Roadmaster RV tires

[Fifty4F100]

I hope this is the best place for this question.

I need new tires for our 2012 Allegro Breeze. The size is 265/70R/19.5. Can't find too many local dealers who can install that size.

One local shop has 4 Hankook AH11s and was supposed to have the other 2 delivered by yesterday. Today they still haven't arrived. Their price is $2570.

Another I just found (since I'm waiting on the 1st to call) can get 6 Roadmasters delivered (so they tell me) in a day. Price $1662.

The almost $1K tells me a lot, but they both are probably foreign made.

Does anyone have any experience with either?

[RDG]

phnguyk wrote:
Go with the Cooper Roadmasters, they're great tires, close to 6K on ours.

X2. 5 years and 15,000 miles and no issues.

[Fifty4F100]

Update:

I went with the Hankook tires. But with a caveat. Turns out 2 of the tires they had delivered had late last year build dates. 4 more they were waiting on had 2015 build dates. The store manager called around several distributors and found all of the remain tires in their system had 2015 or so build dates. Instead of waiting for more to come in, I let him discount the 4 older tires and install those on the rear. The tires were made in Korea. Turns out the AH11's were discontinued last year and a new model is coming out if it hasn't yet. I think he called it an AH35.

I had trouble getting in touch with other tire shop. Since I hadn't dealt with them before, I decided against the Roadmasters. Maybe its a mistake, but I had to make the decision. We have a couple of trips planned this month.

[phnguyk]

Go with the Cooper Roadmasters, they're great tires, close to 6K on ours.

[fyrflie]

moisheh wrote:
Hankook is a first line tire. OEM on may over the road trucks. They are not Chinese tires. I bet the Roadmaster are low ball Chinese. Spend the money!

Moisheh

Roadmaster tires are made by Cooper Tire.
Main office in Ohio. Manufacturing facility’s in Arkansas and Mississippi.

[Fifty4F100]

moisheh wrote:
Hankook is a first line tire. OEM on may over the road trucks. They are not Chinese tires. I bet the Roadmaster are low ball Chinese. Spend the money!

Moisheh

Its not only spend the money, its wait for the first dealer to get tires he said last week would be in 2 days ago. Now I can only imagine they will be this years build date.

[Lwiddis]

“I bet the Roadmaster are low ball Chinese.”

So now we’re “betting” that a particular tire is Chinese and “low ball.” Don’t need no facts cuzz we is betting!

[moisheh]

Hankook is a first line tire. OEM on may over the road trucks. They are not Chinese tires. I bet the Roadmaster are low ball Chinese. Spend the money!

Moisheh

[Lwiddis]

About issues of international trade?

[Fifty4F100]

MountainAir05 wrote:
The roadmaster RM170 265/70/19,5 is list as local deliver only. I have run cooper since 2005 and love them. But this tire is list as local use, Think you need to call Cooper and ask.

You think they would be honest?

[MountainAir05]

The roadmaster RM170 265/70/19,5 is list as local deliver only. I have run cooper since 2005 and love them. But this tire is list as local use, Think you need to call Cooper and ask.

[gbopp]

Hankook makes an excellent tire. I removed the Michelin tires on our 96 Southwind and replaced them with Hankook (19.5).
I also have Hankook on our Suburban.

I can't help you with the Roadmaster tires. The price is tempting.
Hopefully someone has experience with Roadmaster.

[Lwiddis]

So one is a high quality foreign tire and one is a low quality foreign tire. Because it’s made overseas doesn’t mean it’s low quality. We...USA...would be in a whole bunch of trouble without foreign trade.