Viburnum, Missouri

Purcell Tire & Service in Viburnum, MO

The Purcell commercial store at Highway MO-49 and Casteel Dr in Viburnum is built for working equipment: six services, all nine tire categories, 24-hour roadside assistance, and a 3:30 PM close that matches the shifts around it.

An address on a highway, and hours to match

Viburnum's Purcell store is at a highway intersection rather than a street number, and it closes at 3:30 PM, earlier than any other Purcell store. Only the retread plants in Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Cleveland shut sooner, at 3:00 PM, and those run production shifts rather than counters.

Both facts point at the same customer. This is a store for equipment and trucks working to a shift, not for walk-in traffic at the end of the afternoon. If you are planning a visit, plan it early.

Services

Six services

There is no general vehicle repair here. Brakes, oil changes, A/C, engine work and state inspections are all handled at De Soto, which is the nearest Purcell store offering them.

Equipment work, close to the plant

Two services on that short list carry most of the weight.

OTR services covers the tires under off-highway machines: fitting, change-outs, and repairs on tires worth saving. On equipment that size, repair is frequently the right answer, and the decision comes from inspection rather than from looking at the outside.

Wheel refurbishing deals with the wheels those tires sit on. Corrosion at the bead seat causes leaks nobody can find with the tire fitted, and a wheel that looks finished is usually repairable at a fraction of replacement cost.

Retreading, with the plant nearby

Casings collected here go to the Purcell retread plant in Potosi, which is one of the shorter journeys any Purcell store makes for a retread.

For an operation running heavy equipment, that proximity is worth using. A casing is the expensive structure in the tire, inspection decides whether it can carry new tread, and the main thing that ends one is a tire run flat. Stop the unit, call, and the casing usually survives. See retreading.

Questions

Questions about the Viburnum store

What are the hours?

Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, the earliest close of any Purcell store. 24-hour roadside assistance covers commercial units outside those hours.

What is the address exactly?

The store is at the intersection of Highway MO-49 and Casteel Dr in Viburnum. There is no street number; use the intersection.

Can I get my car serviced here?

Tires, yes, and the store carries every category. General repair, no: brakes, oil changes, A/C, engine work and state inspections are at De Soto.

Do you work on loaders and heavy equipment?

Yes. OTR services covers fitting, change-outs and repairs, and wheel refurbishing handles the wheels.

How far do casings travel for retreading?

Not far. They go to the Potosi plant, and the store arranges it.

Talk to the Viburnum store

Call (573) 244-3303 before 3:30 PM, or send a quote request and it will reach Justin Turnbough's team.