Tire Covers

[donnie]

Being that we are reentering the RV arena, Id like to know if the members here use tire covers when they arent on the road?
I saw some at CW and was wondering about them.
Thanks.

[whodo]

We always use tire covers when we are going to be setting for a few days,
UV protection is important to tire life.

If you happen to be near a Harbor Freight Tools store, they carry a couple of different grades of tire covers that are a lot cheaper than Camping World.
Both Michelin and GoodYear have info on there websites concerning UV protection.
http://www.michelinrvtires.com
http://www.goodyear.com/rv/

[utmtman]

We use the tire covers if we are in one place for more than five days.

[donnie]

Thanks for the replys.
After I msde this post, I found out Harbor freight has exactly what I was looking for.
Looks kike Ill be Making a visit to there tomorrow.

[murffdog]

Campers World (Paradise) $28.95 each
Harbor Freight $10.00 each

[tekhanto]

Use tire covers for RV and cover the tow dolly tires also

[dxsmac]

I'm going to be contrarian and tell you something that has been told to me by many RV'rs:

Your tires will last five years WITH the tire covers, and 60 months WITHOUT the tire covers.

That's it.

JJ

[whodo]

For everyone that hasn't read the Michelin RV Tire PDF Brochure, PLEASE DO SO!!
Go to http://www.michelinrvtires.com/michelinrv/index.jsp then click on The Tool Box "More", then Reference Materials, then scroll down to "RV Tire Guide" this is a 2mb PDF file that is down loadable.

All of the following listed items have supporting pictures/graphs/charts to make things easy to understand.
SERVICE LIFE FOR RV/MOTORHOME TIRES
THE IMPORTANCE OF TIRE PRESSURE
HOW MUCH AIR SHOULD I CARRY IN MY TIRES?
HOW TO WEIGH YOUR RV
USING BLOCKS TO LEVEL MOTORHOMES AND RVS
LONG TERM STORAGE AND RV TIRES & "The reason for Covering Tires."

There is many more areas covered, but I just wanted to point out the ones that most RVers use the most often and really have misconceptions about.