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New 315 Michelins
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Could be a correlation between Michelin demand and the Dow.
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If a manufacturing company has a given amount of production or machine time and they are already scheduled to run at capacity the simple answer is the work moving through the production facility is satisfying customer demand and they prioritize that based on their market.
I suspect as the economy has gotten healthy people who have not been wearing out their tires or who have deferred replacing them are now buying tires. And since the 315 tires are used in a narrow segment of their market Michelin has likely chosen to satisfy the bulk of its customers rather than take care of the needs of the buyers of 315 tires. You can bet however that all of Prevost’s needs are being filled. They will always place the needs of OEMs or fleet owners long before they satisfy the needs of the individual owners.
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still no michelins in stock or available. At least not the XZA2’s. Ended up getting six Toyo M144’s installed today. We are doing a trip this week, so will see how the toyos go.
I needed something and couldn’t wait for Michelin to get their production back online.
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I’m putting new Hercules 315/80s (by Dunlop) on mine this week. Found a wholesale source for $390 each. Can’t pass that up. All reviews I have heard have been great. Will add Centramatics at the same time. I’m putting lots of miles on my bus right now. Can’t wait around and hope to find Michelins. At this price, it’s not a gamble if they don’t last. The guy who recommended them to me says he has a set, with Centramatics, that has 140k on them.
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We’re still waiting on the Michelins we had ordered. I did speak with the service mgr at a entertainer co with 85 buses and he said that they still had a few Michelins in stock but they were putting four Toyo.s. on to try out so they have some experience with the tires if the shortage lasts much longer.
Hopefully they catch up soon.
Chris
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when getting the toyo’s mounted, the manager mentioned that michelin’s backorder isnt limited to our tire/size. ssems they have a good numer of tire models and sizes backordered. wonder if there is a supplies shortage, or manufacturing problem and they are focusing on just the high qty tires at this time?
after more then 800 miles on the toyo’s they seem to handle well. no more noise then the michelin’s and gas mileage is spot on.
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I just got the call late yesterday that our Michelins are in and they would be mounting them today.
Hopefully this means that they are gaining on the shortage.
Chris
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Dale, how are those Hercules tires holding up? How many miles on them? Do they ride ok and hold up? How about noise? I am thinking about getting some for the Tag. Which model did you get?
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I’ve heard that Michelin is the only manufacturer that make a 365 tire, is that true?
We have 365’s on the steer and tag with 315’s on the drive. Early on, we were getting a vibration at 62-68 mph on the front end. Prevost Mira Loma replaced the front 365’s under warranty and they showed the price at $1,002 per tire on the invoice.
We still have a little time before tire replacement so I haven’t investigated if Michelin is the only manufacturer of the 365.
I’ll replace the tires at 6 yrs. in 2020 per the date codes. Wonder if I should put my order in with Jeff at ETLC soon? :o)
Safe travels,
Mark
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One thing I found very interesting during the Michelin seminar is that balancing is rarely an issue. The two principle causes of what feels like a balance issue is the tire is not centered on the wheel. That is easily checked because there is a ring molded into the tire casing near the bead, visible when the tire is mounted. That bead needs to be the same distance from the wheel all the way around. If the tire is not inflated while laying horizontally with the wheel sitting on something like a bucket the tire can be off center.
The second cause to make a tire feel out of balance is if the space between the wheel and the hub is uneven then the tire has radial runout like it would from the first example. Radial runout (the tire not centered relative to the axis) eventually causes more wear on one side of the tire than the other and no amount of balancing can correct that.
Before Prevost or any dealer decides if the tire is defective they should set a dial indicator against it and rotate the wheel and if the radial runout is excessive, but not yet due to wear it is easy to center the tire on the wheel and the wheel on the hub,
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I must have been lucky. I just put 6 Michelin 315s on the coach. The first company (Superior Tire Service in Salem) I called had 8 in stock with date codes just a few weeks old. They were quick and efficient. It almost took me longer to remove and refit the chrome Marathon hub caps.
Gerald
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I ran 500 Semi’s and 2000 trailers exclusively on Goodyear. However,I have Michlens on my bus. But I would’ hesitate to go Goodyear again if I need d tires in a phone MFH.
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Opps! Spell checker screwed up last message
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