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Safety Seal's ATV Tire Repair Kit
 Death,
taxes…and flats on your ATV—there’s no escaping
the inevitable. Particularly when you and your ATV venture off into
the wild. Most ATV’s don’t carry a spare, which means
you’re left with two options when the tire deflates: you can
ride back to camp on the flat—not recommended if you value
your tire or your rim; or you can fix the flat right on the spot.
We recommend the second option.
While some riders have the foresight to pack a cheap tire plug
kit, the dilemma plaguing ATV riders is how to get air back INTO
the tire. Most ATV’s simply don’t have room in their
storage lockers for portable air compressors.
Our friends at Safety Seal have the answer to this problem. Their
ATV Tire Repair Kit manages to pack a repair kit and two small CO2
cartridges into a water-resistant container that fits into the smallest
storage containers on most ATV’s. The kit includes two CO2
inflator cartridges, six repair plugs, an inflation adapter, and
an ingenious plug insertion tool that uses the CO2 cartridge as
a handle.
Since we didn’t have the luxury to wait for a flat tire,
our cruel, slave-driving editor insisted we make our own flat. One
thing we learned, ATV tires are extremely tough. We tried pounding
a nail through the tire, then we tried ramming a screwdriver through
it. This just doesn’t work like it does in the movies! We
failed on both attempts and had to pull out the drill to get through
the tire
Once we made our hole, we found that the repair process was very
simple. It actually took us longer to make the hole than it did
to plug it! The only thing we found lacking with the ATV Tire Repair
Kit was a tool to cut off the end of the plug, so make sure you
pack a set of side-cutters.
A single CO2 cartridge was able to deliver about 2 PSI of pressure
to our stock tires. We usually run our tires at 3-4 PSI, but on
the trail, this would be plenty of pressure to get us back to base
camp so we could finish airing up the tire. Alternatively, we could
have simply added the second CO2 cartridge.
At $24.95, you really can’t go wrong with the Safety Seal
Kit. We have tested other Safety
Seal products before, and have never had a problem with a repair.
This little kits takes up a small space, but fills a big need.
| Safety Seal |
| North Shore Laboratories Corporation
40-44 Endicott St.
PO Box 568
Peabody, MA 01960
phone: 978-531-3044
toll free: 800-888-9021
fax: 978-531-5954
email: nslc@erols.com
website: www.safetyseal.com
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