New tires

Dont put drive lug tires on to start with! Use Toyo's 111 series tire....all position

Buy 6..get them installed and inflated properly...and enjoy my man

Mr.Mark wrote:
To the OP... It wouldn't hurt to check with FMCA for prices. Hopefully you will be able to find a reputable service center.

I ordered my new Michelins 5 weeks ago at the cost of about $680 a tire plus tax and mounting.

I had everything planned and organized to have my FMCA tires put on today. I arrived at the service center just before 8 AM for my 8:30 appt. I asked the manager to check the date codes and two of the 8 tires were from December 2012 and other other 6 were from Feb. 2013. I specifically asked for all "NEW" tires, I was madder than a wet cat. I refused all the tires.

Maybe my 7 yrs. old Michelins will get me through another year. I'm sick of service people who will tell you one thing and do another. I'm not a happy camper.

I'm in California and will start back to Tennessee in two weeks, I just may check there for new tires.

MM.

Update: The service center was able to fine two new tires so that I can have 8 new ones with all the date codes right around the end of Feb to early March which is acceptable to me.

Install will be Friday. Yay! We're getting ready to go on a 7,300 mile trip this summer so I'll be glad to have a new set of tires to replace my '06 tires.

MM.

Chaz98 wrote:

1fastdad wrote:
I bought 6 toyos last fall and so far ( 4K miles later ) I would recomend them. The michelin"s that were on it had a date code of 03 and had several cracks and a belt coming loose with 34K miles on them so I can't complain. I couldn't get a good answer as to when I count get some fresh michlin tires or bridgstones and had th wait 4 weeks for the toyo tires but I got tires that were a week old and a good price.

PS I also found that people that recap tires pay a premium price for toyo's because of the quality of the casings.

Almost went that route too with Toyos, since they were on from PO. However, Toyo corporate said they *do not* make or engineer their tires for RVs at all anymore (since 2005 IIRC). When I asked about the number of RVs that have Toyos, no answer. She did briefly start explaining the difference in engineering. Toyo rep was very nice and truckers I've talked to, along with the a guy on side of road that repaired a blow out for me, said they use Toyo retreads for trucks all the time.

For those interested, feel free to call them yourself and don't take my word for it. Get the facts from the source as opposed to a tire dealer:

Toyo customer care

Assistance in the U.S.: 800-442-8696.

Assistance in Canada: 877-682-8696.

Not saying Toyos are bad either, and maybe great for truckers, but decided to get tires from company that makes them specifically for RVs. Oh, did mention to her that there were some old RV links still on the website (from 2004) :)

Only two companies make tires specifically for RVs - Micelin and Goodhyear. Lots of us prefer the heavier sidewall of truck tires for better handling. In terms of trade off, I much prefer the better handling over the squishy ride.

Mr.Mark wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
To the OP... It wouldn't hurt to check with FMCA for prices. Hopefully you will be able to find a reputable service center.

I ordered my new Michelins 5 weeks ago at the cost of about $680 a tire plus tax and mounting.

I had everything planned and organized to have my FMCA tires put on today. I arrived at the service center just before 8 AM for my 8:30 appt. I asked the manager to check the date codes and two of the 8 tires were from December 2012 and other other 6 were from Feb. 2013. I specifically asked for all "NEW" tires, I was madder than a wet cat. I refused all the tires.

Maybe my 7 yrs. old Michelins will get me through another year. I'm sick of service people who will tell you one thing and do another. I'm not a happy camper.

I'm in California and will start back to Tennessee in two weeks, I just may check there for new tires.

MM.

Update: The service center was able to fine two new tires so that I can have 8 new ones with all the date codes right around the end of Feb to early March which is acceptable to me.

Install will be Friday. Yay! We're getting ready to go on a 7,300 mile trip this summer so I'll be glad to have a new set of tires to replace my '06 tires.

MM.

The MIchelins tires were installed and balanced today. They put on new stems, my extenders were fine to re-use. They also gave me $50 per tire for the take-off's ($400). I'm glad that my dealer came through!

MM.

The tire date is only used for warranty claims if you do not have your receipt. If you have your receipt the tire date code is immaterial, they will honor the tire warranty based upon when you bought the tire, not when it was made. I used to think Michelin tires were the best available, but for some time now I've read many posts about Michelin tire problems. Strange that I don't see such posts for other brands.

Ray,IN wrote:
I used to think Michelin tires were the best available, but for some time now I've read many posts about Michelin tire problems. Strange that I don't see such posts for other brands.

I can only tell you about the problem we had with our Goodyear 670's. They were less than 6 years in use (Less than 7 by Date code) and only had 52,000 miles on them when we replaced the rear tires. We hadn't seen any problems but decided to replace them when it was convenient for us. Imagine our surprise when they took off the rear tires and we found a sidewall crack more than 5/16 inch wide between the two tires. We had already decided to replace them with Michelin through FMCA.

Where the cracks were had not seen the light of day and the coach was driven very regularly after we purchased it in 2007. At most the coach could have sat for 1 year on the lot based upon manufacture date.

The coach has been four corner weighed at least every 24 months and the tire pressure checked at least twice a month. I don't know what else we could have done to take care of the tires any better.

Please forgive the shameless attempt to put this back on page one!

I still haven't made a tire purchase, but need to soon as we will make the 1000+ mile trip to the Smoky's. Right now I'm leaning toward the Sumitomo ST 718. I really wanted to stay with USA tires, but I can't afford to go with Michelin's. The FMCA price is still high. I might go with the Goodyear G647 RSS, but I'm concerned with a few negative reviews. I'll pay about $500 more for the Goodyears.