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Re: Retread Mud tires???

"JimG" <jimg@2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:F%_Ob.4413$XH.54@news02.roc.ny...
: 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.
:

Jim,
That is a broad and ill-informed statement but you're not alone in your
thinking ... in fact, virgin tire blowouts constitute 2/3 of the rubber on
the road.
http://www.retread.org/rubber/

-Brian

Re: Retread Mud tires???

Well... I don't know... that does come from proponents off re-treading.

You notice that about all of those "gators" come off the trailer... they put
"real tires" on the tractor (especially the steering wheels).

JimG

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
news:TG7Pb.1487$lGr.706@twister01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
>
> "JimG" <jimg@2muchspam.com> wrote in message
> news:F%_Ob.4413$XH.54@news02.roc.ny...
> : 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.
> :
>
> Jim,
> That is a broad and ill-informed statement but you're not alone in your
> thinking ... in fact, virgin tire blowouts constitute 2/3 of the rubber on
> the road.
> http://www.retread.org/rubber/
>
> -Brian
>
>

Re: Retread Mud tires???

that is a meaningless statistic without knowing the ratio of new tires to
retread tires though.

Dave Milne, Scotland

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
news:TG7Pb.1487$lGr.706@twister01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...

> Jim,
> That is a broad and ill-informed statement but you're not alone in your
> thinking ... in fact, virgin tire blowouts constitute 2/3 of the rubber on
> the road.
> http://www.retread.org/rubber/

Re: Retread Mud tires???

Jim,
Sure, that website is pro retread and they are biased (no pun intended) but
what you are reading is factual. What they don't tell you (and the reason I
don't like retreads) is that they don't last nearly as long as virgin
casings. I have issue with the wear rate, not the failure rate.

At work I can get 500,000 kms from a set of drive tires (2.5 yrs), the
company then replaces them with caps and I am lucky to get 200,000 kms out
of them (1 yr). The lugs aren't as deep - poor winter traction and they
don't ride as smooth. I can justify all day long why my truck should run on
virgin rubber but the fact is, retreads are cheaper in the long run in
almost any application.

You would be surprised how few trailers are running retreads. Using my fleet
as an example, I would estimate of 2500+ trailers maybe 15 to 20% are
running retreads. While it's almost a given that most fleets replace with
retreads, trailers only see a fraction of the mileage a tractor does... most
see 5-6 yrs from a set of virgins.

-Brian

"JimG" <jimg@cj7_2muchspam.com> wrote in message
news:100qe6od1pu1q94@corp.supernews.com...
: Well... I don't know... that does come from proponents off re-treading.
:
: You notice that about all of those "gators" come off the trailer... they
put
: "real tires" on the tractor (especially the steering wheels).
:
: JimG
:
: "Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
: news:TG7Pb.1487$lGr.706@twister01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
: >
: > "JimG" <jimg@2muchspam.com> wrote in message
: > news:F%_Ob.4413$XH.54@news02.roc.ny...
: > : 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.
: > :
: >
: > Jim,
: > That is a broad and ill-informed statement but you're not alone in your
: > thinking ... in fact, virgin tire blowouts constitute 2/3 of the rubber
on
: > the road.
: > http://www.retread.org/rubber/
: >
: > -Brian
: >
: >
:
: