This article is going to be about the best motorhome tires to buy.

And how you can get them installed fast, easy and cheap. Almost anywhere in the country!

Of course, many tire manufacturers recommend that RVers change their tires about every five to six years or so.

And it doesn’t matter what the tread looks like when you change them either.

Why is that? Well, because RV tires usually age out long before they wear out.

And a lot of RVers don’t know that, and so they make a mistake in this area.

They kind of feel that they’ll replace their RV tires the same way they do their car tires.

So when the tread finally gets down low enough, then it will time to replace them. But that’s not a good idea if you want to travel safely.

Instead, you want to go by the age of the tire. And every five to six years you need to be planning to replace all the tires on your RV or your motorhome.

Table of Contents

• How To Find Out The Age Of Your RV Tires
• Where Can You Go To Get The Best Motorhome Tires?
• Motorhometires.com Is A Great Place To Buy The Best Motorhome Tires
• Using The Motorhometires.com Website
• A More personal Way To Order Motorhome Or RV Tires
• Customer Support For Getting My Motorhome Tires
• Removing The Old Tires On My Class A Motorhome
• Installing My New Motorhome Tires
• What About The Test Drive Afterward?
• Conclusion

So how do you know how old the tires are on your RV? Well, there’s a very easy way to get that information.

How To Find Out The Age Of Your RV Tires

Because on every single tire there is a manufacture date that’s stamped onto it.

And you’ll usually find it in an oval pattern on the tire sidewall like you see here in this photo. Notice that it has four numbers in the oval.

Well, the first two numbers represent the week the tire was manufactured. And the second two numbers represent the year the tire was made.

So to understand this time stamp better, let’s use a hypothetical example here.

Let’s say that the tire you’re looking at says “3418” for the manufacture date in the oval, like you see in the above picture.

Well, that means the tire was manufactured in the 34th week of 2018. And let’s say that you are in 2024 when you find out the age of your RV’s tires.

So what does that mean in terms of the age of that tire? Clearly, it means that it’s time to seriously consider replacing your tires at that point.

That is, if you want to safely stay within the recommendations of many RV tire manufacturers.

So I highly recommend that you go out and check all the manufacture dates on your RV tires right away.

And not just one of them either. Because if someone else bought the tires that are on your RV now, it could be that they don’t all have the same manufacture date. So be sure to check all of them!

And by the way, sometimes the date code is on the side of the tire facing under the RV.

It’s a pain to check for it that way for sure, but you still have to do it.

Where Can You Go To Get The Best Motorhome Tires?

Now the next question we want to cover is “where are you going to get your new tires for your motorhome or RV?”

Well, you could shop around at local tire shops and try to get the best deal possible in that area.

And it’s very possible that you could find a good deal on RV tires doing that. In fact, a lot of RVers find their new tires that way.

But there’s a couple of caveats here. And number one is something you really need to be aware of.

That is that if you get a deal at a tire shop, there’s a very good chance they’re going to sell you tires that could be a year to even a year and a half old. It happens a lot.

So you could start off the life of your motorhome tires already in the hole by a good bit. And that’s not good!

So I always recommend that if you’re going to buy from a tire shop, check the manufacturer dates on the tires they want to sell you.

And make sure that you are getting freshly made tires for your RV or motorhome.

Now the second caveat is that very often tire shops don’t really have a lot of selection.

They might have a couple of brands or maybe a few more. But in most cases they won’t have a large selection to choose from in RV sizes.

So what’s a better solution than buying RV tires at local tire shops?

Motorhometires.com Is A Great Place To Buy The Best Motorhome Tires

Well, I have talked about using motorhometires.com in some of my previous online videos.

And the reason I did that is because I kept coming across people talking about them in RV forums.

In fact, many were saying that they had really good results with them. And they would happily recommend them to others.

So in case you haven’t heard of motorhometires.com, let me explain what they do.

First, you order the tires from them either online or by phone. Then they will ship them to either you, a local tire installer, or a tire shop that’s local to you.

Once the tires are received, then you can have them installed. And the installation and shipping is included in the price of the tires.

Now I just had to replace all the tires on my motorhome last year. And so I decided that I’m going to put my money where my mouth is.

So I chose to use motorhometires.com for doing my own rig. And this article is going to cover my experience with them.

I’ll show you exactly how it was done. But first of all, let me say that you can order all of your tires right online.

Using The Motorhometires.com Website

In fact, they’ve got a great website, and I’m going to show you how the ordering process works.

So the first step is to go to the motorhometires.com website. And this is where you can start your search for tires. Right on the home page.

Now if you already know what you want then you just select your width of tire first. And there’s quite a few available as you can see.

Now lets use my tire to fill out the information and it’s a 275/70 tire. Then the rim size is 22.5 inches.

Next you tell them how many tires you want. And then press the button to find the available tires in that size.

The next thing you know, up pops all the tires that are available for you. And as you can see, they have quite a few brands that are for sale.

Once you get done looking over the brands, just select the one that you feel fits you best. And then you just buy it right online.

Of course, once you buy the tires, then it puts the whole process in motion. And they will be shipped right to you wherever you want them.

You can have them sent either to you yourself, an installer locally, or a local tire shop. The choice is up to you.

OK, so that’s how you order your tires online if you already know what you want.

A More personal Way To Order Motorhome Or RV Tires

But for me personally, I like to talk to somebody when I’m ordering something like this.

Especially when we’re talking about a final dollar figure this big. You bet that I want to talk to somebody in that case.

So I called them instead instead of ordering online. And that’s fine because they’ve got a a toll-free number for that very reason.

The representative I got was very knowledgeable and very helpful. And I could tell that this person really knew what they were talking about.

Now I had a tire brand in mind that I thought would be best for me already. Because I had looked over their website carefully in advance.

But when I talked with the rep, he actually suggested I consider a different brand. One that was less expensive than I had selected.

And it would save me $500. So after talking it out with him, I agreed that those tires were going to be at least as good and maybe even better than the ones I thought I would really like to have.

So I bought the ones he suggested. And once I placed the order, they contacted me right away to verify my order.

Customer Support For Getting My Motorhome Tires

I was impressed that I got an email from them about my order immediately.

After that, I got a phone call as well. And they wanted to let me know they’re going to be with me through the entire process.

They assured me that they would make sure that everything would be well coordinated from that point on.

I also decided that I wanted them to send their installer out to have the tires replaced on my RV park site. Instead of having a local tire shop do it.

And by the way, my motorhome was in storage at this point. So they had to send the installer right out to that spot to have them replaced.

Now I was very interested to see how all of this was going to work.

Well, within a very short time the installer called me as well. So clearly, very good communication was going on here.

And the installer made an appointment with me that would work for us both.

Now it did take a couple of days for shipping to get the tires to the installer.

But after that, just a couple of days later he was on my site installing my brand new tires.

Removing The Old Tires On My Class A Motorhome

So let me show you how it actually happened on my RV site.

OK, so the installer arrived early in the morning. And the first thing he did is put jacks in place under my rig and lift up each tire to work on it.

And as you can see here, he removes the nuts holding the cover in place.

Then he pried off the cover, and he had the equipment needed to get the lug nuts off easily. And that leaves just the wheel hub.

So then he breaks the tire bead away from the wheel itself. And then he applied some real slippery soapy solution around the tire bead.

That allows him to take his pry bars and just work the tire all around to loosen it. And then as you see, it comes right off.

Now I was amazed at how fast all of this happened. I could see that this fellow really knew what he was doing. So it went very quickly.

Installing My New Motorhome Tires

Now the next thing is to put a bag of balancing beads in the new tire before installing it.

And this helps to keep your tires nice and balanced as they go down the highway so there’s no big vibration taking place.

Once that’s done, it’s time to put the tire back on. So the soapy solution comes out again and he stands on one side and just keeps working it around with his pry bar until he gets it on the wheel.

After that, he inflated the tire and put it back on the wheel. And finally he tightened the lug nuts using a torque wrench, and then on goes the wheel covers.

Now he did all six tires like this in a little over an hour and a quarter. And it was amazing to watch!

What About The Test Drive Afterward?

OK, so that’s how simple and easy it really was for installing my own motorhome tires right at my own location. And I was amazed!

But you know, I always figure that the proof is in the pudding, right?

So I took the coach out for a trial run. I wanted to make sure those tires actually lived up to their reputation that the sales rep had given me.

And I also wanted to make sure that they were installed correctly too. So here’s what I found:

These tires seem to ride even better than the set of Michelins that I had on the coach before.

Now the main reason I didn’t go back with Michelins was that they’re unbelievably expensive at that size tire.

And when you’re replacing six of them at a time, it can really hit your wallet hard.

But these tires ride at least as good, and in fact, I feel maybe even better than the Michelins did.

And I could not detect any problems with the installation whatsoever either.

Conclusion

So now here’s some more good news. Once again, motorhometires.com contacted me after the installation.

And they wanted to make sure that I was happy with the whole process.

They also wanted to see if were there any problems that need to be fixed at that point too. And for me, that is great customer service!

So the upshot of all of this is that I am a pleased customer. And I am impressed with the whole experience that I went through.

I was pleased with the product, the installation, and the customer service.

So, what if you have to replace your motorhome or RV tires anytime soon?

Well, let me say that I can give motorhometires.com a hearty recommendation. So why not give them a try?

I am not affiliated with them in any way. And I don’t get paid if you choose their service. So what have you got to lose?

Give them a call and see what they have to offer for your RV or motorhome tires.

Have safe and happy RV travels!