Originally Posted by dbranson1 (Post 749429)

So is there an issue with retreads and towing heavy?

I used to work for a tire store as a service driver and we put retreads on 97% of the Big Rigs I serviced...

Originally Posted by CSIPSD (Post 749472)

There are no issues... Just a few guys who heard from a friends friends friend...

Originally Posted by CSIPSD (Post 749472)

I have seen several pickups first hand with the bed side tore all to hell... From a blow out, on NEW tires...

Originally Posted by CSIPSD (Post 749472)

This pic is on my truck, with new tires (not "new" but not retreads...)

Originally Posted by Rustin (Post 750836)

Heck yeah! They have yet to hold up to the heat of the road!

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Joe if somebody took your advice and got hurt with those retreads, what will you say?
They were made to save a company or owner money, for a very short period. they were not designed to be used for extended periods. Retread companies will alway tell you their tires are safe, jest the same as some inferior new tire manufacturers. They will all tell that it was the owners fault of some kind. This is not a friend of a friend thing. I state from experience.



Joe I had that same problem wit a set of firestones. they were new on a brand new 2002 F-250. I had a blow out, they said I ran over something and this was after a highway patrol said it was a tire issue. I still had to replace the tire. So I buy and will continue to buy Michelins. It's my preference! I also go to a tire guy that has the most out standing service practices.



What the heck are you saying here joe? :humm:

Originally Posted by Rustin (Post 750836)

Heck yeah! They have yet to hold up to the heat of the road!

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Joe if somebody took your advice and got hurt with those retreads, what will you say?
They were made to save a company or owner money, for a very short period. they were not designed to be used for extended periods. Retread companies will alway tell you their tires are safe, jest the same as some inferior new tire manufacturers. They will all tell that it was the owners fault of some kind. This is not a friend of a friend thing. I state from experience.



Joe I had that same problem wit a set of firestones. they were new on a brand new 2002 F-250. I had a blow out, they said I ran over something and this was after a highway patrol said it was a tire issue. I still had to replace the tire. So I buy and will continue to buy Michelins. It's my preference! I also go to a tire guy that has the most out standing service practices.



What the heck are you saying here joe? :humm:

Originally Posted by CSIPSD (Post 750882)

Rustin... You need to spend some time around trucking outfits... 95% or better of your trailer, and driver tires are retreads... Some states require vigirn steer tires so most still run new there, but otherwise almost all your replacements will be caps.

If you think 80-100k is not towing heavy, you need a bigger truck.

I wish you would just get some facts before continuing to troll like you do...:argh:

Originally Posted by Rustin (Post 750889)

Fine Joe.
I have run my trucks with matching tread, and non retreads. It's my preference! This is also an opinion thread. I will never run retreads on a pickup! What others do with their trucks is their prerogative. And if you think I have not hung out at the scales, or been inside a Petro, your wrong! I know what they use. I have stated I would never do it! and if you think all the drivers out there, think the way you do, your wrong. The ones that care about their rigs truly go the extra mile to keep their rigs in top conditions, and go over and above the safety regulations. I learned from some of the best. I quit a job once when they failed to recognize that I won the golden safety sticker.
You know what? Tires are tires you do what you need to do. If you have to save money I won't fault you for running retreads. It doesn't matter if they are new, old or retreads. Road alligators are always going to be there every summer.