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365’s ??
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I am Sure Michelin is watching their inventory and the demand. Scheduling production is probably the issue. They want to have tires to sell. I believe they will, as closely as possible, match supply to demand. I plan on replacing tires at the five year mark. But, I know, that tires have a life of 7 to 10 years with professional annual inspection. I would never go to 7 years. So, if tires are not available at my 5 year anniversary I have an window of 12 to 18 months to get the tires and still feel safe. Or simply start lining up tires 6 months before your replacement date.
Now, single tire replacement do to blow out, do as Prevost suggests, take a 365 off the tag for the front and use a 315 on the tag. When I put a hole in a 365, one of our local tire shops had two in stock. City of 160K.
For what it’s worth, when I had a Foretravel, Foretravel stopped using Goodyear tires because they were not round and very hard to balance.
Just one hillbilly’s thoughts.
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I run Goodyear 315’s MSA on my steer and tag. They’re great. The last set even has “Duraseal” which is a self healing compound under the tread to eliminate leaks from road debris. I’m looking forward to using the Goodyear discount next summer when I replace my drive tires.
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I’ve been reluctant to post but …. in October we had all tires replaced, including the 365s, with Michelins when we were travelling in Oregon. 315s were in stock. 365s took one day to arrive. Oldest tire has July ’17 date code. Superior tire in Eugene, OR.
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From where Michelin got them I do not know, and until I see them tomorrow I dont know the date code, but I have 9 365s coming in….
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Jeff mine arrived at my local shop yesterday and I will be having them put on tomorrow. 23rd week of 2017 and I was able to get them thru the advantage program.
I am considering keeping a one or 2 of the 4 I am pulling off to have here in my shop in case I get stuck in the middle of no where and have problems getting a fresh one. Not that we are doing the off roading thing with a big trailer I have room to bring it along which would be nice as well. Wouldn’t use it as a long term replacement but to get a guy off the road… Am I crazy?
Bill
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I think for the room it takes and storing it for x number of years…I would opt to have a 315 mounted on the wheel and run that on the tag in the event of a issue on the road…You still would have someone come out to mount it etc….It is nearly a mute point if the tires are 5-7 years old or newer…For you think of all the miles you put on already without a issue….My entertainers that are on top maintance run 90k a year and dont have issues
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The thing we all have to consider is we do not routinely exercise the tires and that is the key to keeping them from aging and cracking. Just letting them sit is not releasing the compounds that prolong the life of the tires. The reason commercial use of the tires seems somewhat trouble free is those tires are always being exercised.
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Well Jon,
Looks like you just need to hit the road more often 🙂
In the last two years, we usually move every two weeks, at the longest. Maybe I can get more years on these 2015 tires than I thought!
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Michelin has a lot of confidence in their tires. They will recap up to 4 times and say it is not unreasonable to expect up to 700,000 miles of life. They will recap a tire until it is 7 years old and offer some warranty coverage up to 10 years.
We have a lot of anecdotal evidence relating to aging and sidewall cracking about the tires on our coaches with far less age and miles of use and it suggests our lack of routine use is far more damaging than constant use such as commercial service.
I would guess any of us that are frequently using our coach tend to have longer lasting tires. It is my opinion the best way to keep our tires in service for longer periods is to do the following:
Never run a tire on a pressure lower than the pressure required based on the weight carried by the tire. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURES FOR OUR SAFETY OR THE LIFE OF THE TIRES.
Use the coach often and avoid long periods of inactivity. I suspect daily use is far better than weekly, and certainly better than monthly. (That’s a guess)
If the coach is not going to be used, support the chassis and get the weight off the tires. This suggestion was made at a seminar a long time ago by both Michelin and Goodyear representatives and was meant to suggest to store them like dealers and distributors do which is in a warehouse, out of the sun and without the weight of the vehicle on them.
If we change our tires at 5 to 7 years we are likely being conservative and that is probably a good thing. I am sure we could stretch that out but as tempting that could be everytime I do the math and look at how much money I save by getting another year of life from the tires, and then comparing that to the potential cost of a failure while on the road I opt to replace the tires. Compared to our other costs of coach ownership such as depreciation, insurance, fuel, maintenance etc. the $1000 per year our tires cost is not unreasonable.
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