Summanus
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New (to me) Mobile Tire Service
For the first time ever, I was able to use a mobile tire repair service on the Baja Road. And quite a nice experience it was!
This one is owned by Daniel Osuna out of the San Quentin area. As luck would have it, I came up with a slow leak that went flat while having a
roadside lunch just north of the town.
Ordinarily I would have changed the tire without a problem, but this trip I was pretty sore due to a recent operation. The kind folks at the
home-cafe knew my predicament and called the repair service. He was there in less than 15 minutes. Daniel used his portable genset to run air
inflater, air hammer, and make repairs to the tire with his power wire brush, then the patch, and back on the truck it went. He got us on the road
in short order..and all for a reasonable rate of 150 pesos. A tip was in order for him and a box of homemade cookies for the home owners. I wish I
had not lost the photo with his garage name and number...maybe next trip.
Baja...she's a'changing fast!
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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David K
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Wonderful!
I wish great success to him and any other Baja businesses that have the entrepeneurial motivation to provide outstanding service!!!
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Tomas Tierra
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Maybe you should try a set of bfg's??
Thank god for the brown angels!!
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Taco de Baja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
Maybe you should try a set of bfg's?? |
They can go bad too.....Even with less than 1,000 miles on them. Stupid pointy rocks! 
And, of course it was 100+ degrees, in August, 15 miles from the paved road, and all the tools buried under camping supplies. 
They're still the only tire I will use though. 
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David K
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Agree BFGs are popular, but not flat proof! Amo had brand new ones on his camper and got a sidewall puncture (on a sandy road)!
Real 3 ply sidewalls can be found in Cooper tires! No flats yet after 20,000 miles...
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Tomas Tierra
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I'm on my fourth set of BFG's with only one flat(jinx?) by running over a nail..I'm sold!
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Skipjack Joe
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BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMM!!
I'm on my first set of BFG's and I can't hear myself think half the time.
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Tomas Tierra
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Your driving on the road to much
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Summanus
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Good Tires
My slow-flat was caused by a common road hazard in Baja...a screw picked from the highway.
I have tried all kinds of tires while putting the 295,000 miles on my 3500 4X4 diesel. Michelins hastily bought in the Yukon (cost us our
first-born male child), BFGs, Coopers, some other, and these Firestones.
The current Firestones have been doing the job and I got a good buy in a remote place..'again'. $600 balanced and mounted. We haul heavy loads
frequently (gross of 25,000lbs) and need heavy-duty E-types..10-ply, 265-16's.
This leak is the only tire problem we have had so far...knock on wood. Since Daniel, the mobile tire repairman, fixed the right front on our last
Baja trip, I have driven the Firestones another 5500 for a grand total of just over 65,000 miles to date. Not too bad...so far. The tread is
starting to get a leettle shallow, though, so I will be tire shopping in a month or two.
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Al G
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Anyone know the availability of 8R 19.5" load "F"?
I have a good spare that I checked before leaving, but it is a little fatter then the 6 down now. I would gladly pay the price for a matched spare.
Albert G
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The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Summanus
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Al G...check these 19.5's on E-Bay
http://search.ebay.com/tires-19-5_W0QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3Q...
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Al G
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Thanks Summanus.....But I am in Mulege' and would not have a clue how to get them here. When I pass La Paz I was hoping to pick up a new on there.
Just thought they might be a poplar size and could locally in stock
Albert G
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The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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bajarich
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I keep putting holes in my BFG's. Sharp rocks go through the tread in the grooves. I had this happen with 2 tires in So. Utah on one trip. Maybe
that shale will eat up any tire. Maybe I had too much air pressure (45 Lbs), but I had my camper on so there was a lot of weight. The road was
smooth so I hadn't aired down.
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Barry A.
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Screws, sharp rocks, nails, and such will go thru ANY normal truck tire-------it is just the flip of a coin who will be "hit" next, I think.
I love my BFG AT's-----quiet, true 3-ply sidewalls (David), and they always get me there if I avoid the mud in places like Boca Grande on the road
below BOLA.
I ALWAYS carry a high quality "plug" kit for those pesky holes that DO show up from time to time. That way you do not have to take the wheel off the
veh., or tire off the rim, but you do have to have a decent compressor, or volume air tank.
PS I would not touch FIRESTONE tires with a 15 foot pole
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Summanus
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....and I would not touch BFG's with my pole.
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Barry A.
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Summanus------
----then you will never know what you are missing. 
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Summanus
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Then again...
..given the current season and local....
.....we may not need 'tires' for some time.
Hey, Everyone! Have a Happy One! Saludos, Summanus
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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