I thought they were on commercial.

Hobo napalm.

100% agree. Especially for the mother effing semi trucks. Carrying 80k pounds of sheit on retreads? Just.... NO.

It's wrong, it's un-fkn-safe... and it's a hazard to other drivers. And when the other driver hits that sheit... the trucker is usually long gone and the poor driver is stuck with the bill.

Crappy new tires do disintegrate and I think there may be a lot more good retreads rolling down the highways than bad, but maybe someone in the trucking industry can comment?

I was thinking of someone that maintains a fleet of trucks, especially the tires or buys tires for commercial vehicles. I know retreaded tires are commonly used with success for off-road equipment so it is not necessarily an entirely bad idea there, but have no idea for commercial vehicles.

Not to be argumentative, * but Google says 44% of semis roll on retreads. Recycling is good, maybe the standards for retreading should be increased, and truck tire inspections more stringent. Shipping costs money and operators are going to cut costs, some right down into safety margins.


* As I said, I don't have personal knowledge about the trucking industry. I have spent a lot of time on the highway and there are tire treads that have been thrown off, but is it really that often compared to the number of trucks on the road and the miles they rack up every day?

Actually, we already had a large chunk of rubber smash through the front end of the Acura Integra we used to own. Another reason I try to stay far away from truck as much as possible.

OTOH, I've had miscelanious chunks of steel destroy tires and a family member had a pipe or bar fly through their windshirld and out the back window of a station wagon. Luckely, it was centered and missed both of them.

I like to know all the facts befor outlawing something and I'm not convinced all retreads are bad. I've had factoy tires come apart and in the poor days put many miles on retreaded tires.

I used to dodge retreads all the time on I-95 with trunks full of "organic green" back in the late 70's early 80's...

Then I would dodge retreads(as the well known "snub whitey" handle) on the PA turnpike In green non discript Buicks with no serial #'s snub nosed .38's filled with $100's of thousands of dollars in the trunk in old Samsonite suitcases in very low denominations that added up to big big money for the Democratic National committee from cleveburg, to Pittsburgh to Philadelphia warehouses.....from1982-86...

You guys cry like little girls on here ...

WaAAAaaa
WaAAAaaa
WaAAAaaa

Your all a bunch women's...

Especially Y.O.U. MACARANNA...

I got some crushed aluminum cans and some plastic water bottles, buddy... you need a handout?

Will work for trashed scratchers?

Take your meds, sheithead.

Dodge that tread when it pops right off the truck in front of you and flies right up into your windshield or goes right under your front bumper.

Sometimes it doesn't matter what you do.

You wanna throw stones, fugger... prepare to get your glass windows shattered.

*writes “retread” on his pecker*

Only for you big boy 😘

How many of your are going to continue to spell Retards wrong?

Canceled!!!

This thread was boring. Then it turned hilarious.

True, true. It can get pretty retreaded at times.

Hey Now!!! just because I go into gay bars at Happy hour for free drinks doesnt mean I swing that way!!! I also Randomly drop into churches on Sundays dressed in full leathers, bandana and grease under my nails.. just to get a Jesus fix doesn't mean I preach it... I'm just a tight ass Conservative.. and know they ain't gunna pass the collection plate my way when it comes around... I like to let people pass judgement on me!!! LMFAO!!!

Did $1600. damage to my car about a year ago... $500 deductible.. took them almost a month to fix it also...

I’ve run both. Had about equal failures. Some of that stuff you see on the roads is actual tires. Just sayin. Since the cheap Chinese tires have become available I typically buy those. Have 3 trucks that run local hauling grain. There’s specific names in retreading that I’d buy from if the price was right. Michelin is one.

Recaps are way better today than they were years ago. I’ve left what looks like a retread on the road more than once. (I got out and picked it up). It was not a retread it was just the tire itself coming apart

Not for or against retreads. But price a new Michelin 11r 22.5
I just think they have their place

Drafter hits anything he sees on the road.

Don’t tread on me.

So I realize this thread is a little old. However today I was running my truck. Hauled a load of soybeans Had a complete separation of tire tread from tire. On the road it certainly looked like a recap. (I picked it up) however I bought that tire new. Was a Goodyear as if that matters but it did separate Tire had maybe 40 percent life to it. On the next axel I’m running bandag recaps that are basically worn out. They’ve been really good. Just some food for thought.


I hate Goodyear passenger/ pickup tires but I’ve had really good luck with their semi tires. Today was not such a good day with them. Busted a mud flap pipe and destroyed my wires to my brake lights on truck. Just letting some of you guys know sometimes it’s not caps you see. Anyway I’ll be up and running again for under 800$ two new Chinese tires on the way. Just not sure if that’s better or worse that a recap. Hate to spend several hundred more on a tire that may or may not last until it’s worn out