A men to that brother see them gators all over. I love when a four wheeler tailgating me with my set of doubles and I move over at the last min an they hit it damaging there plastic little car and pass me look up at me like I’m the ahole 🤣🤣🤣
You do realize alot of those are from drivers improperly inflating the tires or I should say not checking proper tire pressure and heat up like they shouldn't right.
I wonder what the annual cost to car repairs, body work and lost lives in accidents due to these retreads left on our freeways are. I remember in the 60’s you could buy retreads for your car, till they were outlawed for safety concerns. How are these truck tire retreads even allowed.
As someone who works on the side of the highway for a living, I'm happy to know that one of these could explode and tear me in half with pieces of metal filled rubber shrapnel at any time!
Nowadays retreads are pretty much just used for large commercial vehicles, but I remember when they were popular for cars and pickup trucks too. I'll never forget one blowing out on me (right front) while doing 70 on the freeway in an old Chevy pickup---that was a hair-raising moment. Surprisingly it didn't go flat, though....instead it just completely ejected the treads. It sure was loud, though---I'll never forget the sound of the cemented-on treads coming off and banging around in the wheelwell
@@fergoka thanks brother, only getting hate for it, feels refreshing to hear that. And man you are right, you guys over in the states got it even worse i heard.. lets hope for the best tho
This is illegal in the UK - for very good reason. I'm old enough to remember when it was common to buy 're-reads' and I remember being in my dad's car when one just peeled apart and blew half-way through France in our old Morris Minor. A terrifying experience.
retreads don't fail, poorly maintained casings fail. Tires "explode" due to excessive heat caused from under-inflation and can happen to new or retread tires alike.
I worked as a supervisor at a Snider Fleet Solutions plant that used the Michelin process for retreating. The equipment used at my plant is little different than what I have seen in this video.
Have you ever noticed all the treads laying on the side of the interstate highways and freeways. They aren't from blow outs. Most are a retreaded tires peeling apart. That's why it's usually just the tread you see on the road. This should be ILLEGAL!!
@@robinstewart6510 yes, George Bush ordered that the government use retread tires on it’s vehicles. One of the many bad things George Bush burdened this country with.
tread separations don't cause tires to "Burst". Low inflation causing excessive heat does. tire was either poorly maintained, poorly repaired, or had a puncture.
@@tirepunk7367 the tire air pressure was checked that morning that was at 100 PSI. In the photo that I took you can see where the glue flap let go from the sidewall. Once it did you can see the steel belt is very shiny under the tread - no hole in the tread but belt separation under it.
@@williamruch2633 if you see shiny steel under tread the separation is in the original casing from the original manufacturer. Retreads are not buffed don to the steel but rather approx 1/4" above. The treads are not actually glued to the casing but thru heat and pressure in a chamber the rubber is cured (vulcanized) Also, every tire that ever went flat and failed was at it's proper pressure (or close) earlier that day. One nail or cut and they loose pressure fast.
Making tires from scratch require a lot more work and costs way more for the inputs. This saves over half of the time and uses about 15% of the rubber compared to a new tire.
@Mike Studmuffin ce n’est fais que sur des pneus spécifiques. C’est mentionné et moins cher. Un système approuvé par toute les marque. Les carcasses, sont scanné et MICHELIN est gage de qualité dans ce domaine en neuf et en rechapé.
@@x_Star.Saber_x I believe he's saying that "retreaded" (retread's) tyres like the tyres featured in this video as opposed to New Tyres are more likely to "pop like a balloon" while you're driving on them.
I don't understand the financial reasoning for using retreads. One blowout with associated damage to the tractor or trailer and a couple thousand dollar roadside call to replace the tires and you wipe out all savings. Plus, I've had MORE than one car damaged by parts of semi recaps--if they had to pay for all of the damage caused by the debris, that would dig them an even deeper hole. I also thing there should be a substantial tax on the retreads to reimburse the state DOTs for the considerable effort and danger involved in picking up the debris beside and ON the road.
it takes, roughly, 70% less energy to retread a tire than make a new tire. which makes them more affordiable. the likely hood of a blowout is negligible and they'll last as long as new tire and carry the a warranty
No problem with retreads if maintained correctly. Proper air pressure in the tire along with proper pressure in the adjacent tire will get you a long safe service. If you observe the “gators” scattered along the road you will almost always see cord sticking out of the rubber that indicates that the tire blew up due to excessive heat from under inflation or excessive weight due to the adjacent dual being under inflated or flat
All airliners used retreads tires ! Why cost! You will be more surprised how the engine blades are restored repaired by brazing or welding, why cost! repair 100€ new 500€ how many in one engine? Remember before flying!
@@davem45 Not to mention the cost and environmental impact of disposing of all of those "single use" tire casings. Tire casings can be retread 6+ times.
