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Tires
Back from the Prevost-Stuff show in West Palm, Beach. Good time, lots to see and they even had some educational programs. One was put on by Michelin.
There was good news, great news and bad news from Michelin. The Good News is that they have extended the Manufacture Warranty from 5 years to 7 years from date of installation. The life cycle of the 315 and 365 tire is 10 years.
The DOT Manufacture date on the sidewall sets the 10 year life cycle date. The installation date sets the 7 year Warranty start date. Therefore, if you find a new tire that has a DOT date 3 years or less from the install date the 7 year warranty will fall within the 10 year life cycle. Yep, this was asked at the seminar and said to be true.
The Great News is that the 7 year Prorated Warranty is based on Tread Depth. Since we time out our tires instead of wearing them out, we should get a really good exchange if we are in need of warranty service.
The Bad News is that when Michelin manufactures a run of 365 tires, Prevost Bus receives the tires first. The remaining tires, if any, are then sent to the distributors.
I believe the above is correct, but I had two Prevost Experts (their opinion of themselves, not mine) behind me who talked during the entire presentation and my hearing being that of an old codger, I may have misunderstood something. So, if any one in attendance heard something different, feel free to correct me.
P.S. Store your spare tires flat not standing.
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