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i was reading on of the older offroad mags here in iraq cause by the ime we get them they are soo outdated usually. anywho i was reading about there tire test with retreads. anybody used this option? hows it workin out? how do you get them? does it mater for tire size etc? :confused:
 
There was a thread a few weeks ago about this and retreads are really not liked. I can't remember the name of the thread but you might try searching it
 
They come apart very easy cause they are just gluing tread back on....therefore not safe at all
 
Yea I would just buy a cooper stt or even a buckshot. Something cheap instead of a retread that might only be a little cheaper for a "new" tire
 
hell half the tires you see on trucks are retreads. and retreads are just as likely to be seen peeled off on the side of the road as original tread tires. done right a retread is fine.

i would love to retread the hummer 37s with a bogger tread. that would be bitchin. just not gonna happen though.
 
I dont really agree with above posts.
Retreading tech has come a long way these days.
I have heard nothing but good things about these tires.http://treadwright.com/
They have had favorable write ups in 4x4 mags. A few people here have bought them over the years and liked them.
 
dfl701 said:
There was a thread a few weeks ago about this and retreads are really not liked. I can't remember the name of the thread but you might try searching it
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Show me this thread before you continue bashing.

You can also find several threads where people were happy with them.

I have been running the treadwright (was hy-tec or something like that) for years. The compound wears better than the major brands and the carbides give a traction option that nobody else even offers.

It is a common misconception that "re-tread" is never anything more than gluing some treads on. Their process is more of a re-molding as new material is molded to the carcass similar to how new tires are made. They work fine aired down, too. Plus you can get 35's that are about 1" taller than commercial brand 35's
 
yes the artical was in pertersons. i thought they would be good now days since its not 1970 and truckers use them among many other people. i think im going to keep researching them. so anybody here used them before?
 
my buddy is running a set of their 37's on a 3/4 ton diesel suburban that gets wheeled prety hard and the only complaint he has had it that the shell of the tires he has are three different brands 2 are bfg mt's one is a goodyear mtr and the other is an offbrand. but they preform well and he has had them for about two years with no failure.
 
Its a coin toss............I just know that I will never be the guy on the side of the freeway wondering why my tread exploded all over.......
 
Blue85 said:
It is a common misconception that "re-tread" is never anything more than gluing some treads on.
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Have you ever watched dirty jobs? They sand down an old tire with the same old sidewalls, and glue tread to it, fire it, and then its done.

I dont think BFG, or any other good tire company makes thier tires this way.
 
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George_Pimpdaddy said:
retreads are on like every semi truck out there so they really cant be that unsafe
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You will only find them on the trailer's...... where do you think all them treads on the road came from. I think they are very unsafe, just for the simple fact that there is either flying rubber or a whole tread in the middle of the road for motorcycle's and other vehicles to possibly wreck on.....

They should only be sold like red die diesel----for farm use.
 
So....... How many of you guys would buy a set of Firestone tires and feel absoultly safe.
Just about all the major brand tire makers, Goodyear, Firestone, bridgestone ect.
have had many NHTS recalls and lawsuits over tread separation on "New" tires.
Retreads have come a long way since the 1970s. They are a far safer and better tire now. With more people getting into recycling and the cost of raw materials going up and up. Retreads are becoming more popular.
 
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