A casing is saved or lost on the day it comes off
Whether a tire can be retreaded is mostly decided before it ever reaches the plant. It is decided by when it was taken off the vehicle and what happened to it afterwards.
Pulled too late. A tire run until the tread is gone, or into the belts, is usually finished as a casing. The tread was the protective layer, and once it is gone the structure underneath takes the damage. Pulling at the right tread depth, rather than running every last mile, is what keeps a casing worth retreading.
Stored badly. A casing left outside in the sun, or stacked where it gets wet and stays wet, deteriorates while it waits. Keep pulled casings dry, out of the sun, and gathered in one place until collection.
Not identified. A casing that comes off without a note of the unit and position it came from takes its history with it. Mark it. When retreads go back on, knowing which casings come back well is how a fleet learns which positions and which tires are worth retreading at all.
None of that costs anything. It is the difference between a pile of scrap and a pile of casings.
Where the work happens
This store works with Purcell's retreading program. Casings are collected here in Reno, retreaded at the Salt Lake City plant, the nearest of Purcell's seven, and returned ready to run.
Collecting stores nearby
Fernley also collects casings, and so does Elko. A fleet using mobile service can have casings collected during the visit, and a site on a mining program can ask about pulling casings for retread as part of it.
About this store
The Reno store carries all nine Purcell tire categories and is managed by Fred Sinfellow.
See the national retreading page for how the program works and for all 54 collecting locations.