Craig, Colorado

Purcell Tire & Service in Craig, CO

The Purcell commercial store at 378 E 1st St in Craig serves northwest Colorado, a long way from anywhere else in the network. Six services, all nine tire categories, and 24-hour roadside assistance.

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The store for the northwest corner

Craig is the only Purcell location in northwest Colorado, and the next one is a long drive over the mountains. That distance is the defining fact about using this store, and it changes two things.

First, stock matters more. The store carries all nine tire categories, not just the commercial ones, because the alternative to having a size here is a wait rather than a drive.

Second, so does the response when something fails. Roadside assistance in country like this is a different proposition from roadside assistance in a city, and the detail you give on the phone, exactly where the unit is and what size it takes, decides how the trip goes.

Services

What this store does

24-Hour Roadside Assistance in Craig, CO, for units stopped on the road or on a site.
Fleet Services in Craig, CO, covering specifications, scheduled work and accounts.
OTR Services in Craig, CO, for loaders, haul trucks and heavy equipment.
Retreading in Craig, CO, through the Purcell program.
Tire & Wheel Balancing in Craig, CO.
Wheel Refurbishing in Craig, CO, which on large wheels costs a fraction of replacement.

No general vehicle repair is offered here. Brakes, oil changes, A/C and engine work are handled at Purcell's commercial and consumer stores, the nearest being Loveland and Denver.

Equipment rather than cars

Roadside assistance, fleet services and OTR services, with wheel refurbishing alongside, is the profile of a store working for operations rather than drivers: energy, mining and construction equipment, the trucks that service them, and agricultural machinery on the ranches around.

Wheel refurbishing is the tell. A store offering it is expecting large wheels that take a beating, which is not a car-shaped service.

Retreading from a long way out

Craig collects casings for the retreading program, and they are retreaded at the Denver plant over the mountains.

Distance makes the economics sharper rather than weaker. A casing is the expensive part of the tire, and out here the replacement is also the slowest to arrive, so protecting one is worth more than it would be in a city. The habit that protects it is stopping a unit the moment a tire fails rather than running it in. See retreading.

Nearby

Other Purcell locations in Colorado

Every Colorado listing is on the Colorado locations page.

What are the hours?

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Roadside assistance covers commercial units outside those hours, on (970) 824-0217.

Can I get a car or pickup serviced in Craig?

Tires, yes, and the store carries every category. General repair, no: brakes, oil changes and engine work go to Loveland or Denver.

Do you carry farm and OTR tires?

Yes, all nine Purcell categories including agricultural, OTR, industrial and tracks. Call with the machine and the size from the sidewall.

How do I get casings retreaded from out here?

Hand them to the store. Craig collects casings for the program and the Denver plant does the work. Have a casing inspected before scrapping it.

What should I have ready when I call about a breakdown?

Where the unit is, as precisely as you can give it, the tire size and position, whether the unit is loaded, and a number that stays reachable. In country this open, the location is the detail that matters most.

Talk to the Craig store

Call (970) 824-0217, or send a quote request with the machine and the size.

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