Before anyone touches the tire, the machine is locked out
Work on a large equipment tire is not like changing a car tire, and the first step has nothing to do with the tire at all. It is making sure the machine cannot move, start, or settle while people are working beside it.
On most industrial and mining sites, that is already a written procedure. It is still worth saying plainly, because tire work is often treated as a quick job, and quick jobs are where steps get skipped.
What a safe start usually involves:
The machine is parked on firm, level ground, with any attachments lowered and the parking brake set.
It is locked out under the site's procedure, so nobody can start it while the tire is being worked on.
The wheels are chocked, and the machine is supported properly before any weight comes off the tire.
The tire is deflated before the wheel is removed from the machine, and nobody stands in front of the rim while a tire is being inflated.
None of that is unusual. What matters is that both the site and the tire crew agree on it before work starts, so nobody is waiting on a step the other assumed was done.
Tell the store about your site's procedure
If your site has a lockout procedure, a permit, or a safety briefing for contractors, say so when you book. It keeps the visit moving and makes sure the crew arrives ready for it.
Fitting, repair and supply
Change-outs, repairs on tires worth saving, and supply across the OTR range. On equipment that size, repair is often the right call, and the inspection decides it. The wheels underneath are wheel refurbishing, and casings with life left go to retreading, both here.
The national OTR services page covers fitting, repair and supply in more detail.
Other stores nearby
De Soto and Washington also offer OTR services in Missouri.
About this store
The Viburnum store carries all nine Purcell tire categories, is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, and is managed by Justin Turnbough.
See the national OTR services page for all 41 locations.