Carl Saiyed wrote:
> Dave-
> Also known as a "re-tread". Basically, they re-use the
sidewall of a
> tire and glue new tread on. When it wears out, the old tread is cut
off, and
> new tread is glued on. They "re-cap" the sidewall. Re-caps are unsafe
> because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
Very
> dangerous. Mostly big rigs use them, but sometimes people in a pinch
will
> put them on a personal auto.
>


Bandag is the main player in the US retread business. I'm not sure
they do passenger car tires anymore, might (should?) be illegal, but my
dad used 'em in the sixties.

 

Carl Saiyed wrote:
> Dave-
> Also known as a "re-tread". Basically, they re-use the
sidewall of a
> tire and glue new tread on. When it wears out, the old tread is cut
off, and
> new tread is glued on. They "re-cap" the sidewall. Re-caps are unsafe
> because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
Very
> dangerous. Mostly big rigs use them, but sometimes people in a pinch
will
> put them on a personal auto.
>


Bandag is the main player in the US retread business. I'm not sure
they do passenger car tires anymore, might (should?) be illegal, but my
dad used 'em in the sixties.

 

Carl Saiyed wrote:
> Dave-
> Also known as a "re-tread". Basically, they re-use the
sidewall of a
> tire and glue new tread on. When it wears out, the old tread is cut
off, and
> new tread is glued on. They "re-cap" the sidewall. Re-caps are unsafe
> because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
Very
> dangerous. Mostly big rigs use them, but sometimes people in a pinch
will
> put them on a personal auto.
>


Bandag is the main player in the US retread business. I'm not sure
they do passenger car tires anymore, might (should?) be illegal, but my
dad used 'em in the sixties.

 

> > Re-caps are unsafe
> > because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
> Very
> > dangerous.

Not so. There is nothing inherently dangerous about retread tires.
Also, more of the big rig tire debris on the highways is from
improperly maintained new tires than retreads. I used retreads a lot
in the '60s and '70s on vehicles that used bias ply tires. Never had a
problem, not even on hot desert highways in the summer. A good start
for getting an education on retread tires is: http://www.retread.org/

 

> > Re-caps are unsafe
> > because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
> Very
> > dangerous.

Not so. There is nothing inherently dangerous about retread tires.
Also, more of the big rig tire debris on the highways is from
improperly maintained new tires than retreads. I used retreads a lot
in the '60s and '70s on vehicles that used bias ply tires. Never had a
problem, not even on hot desert highways in the summer. A good start
for getting an education on retread tires is: http://www.retread.org/

 

> > Re-caps are unsafe
> > because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
> Very
> > dangerous.

Not so. There is nothing inherently dangerous about retread tires.
Also, more of the big rig tire debris on the highways is from
improperly maintained new tires than retreads. I used retreads a lot
in the '60s and '70s on vehicles that used bias ply tires. Never had a
problem, not even on hot desert highways in the summer. A good start
for getting an education on retread tires is: http://www.retread.org/

 

> > Re-caps are unsafe
> > because sometimes the glue doesnt hold and the tread can fly off.
> Very
> > dangerous.

Not so. There is nothing inherently dangerous about retread tires.
Also, more of the big rig tire debris on the highways is from
improperly maintained new tires than retreads. I used retreads a lot
in the '60s and '70s on vehicles that used bias ply tires. Never had a
problem, not even on hot desert highways in the summer. A good start
for getting an education on retread tires is: http://www.retread.org/