L0nD0t.$t0we11

Roughly 1/19/04 15:29, L.W.(ßill) ------ III's monkeys randomly typed:

> The truck tire carcasses we see littering the highways are from
> tires that have never been capped. Truck recapped tires, called
> Band-Aids are just the tread, none of the vulcanizing wraps around the
> tire like the passenger tires, the difference is easily recognizable.

Except of course on those occasions where we don't see the
carcass, but only the tread which has separated from the
carcass and been flung sometimes almost completely intact
along the side of the highway and is easily
recognizable from the shape of the debris and that it is
just the tread and not the carcass. And lacks the look
of a tread which came loose from the carcass that was
not from a retread.

Plus you can often see parked trucks with treads in the process
of separating from the carcass. Most truckers I've met appreciate a
warning of such.

> During my childhood days I threw many caps, because they couldn't take
> the high speed heat, something I bet they haven't solved for low
> pressure flexing as an off road tire must take. So I wouldn't use a
> recap on anything but a commercial truck that we all know is governed to
> less than seventy miles an hours.

Long ago, Pirelli used to have these goofy tires that were
nothing but the carcass. You bought the carcass and then
the desired tread.

--
Now that Spirit Rover has confirmed the presence of weapons of
mass destruction on Mars, we are preparing to invade...

JimG

I would never use re-treads, and I think they should be outlawed from the
highway. They are dangerous when they let go, and they litter the highway
causing additional hazards for other motorists.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-685488.14524719012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> Hey, just got this link from a fellow club member
> http://www.high-tec-retreading.com/sizes.html
> They are retreaded Mud Tires. The 33x12.5 are only $67.49 which is
> really cheap. I was wondering what people think of retreads? Basically
> this is for an occassional driver, with more trail use in the future. I
> just noticed that prices are from 2000 so I am going to write them to
> get their current prices......
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)

JimG

I would never use re-treads, and I think they should be outlawed from the
highway. They are dangerous when they let go, and they litter the highway
causing additional hazards for other motorists.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-685488.14524719012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> Hey, just got this link from a fellow club member
> http://www.high-tec-retreading.com/sizes.html
> They are retreaded Mud Tires. The 33x12.5 are only $67.49 which is
> really cheap. I was wondering what people think of retreads? Basically
> this is for an occassional driver, with more trail use in the future. I
> just noticed that prices are from 2000 so I am going to write them to
> get their current prices......
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)

JimG

I would never use re-treads, and I think they should be outlawed from the
highway. They are dangerous when they let go, and they litter the highway
causing additional hazards for other motorists.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-685488.14524719012004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> Hey, just got this link from a fellow club member
> http://www.high-tec-retreading.com/sizes.html
> They are retreaded Mud Tires. The 33x12.5 are only $67.49 which is
> really cheap. I was wondering what people think of retreads? Basically
> this is for an occassional driver, with more trail use in the future. I
> just noticed that prices are from 2000 so I am going to write them to
> get their current prices......
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)

Paul Calman

"> I would never use re-treads, and I think they should be outlawed from the
> highway. They are dangerous when they let go, and they litter the highway
> causing additional hazards for other motorists.
>

Whether they come from caps or not, they really get your attention when you
are on a bike.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
/| ,[______],
/ŻŻŻL oO|||||Oo
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ)_)
Jeepster!

Paul Calman

"> I would never use re-treads, and I think they should be outlawed from the
> highway. They are dangerous when they let go, and they litter the highway
> causing additional hazards for other motorists.
>

Whether they come from caps or not, they really get your attention when you
are on a bike.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
/| ,[______],
/ŻŻŻL oO|||||Oo
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ)_)
Jeepster!

Paul Calman

"> I would never use re-treads, and I think they should be outlawed from the
> highway. They are dangerous when they let go, and they litter the highway
> causing additional hazards for other motorists.
>

Whether they come from caps or not, they really get your attention when you
are on a bike.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
/| ,[______],
/ŻŻŻL oO|||||Oo
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ)_)
Jeepster!

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Yup, I had tread separation on a Goodyear that was sold new with my
'78 Bronco, exactly the way the tread rolls off the Firestone tire that
were sold on the Explorer:
http://www.firestone-tire-recall.com.../10-29-md.html For
now on look closely at at what's left on the side of the road, you'll
see the bias ply or radial wire marks on the rubber, of the Firestone
type failure.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> Except of course on those occasions where we don't see the
> carcass, but only the tread which has separated from the
> carcass and been flung sometimes almost completely intact
> along the side of the highway and is easily
> recognizable from the shape of the debris and that it is
> just the tread and not the carcass. And lacks the look
> of a tread which came loose from the carcass that was
> not from a retread.
>
> Plus you can often see parked trucks with treads in the process
> of separating from the carcass. Most truckers I've met appreciate a
> warning of such.
>
> Long ago, Pirelli used to have these goofy tires that were
> nothing but the carcass. You bought the carcass and then
> the desired tread.
>
> --
> Now that Spirit Rover has confirmed the presence of weapons of
> mass destruction on Mars, we are preparing to invade...

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Yup, I had tread separation on a Goodyear that was sold new with my
'78 Bronco, exactly the way the tread rolls off the Firestone tire that
were sold on the Explorer:
http://www.firestone-tire-recall.com.../10-29-md.html For
now on look closely at at what's left on the side of the road, you'll
see the bias ply or radial wire marks on the rubber, of the Firestone
type failure.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> Except of course on those occasions where we don't see the
> carcass, but only the tread which has separated from the
> carcass and been flung sometimes almost completely intact
> along the side of the highway and is easily
> recognizable from the shape of the debris and that it is
> just the tread and not the carcass. And lacks the look
> of a tread which came loose from the carcass that was
> not from a retread.
>
> Plus you can often see parked trucks with treads in the process
> of separating from the carcass. Most truckers I've met appreciate a
> warning of such.
>
> Long ago, Pirelli used to have these goofy tires that were
> nothing but the carcass. You bought the carcass and then
> the desired tread.
>
> --
> Now that Spirit Rover has confirmed the presence of weapons of
> mass destruction on Mars, we are preparing to invade...

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Yup, I had tread separation on a Goodyear that was sold new with my
'78 Bronco, exactly the way the tread rolls off the Firestone tire that
were sold on the Explorer:
http://www.firestone-tire-recall.com.../10-29-md.html For
now on look closely at at what's left on the side of the road, you'll
see the bias ply or radial wire marks on the rubber, of the Firestone
type failure.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> Except of course on those occasions where we don't see the
> carcass, but only the tread which has separated from the
> carcass and been flung sometimes almost completely intact
> along the side of the highway and is easily
> recognizable from the shape of the debris and that it is
> just the tread and not the carcass. And lacks the look
> of a tread which came loose from the carcass that was
> not from a retread.
>
> Plus you can often see parked trucks with treads in the process
> of separating from the carcass. Most truckers I've met appreciate a
> warning of such.
>
> Long ago, Pirelli used to have these goofy tires that were
> nothing but the carcass. You bought the carcass and then
> the desired tread.
>
> --
> Now that Spirit Rover has confirmed the presence of weapons of
> mass destruction on Mars, we are preparing to invade...