Tyres and brakes are the two main things on a car/truck that prevent you from dying, yet people still skimp on them. Anyone who gets these is increasing the risk to everyone’s lives by sacrificing performance and reliability to save a few $$$
Everyone who saves on a car that has a lot of smart safety features also increasing the risk to everyone’s lives. Should everyone buy expensive cars that have features that will most probably never trigger? Same for tires. Just stop staring at your phones, will save lot more lives.
I can understand retreading tires for slow moving vehicles like farm tractors, but not on vehicles traveling on the highways. I thought this was illegal?
No, not illegal. The process is just more regulated (DOT certification, etc) than in the past. Due to the increased tariffs on imported tires, demand for retreads will likely soon increase as well. Retreading (extending the use of existing tires) is also a "greener" option.
If they're done badly, they're extremely dangerous. But if they're done properly, they're fine. As you can see here by the world's biggest and most prestigious tyre company, Michelin, worth $52,000,000,000.00 , happy to show the world.
@@realMaverickBuckley ours were done by a big name company (don't want to name the specific company) and were still horribly dangerous and failed often...
Most treads you see on the side of the road are where the tread has separated from the steel belts. This can happen on new tires, but is more often seen on a retread. WHY ? 1) There are more reatreads being used on commercial vehicles than new tires. 2) A retread has a tire casing with many thousands of miles under its tread already. Much depends on how the tire is inspected before retreading. In the case of commercial Aircraft tires, they are X rayed as part of the inspection. Different retreaders have different standards. Often at the plant where I worked it would depend on how much we needed the work to determine if a tire casing was rejected or not :-(
@@razorrich I worked in the tire service for a long time, the manufacturers of original tires often used this argument falsely, it was frankly easier to get a new tire on the complaint from the retreaded manufacturer than from the manufacturers of the micheli dunlop continental type, etc. talking about the country Poland and local producers of retreaded tires simply had a better approach to the issue of complaints than large companies
@@didek999 I’m sure you’ve experienced a majority of tire failures occur by driver error e.g. under inflation. I will say under this condition, retread tires fail differently (separated) compared to regular tires that don’t come apart.
how are they more dangerous than a new tire? I work in the tire business do you ? a properly retreaded and quality casing the tire is not unsafe at all.
Retreaded tires can be safe...er. I'm a CDL driver and in any business someone wants to get it done for less. In the United States it is illegal to use retread tires on the front steering tires there by the only place you can use them is where there's a dual or another tire next to it for safety. With that many tires on a semi truck often company would try and make the driver go with poor quality tires. I prefer Michelin and Continental tires. With the exception of steering tires I would prefer their retreads to a brand new tire from the other companies. It helps to know they are overbuilt to begin with ( designed to be retreaded multiple times)
@LOLO / VAL retreads fail because these steel belts inside most used tires are already worn out. you cnt change the belts in a tire so it's pointless retreading them. if the belts are no good its 100 percent guaranteed to fail and very unsafe.
@@slabbinonspokezz2375 Not accurate. Tires are thoroughly inspected before and after the retread process as shown in the vid. Worn and/ damaged steel belts are rejected.
If you think about how many tires in total that are on the road rolling right now versus how many blowouts you see. I am sure the ratio is infinitesimally small. Think about how many millions of miles of rolling tires there are. It’s simply mind-boggling. By the way, excellent video - no horrifying music and no stupid explanations.
I've seen thousands of retread tires blow out all over roads across North America. They cause more work for highway clean up crews than any other road debris, including animals. They frequently are the cause of motor vehicle crashes. Hopefully our technology on tire recycling will increase enough that old tires will be more valuable to break down than to keep this retreading hazard going.
As you probably know retreaded tires are no longer popular in passenger vehicles. Haven't been in a long time. From a quick search I found out that by retreading twice you save about 30%. Less than I thought, but if retreading the tyre is possible, that's always going to be the best way of recycling. Not in small car tires but as said that's not really done anymore.
@LOLO / VAL I don't have authority. But it seems you may have some issue with authority. Hope you can keep yourself out of trouble. Perhaps get some of that anger figured out.
The majority of truck tires on the side of the road are NEW untried tires the untested casings just fail. You are incorrect sir. most almost all the "Blowouts" are new, but there are very few actual blowouts, in almost every case the tire has an injury, the air is released and the heat a low tire causes the tire to fail and the rim destroys the tire. 40 years in tire business has taught me that.
