Maximize Your Investment with Retreading
The Bandag retreading process is unmatched in the industry
Retreading gives you new tire benefits without the expense of new tires. Commercial Tire has 4 Bandag retread facilities across the Northwest to provide cost efficient alternatives to our customers. We ensure each retread is carefully inspected for quality and consistency to optimize your tire program.
Lower Cost
Longer Lifespan
Environmentally
Friendly
How Retreads Work
Initial Inspection
Trained specialists perform a hands-on, visual inspection from inside and out. This is done to find and mark all visible injuries.
Electronic Inspection
Damage can be closely evaluated by looking “through-the-tire” in the crown and sidewall areas that may not be visible to the naked eye.
Shearogaphy
This determines conditions within the casing, subjecting it to a vacuum while lasers measure surface anomalies. An animated visual of the anomalies determines casing condition.
Buffing
The casing is inflated to its operational shape. The process removes the worn tread surface, tries up the roundness and prepares the surface for a new tread.
Repair
Any damaged material identified during initial inspection is removed and repairs are made, essentially returning the casing to useful life.
Applying Cushion
An uncured bonding layer is extruded onto the prepared casing surface, and all skives are filled. The casing is ready for a new tread.
Building
A new tread is automatically applied with attention to precise detail. The tread must be straight and perfectly centered on the casing.
Enveloping
The assembled but uncured tire is encased in an elastic envelope and prepared for curing.
Curing
The curing chamber causes the bonding layer in the tire to cure and permanently adhere the new tread.
Final Inspection
A visual, hands-on inspection is repeated to ensure our quality specifications are met.
Tires that work for you
- All Retread Tires
- Drive
- Light Truck
- Severe Service
- Skid Steer
- Trailer
- Ultra Wide Base
- Wide Base
- All Retread Tires
- Drive
- Light Truck
- Severe Service
- Skid Steer
- Trailer
- Ultra Wide Base
- Wide Base
ECL M&S (EMS)
22/32nds
BRM3 (RM3)
30/32nds
BDLT (DLT)
16/32nds
BDY2 (DY2)
32/32nds
DR 5.3 (DR5)
22/32nds
ECL-ST-M (ECM)
16/32nds
BDR-HG (BHG)
27/32nds
BTR UWB (TRU)
11/32nds
BDX (BDX)
24/32nds
ECL-SST (EST)
15/32nds
BDR UWB (DRU)
24/32nds
MegaTrek (MGT)
26/32nds
TR 4.1 (TR4)
11/32nds
BDR-W2
26/32nds
B713
21/32nds
BDM3
32/32nds
DR 4.3 (DR4)
22/32nds
Rock Lug Deep Undertread (RLD)
30/32nds 36/32nds 41/32nds
BLSS
32/32nds
B835 Fuel Tech (B83)
23/32nds
BTL-SA (ETS)
16/32nds
HT5 (HT5)
25/32nds
BDR-AS (DRA)
22/32nds
BRX2 (RX2)
22/32nds
BDL (BDL)
20/32nds
FCR-T2 (FT2)
11/32nds
Ultra Drive (UDR)
26/32nds
BRSS (BRSS)
20/32nds
B123 Fuel Tech (B123)
11/32nds
BDM (BDM)
26-32/32nds
BRM (BRM)
26/32nds
B760 Fuel Tech (B76)
23/32nds
B135 Fuel Tech (B35)
11/32nds
B799 (B79)
28/32nds