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Re: [GMCnet] Tires for My "New" 76 (ex-Palm Beach) [message #78109 is a reply to message #78104] Fri, 26 March 2010 17:36 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Mac,

Here's a link to the Michelin website that has good info on tires:

http://www.michelinrvtires.com/michelinrv/toolbox/reference-material.jsp

The one titled "RV Tire Guide" has info on how to determine the age of
tires.

Ken is correct in saying; "There are a lot of other tires available with
names you know and names you have never heard of." I will expand that to
note that you're going to get recommendations from contributors to the GMC
net for just about EVERY one of them!

You may be told that "I put such and such tires on my pickup, station wagon,
car, motorcycle, boat trailer, and they sucked!" What that has to do with
tires on a GMC I have no idea!

You may be told to stay away from Chinese made tires because they suck but
one of the MOST respected contributors to the GMC net has them on his coach
and is perfectly happy with them. In fact the Kuhmo's that Ken and I run ARE
made in China!

You may be told that steel side walled tires will make your coach handle
weird and not to use them. Others will tell you that you must use them for
safety as they can handle a greater load.

At the end of the day you will have lots of opinions some will agree with
each other and others will disagree so you're back to square one! ;-)

In my case Steve Ferguson summed it up pretty well when I asked the question
if I should change the 7 year old Goodyear G-159 Steel Sidewall tires on
Double Trouble when I bought it. He noted; "there probably isn't anything
wrong with those tires but you're going to be worried that they could blow
for every mile of your trip! You might want to consider changing them for
peace of mind." That's what I did!

All the best,
Rob Mueller
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426


-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Ken Burton
Sent: Saturday, 27 March 2010 8:58 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Tires for My "New" 76 (ex-Palm Beach)

Here are your choices from the most expensive to lest.

Michelin
Cooper
BF Goodrich Commercial TA (Costco and Sam's Club)
Kuhmo KL78 (Tire rack)

The first three are an all season highway tire

The last one that I and Rob Mueller have are an on road - off road tire with
superior traction on wet grass and mud. Also the last one is the cheapest
of the bunch.

There are a lot of other tires available with names you know and names you
have never heard of.

If the tires are more the 10 years old I would consider replacing them. If
the are less, look at their condition both the inside and the outside. Air
them up to 65 PSI. Drive them for 25 to fifty miles, stop and check the
temperature of all of them with you hand or a digital gauge. If one is
hotter then you have a problem. If not then drive double the miles and
check again. After the 3rd or 4th check (doubling the miles each time) you
will be happy that they are all OK.

Also if you start feeling a thumping like a tire out of balance stop and
find the problem. More then likely you have a tire going. I have moved a
lot of old coaches and only once ever had a flat tire enroute. On that
particular coach the tires were over 20 years old and we got the coach out
of a junk yard for $999.00

Good luck.

Enjoy the new coach.
--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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