Tire Sealant Stops "2X4 Leak"

Tire Sealant Stops "2X4 Leak" TIRES/WHEELS Handling 25-6-40 While covering the Farm Science Review near Columbus, Ohio, we came across an unusual exhibit set up by a local tire company. They had a tractor tire on display with a 2 by 4 stuck right through the sidewall. What was amazing about the tire was that after the 18-in. long chunk of wood punched it's way through the tire, the farmer was able to keep right on mowing. The tire did not go flat thanks to a new flat-stop product called Multi-Seal which he had mixed with the liquid calcium inside the tire. We talked to national sales manager Craig Russell and he told us Multi-Seal has been around for years for use in military and commercial vehicles but has only been made available to farmers in the last couple years. "There's no other leak-stop product on the market that mixes with fluid in a tire. It will instantly seal a hole up to 1/2-in. dia. with the heavy-duty version of the product," says Russell, noting that the liquid has tiny fibers that work like a tire plug to seal a hole. The tiny fiber was developed by NASA scientists for space suits. The plug is stronger than the tire itself. "The fibers are so light and fluid that they go instantly to the hole, plugging it almost instantaneously," notes Russell. Multi-Seal has been used by the military for years û a special formula will plug holes up to 1 1/4-in. dia. ù and has recently caught on rapidly with rental equipment companies. One national firm recently put Multi-Seal in 180,000 pieces of equipment that it rents nationwide. "Once you put it in a tire, you've solved 95 percent of your puncture problems. Best of all, it'll last the life of the tire yet the cost of treating a tire is less than the cost of fixing a flat," Russell notes. The average cost of putting Multi-Seal into a 16-in. truck tire is $6 (takes about 18 oz. at 34 cents an ounce). Russell says one big testimony to the effectiveness of Multi-Seal is that tire companies are selling it. "There's never been a sealant that tire companies would sell on a widespread basis. A number of tire companies are now putting Multi-Seal into every tire they sell and guaranteeing no repair costs for the life of the tire, including slow rim leaks and valve stem leaks. This product is also the first ever that will effectively stop leaks on high-speed over the road vehicles." Multi-Seal is designed for 3/4-ton vehicles and up so it's not designed for use in cars and light duty pickups (it would affect tire balance on a lighter vehicle). "Big savings can be realized by truck fleets, for example, by preventing under inflation which reduces gas mileage and increases the life of tires." Multi-Seal is the only tireseal product ever introduced that mixes with water and water calcium mixes in tires, according to Russell. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Multi-Seal Corp., 16750 Hedgecroft, Suite 512, Houston, Texas 77060 (ph 281 591-0111; Website: www.multi-seal.com).

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