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12-08-2017, 12:25 PM
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Class A tires
My new to me Class A has tires almost 10 years old.
Following other discussions here the recommendations would say replace them.
Is there better places or vendors for prices?
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2002 36R Pace Arrow
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12-08-2017, 12:55 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Warner Robins, GA
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If you are a member of FMCA they have a discount tire program.
https://www.fmca.com/fmca-tire-program.html
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Lil Girl-Rescued, Abby Rescued, Peaches Rescued
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12-08-2017, 03:42 PM
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Location: Western NY
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Explore the FMCA price and add cost for mounting & balancing at a dealer.
Then use that $# to shop & negotiate local and you may be surprised. I found the difference around $200 total on 6 - 19.5 Michelins.
Do your homework and then decide if it's worth the effort.
Different for different people so no one right answer.
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'13 Newmar Ventana 3433 - '14 CR-V TOAD
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12-08-2017, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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I got Michelins through the FMCA Advantage Plan!  
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
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12-08-2017, 04:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
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And don’t delay. Those tires are on borrowed time.
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12-08-2017, 04:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Milford,CT.
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I put Hankooks on my old PA and I'm running Samson's right now on my CC
When the time comes for me these will be the two brands I will be looking for
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12-08-2017, 05:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DWRichard
And don’t delay. Those tires are on borrowed time.
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Not necessarily. Motorhomes stored indoors and properly maintaining the tires can easily last more than 10 years. I would inspect them closely however and probably dismount some or all to look at the insides.
The last motorhome I had the tires were 16 years old and looked fine inside and out. Stored indoors and properly maintained though.
Ask truckers who buy all those dangerous used RV tires what they think of motorhome owners who discard perfectly good tires. They love them.
Truck on.
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12-08-2017, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mike brez
I put Hankooks on my old PA and I'm running Samson's right now on my CC
When the time comes for me these will be the two brands I will be looking for
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X2 on Hankooks! Plus, the most common tired used by RV's has been their AH12's.
I am glad that
circumstances delayed my buying them because Hankook has replaced them with the new AH37's. Which are 18ply. ☺
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12-08-2017, 06:32 PM
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Junior Member
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class a tires
I have always heard you should replace tires at or before 7 years. However, I bought a 2011 Itasca Sunova with just 4880 miles in July this year. The tires are original Goodyears and no sign of side wall cracking or tread loss. I would like to wait on replacing them, perhaps another year. does this sound wise? Thanks. Also are there brands to stay away from? I would like to save$ where I can without sacrificing safety
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12-08-2017, 06:41 PM
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A lot of if's and and's on this subject. I ran my 395 michelin's over 100,00 miles and 10 years. Your call, Good Luck.
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12-08-2017, 09:03 PM
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Newmar Owners Club
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Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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Ten years is most likely the end of your tires life. I would not take a chance on them, especially the steer wheels. There are quite a few scary videos of MHs with a front blowout. Only the grace of God keeps you on the road.
Continental, Michelin, Bridgestone, Yokohama, Toyo, Hankook make good tires.
BTW it's not how much you spend on a tire, but rather how you take care of it that determines how long it will last.
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
No amount of money can buy you an extra second of time.
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12-08-2017, 09:07 PM
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Replacing old tires that look good is like buying insurance. It will be money well spent to prevent an accident from happening.
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12-08-2017, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North America somewhere
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gettinN
I have always heard you should replace tires at or before 7 years. However, I bought a 2011 Itasca Sunova with just 4880 miles in July this year. The tires are original Goodyears and no sign of side wall cracking or tread loss. I would like to wait on replacing them, perhaps another year. does this sound wise? Thanks. Also are there brands to stay away from? I would like to save$ where I can without sacrificing safety
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I replaced my 2008 Goodyear G670's this year with new Sailun S637 truck tires. The shop said the Goodyears looked good for a few more years. I paid $1,930 for 6 Sailun 275/70R22.5, LR H tires mounted, balanced, installed, including all taxes.
Before buying tires through the FMCA tire program compare prices without going through the program too, FMCA says this on their website.
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12-08-2017, 10:08 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyDi
Ten years is most likely the end of your tires life. I would not take a chance on them, especially the steer wheels. There are quite a few scary videos of MHs with a front blowout. Only the grace of God keeps you on the road.
Continental, Michelin, Bridgestone, Yokohama, Toyo, Hankook make good tires.
BTW it's not how much you spend on a tire, but rather how you take care of it that determines how long it will last.
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Considering the hundreds of thousands or even a million or more large RVs on the road there will always be some tire failures.
I challenge anyone to provide legitimate stats that show how many were caused solely by a tire just being old.
Almost all are caused by sudden deflation by road debris, slow leaks from nails, valve stem leaks, etc, severe overload or just lousy maintenance. Unless you have a TPMS on your tires it is just speculation alor of the time unless the tire is expertly evaluated.
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