Tyre repair possible?

[Stuart]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H_nRglo1iW0/UCqucNcfrpI/AAAAAAAAEyo/lnwwMWPNk68/s800/IMG_20120814210044.jpg

Is this too close to the shoulder/wall to be repaired?
I've not pulled the nail out as I need to limp her to a tyre place lol

[paul080803]

Too close to repair! New tyre needed

[Stuart]

****sticks :(

[paul080803]

Tricky to tell but from the pic it doesnt look like a new tyre? I had a puncture 20 miles into a brand new tyre once, that was a real s**t day!!!

[Stuart]

They seem about half worn. And they are 'only' £100 lol

[pottersrebel]

Ive had them fixed closer to the sidewall than that in the past but i use a Plant tyre firm to repair mine, when ever i have a puncture on my van, my forklift suddenly develops a slow puncture and i get my van tyre sorted on the works bill lol whoops

[paul080803]

Normal car tyre company wont repair anything that close.

[Mike]

Leave it in there lol Ive got a nail in my rear tyre after only 100 or so miles also :/

[Stuart]

Leave it in there lol Ive got a nail in my rear tyre after only 100 or so miles also :/

It lost 5psi in an hour lol

[steviegsi]

But if you leave it , the clicking every rotation will drive you insane!

[Mike]

It lost 5psi in an hour lol

Whos stupid idea was to leave it in lol lol lol

[Andy]

Ive had one in my van that close for well over 1000miles now.loses 15psi every week if i leave it

[John]

I'd say new tyre. Don't fcuk around trying to get it repaired for the sake of your safety :)

[mowgli]

by rights its a dangerous spot to repair, but if it was on something we don't use on highway, like the quad trailer, we'd fix it with a mushroom patch..
and then we chase down the road at 50mph with it to feed the sheep lol lol

[John]

We have a gauge at work, anything in The affected area is a no-no. If i fixed it, and it failed, i would find myself liable.

[Lewis.]

I'm going to buck the trend here by saying I'd probably be happy to repair that, on the grounds that the main injury is at 90 degrees to the tread, and by the looks of things (obviously hard to judge from a pic) the flat internal portion of the patch would only wrap up the side of the carcass by a few mm. But having said that, how big is the screw? you'd probably even get away with a 4mm micro patch which may be entirely on the tread area. Don't write it off until someones actually looked at it from inside

[AndrewJenkins]

^ disagree completely that close to the sidewall is a dangerous repair and in no way would i do it as i couldnt live with my self if it failed and although as stuart said £100 for another tyre yes they are expensive but cheaper than the price of a life IMO shoot me down if you like but ill stick to what ive just said

[Stuart]

Opting for a new tyre now.

Sods law it would be near the edge.

[paul080803]

It is just not safely repairable!

[Pistol Pete]

Best get a new one. That tyre looks shot anyway!!!