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Goodyear
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Tim Miller has been with Goodyear for over 30 years. He spent 8 years as a tire design engineer before taking positions as a technical representative to original equipment customers Freightliner...more»»
regrooving tires
Posted by MERLE from ST CLOUD, FL, US on July 17, 2009
how do u know how deep to go when you regroove a tire
I think the only good way to know is to cut a section out of a scrap tire like the one you want to regroove. Cutting a section out of a steel ply tire with 4 steel belts is not an easy thing to do. Once you can see how much undertread there is below the bottom of each groove, you know how much rubber you can cut away. Regrooving in the US is usually only done on bus tires and the people who regroove are very familiar with the tires they are regrooving. For an inexperienced regroover, this is a very difficuldt job to do.
AIR PRESSURE 1
Posted by joel from St-Hyacinthe, QC, CA on July 17, 2009
Hi,
what should be the tire air pressure for the follow case?:
45 000 lbs
2 axles (8 tires)
And where could I find the table for this info?
This would depend on the tire size involved. You can find this information in our Engineering Data Book found here http://www.goodyear.com/truck/support/publications.html
Balancing retread/recapped tires
Posted by Mike from Bremerton, WA, US on July 14, 2009
Are recapped tires built to standards that permit balancing?
OR
Is it an accepted result that recaps cannot be reliably balanced?
A tire balancing expert would tell you that there is no such thing as a tire that can't be balance corrected. There is no reason that a retread should be any harder to balance than a new tire. Sometimes tires (new or retread) need more balance correction than what is acceptable. In this case, we recommend that the tire is rotated 180 degrees on the wheel and re-balanced.
Percent of Maintenace Costs Related to Tires
Posted by rob from baltimore, MD, US on July 13, 2009
What is the percent or breakdown of a typical fleet maintenance budget for things like repairs, fuel, tires, etc.
I have no idea what the percentage breakdown would be but, I know that most fleets say that tires are their second biggest expense after fuel. I would think that the percentages would vary greatly depending on the type of fleet (over-the-road, P&D, off highway, etc.).
Government requirements for tire pressure monitoring
Posted by Mike from Akron, OH, US on July 13, 2009
Is the gov’t still pushing us to monitor tire pressure on our trucks and trailers? If so, what are you recommending?
As far as I know, the government is studying pressure monitoring systems but, as of now, is not requiring them on tractors and trailers. Not sure if your question is what kind of systems we recommend or what pressures we recommend. If it is systems, I can assure you there will be no particular brand that we will endorse. As far as tire pressures are concerned, that would depend on the size of the tires being used and load they are carrying.