Newbie looking at used coach
Hello, Very, very new to RVing. My wife and I have been looking at a lot different class a motorhomes and have zeroed in on a 2006 Holiday Rambler. It has only 7000 miles on it and was stored in a he...
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mant wrote:
Thanks for all the encouragement! We're excited! I thought we would be getting it next wee, but will have to wait till after 7/3, the RV place is booked until then.
I do have a question on tires. This is really new to me! I have a dump truck thats used for hauling, I change the tires when they need it. It is a 2000 and I think I have changed all the tire once, not all at the same time. This is really an education, I'm learning more about tires than I thought I needed to know. If a tire sits at the tire dealer in their warehouse, stacked in a pile are they no good after a set amount of time? Do they just throw them away? What would they do with my tires that seem ok, throw them out? Is there a market for used RV tires? Just random thoughts...
Yes, Tires wear out from just sitting. Tires have Emmolients in the rubber (kind of a grease to keep the rubber pliable). These emmolients are distributed thru out the tire evenly. When a tire sits, especially with 25k of weight, these emmolients dry out and are not kept evenly distributed to keep the rubber pliable. When rotated (driven), the constant rolling keeps these emmolients distributed evenly to keep ALL the tire pliable. That is why you see the disclaimers about replacing RV/Auto tires every 7 years or so due to long periods of inactivity. The tires look great and have like new tread, but are not a safe tire to travel on. Just because you do not see cracks on the sidewall areas does not mean the tires are safe. Tires that have been sitting for a year are ok but if they have been sitting for years in a warehouse, they should not be sold (IMO). I got BF Goodrich to replace all 4 of my 1975 Corvette tires that Discount tire installed after I found out the TA Radials had sat in a warehouse for 2 years before they were installed on my Corvette. My Corvette gets NEW tires every 6 years and the car only has 29,000 miles on it. I will not drive on old tires even tho the Car sits in my garage all the time. Replace the tires on your new motorhome. Doug
