New Toyo M 144 Steer Tires

[StephenW]

While getting things ready for summer travel I checked the tires on the coach and found cracked side walls on the two Michelin tires on the tag axle.  The other six tires are Toyo M 154 dated early 2018 so I went to the nearby Les Schwab to get a quote and was told it would be 2 weeks to 2 months on backorder.  Luckily the tires arrived in about 3 weeks so I went this morning to get the new tires mounted and was able to get the steer tires rotated to the tag axle and the new M 144 tires on the front.  Total price was $1,227 including mounting and new stems. The tech asked if the coach was air ride suspension because two fellow employees at another location were crushed while working on a bus with air suspension, unfortunately only one survived.  I guess they are not used to working on these coaches, most of their work is on log trucks or semi's. I asked them to please block up the coach after lifting it, which they did. Also I found these behind the wheels

Would these be Centramatics?  Also found similar on drive axle.  

Thank you all for the information I have gotten on this forum, I would be totally lost without the guidance and sharing from others.  Thank you all!

BTW the fluid on the ground is rain water.

Edited May 8, 2022 by StephenW
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[Ivan K]

It looks like balance masters if they are black behind the dirt. They are also side specific to provide some airflow. 

[StephenW]

Thanks for the info, and they are black behind the dirt.

[Chargerman]

I think those are just isolators to keep the aluminum wheels from contacting the steel drum

[Paul J A]

I think Chargerman is correct. Had those on our 07 Executive. Looked up balance Masters; Balance Masters® Continuous Active Balancing System works by centrifugal force which precisely positions the liquid Mercury in counter-weight positions. This technology eliminates the lumping effects caused by shot filled hub mounted and tire fluid products.

[Dr4Film]

Those are Balance Masters. Below is a link to a photo of various Balance Masters and yours look exactly like the one labeled MHS105 in the lower left of the photo.

 

balancemasters_10126364.webp

Edited May 8, 2022 by Dr4Film

[Chargerman]

Yup. I didn’t see them at first. I was focused on the black isolator

[Dr4Film]

So where is this black isolater located in the photo? I am having difficulty identifying it.

[Chargerman]

The ring with all of the studs going thru it

[Dr4Film]

I believe that is part of the Balance Masters.

[Simplysmn]

When we did tires a yr ago  we used BBWHEELS.COM

1700 for 6 but I have a good friend who mounted them in the front yard. 

[Dr4Film]

17 hours ago, Simplysmn said:

When we did tires a yr ago  we used BBWHEELS.COM

1700 for 6 but I have a good friend who mounted them in the front yard. 

Those same tires from BBWHEELS.com today would cost you $3,354 for 6. So much for inflation!

I just paid $510 each for the M-144 tires from Josam's in Orlando. Barry has always been the least expensive, so I no longer shop around. I go straight to him. 

Edited May 10, 2022 by Dr4Film