[greenskeeper79]

I've been running BF Goodrich all terrain T/As for a while now

They have gone up in price to over $200/each and that's with my neighbor installing them.

I've found a site for retreads at half the price, I can request BF cores.

https://www.treadwright.com/p-59-265-75r16-warden-a-t-e.aspx

Is it safe to assume that retreads will wear out quicker?

Anybody run re-treads?

 

[PRDATR]

I would ride the bus before I put retreads on a personal vehicle and thought that went away in the 70's.

 

[bugman]

With retreads you are gambling that the inner core of the tire is good and I am not willing to take that bet again. I bought a pair of retreads once and as soon as I put a load on the truck both tires blew within 10 miles and that was with me running the tires at the recommended pressure for the load, and no I didn't over load them. As far as life it all depends on the make up of the tire compound. It is is soft then they will wear real fast, if it is hard they will wear for a long time. It all depends on their rubber make up. You will also hear that big trucks also run retread but only on the trialer or non steering axles, but then when one of those tires goes it usually has one sitting right next to it to help out until it gets replaced.

But for my safty I will never run retreads again.

 

[dieselsmokerdoug]

are they retreads or recaps? the differences are , retread has the tread cut into the the tire, recaps are another piece of rubber with tread on it, bonded onto the tire . either way i'm with the others. the tires are cheaper, but less reliable . i have them on my work truck (recaps, no choice of mine) but you are subjected to slow leaks and the risk of throwing the cap off if not bonded well. and also you get what i call 30mph hump(the whole vehicle bounces up & down). where i am they are not legal for the front, tells me that they are not so safe. you half to remember that the core already has high miles on them, sometimes that's all they have been designed for. as always it's you're choice but as for me i'm on the negative side, hope this helps.

 

[LMJD]

I'm with Bugman, you have no idea of the quality of the carcass. Lots of logging trucks in my area used to run Bandags but not on the front axle, they're high quality long wearing caps. Years ago I had used them off and on but finally blew out one on my pickup in mountain country while pulling my horse trailer. The cap didn't separate, but the sidewall blew out and I wasn't even close to the tire's max weight rating. Never again.

are they retreads or recaps?

In the US they're one in the same, never heard of recutting tread, if the tires worn out and you recut new tread you'd be well into the cords.

 

[greenskeeper79]

Ok glad I asked, no retreads for me.

Any other alternatives to the BF goodrich All-terrains?

I'm looking for a long wearing tire and not so much off-road performance.

 

[LMJD]

I've been sold on Michelins for way over 25 years. They're extremely long wearing, quiet, good traction and good ride. JMO, but when it comes to tires I think you get what you pay for. Toyos are also very good and comprable to Michelins in most all respects. About the worst tire abuse is logging trucks in the northwest and most of the independent truck owners used Toyos, Bridgestones, Goodyears, and Michelins before the Spotted Owl crap ruined the industry. I bought a new 1/2 ton in 2007 and it came with B F Goodrich Rugged Trail TA's and I've got no complaints with them. No howl, but they kind of "slap" when going over road ridges. Odd part is the pickup came with a Michelin for a spare.

 

[greenskeeper79]

how about General - Grabber AT2? Same tread design and same mileage rated? About $55 a piece cheaper than the BFGs.

 

[dieselsmokerdoug]

about cutting new treads , our tires have a small arrow on the side of the tread that tells how far you can wear a tire, any lower than that and you can't cut them. they don,t do it much anymore because recaps are cheaper and are done better then years ago .

 

[Bill1013]

I've got a couple of "treadwright" tires on my 99 PSD right now, been on for 2 yrs. on the front. Prolly got 10-12K miles on them. They are not what you would call "recap" or "retreads", they actually mold "fresh" rubber to the casing. The casing's are Michelin's, size is 235/85/16. I personally will get them again when needed, but everyone has there own opinion.