Patch plugs are the way to go
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/to...campaignId=T9F
They fill the hole and patch around the puncture on the inside.

 

Plugs shouldn't be considered a permanent fix..... though many people use them in such manner.....

The open on the end tool works fine for plugs in my experience. as you pull the tool back thru the hole, it is squeezed together, so the plug gets pulled back thru the hole as well. Once the tool is out of the hole, it will let go of the plug. At least, that's the way it is supposed to work. Generally does just fine.

 

I dont get that exact brand sherrif but thats what ends up in all my tires as the permanent fix, makes it nice when it dont cost nothing to get it done too

 

I just did a quick search for the plugs and that's what I came up with.
If you know how to remove a tire without a tire changer (how to get one bead off the rim anyway so you can reach in there to install the plug) then it would be pretty easy to install those patch plugs and they are permanent.

 

The big problem I have is getting the wheel back on.... too heavy to hold while trying to line up the holes with the studs.... any tricks of the trade for this other than muscles?.... takes me forever.
Also patch plugs.... tire comes off the rim?.... that is beyond me..... did it on a wheelbarrow once and couldn't get air back in the tire.... just kept leaking out the rim.

 

To put those big heavy fellers back on..... I have axle up just high enough that the tire, when mounted (finally....) will BARELY be off the ground. Sit on my butt, facing the tires, stick my feet under either side of the tire, and use them to lift a bit, also lets you rotate a few degrees either way. (but, only a few..... line it up as best you can before you actually try and stick it on there.)

I am physically disabled, (MS), and I can still do this..... 'tis an exercise though.

 

pretty much how I do it too

 

x2 on heyyou I have been doing it that way since I was 6, its surprisingely easy once you get the hang of it

 

I have barely off the ground and grab the back of the rim to lift it slightly then push it with my knees.