I understand why they do this for semi-trucks as a cost saving measure and such but as someone who worked in a garage and did hundreds of flat repairs and mounted tires…this retreading stuff is just so inherently dangerous from both a driver of the truck and a passerby on the highway
Sorry to anyone in the industry but I am only relating my experience. After finishing my apprenticeship got a job on the production line recapping earthmoving tyres at Olympic Tyres Perth Western Australia. After 2 days was pretty much doing everything at our station and rapidly losing interest. When the long termer old boy noticed my lethargy he said if I work hard and learn ( what? ) I could move to another station in 6mths or so ! I quit that afternoon , went home and started a lap of the country 2 days later. Production line in a factory was not for me obviously !😎👍
Most likely of tires that have several factors that took place, in fact, modern retread tires are safe, so safe that even school bus fleets use them. The reality is that retread tires are crafted and tested to perform like new tires. Tires that cause accidents are bald or under inflated, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The main culprits are underinflation, overinflation, mismatching of tires in dual wheel position, faulty tire repairs, misaligned vehicles and tires driven with less than the legal limit of tread remaining. As long as they are properly maintained, retread tires perform as good as or better than new tires.
I've always thought it's bizarre that's it's cheaper to do all this to used tires than it is to just make new ones or grind up the old ones for recycling that way
Everyone in the comments are making alot of American road comments. If you look closer this footage is from Derrimut, Australia. They may be made differently or better. Sometimes things are made better in SOME countries.
I was traveling along at 65 mph slowly coming up on a 18 wheeler when just as I’m along side, one of the rear tires on the tractor unraveled just like it showed being constructed. One long belt of rubber flailing around between the tires, smoke, all sorts of noise, pieces of rubber flying out everywhere bouncing off my car. I get around the guy and keep watching him in the mirror: no response. Just keeps on rolling like it happens all the time. Judging by the rubber debris building up along both sides of our interstates I’d say it likely does happen all the time.
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Lots of dogging on retreads, if drivers would actually check tire pressure wouldn't have as much issues but if your dumb and driving around 25lbs of air then obviously have build up of heat and issues
Glad to see the war on vehicles is still goin strong just to save a few bucks while simultaneously costing a few bucks. I remember getting a ruining the plastic wheel well and back bumper of a Mazda rental with an invisible retread in the middle of bum fuck nowhere AR. It was Night Time too. Pretty dam happy I wasn't a motorcyclist that night.
You can never convince me these are safe. I'd never put re-treaded tyres on any of my vehicles. You should always spend good money on things that connect you to the ground. Shoes. A bed. Tyres.
because if the retread job is done poorly to make a few quick bucks, its your ass on the line. However - and this is a basic problem of all retreads - the tire was very loud. Here you notice that the connection between the substructure and the tread is not a single piece after all. But there is an even greater weakness: If the customer buys a set of tires, there is no guarantee that all four tires are built on an identical carcass. The tread may be identical, but the substructure may come from different manufacturers - and then each wheel can have completely different handling characteristics. This can be dangerous in extreme situations, and not just for inexperienced drivers. It is not for nothing that experts advise drivers of new tires to fit the same type all round for better vehicle control. The fact that ADAC has not tested retreaded tires since 2011 is due to their dwindling market significance. The products we tested are no longer available, and many manufacturers have gone out of business. The financial outlay for safety-oriented technologies such as pressure testing, and in some cases also X-ray processes or nail hole detectors, no longer paid off. Source: ADAC (General German Automobile Club)
Every 18 wheeler that you pass has between 8 to 16 retreads on it the biggest trucking company's have their own retread plants they are just as safe as a new tire
No they’re not. They have a much higher rate of failure than a virgin tire. They also wear unevenly. Big companies save money on paper by running them because of the amount of miles they run.
Retread tires are cheap. That‘s the only advantage. Since each and every used tire has been used differently, the final product after retreading behaves slightly differently. On a passenger car, that is dangerous. Mount them on a truck, and you still risk a lot for a little gain.
I would NEVER buy a retreaded tire, no matter how good for the "world" it will be!. Rubber gets hard over time during use, so the sidewalls will be harder then on a new tire, meaning less comfort and ride quality/Performance!. Tires on your car is the ONLY thing that has contact to the road surface, don't skimp out on tires!!
@@HorsTeets NHTB has studied this for years and says no.....casing failure is almost 90%. You are basing your thoughts and preconceived bias's. I understand
@@HorsTeets most cases of seeing such are either the tire has been under inflated OR overloaded exceeding it's maximum carrying capacity for moving stuff.
WRONG, 90 percent of that tire debris is from run flat Virgin tires. I used to work for the DoT, we used to collect those tire debris and send them for analysis, you couldn't be more wrong.
I get to see their handy work laying all over Arizona freeways every summer!!
A men to that brother see them gators all over. I love when a four wheeler tailgating me with my set of doubles and I move over at the last min an they hit it damaging there plastic little car and pass me look up at me like I’m the ahole 🤣🤣🤣
You do realize alot of those are from drivers improperly inflating the tires or I should say not checking proper tire pressure and heat up like they shouldn't right.
Turn on the highway air conditioner! Gaah!🙄
I see their handy work at the side of British motorways, occasionally with some wreckage in the woods.
