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Title: The Best Place in Town to Take a Leak
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Broadway Used Tires
URL Source: http://www.broadwayusedtires.com/
Published: Feb 14, 2009
Author: me, who else?
Post Date: 2009-02-14 18:32:41 by Critter
Keywords: None
Views: 991
Comments: 59
Or Critter's hedge against the depression... 1st full week in business, no advertising, no grand opening, no nothing, cept 52 tires sold, average sale $40 a tire, average cost per tire, $8. Yes sir, I picked the right place at the right time. There is gold in that there used rubber. :) I expect that this shop will do 150 tires a week by summer. If you're looking for a good biz for the coming depression, this is it. It's hard, dirty work, but it pays good.
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#1. To: Critter (#0)
Hmm... how about "Used Rubbers" as a shop name? Would be kinda catchy...
hehehe, don't think I didn't consider it. My brother, who is also in the used tire biz, is going to name his boat "Used Rubber". :)
My one question is this: How old does a tire have to be before you'd be concerned about its safety? Not a question of tread depth, but a question of the age of the carcass? The reason I ask is because I have some B.F. Goodrich radial All-Terrain mud and snow tires on my truck, I bought them new seven years ago, they have about 20k miles on them now (I don't drive a lot, work out of my home) and look like new. How old does a tire have to be before you should be concerned about taking it up to 70mph on the interstate, in your opinion?
I don't think actual age is as much a concern as condition. Look for dry rot cracking in the rubber on the sidewalls and between the tread. If none is evident, the tire is fine. Even a little bit is ok. Severe dry rot means toss it out. I have a machine that expands a hub into a tire and fills the tire with air so we can give it a good inspection. We look for dry rot, sidewall leaks, broken belts, bubbles, etc. Those will get a tire tossed into the trash pile. leaks in the tread face get a good patch from the interior and they are good to go.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestThere is gold in that there used rubber. :)
#2. To: Elliott Jackalope (#1)
#5. To: Critter (#2)
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#7. To: Elliott Jackalope (#5)
How old does a tire have to be before you should be concerned about taking it up to 70mph on the interstate, in your opinion?
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