does anyone run recap tires on there truck and if so how dependable are they just wondering i no u wouldnt run them for steer tires just wondering if you do for drive tires :?:

 

I use them on my trailers sometimes. I have my casings capped rather than buying someone else. They have worked fine on the trailer. I won't run them on my trucks because I have fairings and should one fail it would be very expensive. Caps seem to work fine if you keep your speed down and check the tire pressure on a regular basis. In talking with some tire people, I found that low tire pressure is the primary cause of recap failure.

 

I agree with Gman, but also if you run a dump bucket and haul scrap and go to places with alot of metal objects on the road, it's much cheaper to run recaps that to buy virgin tires every day, few days, or week in that type of trucking. Just my 2 cents!

 

I have read articles confirming this too. What I read was when the tire is under inflated more weight goes on the outer edge of the tire causing more heat to that part of the tire.

 

Recaps are lovely. :P

All of our trucks/trailers have recaps on them.
The reefer fuel lines on our pups "hang" under the trailer frame rails, right behind the 5th wheel. Why those fuel lines arent tied up is beyond me. They did that at the factory. (Wabash trailers)
Within the last year, I have had 2 recaps blow on my drive tires. (Two different occasions.) Both times, the recap tore off the front quarter fender, mudflap, and tore the reefer fuel lines. I had to call the emergency line at Wichita Falls Freightliner to come out, and splice those lines. I guess, saving all that money on recaps pays off. :shock:

In my opinion, all recaps are good for is tearing stuff up.

 

In our logging operation we only use caps on the trailers. We only put virgin tires on our drives. We really get good millage and wear from the new rubber and had less than stellar results with recaps. Now, when I say good wear I mean if we get a year on our drives (about 90,000 miles) we are lucky. With the heavy loads and crappy roads we have. The caps we do buy last quite along time. I think they are bandag brand.

 

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=31537

There might be something here that won't be covered again.

 

Just on my trailer.

 

I've ran caps for years with good results !!! But I have some rules. 1 I only use my own caseings. 2 I only get my caps from 1 place that caps my caseings. 3 I check them every week for pressure. 4 I replace them in sets of at least 4 at a time across 1 axle. It saves me a lot of money verses buying new all the time. I run them on the drives n the trailer both.

 

too risky for me
if one should let go they can cause a lot of damage
I always hear the proponents say
"you have to watch the air pressure etc"
I really don' t feel like checking air pressure all the time

I am not even sure if insurance covers damage by a blown cap
They are ok when the tread is deep they will run cool
but when they get under 50% and its the middle of July....
I would rather have a set of virgins at 50%
I run Goddrich 444 on the drive for around 300 a piece
I run 3 summers and two winters on them

Michelin XZA on the steer and keep moving them back to the reefer