On 3/22/2021 1:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-22 12:21 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:53:14 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
> eah. That is a lot. Not just a little price.... way over priced.
>>>
>>> Many years ago, there was a nearby store that sold retreads. Less than
>>> half the price of new tires and they were just as good. The process is
>>> the same and if done properly....just as good as new.
>>
>> Retreads are passable used on a low speed dump truck, don't take them
>> over 40 MPH. I see lots of those retread caps on the roadside.
>>
>
> How do you know if they are retreads if you see only the caps? As I
> mentioned the other day, when I was on a road crew in 1978 we picked up
> more blown out Michelin tires than all others combined.

I was told once that the process is the same for new tires and retreads.
I only bought retreads for a few years in the 1970's and they never
separated, just wore out eventually like a new tire will do.

I did do high speed highway driving then too. Never had a tread fall off.