green diamond tires

[OutHouse]

I have been hearing these advertised on the radio for the past couple of days. they sound like a great idea and a lot better than studs. check it out, the prices arent bad.

http://www.greendiamondtire.com/

 

[TitanDiddly]

You can get them here, too:
http://www.high-tec-retreading.com/
I've heard many good things about tires from that company.

 

[Gillbot]

I've heard good things as well.

 

[herm0016]

seems like a good idea, but i don't think i would ever put a re-tread on a car. the orig. tire is not made to be re-treaded like the tires on big rigs. the side walls get fatigued, the belts may be corroded, there is just not enough rubber under the tread to make a good strong base for the new tread that is glued on. re-treads on usually only used on trucks with duel tires like semi trucks, so if one tire looses a tread the other can take the weight until you can get it fixed. you see the tread sections all over the road, epically when it is really hot out. there is no safety on a car.

 

[CrackRabbit]

The only problem I see with them is they aren't "Snowflake" rated. Meaning in OR, ID and WA (and I think parts of CA) you can't use them in place of studded tires or tire chains.
Great for those that don't live in areas that require them but may still get some icy weather.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I was in Norway early this year and they all use studded. It was -15c.

 

[Wolfie]

I think it's kind of funny that these tires are retreded. Why couldn't they do this on a new casing? I guess it doesn't matter here. Studs, chains, or any traction device like this is illegal in the state of Minnesota. Go figure, it's not like we get winter weather around here. 🙂

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Wolfie
I think it's kind of funny that these tires are retreded. Why couldn't they do this on a new casing? I guess it doesn't matter here. Studs, chains, or any traction device like this is illegal in the state of Minnesota. Go figure, it's not like we get winter weather around here. 🙂

That will be because they wreck blacktop when used without a snow or ice covering.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Last I checked, you can't use studded tires in California either. One guy I went to school with had a 4wd pickup and always carried with him a set of chains and a set of V-bars, because if he had to chain up all four, he didn't care that the V-bars were illegal.

California has three basic states regarding snow tires:
chains or snow tires or 4WD (often there's the requirement to carry chains even if you don't use them)
chains required
road closed

For some smaller roads there's an unoffical state where the road is open to people who want to drive on the snow because the gate is 3' underneath the snow's surface.