On rented equipment, check the tires when it arrives
Contractors in a metro area rent a lot of equipment: a loader for a few weeks, a skid steer for a job, a backhoe while their own is down. The rental agreement usually makes the renter responsible for damage beyond normal wear, and tires are among the most common sources of disagreement when the machine goes back.
The problem is timing. Nobody looks closely at the tires when a rental is dropped off on a busy site. When it is collected, a cut sidewall, a chunk missing from a lug or a tire worn to a different depth from its partner gets noticed, and there is no record of whether it arrived that way.
A few minutes at delivery settles it:
- Photograph each tire, sidewall and tread, with the date visible if you can.
- Note anything already wrong: cuts, missing chunks, mismatched tread, a tire that looks low.
- Send it to the rental company the same day, so the condition is on record before your crew uses the machine.
The same check at the end of the rental, before collection, tells you whether anything happened on your watch, while there is still time to deal with it.
When a tire does get damaged
A cut or puncture on an equipment tire is OTR repair work, and whether it can be repaired depends on where the damage is and how large it is. Call before the machine is pushed back into service on a damaged tire, since running it can turn a repairable injury into a replacement. A fleet with its own equipment can put it on a fleet account, and the wheels under the tires are wheel refurbishing, both here.
The national OTR services page covers fitting, repair and supply.
Other stores nearby
De Soto and Washington also offer OTR services.
About this store
The Fenton store carries all nine Purcell tire categories and is managed by Daniel Garcia.
See the national OTR services page for all 41 locations.