new tires

Jackha1949 wrote:
I have had Michelin tires for years on my first coach, on my current coach, and my tow and have never had problems with dry rot. Any tire can suffer from the UV rays of the sun if not covered properly. I do not think the CW knew what he was talking about or he had other tires he wanted to sell/get rid of. If your tires are 7 years old they need to be replaced. I have mine inspected at 5 years and replace them at 7 yrs or earlier. The price of new tires is cheap compared to the damage a blow tire will cause.

That was a great hard hitting post Jack! I was talking to a Michelin Rep last week on the phone and I asked him how long should a Michelin RV Tire should last? The answer he gave me was he expects Michelin RV Tires to last 10 years under yearly inspections and quality care. Michelin can't claim that there RV Tires will last 10 years due to individuals who do not take quality care of there tires. Due to improper care the Michelin Rep. told me it's impossible to predict when tires should be replaced based on there calendar year. He did say that any Michelin Tire over 10 years old should be replaced including spares as a precaution. And every tire over 5 years old (as you quoted) should be inspected annually. Jack, every RV Park that I drive in too I see RV tire abuse! The biggest culprit that I see is tires up on blocks without all the tread surface being completely covered! #2 Are tires that are not covered to block UV Ray damage (as you stated). #3. driving over curbs all of these cause sidewall damage. And, I'm not going to look up RV.Net posts on Michelin Tires to see bad reviews from people that I don't know how they take care of there tires? Last time that I did that Diesel Pusher Owners were upset at Michelin because of tire blow outs! I Looked up there profile to see that they were DP Owners running XRV's and on Michelins website it say's XRV should not be run on DP's due to load rating factors (DP's are to heavy to run XRV's). I've done everything that the Michelin Website says to maintain quality care for my tires and they lasted me 10 years. I drove semi's over 4 million miles in my driving career with Michelin Tires and not even one blowout (I've had lots of flats). There's no fooling here! I did what I was recommended and I was rewarded! Go to wisegeek.org they rate all tires and see what they say about Michelin Tires.