I wonder what the annual cost to car repairs, body work and lost lives in accidents due to these retreads left on our freeways are. I remember in the 60’s you could buy retreads for your car, till they were outlawed for safety concerns. How are these truck tire retreads even allowed.
I have always wondered what retreads look like new. I have only seen the treads after they have separated from the tire and fly across the interstate.
Oh so original funny guy i have used re-treads for 10 years on multiple different vehicles never had a problem
@@user-zj5rb3xo7d wow brah your anecdotal experience is surely representative of the whole world 💯
@@user-zj5rb3xo7d they're trash tyres
What you're seeing is truck tires - very heavy vehicles with many thousands of miles on the tires.
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As someone who works on the side of the highway for a living, I'm happy to know that one of these could explode and tear me in half with pieces of metal filled rubber shrapnel at any time!
When you buy a retread, you're actually buying an experience - of retreading your steps to find out where the pieces that just flew off went xD
Nowadays retreads are pretty much just used for large commercial vehicles, but I remember when they were popular for cars and pickup trucks too. I'll never forget one blowing out on me (right front) while doing 70 on the freeway in an old Chevy pickup---that was a hair-raising moment. Surprisingly it didn't go flat, though....instead it just completely ejected the treads. It sure was loud, though---I'll never forget the sound of the cemented-on treads coming off and banging around in the wheelwell
I remember buying retreaded tires for my car, back in the 60's, when I was a broke college student.
@@billkallas1762 We did this all the time in Eastern Europe and you will too in the USA soon seemingly.
@@fergoka how come
@@emdjo6485 I like your profile pic.
What I meant was the economy is collapsing world wide. It was a globalist plan but it's a crisis none the less.
@@fergoka thanks brother, only getting hate for it, feels refreshing to hear that. And man you are right, you guys over in the states got it even worse i heard.. lets hope for the best tho
This is illegal in the UK - for very good reason.
I'm old enough to remember when it was common to buy 're-reads' and I remember being in my dad's car when one just peeled apart and blew half-way through France in our old Morris Minor. A terrifying experience.
And if it’s an old moggy it must have been at a pretty slow speed. Now imagine at 90MPH.
Yes, I remember my Mum losing a retread in her little Corolla
Tbh mate I'm sure this technology has become alot better from that point i presume that was decades ago
@@johnyp2967
Just how much better could this technology improve? Maybe better adhesives, but what else could’ve changed?
I had to laugh when I heard Chumba Wumba playing in the background!
Oh the good old retread tires. They make a lovely explosion on semi’s when they let loose going down the interstates.
retreads don't fail, poorly maintained casings fail. Tires "explode" due to excessive heat caused from under-inflation and can happen to new or retread tires alike.
@@tirepunk7367 If a retread goes flat when it has other tires to support the weight (dual), won't the tread come off if the driver keeps on going?
@@billkallas1762 Tread could come off but more likely whole tire comes off from wheel. New and retread tires both do the same.
@@tirepunk7367 if it can happen to new or retread tires alike? Then why are highways littered with retread strips not regular tire chunks?
@@ninefingerdeathgrip I've never seen the entire by the side of the road....It's always the tread.
I worked as a supervisor at a Snider Fleet Solutions plant that used the Michelin process for retreating. The equipment used at my plant is little different than what I have seen in this video.
Are you telling the truth?
@@rebeltvr6046 I don't think there's a reason for him to lie about it- I think he is
When u watch the videos like this from India they don't even do half the things that were done here lol
For retreating what?
All of the big trucking companies have their own retread plants
Guy 1: What you doing at work?
Guy 2: Watching tire spin.
It sounds like being at the dentist and in the shop at the same time.
When? wait who?
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they are tire dentists
this is real love
are them tires sold as new condition?
@@phoebe3122
this is real love
are them tires sold as new condition?
Have you ever noticed all the treads laying on the side of the interstate highways and freeways. They aren't from blow outs. Most are a retreaded tires peeling apart. That's why it's usually just the tread you see on the road. This should be ILLEGAL!!
Jeff Bezos can’t afford to use new tires on his trucks, not when he’s busy with his own personal space program
@@randbarrett8706 What does this has anything to do with Jeff Bezos?
@@randbarrett8706 wow.. jeff bezos own the world
Rather than illegal, the feds have mandated retreads on fleet vehicles (heavy trucks with many thousands of miles on the tires) since 2000.
@@robinstewart6510 yes, George Bush ordered that the government use retread tires on it’s vehicles. One of the many bad things George Bush burdened this country with.
Just had a Michelin retread fail yesterday. The tread came off at the sidewall border and it burst. Retreads are dangerous.
tread separations don't cause tires to "Burst". Low inflation causing excessive heat does. tire was either poorly maintained, poorly repaired, or had a puncture.
