Willcox, Arizona

Purcell Tire & Service in Willcox, AZ

The Purcell commercial store at 800 E Maley St in Willcox covers southeastern Arizona, on I-10 between Tucson and the New Mexico line. Six services, all nine tire categories, 24-hour roadside assistance, and an earlier start than most Purcell stores at 7:00 AM.

Farm country on a freight corridor

Willcox sits in an agricultural part of southeastern Arizona with I-10 running through it, and the store's stock reflects both. All nine tire categories are carried, which means agricultural tires for the farms and commercial tires for the freight, out of the same building.

The 7:00 AM opening is the other local signal. Work out here starts early, and a store that opens at eight is a store that costs somebody half a morning.

Services

What this store does

General vehicle repair is not offered here. Brakes, oil changes, A/C and engine work go to Tucson, which is the nearest commercial and consumer store.

Retreading and the agricultural case

Willcox collects casings for Purcell's retreading program, and they are retreaded at the Phoenix plant.

On a farm this is worth asking about more often than it is. Large agricultural tires accumulate hours rather than miles, the casing routinely outlives several treads, and the plant retreads agricultural casings along with commercial and OTR. See retreading.

Who this store serves

Roadside assistance and fleet services next to OTR services, with farm and track tires in stock, is the profile of a store serving working ground rather than a town: farms, construction and aggregate operations, and the freight that runs between them.

It does not offer mining fleet services. For a site wanting a managed mining program in southeastern Arizona, Tucson is the nearest location.

Deal with tires between seasons

Farm tire work belongs in the gaps, not in the middle of them. The machine is standing anyway, the size is easier to get hold of before everybody needs it, and nothing is waiting on the field.

The jobs worth doing early:

  • Inspection of anything that looked marginal at the end of last season.
  • Casings sent for retreading while the machine is not needed.
  • Re-shoeing a machine in the yard rather than at the end of a row.
  • Confirming the sizes you depend on are available.

The store would far rather have that conversation in a quiet week than take the call during harvest, and so would you.

Questions

Questions about the Willcox store

What are the hours?

Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, which is an hour earlier than most Arizona Purcell stores. Roadside assistance covers commercial units outside those hours.

Do you carry farm tires?

Yes. All nine Purcell categories are carried here, including agricultural tires and tracks. Call with the machine and the size from the sidewall.

Can I get a car or pickup serviced here?

Tires, yes. General repair, no. The nearest Purcell store handling brakes, oil changes and engine work is Tucson.

Does Willcox handle mining equipment?

It offers OTR services, which covers fitting, change-outs and repairs on off-highway tires. For a managed mining program, Tucson runs mining fleet services.

Can farm tires be retreaded?

Sound agricultural casings can be. Willcox collects them and the Phoenix plant does the work. Ask the store to have a casing inspected before you scrap it.

Talk to the Willcox store

Call (520) 779-0825, or send a quote request with the machine and the size.