Sometime this year, I need to get new tires for our motorhome. I have Michelin tires right now, but I'd like to go to Toyo tires. I have found some places online to get the tires but am curious what the typical price is for mounting and balancing per tire is. I called Gator Ford today and they only sell Michelin and they quoted me $7100 for tires and installation (not going to happen)! I asked if they would mount tires that I purchased and they said yes for $250 per tire (mounting and balance). I thought that was crazy expensive but I have not had to purchase Class A tires before.Motorhometires.com quoted me around $3600 for Toyo M154 tires. They send a mobile installation tech to your location and that included mounting and balancing. That seems reasonable to me.I am in the Tampabay area if anyone could recommend any other tire places around here.

When I've had to change my tires on the DP, I've waited until I was in a state that didn't have a sales tax. It will save you several hundred dollars.Bill

I cannot say what's going on in this crazy economy, but two years ago I bought six new M154 Toyos for $2400 out the door, tax mounting, balanced, and ready for tire shine. HTH...

I paid $2500 for mount, balance, new valve stems and out the door for 22.5 Hankooks on my DP.....Local mount and balance for tires I bought from discount tire direct for my F-350 was $15.00 per tire mount balance and new valve stem.

I see you have a 2018 motorhome, are the Michelin tires worn out or exhibiting sidewall cracking. I mention this because the original owners of our class A said that after 5 years they had to change out factory mounted Michelin 22.5" tires for excessive sidewall cracking although tires had just 15K miles. They also put on Toyo M154 tires and no cracking visible after 8 years, they still rode smooth and quiet. Just over a year ago we paid about the same as above poster Yankee Clipper, our 22.5 inch Toyo M154 tires were $360 each and $50 to mount and balance. I shopped around online and from motorhometires.com, they were all much higher than local offerings. I could not readily source tires for our 40' motorhome locally although many tire stores claimed to, finally asked a local mobile RV tech, I would imagine Tampa Bay or nearby regions will have a few.

Trackrig wrote:When I've had to change my tires on the DP, I've waited until I was in a state that didn't have a sales tax. It will save you several hundred dollars.BillIf your primary residence is in a state that DOES have sales tax. Then you just admitted to tax fraud...Now since I do not work for the Treasury department that's all I'm going to say about it.. Other than you are obligated to report the purchase to your home state and pay what is called USE tax.. Same as Sales tax but for purchases made out of state where you don't pay sales tax.I do know of cases where people have gone to an event and made purchases to be shipped, in order to avoid sales tax.. and gotten a knock on the door from the tax man.. In fact I attended a couple of those events (just did not buy anything other than hot dogs).Now to the OP.... Based on the price I paid some years ago.. That sound about right.. And I do like Toyo tires as replacements.At the time I bought mine that was the price for Mitchelins.. NOT mounted.. Toyos were cheaper by a few thousand after mounting and balancing... So with inflation That sounds about right.

Typical price for Class A tire mounting and balance

oldave
Explorer
Apr 19, 2023
I got a quote yesterday on a couple of 295/80/R22.5 Toyos M144 x 16 ply at Southern Tire Mart for $1398.61 total. Problem was, no tires. They did have Yokohamas for $1451, that's pretty close in price.
Quite a bit of that was charges in addition to the $499 per tire.
For instance
$45 for mounting
$7.95 valve stem
$2.50 flow thru valve cap
$45 balancing
$10 disposal
$10 other ?
$41 FET
$46 sales tax

That's about $120 per tire not counting tax. I sold my take-offs for $100 each.
If you're able-bodied those big tires are not that hard to do, actually, they're easier than small tires to dismount & remount on the wheel. If I was younger, I'm
82, I'd do my own, and I still might. The savings would buy Centramatics for balancing or just throw in some balance beads. You would still have money for
whatever. Buy tire irons at Harbor Freight or other tool stores.
MetalGator
Nomad
Apr 19, 2023
oldave wrote:
They did have Yokohamas for $1451, that's pretty close in price.

I haven't called them yet but one of the local tire places here says they are a direct dealers of Yokohamas. I don't know much about Yokohamas but I haven't found any in the size I need (which I believe is 245/70r22.5) as a replacement size for the Michelin 235/80/r22.5
oldave
Explorer
Apr 19, 2023
MetalGator wrote:
oldave wrote:
They did have Yokohamas for $1451, that's pretty close in price.

I haven't called them yet but one of the local tire places here says they are a direct dealers of Yokohamas. I don't know much about Yokohamas but I haven't found any in the size I need (which I believe is 245/70r22.5) as a replacement size for the Michelin 235/80/r22.5

I ran Yokohama tires on my pu but not on the MOHO. However, some owners have used them and liked them over on this site.

https://www.monacoers.org/discover/?&before=1681843917&latest=1681828836
Trackrig
Explorer II
Apr 19, 2023
wa8yxm wrote:
Trackrig wrote:
When I've had to change my tires on the DP, I've waited until I was in a state that didn't have a sales tax. It will save you several hundred dollars.

Bill

If your primary residence is in a state that DOES have sales tax. Then you just admitted to tax fraud...

.

You are incorrect. Period. But then, I also do live in Alaska with no sales tax, but that doesn't matter.

Bill
allbrandauto
Explorer
Apr 20, 2023
I just did my tires second set of toyos 245/75/22.5 6 tires ran me 340 each bought tools to do it on amazon balanced with beads takes two people to do it but it can be done total investment 2400 dollars called motorhome tires they were 3800 plenty of videos to help you
DaveRVman
Explorer
Apr 23, 2023
allbrandauto wrote:
I just did my tires second set of toyos 245/75/22.5 6 tires ran me 340 each bought tools to do it on amazon balanced with beads takes two people to do it but it can be done total investment 2400 dollars called motorhome tires they were 3800 plenty of videos to help you

Did you get one of those mayflower changers?

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