BobR wrote: I hope both guys with problems running Hankooks get their issues resolved. To save a few bucks and end up with a bad ride or vibration at certain speeds is no deal in my book. I'll stick with Michelin.
Well I think you are over rating Michelins. I have had them on my coach the XRV and when they started to get cracks on the side walls michelin would not stand by them. They made all kinds of excuses to get out of pro rating them. And I think that is the biggest complaint about Michelins.
Now Toyo's after four and a half years started getting the small cracks also, so I went to a Toyo dealer and they pro rated the tires. Instead of paying $3400. I paid $1600. for six tires balanced with Equal powder bags. Now these are 22.5 265X75 tires.
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RSchleder wrote: When I put new Michelins on my Allegro Bus, I pulled onto the Interstate and had a terrible vibration. I pulled off, called the truck tire installer where I bought them and told them of my issue. I had them, during the install, place the silica balancing bags in every tire. They suggested I needed to drive a few more miles as it takes a while to actually break the bags containing the silica. Sure enough, I pulled out onto the Interstate again and the coach was smooth as silk. Not sure how your tires are balanced but wanted to add my experience to the fray!
You mean you actually had to have some sort of proper balancing done with Michelin tires? So unbelievable and all along, we thought only Hankook's required this! Hope the Michelin owners of 2002 were able to resolve their sidewall cracking issue as easily. I mean for a tire that costs that much money, premature and ungodly gaps that almost resembled slashing is incomprehensible.
We bought this last coach with 10yr old Michelin's (original) with no appreciable wear and no signs of dry cracking. Changed them out anyway, and replaced them with GY. So far, so good, with all over the east coast and across country twice now. All the while, we have a member on here somewhere that states he wouldn't take RV670 GY's for free. I don't think we're required to believe that, but whatever.
Now with all this said, the next time I go for tires, the cost will be first and foremost and no more paying for a name. Actually got a pretty good price on the GY's at the time as well, including factory rebates and other work done by the tire dealer, so there you go.
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4gone wrote: My father and I both had terrible luck with Goodyears (670's)5 blowouts combined in four years on tires no older than 4 years old. Both now have Hankooks and no issues for a combined 10,000 miles.
On the older Ford v-10 chassis (8 lug) they had problems with centering the wheels and you had to go through extra pains to make sure everything was seated right. There was a TSB I believe. As stated earlier by another poster.
RayChez wrote: Well I think you are over rating Michelins. I have had them on my coach the XRV and when they started to get cracks on the side walls michelin would not stand by them. They made all kinds of excuses to get out of pro rating them. And I think that is the biggest complaint about Michelins.
Now Toyo's after four and a half years started getting the small cracks also, so I went to a Toyo dealer and they pro rated the tires. Instead of paying $3400. I paid $1600. for six tires balanced with Equal powder bags. Now these are 22.5 265X75 tires.
Literally, thousands of coaches have run Michelins. I am guessing very few run Hankooks and in this little thread two people are complaining about poor ride.
I am on my third set of Michelins without any problems and a great ride. First set I aged out at 10 years and second set at 12 years. No cracks inside or out. I am satisfied with their product but do agree their customer service is in the dark ages and needs to improve.
Yesterday heading down I75 near Ocala Fl, I had a blow out on a 5 yr old Goodyear 670rv right rear inner. Been a Sunday, the best I can do was get a Cooper Roadmaster m170 at a truck/rv repair garage. Upon limping to the shop with the intentions of getting one tire, found left rear inner tire on the verge of blowing out. I decided to replace all the Goodyear with the Roadmaster. Although I over paid, it was Sunday morning with no tire store open. However having my love one on board, this gave me piece and mine.
The Goodyears were the original tires on 2008 national surfside date stamp 07. I was very surprised because, I done everything printed on keeping up with Rv tires.
I have researched the coopers and happy with the tire and ride
RayChez wrote: Well I think you are over rating Michelins. I have had them on my coach the XRV and when they started to get cracks on the side walls michelin would not stand by them. They made all kinds of excuses to get out of pro rating them. And I think that is the biggest complaint about Michelins.
Now Toyo's after four and a half years started getting the small cracks also, so I went to a Toyo dealer and they pro rated the tires. Instead of paying $3400. I paid $1600. for six tires balanced with Equal powder bags. Now these are 22.5 265X75 tires.
Literally, thousands of coaches have run Michelins. I am guessing very few run Hankooks and in this little thread two people are complaining about poor ride.
I am on my third set of Michelins without any problems and a great ride. First set I aged out at 10 years and second set at 12 years. No cracks inside or out. I am satisfied with their product but do agree their customer service is in the dark ages and needs to improve.
The only thing that I can figure your tires lasting that long without getting sun rot cracks is that Illinois does not get the sun we get here in southern California and Las Vegas where I spend most of my time and I live in the high desert of southern California. Over here we get lots of sun and five years is the maximum you are going to get.
Driving 10-12 years you are putting your life in danger, plus if you have a blow out and kill some innocent family. Not worth it to me and many others.
update. they replaced with mich. picked it up and i still think there is a little vibration. there was definitly something wrong with the hankooks but im not talking bad about them. had a set put on our car just a week earlier and they are great.just ended up with a bad set. i am going to take it back in on wends. and they are going to put beads in the tires. i have done a lot of reading about them and it seams like everything i read was good. so i guess we will find out.
m65york wrote: Yesterday heading down I75 near Ocala Fl, I had a blow out on a 5 yr old Goodyear 670rv right rear inner. Been a Sunday, the best I can do was get a Cooper Roadmaster m170 at a truck/rv repair garage. Upon limping to the shop with the intentions of getting one tire, found left rear inner tire on the verge of blowing out. I decided to replace all the Goodyear with the Roadmaster. Although I over paid, it was Sunday morning with no tire store open. However having my love one on board, this gave me piece and mine.
The Goodyears were the original tires on 2008 national surfside date stamp 07. I was very surprised because, I done everything printed on keeping up with Rv tires.
I have researched the coopers and happy with the tire and ride
Just curious, but did you weigh your coach and air up the tires accordingly, possibly with a little extra psi for a cushion?
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