90 miles east of Baton Rouge need tire help

[merle&louise]

I just spoke to Richard, I have found a Toyo 315/80 R 22.5 in Gray, LA. He told me that he has found a Michelin in that size so everything is looking up.

If Richard is going to pass for a cajun he'll have to work on his accent

[rbeecher]

Bruce,

We are onto the TCI folks, they have the same Michelin tire and should be here and have us up and running within 2 hours for $884.00 all included.

Dale, Dan, Tuga, thanks for the phone calls, what a terrific bunch!

Roger, stop trying to get me to lighten up, I like being grumpy when these things happen, it builds character.

Jon, thanks for the technical slant, as always.

Whew, for a minute there I thought we were going to end up on Double Coins!

I'll report back when we are on the road again.

Richard Beecher

[rbeecher]

Loc,

We talked to the TCI Baton Rouge folks and they are going to help us out.

Thanks,

Richard

[0533]

Loc,

We talked to the TCI Baton Rouge folks and they are going to help us out.

Thanks,

Richard

That is great, Hope you can now enjoy the rest of your trip.

I always learn something new when these fire drills come up.

Todays offered 2 bits of useful info. 1. Dig deep and you will find what you need., and 2. Jon's thought about the possible effects of using the wrong diameter tire, fooling the ABS, very interesting.

Great group, good work, never a dull moment.

[phorner]

Richard,

Sorry to learn of your "adventure", but glad to hear that you are OK and will soon be back on the road.

Have a safe and uneventful remainder of your trip!

[Coloradobus]

Richard,

As I mentioned on the phone, if no 315 is available, try a 12R X22.5. It has only 16 revilution per mile less than the 315, so the ABS should be OK. 12R have a max carrying cap of 6610 lbs, probably came on the bus when it was new. Good luck

[Ray Davis]

To kinda close out the question whether or not a 295/75R22.5 would fit, I'm guessing "maybe". In case anyone runs into a similar situation and cannot get a tire.

It appears that size is available from Goodyear and Toyo. Michelin does not seem to carry that size.

As best as I could compare against dis-similar tire charts, it seems that the tire radius are:

315/80 - 42.3 in
295/80 - 41.3 in
295/75 - 40.2 in

So, it's a good two inches smaller than the 315/80. Someone other than I will need to comment whether or not that could co-exist (on the tag) with 315/80's on the drive axle.

Ray

[Coloradobus]

A 295 tire is 3 inches over all shorter in height than the 315 measuring the tire from top of tread to bottom where it meets the ground.
The 12RX22.5 is a narrower tire than the 315 but almost a complete match in height/rolling circumferance.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

The bad news is none of our tires 12, 315, 365 are ever going to be easy to find on the road.

So if you absolutely, positively have to get places on time....carry a spare.

Adam?

[Joe Cannarozzi]

The 11-22.5 also stands the same and will be very available at the truck stop. It is rated 2 or 300lbs below the 12-22.5 but still well within it's limitations for the tag.