Why do tires cost so much?

[rebsfan4]

Cool video, Lots of 1960's - 70's era blending and milling machines with some modern controls added on. Most definitely not state of the art even in the 1990's, and did you see the tire stretching when the mold opened? Ohh yeah that's real good for the tire, NOT. That's precisely why they are not round when you mount them among other problems. No reputable tire company has used that mold technology in the last 25 years. That whole video is of a very low budget operation.

With that being said and knowing that that particular equipment would still cost a pretty penny, that says a lot about the money that is spent on equipment for today's tires.