Tires supplied on all Kentucky school bus chassis shall be first-line, steel belted, low profile and tubeless with highway-type tread. The date code shall be one year old or less. They shall be supplied by one of the major tire manufacturers under its own brand name and furnished as original equipment as shown in the chassis supplier’s most recent data book and specifications literature on file with the Pupil Transportation Branch. The tires shall be of the same manufacture and tread design. The tires shall be Goodyear 295/75R22.5 LR G, 295/75R22.5 LR H, Continental/General 295/75R22.5, Michelin 275/80R22.5, Bridgestone/Firestone 295/75R22.5, Cooper WORK Series RHA 295/75R22.5, Hankook 295/75R22.5. Tires other than those listed may be approved by the KDE if extenuating circumstance prevent the availability of approved tires for an OEM. This would require the OEM to obtain written permission through KDE with prior approval in writing. The OEM shall provide KDE with the chassis supplier’s most recent data book and specifications literature. All tires must pass the required testing. All tires, rims and wheels shall be balanced. Any tire not balance correctable, with less than twenty (20) ounces of weight, shall be replaced. All tires shall be evaluated by the pre-delivery servicing dealer by means of road testing. Any tire found to be out of balance at the time of the testing shall be corrected one hundred percent (100%) by the pre-delivery servicing dealer.
