Michelin sidewall cracking . Need advice
I just came back from inspecting my 2008 Fleetwood Bounder 38P . It has been in storage for the last 2 months since returning from Florida . The sidewalls on all the Michelin XRV 22.5 tires are showin...
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hershey,
A lot of the "why some crack and some don't" is the "care and feeding" they receive. All these are good for the tires and materially reduce side wall cracking and other signs of deterioration:
Driving the coach-- sitting for months without moving is hard on tires-- the emoluments that protect the tire migrate to the surface when the tires heats up while driving.
Storing out of the sun-- indoors, under cover, or with white tire covers if outdoors.
Maintain correct tire pressure.
I have seen 2 year old tires badly cracked-- coach sat unmoved in outdoors with the tires uncovered in Phoenix, AZ. Our tires are 7 years old and zero cracks, but if we are parked for more than 2 nights, I put on white tire covers.
And, again to to OP, what is the tire age from the DOT number?
A lot of the "why some crack and some don't" is the "care and feeding" they receive. All these are good for the tires and materially reduce side wall cracking and other signs of deterioration:
Driving the coach-- sitting for months without moving is hard on tires-- the emoluments that protect the tire migrate to the surface when the tires heats up while driving.
Storing out of the sun-- indoors, under cover, or with white tire covers if outdoors.
Maintain correct tire pressure.
I have seen 2 year old tires badly cracked-- coach sat unmoved in outdoors with the tires uncovered in Phoenix, AZ. Our tires are 7 years old and zero cracks, but if we are parked for more than 2 nights, I put on white tire covers.
And, again to to OP, what is the tire age from the DOT number?