@@tirepunk7367 the tire air pressure was checked that morning that was at 100 PSI. In the photo that I took you can see where the glue flap let go from the sidewall. Once it did you can see the steel belt is very shiny under the tread - no hole in the tread but belt separation under it.
@@williamruch2633 if you see shiny steel under tread the separation is in the original casing from the original manufacturer. Retreads are not buffed don to the steel but rather approx 1/4" above. The treads are not actually glued to the casing but thru heat and pressure in a chamber the rubber is cured (vulcanized)
Also, every tire that ever went flat and failed was at it's proper pressure (or close) earlier that day. One nail or cut and they loose pressure fast.
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@@tirepunk7367 Thanks, Mr Michelin Man
No way this is cheaper than a new tyre...
@Mike Studmuffin if u get hit by an airplane ur unlucky
Making tires from scratch require a lot more work and costs way more for the inputs. This saves over half of the time and uses about 15% of the rubber compared to a new tire.
your mom is tho
To retread is about $165-$200 per tire for a semi truck. A brand new tires is about $500. So you’d save at least $5,400 plus tax on the whole truck.
@Mike Studmuffin ce n’est fais que sur des pneus spécifiques. C’est mentionné et moins cher. Un système approuvé par toute les marque.
Les carcasses, sont scanné et MICHELIN est gage de qualité dans ce domaine en neuf et en rechapé.
*If you like popping balloons and the anxiety it gives you, then you’ll love retread’s.*
I'll love retread's what?
@@x_Star.Saber_x I believe he's saying that "retreaded" (retread's) tyres like the tyres featured in this video as opposed to New Tyres are more likely to "pop like a balloon" while you're driving on them.
Would’ve been nice to show the finished product up close instead of in a distance for 1mili second
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They would show them driving along the highway.
I see these all the time laying along the highway
Then must be that either the tire was under inflated OR overloaded.
I don't understand the financial reasoning for using retreads. One blowout with associated damage to the tractor or trailer and a couple thousand dollar roadside call to replace the tires and you wipe out all savings. Plus, I've had MORE than one car damaged by parts of semi recaps--if they had to pay for all of the damage caused by the debris, that would dig them an even deeper hole. I also thing there should be a substantial tax on the retreads to reimburse the state DOTs for the considerable effort and danger involved in picking up the debris beside and ON the road.
it takes, roughly, 70% less energy to retread a tire than make a new tire. which makes them more affordiable. the likely hood of a blowout is negligible and they'll last as long as new tire and carry the a warranty
No problem with retreads if maintained correctly. Proper air pressure in the tire along with proper pressure in the adjacent tire will get you a long safe service. If you observe the “gators” scattered along the road you will almost always see cord sticking out of the rubber that indicates that the tire blew up due to excessive heat from under inflation or excessive weight due to the adjacent dual being under inflated or flat
All airliners used retreads tires ! Why cost! You will be more surprised how the engine blades are restored repaired by brazing or welding, why cost! repair 100€ new 500€ how many in one engine? Remember before flying!
@@davem45 Not to mention the cost and environmental impact of disposing of all of those "single use" tire casings. Tire casings can be retread 6+ times.
Pure garbage. They glue a rubber tread on a worn out casing and expect it to last? I don't get it.
It sounds like little children crying. That's also how is sounds when a rethreaded rubber left a child orphan.
THAT WAS SO COOL TO WATCH. NOW I KNOW HOW RETREADING IS DONE 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I already know how unretreading is done.
When you got that many people working on one tire it's like they say too many chefs spoil the broth
Tyres and brakes are the two main things on a car/truck that prevent you from dying, yet people still skimp on them. Anyone who gets these is increasing the risk to everyone’s lives by sacrificing performance and reliability to save a few $$$
Everyone who saves on a car that has a lot of smart safety features also increasing the risk to everyone’s lives. Should everyone buy expensive cars that have features that will most probably never trigger? Same for tires.
Just stop staring at your phones, will save lot more lives.
They got some good tunes in that factory
I can understand retreading tires for slow moving vehicles like farm tractors, but not on vehicles traveling on the highways. I thought this was illegal?
No, not illegal. The process is just more regulated (DOT certification, etc) than in the past. Due to the increased tariffs on imported tires, demand for retreads will likely soon increase as well. Retreading (extending the use of existing tires) is also a "greener" option.
@@robinstewart6510 Great points, especially about the supply chain difficulty.
When I worked for AAA they used retreads on the trucks.... They're dangerous, fail often, and should be illegal...
If they're done badly, they're extremely dangerous. But if they're done properly, they're fine. As you can see here by the world's biggest and most prestigious tyre company, Michelin, worth $52,000,000,000.00 , happy to show the world.
@@realMaverickBuckley ours were done by a big name company (don't want to name the specific company) and were still horribly dangerous and failed often...
