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| Author: | ATXKJ [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Commercial Medium Tire Debris Study |
Retread stuff there's a new report on TRIB http://www.retread.org/ at the bottom of the page - 10Meg 236 pages but lots of pictures/data/graphs and a good review of the Retreading process. |
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| Author: | InCommando [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:33 pm ] |
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This started with your opinion on Treadwright tires. Has your opinion about those tires, or retreads in general, been altered by this report? |
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| Author: | ATXKJ [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:07 pm ] |
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Partially I actually have 2 root concerns 1) can they do real incoming inspections? the report clearly shows Michelin and Goodyear can. however there are literally about 1000 independent retreaders - they may or may not be as good - the reports gives you some good questions to ask - I don't know where Treadwright falls in this - I would definitely ask them some questions before I'd buy. 2) all of the Government reports show retreads over-represented in tire debris. That data remains. (The conclusion said 'the proportion was similiar' but if you crunch the numbers in the charts 67% of Debris from 45% of the tires -that was not explained.) |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:23 pm ] |
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ATXKJ wrote: Partially
I actually have 2 root concerns 1) can they do real incoming inspections? the report clearly shows Michelin and Goodyear can. however there are literally about 1000 independent retreaders - they may or may not be as good - the reports gives you some good questions to ask - I don't know where Treadwright falls in this - I would definitely ask them some questions before I'd buy. 2) all of the Government reports show retreads over-represented in tire debris. That data remains. (The conclusion said 'the proportion was similiar' but if you crunch the numbers in the charts 67% of Debris from 45% of the tires -that was not explained.) They all have very similar test that each tire goes through before during and after the retreading process, there are some ( or used to be companies that were not as good) but companies like Treadwright / Stone tire are great companies with a very good product line. My cousin has a great line of tires as well with over 40 years in the retreading business problem is that they do not do larger tires like I want. |
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