OTR Services in Hot Springs, AR

Sites hold spare OTR tires because the lead times justify it, and then the spares sit. Nobody counts that as use, so nobody counts it as wear.

Rubber ages regardless. It oxidizes, it hardens, and it does so faster in sunlight and faster again at temperature. A tire that has leaned against a fence in the open for four summers is not the tire that was delivered, even though nothing has been driven on it.

That matters most at the moment you reach for it, which is always a moment when a machine is down and nobody wants to hear it.

Two things follow, and neither costs anything. Store spares out of direct sunlight and off the ground, upright rather than stacked where you can. Then rotate the stock: use the oldest spare and replace it, rather than always reaching for whichever is nearest the door.

Every tire carries a manufacture date on the sidewall. On a spare that has been held for a while it is worth reading before it goes on a machine, particularly if the tire has been stored outdoors.

Ask the store what it would consider acceptable for your application. It is a short conversation and it is better had before a change-out than during one.

The national OTR services page sets out when an injury is repairable and why, on a tire of this value, repair is frequently the right answer.

The point worth adding on a stored spare: if the tire you were about to fit has been in the yard for years, having the damaged one assessed may leave you better off than reaching for the spare. Hot Springs carries OTR tires and every other Purcell category.

Mobile service and mining fleet services. Springdale is the Arkansas location for mobile work, and Jonesboro, Mabelvale and Springdale run managed mining programs.

The Hot Springs store is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, managed by Jeff Risor, and also offers wheel refurbishing.

See the national OTR services page for all 41 locations.