrial Tyres expert.. We’re here to help, and keeping your family and fleet safely on the road is our mission.

Yours in family and fleet safety,

Kevin and the team

Industrial Tyres – Tyres this size aren’t too big for the team

Managing Director, Kevin Wood who stands at 6 feet is dwarfed by these Maxam Industrial Tyres. We fitted 4 of these using our outside Service Trucks. How does one man and a truck fit something this large?

How to remove Industrial Tyres

Well, we use a large forklift to get the tyre removed and in place and for a fair amount of the grunt work depending on how helpful the old tyre and rim are. In many cases, the old rim and tyre may have been on the vehicle for years and so can become quite stuck. So a mixture of tyre levers, mallets, bangs, crashes and a bit of detergent generally get the job done (although it’s a little more technical than that) but you get the hint.

So if you have Industrial tyres of any size, shape (hopefully round), tread or brand we can provide it, and fit it onsite (or on the side of the road).

Give the team a call for all your industrial tyre needs, and any tyre from the smallest to the largest and everything in between. We are specialists with over 30 years experience.

Call the team today on 3333 5510 and ask for an Industrial Tyres expert.

Regards,
Kevin and the team at Darra Tyres

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