Phil,
When I park somewhere for longer than a month, I take my coach out for a 50 mile drive to exercise the tires and all things associated with with traveling. The rear axle seals can become out of round when one lets the coach sit for long periods of time and then leak while in transit. The seals in the tranny need to be lubed. I just touched on a couple of reasons why I take my coach out for a drive every month. IMO the worst thing one can do to a RV is to just let it sit. Chuck B
Phil Carrell <phil@philcarrell.
I've watched this thread with interest. I have been storing cars on
asphalt and concrete for 30+ years.(I have about a hundred sitting
around most days) I've also owned airplanes and stored them. The
tires are generally worn out before any worry would sit in. Never has
a tire mgf or auto mgf advised as to using a vapor barrier. The
suggested tire life on these MH's is 5 years and I would imagine any
storage would not impact the lifespan of these tires. OBTW just fill
them with nitro and don't worry LOL.
Phil Carrell
@Tucson, AZ
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wrote:
>
> Why would rubber tires absorb water while rubber gaskets keep water
> out???
>
> Ken
> '96 Safari, 35', CAT 300
>
>
>
> --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
> >
> > I've never heard that reason for vapor barriers... :) ...but the
> first
> > "advantage" sounds like WITHOUT the barriers...
> >
> > Tire mfg's recommend a vapor barrier under your tires, especially
> when
> > parked on concrete, as the concrete draws the moisture/oils out
of
> the
> > tires. Many surfaces do to one extent or another, but concrete is
> about the
> > worst. You don't have to deal with the effects of this on your
car
> tires in
> > your garage because you wear them out before they dry out. But
> owners of
> > show cars & collector cars will normally protect the tires from
> drying out
> > by using a vapor barrier. Anything is better than nothing, but
> something
> > that does not absorb water is best. IN ADDITION, many will argue
> that you
> > should not park your RV where the tires will be standing in
water.
> The
> > argument is that the tires will absorb the water, which will rust
> the steel
> > belts, possibly causing premature failure.
> >
> > Paul ... fulltimin', currently at Montgomery AL
> > '03 Winnebago Ultimate Advantage 40e
> > '00 Honda Odyssey toad
> > KE5LXU, Escapees, FMCA, SMART, WIT
> > http://afchap.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
> RVs@yahoogroups.
> > Behalf Of tomoneal1
> > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:53 PM
> > To: Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
> > Subject: [Diesel-RVs] Re: Vapor Barriers Beneath Tires
> >
> > I put down a 4' X 4' squares of 1/2" CDX plywood over a sheet of
> 10'
> > X 35' plastic weed mat so that tires rest on the plywood and weed
> mat blocks
> > insects and weed growth under coach.
> >
> > Advantage: weight of coach causes a small bowel in the ground
under
> each
> > wheel that retains a little standing water most of the time.
> > This puddle under the tires effectively blocks ants from crawling
> up the
> > tires. (Had ant problems before I tried this now none!) Plywood
> keeps tires
> > from tearing the plastic or sinking into ground.
> >
> > Even if dry, the plywood soaks up insecticide and a good dose
lasts
> a long
> > time to block insects during dry spells as crawling insects have
to
> crawl
> > over several feet of plywood to get to tire and into coach. I
have
> our home
> > insect control company spray the plywood each time they spray the
> house.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
> > >
> > > Can you explain to me Why I need to do this?
> > > TIA
> > > Rose
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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