Most treads you see on the side of the road are where the tread has separated from the steel belts. This can happen on new tires, but is more often seen on a retread. WHY ? 1) There are more reatreads being used on commercial vehicles than new tires. 2) A retread has a tire casing with many thousands of miles under its tread already.
Much depends on how the tire is inspected before retreading. In the case of commercial Aircraft tires, they are X rayed as part of the inspection. Different retreaders have different standards. Often at the plant where I worked it would depend on how much we needed the work to determine if a tire casing was rejected or not :-(
Isn’t it true most retread tire failures are caused by overloaded or tires being under inflated.
@@razorrich manufacturers love to use this statement as an excuse for any problems
@@didek999
Manufacturers statement? Do you work in the commercial tire industry?
@@razorrich I worked in the tire service for a long time, the manufacturers of original tires often used this argument falsely, it was frankly easier to get a new tire on the complaint from the retreaded manufacturer than from the manufacturers of the micheli dunlop continental type, etc. talking about the country Poland and local producers of retreaded tires simply had a better approach to the issue of complaints than large companies
@@didek999
I’m sure you’ve experienced a majority of tire failures occur by driver error e.g. under inflation. I will say under this condition, retread tires fail differently (separated) compared to regular tires that don’t come apart.
Amazing how the tyre specialists aren’t commenting how dangerous these tyres are, the usual myths about recycled tyres.
@LOLO / VAL Michelin will retread ANYBODY'S casings. If they possess a US Federal DOT stamp then they qualify. I work for a MRT company franchise.
how are they more dangerous than a new tire? I work in the tire business do you ? a properly retreaded and quality casing the tire is not unsafe at all.
Retreaded tires can be safe...er. I'm a CDL driver and in any business someone wants to get it done for less. In the United States it is illegal to use retread tires on the front steering tires there by the only place you can use them is where there's a dual or another tire next to it for safety. With that many tires on a semi truck often company would try and make the driver go with poor quality tires.
I prefer Michelin and Continental tires. With the exception of steering tires I would prefer their retreads to a brand new tire from the other companies. It helps to know they are overbuilt to begin with ( designed to be retreaded multiple times)
@LOLO / VAL retreads fail because these steel belts inside most used tires are already worn out. you cnt change the belts in a tire so it's pointless retreading them. if the belts are no good its 100 percent guaranteed to fail and very unsafe.
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Not accurate. Tires are thoroughly inspected before and after the retread process as shown in the vid. Worn and/ damaged steel belts are rejected.
If you think about how many tires in total that are on the road rolling right now versus how many blowouts you see. I am sure the ratio is infinitesimally small. Think about how many millions of miles of rolling tires there are. It’s simply mind-boggling. By the way, excellent video - no horrifying music and no stupid explanations.
Well, i blew out a my share in the Army. It was a pain to change those tires!
I've seen thousands of retread tires blow out all over roads across North America. They cause more work for highway clean up crews than any other road debris, including animals. They frequently are the cause of motor vehicle crashes. Hopefully our technology on tire recycling will increase enough that old tires will be more valuable to break down than to keep this retreading hazard going.
As you probably know retreaded tires are no longer popular in passenger vehicles. Haven't been in a long time. From a quick search I found out that by retreading twice you save about 30%. Less than I thought, but if retreading the tyre is possible, that's always going to be the best way of recycling. Not in small car tires but as said that's not really done anymore.
No you haven't, that's just a lie.
@@LiveFromLondon2 I've been working for NHTSA for 22 years now.
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@LOLO / VAL I don't have authority. But it seems you may have some issue with authority. Hope you can keep yourself out of trouble. Perhaps get some of that anger figured out.
Oh yes I love dodging these death traps on my motorcycle. Always a thrill, and thank you Michelin for that.
Your welcome! And please be stay safe and utilize safe distance while traveling
That has to be one of the most thankless jobs in the world. Give that guy a raise!
The majority of truck tires on the side of the road are NEW untried tires the untested casings just fail. You are incorrect sir. most almost all the "Blowouts" are new, but there are very few actual blowouts, in almost every case the tire has an injury, the air is released and the heat a low tire causes the tire to fail and the rim destroys the tire. 40 years in tire business has taught me that.
2:44 Those tires *🎙🎶"GET WORN DOWN, BUT THEY GET RETREADED AGAIN!🎵😁😃😉*
"My boy's not goin' to some special school to learn how to retread tires."-Mizz Gump.
Is there a Mr. Gump?, Mizz Gump.
She sure do care about your schoolin’
Next time you see shredded tire tread in the middle of the highway, this is where it came from.
I'm shocked it's such a manual process.
Same! I thought a machine would carry out most of it
I wouldn't trust those tires any farther than I could throw one of them.
Then dont get your CDLS and drive a semi
@@Outlaw7207 I'm not. I'm more worried about one of these coming through my windshield at 100 MPH, whilst not driving a semi.
