Don't be too cheap---what an exploding tire can do to the quarter panel:

[bake74]

OK, scratch that last statement----it does work-----i apparently did not give it enough time to dry;  i had sprayed it at about 5pm yesterday and now it's all pretty much black.  So i guess it does work---even on "overhead" situations.

Will post pics asap

2) as far as the patch panel.  i have not made it up to the point where i can just cut out and weld in new metal.  i may very well go this route.

     Never doubted for a minute.  Like I said I use it a lot at work and as long as I use it for what it is intended, It never has let me down.  Glad to hear it worked for you.

[Stewart G Griffin]

Yes, it certainly seems to work.  By the way, and i'm not sure i'm allowed to post this here, but Gempler's the store has some pretty fast service.

[malibu795]

blow outs stink!
i got lucky had 34000lb on those tandems.

[Stewart G Griffin]

Recap?

[velojym]

Sometimes, but not always. Virgin rubber is assembled too, and I've had tread separation on them as well. Retreads are a heck of a lot better now than they used to be. (Note: not a salesman....)   

[malibu795]

yeah cap had 190 miles on it when it peeled. replaced cab has 9k on it already

[gto109]

Malibu i had a tire blow in the same spot on a kenworth t2000 i drove a while back and it took out my catwalk.  When i got the truck from the company it was on all new virgin rubber.  i think it had 15k miles when it blue but we ran the trucks as close to 40 ton as possible.

[gildardo01]

Definately glad you're ok. Tires are something I don't mess with. Only cheap tires I buy go on vehicles that wont see the street. Just for rollers around the property. I hate having to change flats or even air up tires that go flat after a few days. The last set of tires I bought for my work truck were over $1200. I buy 10 ply because the oilfeild roads I drive on will destroy a weak tire. I was asked why I bought the high dollar tires all the time. My answer is simple. A $200+ tire is cheaper than a body repair shop.
  You may be able to bend it back out and straighten it out with a hammer and dolley, but its gonna take time and patience.Good luck too ya

same thing i say... i donīt like buying cheap tires... they loose air and tend to get more flats than a name brand tire... and breaking and handling is a whole different level when it comes to name brand tires...

[popsthebuilder]

Just payed for two new front ones yesterday. Didn't get them put on today like I was supposed to. We were both busy. Tires that came on truck are over twelve years old but have nearly all tread. I guess the truck sat parked for a  decade or so. Glad mine are waiting on me. I don't want to think what might happen to my truck if one of the front tires blew out. Would flip that big...pickup  before I hit someone else though.