My 2c on Treadwrights.............5 fully loaded, service style E-350s with over 1 million miles combined, only issues ever have been normal jobsite punctures.

 

What kinda life do you see out of them?

 

20-30K depending on which truck(weight) and which driver(route being more highway or individual jobsites).
No different than we were seeing with the "name brand" tires.
The trucks are typically loaded to the gills and beat pretty hard, they eat tires and brakes,so the life expectancy is low regardless of what we slap on them.
I'm 90% sure all are running a 265/75-16 in a E rating.

 

What tread pattern are you using?

 

I'll have to check the paperwork, one of the "fleet" styles however, non-agressive

 

Probably the Warden.

 

For the record, all of the major tire manufacturers, Michelin, Goodyear, and Bridgestone are active in truck tire retreading and this includes some light truck dimensions. Most use both mold cure and precure processes.


It is safe and effective and major fleets understand this and the favorable economics. Michelin in particular has put great value in the life of their casings and sees it as a competitive advantage to retread them with new tire like rubber compounds.

 

I had a set on my old S10 which were awesome. Once I finally decide on a size I will most likely order some Treadwrights. People that talk about accidents and or rubber on the road should think about the fact that all tires COULD blowout. I would really love to see some info proving that retreads are any more prone than "new" tires.

 

Just read all the feedback

 

LOL. I don't get it? I am pro-retread, so are you suggesting that retreads are more prone to failure? I thought we were on the same page here.

 

We are, just sayin' the feedback or comments about the TreadWrights are very positive.

 

I am going to share my retread experience.

First off I want to say a few of the people contributing to this post have no idea what they are talking about.
If you are serious about getting retreads just check out the DOT reports that are out there. Your going to find that the retread standards are the same as a virgin tire standard. Your also going to find that those tires you see on the side of the road are no more likely to be retreads than they are virgins.


Anyway....


Here in NE Kansas several companies run retreads, including UPS, Weststar, FedEx, and many others with large fleets.
It is very common practice although most people do not know it.


I run 19.5s and they are pretty easy to find. The passenger tire sizes are getting harder to find for a few reasons, one is cheap china tires cost about the same as a retread and because there are less quality carcasses available.

I like the Treadwright all position 19.5s. But there are many others that are good as well. I save around 150 per tire when I buy retreads. On a set of six that is a good savings.


My last 6 19.5s from Treadwright came on nice Bridgestone castings and are just as quiet at the Michelins they replaced.


So far I have not had any notable problems.

I look at it like this..... I can support USA jobs by buying quality retreads on USA made tire carcasses, or I can by cheap China tires made by Chinese labor. Its an easy answer for me.


For a few years I bought and sold Chinese products this was 5 years ago there was good profit in this, not so much now.
Anyway I have first hand experience with Chinese manufacturing and I can tell you most of the time it is not quality.



I don't consider myself a hippy or a go green type of guy, most of the time it looks like it takes more resources to "go green" than not, but in this case I think recycling tires is a great option and I completely support it.

One other thing is when you look for a retread be sure you are comparing load ranges, so that you are comparing apples to apples.

 

My summer and winter tires are all retreads and no problems.