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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»»
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.
Rim Size Change?
Posted by Peter from Ormond Beach, FL, US on July 9, 2009
your g149 12r22.5 used to be spec’d at 8.25 or 9.00 inch rims, now they say only 9.00 inch rims. Are the tires not safe on 8.25 inch rims now?
The any 12R22.5 tire can be put on an 8.25" or a 9.00" wide rim. You may be confused by the fact the our data book shows a 9.00 "rim width" listed with all the other dimesional data. This means that the diameter and tread width were measured on a 9.00" wide rim. 8.25" is also an approved width.
School bus tire
Posted by Rick from Whitney Point, NY, US on July 8, 2009
I have been told that the G164 RTD has been discontinued.
What has replaced this tire in a 11R.22.5 LRH
Thank you
Rick
Our new G622 RSD replaces the G164 in our product line. There should be tires available at your local Goodyear commercial tire dealer.