@@Cline3911 and you're worrying about the wrong thing, Worry more about Chinese made tires that have a higher failure rate then Retreaded Truck tires
Very interesting, but NO, thank you....
trucking is high cost btw on retreading you wanna save money but you dont!
I understand why they do this for semi-trucks as a cost saving measure and such but as someone who worked in a garage and did hundreds of flat repairs and mounted tires…this retreading stuff is just so inherently dangerous from both a driver of the truck and a passerby on the highway
As a tire tech i can say we hate these as much as everyone else in the comments
Sorry to anyone in the industry but I am only relating my experience. After finishing my apprenticeship got a job on the production line recapping earthmoving tyres at Olympic Tyres Perth Western Australia. After 2 days was pretty much doing everything at our station and rapidly losing interest. When the long termer old boy noticed my lethargy he said if I work hard and learn ( what? ) I could move to another station in 6mths or so ! I quit that afternoon , went home and started a lap of the country 2 days later. Production line in a factory was not for me obviously !😎👍
Haha from Perth to bro glad youre not still working there 😂
So this is where the flying rubber comes from that I have to dodge on the freeway!
Most likely of tires that have several factors that took place, in fact, modern retread tires are safe, so safe that even school bus fleets use them. The reality is that retread tires are crafted and tested to perform like new tires.
Tires that cause accidents are bald or under inflated, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The main culprits are underinflation, overinflation, mismatching of tires in dual wheel position, faulty tire repairs, misaligned vehicles and tires driven with less than the legal limit of tread remaining.
As long as they are properly maintained, retread tires perform as good as or better than new tires.
It really is the best solution for used tires but they need research and development to ensure safety
Re-Treads only mean at some point ...your tire is blowing out...hard pass
Talk about a monumental pest of an industry. I rank this up there with telemarketing as those "everyone on earth hates you" jobs.
I hope they sell these at a used tire price and not full price!
I've always thought it's bizarre that's it's cheaper to do all this to used tires than it is to just make new ones or grind up the old ones for recycling that way
Can't wait for that thing to end up on my front bumper or windshield
How It's Made: Blow Outs.
I wouldn’t run them on a bicycle
Everyone in the comments are making alot of American road comments. If you look closer this footage is from Derrimut, Australia. They may be made differently or better. Sometimes things are made better in SOME countries.
Great Video! Love it!
Looks amazing how new they look
And how shit they perform
Sure, they LOOK new. 🤣🤣
is this process economically worth it?
I was traveling along at 65 mph slowly coming up on a 18 wheeler when just as I’m along side, one of the rear tires on the tractor unraveled just like it showed being constructed. One long belt of rubber flailing around between the tires, smoke, all sorts of noise, pieces of rubber flying out everywhere bouncing off my car.
I get around the guy and keep watching him in the mirror: no response. Just keeps on rolling like it happens all the time. Judging by the rubber debris building up along both sides of our interstates I’d say it likely does happen all the time.
Scary stuff
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How do they keep it from coming apart at the joint ?
That's the trick, they don't.
@@xiaofengxiaofengxiaofengxi4651 lmao
Look at any major US highway where trucks are on and you will find your answer lol
They don't!
There's like 25 comments I've read of people telling how their tires came apart on the highway
Enveloping stage...they will take out the envelop once the product is delivered or the enveloping forms part of the weel?
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In the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance, the writer tells of a shop he had his bike fixed. Lousy work. He compared it to another shop who got it right. What he noticed in the first shop was blaring music. In the second, clinking of tools.
Lots of dogging on retreads, if drivers would actually check tire pressure wouldn't have as much issues but if your dumb and driving around 25lbs of air then obviously have build up of heat and issues
I deal with Hot puncture I want to invite in truck tyre retreading please help me to achieve my goal am from East Africa Tanzania 😊😊
Glad to see the war on vehicles is still goin strong just to save a few bucks while simultaneously costing a few bucks.
I remember getting a ruining the plastic wheel well and back bumper of a Mazda rental with an invisible retread in the middle of bum fuck nowhere AR.
It was Night Time too.
Pretty dam happy I wasn't a motorcyclist that night.
Isn't cheaper just to buy another tire?
Such a boring tedious job would drive me insane
I never put retreads on my truck, but my company puts them on the trailers. I hate when I have to pull one with retreads.
The feds have mandated retreads on fleet vehicles (heavy trucks with many thousands of miles on the tires) since 2000.
Was wondering what in the world are tyres made out of that people could just plaster new skin onto it.
Never buy retreads . I bout 2 years ago and both flew apart in less then 500 miles on a mini van i had. Total junk and waist of money.
How does a company that produces tires actually promote and offer this? Are they stupid or do they just want to see accidents happen?
This to me do not seem safe. It’s like putting a bandaid on an old tire!! Like the song in the background. I get no doubt these won’t last long!!
You can never convince me these are safe. I'd never put re-treaded tyres on any of my vehicles.
