Highway Tractor tires....

[dalek]

Seem to be a lot of Hankooks on trucks around here

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I wouldn't be afraid of retreads, except evidently they are no longer cost competitive with the imports. A local tire shop claims that the statistics on failures are better for retreads than original casings. Because any defective casings blew up long before they became a retread, and the casings in the retreads have been inspected, whereas the originals aren't.

On off road trucks, we always ran Bridgestone 775's or equivalent. Seemed to outlast everything else in gravel.

[MBgrower]

Phone the guy in foam lake for truck tires the Chinese he sells are all you need we use them on all semis and tandems. Last just about as long as Michelin etc.

yep, from field to farm yard, chinese does the job, actually not bad tires. i've had two recaps blow off under full load, can be dangerous.

[farmaholic]

Thanks, so far.

What are cores worth for re-capping?

[flea beetle]

We were running bridgestone m711's but they discontinued them this year. Now switched to m799's which are very close to the same, but a little more aggressive. They are an open shoulder design so they are good in snow and mud, and have a very deep lug so last fairly well. Don't do a ton of gravel other than from the field back to the farm, so can't comment on stone bruises.

Tire shops around here say good luck getting cores on casings if they are more than 3 years old.

[GDR]

Thanks, so far.

What are cores worth for re-capping?

For most farm trucks the casings will age out before the tread needs recapped. I asked about doing a set of mine at 6yrs and they wouldnt touch them. Sounded like a casing was worth about $80, more than I expected.

[TOM4CWB]

For most farm trucks the casings will age out before the tread needs recapped. I asked about doing a set of mine at 6yrs and they wouldnt touch them. Sounded like a casing was worth about $80, more than I expected.

We find retreaded casings sidewall crack within 2-3 years... then tires are not able to pass DOT inspections... even though tread is like new!

[AlbertaFarmer5]

What is it with newer truck tires and sidewall cracking? Have truck tires that are decades old on wagons, and they still aren't cracked, yet new ones do it within a few years?

[flea beetle]

What is it with newer truck tires and sidewall cracking? Have truck tires that are decades old on wagons, and they still aren't cracked, yet new ones do it within a few years?

Less actual rubber, and more filler= charge more