LOOK AT THIS STEER TIRE !!! LESS THAN 2/32" !!

A new cap tread is applied to a tire the same way it is applied to a new tire. It is rolled on and bonded to a under tread ply that has been rolled on and bonded to the steel plies. This is why the big three commercial manufacturers have there own retread process shops.
They have pumped tons of devolopement into retreads over the last 25 years.
Goodyear does there own
Michelin does there own
Bridgestone owns Bandag
Marangoni is the largest independent.

If a gator seen in the road STILL has the steel in it. It is a virgin tire that had a casing failure for whatever reason. Most gators are.

 

I have seen recaps last for many miles. The problem is some shops don't take the time to properly clean the casings and then once in the matrix they don't stay in long enough. For a cap to last the casing must be in good shape. Most of the "gators" you see on the roads are the cold cure caps. There is a process where the rubber is rolled on the tire. Years ago recaps were all I had on my car. Today I don't trust all shops.

 

I have been a trained tire defect warranty claim inspector since 1992. I have gone through extensive training from all the major manufacturers and have their certification. Since I retired out of the pickup and delivery part of that operation in 2015 I spend 10 hrs a day 5 days a week dissecting tires my younger replacement now picks up. I know all about that and more.

 

And they are only gonna get more expensive my friend. Won’t be long and premium commercial tires are gonna be in the $900 each range.

 

"Cheap" Chinese tires are going up in price to almost the same as a brand name tire (tariffs or something like that). Its a shame because brand name tires are pretty much a waste of money on dump trucks, lowbeds and logging trucks. Why waste $750+ per tire when a $300 tire lasts just as long before you tear a sidewall out on a rock?

 

Those tarriffs have helped some by making some of the bigger overseas companies build plants and create jobs here. The main reason for the constant cost hikes on anything made here is epa and CARB. They are making raw materials and chemical prices go up that are used to make tires. The industry big wigs say It takes 22 gallons of oil to make one new truck tire. That is why the manufacturers have concentrated on strengthening retread technology the last quarter century.

 

Why not here on the forum? You want a bunch of cell phone numbers to text you?

 

Well she done get deleted faster than a EGR!

 

Those kind of posts have scam written all over them. Female name, female in the picture and a phone number. That's enough to ring more than a few alarm bells.