You should always spend good money on things that connect you to the ground. Shoes. A bed. Tyres.
That’s awesome they can reuse tires by retreading them. I don’t get all of the hate in the comments.
because if the retread job is done poorly to make a few quick bucks, its your ass on the line.
However - and this is a basic problem of all retreads - the tire was very loud. Here you notice that the connection between the substructure and the tread is not a single piece after all.
But there is an even greater weakness: If the customer buys a set of tires, there is no guarantee that all four tires are built on an identical carcass. The tread may be identical, but the substructure may come from different manufacturers - and then each wheel can have completely different handling characteristics.
This can be dangerous in extreme situations, and not just for inexperienced drivers. It is not for nothing that experts advise drivers of new tires to fit the same type all round for better vehicle control.
The fact that ADAC has not tested retreaded tires since 2011 is due to their dwindling market significance. The products we tested are no longer available, and many manufacturers have gone out of business. The financial outlay for safety-oriented technologies such as pressure testing, and in some cases also X-ray processes or nail hole detectors, no longer paid off.
Source: ADAC (General German Automobile Club)
Someone I know ended upside down in the opposite carriageway when a retread failed. They are potentially dangerous.
Wow, it's a big process just for each tire.
Same glue as my Walmart tennis shoes. What could go wrong?
youll lose ur soLe
Retreads should be banned, they are dangerous and when trucks have blowouts they dont bother to pick up the tyre peices all over the roads!
So are you who i call to fix my vehicle next time i hit this crap on the interstate?
Every 18 wheeler that you pass has between 8 to 16 retreads on it the biggest trucking company's have their own retread plants they are just as safe as a new tire
I hear the "just as good as new tires" comment all the time about retreads. Why do you think it is illegal to run a retread on a steer tire?
@@44intime44 it's not it's in the Dot book only a passenger bus is it illegal
@@leeburks3048 ok then same question.Why is it illegal in a passenger bus if the are just as good?
No, they're not.
No they’re not. They have a much higher rate of failure than a virgin tire. They also wear unevenly. Big companies save money on paper by running them because of the amount of miles they run.
Retread tires are cheap. That‘s the only advantage. Since each and every used tire has been used differently, the final product after retreading behaves slightly differently. On a passenger car, that is dangerous. Mount them on a truck, and you still risk a lot for a little gain.
The feds have mandated retreads on fleet vehicles (heavy trucks with many thousands of miles on the tires) since 2000.
came for the tires, stayed for the chumbawumba
Very difficult to identify from New ones and....
Maybe they would badge it differently
F#@k retreads.
i'm Philippines worker to recaping truck tires and OTR and Ligth Truck .
Too much work and too much time spent on one tyre. Is it commercially viable for lots of tyres?
Didn’t 60 minutes have an expose over 40 years ago showing these retreads blowing up in the highway?
That shit's unsafe and should be illegal, especially for 18 wheelers.
They do this with celebrity faces. They haven’t quite perfected it though.
I would NEVER buy a retreaded tire, no matter how good for the "world" it will be!.
Rubber gets hard over time during use, so the sidewalls will be harder then on a new tire, meaning less comfort and ride quality/Performance!.
Tires on your car is the ONLY thing that has contact to the road surface, don't skimp out on tires!!
Retreaded tires- almost as good as used tires.
Chombawamba in the background...I get knock out and I get up again....
No thanks, I'll just buy a new set of tires. This is a receipt for blowouts
I see treads all over the highways here in San Diego. Never knew that it's because of retreading.
it's not.
@@tirepunk7367 most of them are tho
@@HorsTeets NHTB has studied this for years and says no.....casing failure is almost 90%. You are basing your thoughts and preconceived bias's. I understand
@@HorsTeets No most of them aren't.
@@HorsTeets most cases of seeing such are either the tire has been under inflated OR overloaded exceeding it's maximum carrying capacity for moving stuff.
Be nice if we could be recapped once wore out as close as we can get to it it’s call the old folks home
I remember as a kid and my mum getting her tires/tyres retreaded. Now days new tires are cheap asf.
Tire doctor says it's as easy as making shoes?
Flex shot tape commercial?
Odd this is not how the Pakistani retreaders do it, wonder who's right...........
These companies should be liable for damages to others property when they fail and spread all over the highway.
That's the pieces of tire you see everywhere along the interstate highways
WRONG, 90 percent of that tire debris is from run flat Virgin tires. I used to work for the DoT, we used to collect those tire debris and send them for analysis, you couldn't be more wrong.
@@bleachinuri LOL. Analyze tire debris? Must be a govt project
@@bindig1 no, Goodyear, Michelin, ETC, would send reps to collect them, not a government 😉 😜 project, it was to collect data for quality control 😉 🙄.
With all those parts\effort, not more reasonable for all just to make new tires?