Is Buying Used Tyres Really Worth The Money Saved?

The resilience in the tyres had made the process of recycling difficult in the past. The latest technology of vulcanization and pyrolysis enable recycling in spite of existing challenges.

Buying second-hand items is a common phenomenon from an economical point of view. In fact, many people prefer second-hand tyres too. The price of used tyres is way lesser than the new ones for sure but is the saved money really worth it? Possibly not! This is a consequence of the highest intensity but there are other significant reasons also to convince you that buying tyres that are used is a bad idea.

The biggest reason for the trend of launching second-hand tyres for sale was the level of difficulty in recycling the tyres that are used. It is necessary to understand that gone are the days when tyres were a headache because of the non-biodegradable components used in them. 

Durability and Safety

Tyres are surely durable articles and they must be used to the fullest extent but the potential threats of accidents with used tyres must be considered. The most important is to develop insight regarding the right time to use the right tyre. Suppose, one feels the need to buy new tyres because of the wet roads that occur due to rainy season; it poses a reasonable risk of slipping.

The idea is to buy the new tyres but keep the old tyres to be used again when the season is favourable. This is how the cost of the tyres will also be validated and the resource must be utilized completely without getting wasted. The owner of the tyre is also aware of the actual condition of the tyre, therefore you should not sell it and put a threat to others’ lives. You would be amazed to know that around 30 million used tyres are bought every year.

Why used tyres need to be avoided?

The tyres lose their tightness from the inside chords when vehicles are run with underinflated tyres. We all know this is common with most of us. Therefore, the tyre that looks robust from the outside reveals a different story from the inside. Used tyres often come with bumps and cuts if the buyer is not aware of its consequences. The tread depth is the V-shaped grooves that are responsible for bringing resistance while driving at high speeds on wet roads. The death of the tyres that are used is surely lesser and therefore it causes a potential threat of slipping on wet roads.

The framework of chords in the tyre provides it with the required strength. This network of cords is called as the carcass. These chords are perpendicular to the tread. It means it should not be visible. But it is in a used tyre. The problems caused because of exposed chords are inappropriate air pressure, vibration while driving, mismatch in the alignment of the tyres.

The buyer has to compromise with the contour and shape of the tyre and the track traction is also lesser. Traction enables the forward movement of the vehicle by implementing resistance between the ground and the tire.

There may be rubber missing from the bead of the tyre. A tyre bead is the edge of the tyre that is in direct contact with the wheel. Looking for a puncture in the tyre may not look really feasible because the buyers believe that the tyre cannot be punctured when it is up for sale. But used tyres have shown the trend of getting punctured even if they are kept for long an attended or unused. Therefore, nobody intends to sell a punctured tyre but a tyre may suffer on its own.

The above-mentioned issues in the tyres that are used can easily be found out but these days alteration of tyres is taking place in the manner it should not be. The major concern address in alteration is to re-tread it. It is possible by cutting the tyre to create better depth. This is extremely dangerous. It is understood that the buyer will check the depth of the tread by putting something like a coin.

The destructive innovators have developed the strategy of literally cutting the tyre and increasing the depth of the tread. It will reduce the thickness of the tyre from the inner layer of it. Hence, there is a high possibility of a blowout because of the weakness of the tyre. It is almost impossible to identify whether the depth was created by the manufacturer or the seller or some other middlemen.

Factors affecting tyre life

The three major factors on which the life of the tyres depend the load-carrying capacity, inflation maintained consistently and speed. Generally, people do not think while putting the load on a vehicle whether commercial or personal. They think a vehicle to be an article to be used as much as possible. In a typical family, people would not hire a public transport vehicle if the room in their personal vehicle is less than necessary. They would love to overload it. This factor is definitely going to hurt the tyres.

All of us are busy in our own ways. We forget the important activities of a daily routine also. People are seen standing in the queue for petrol or diesel and not particularly for air in the tyre. They think that checking the air pressure is only necessary after getting the petrol filled. This is the second point of assurance that the used tyres are actually not as you expect. Or it is to be fairly accepted that the common bad habits of ignoring the maintenance of the tyres cost badly in the long run.

The speed of the vehicle is the third important factor that decides whether the tyre will continue to work smoothly after 6 years or not. Everyone doesn’t drive so speedily but if one does not drive at high speeds, the performance of the tyre is going to work reasonably well after 6 years. Hence, there should not be any need to sell away the tyre. Therefore, it must be deduced that the seller must have the bad habit of selling the tyre due to which he is facing the problems while driving, and he needs a stable new tyre to bear the high and uneven speed according to his habits.

Used tyres are not sold under any legal considerations and the procedure of collection, inspection, and reinsertion is only looked after by the individuals. No technology is used in checking the actual condition of the tyres. It only depends on the discretion of the buyers to inspect them carefully.