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Road_Phantom
Explorer II
Oct 22, 2016

Do RV tires deteriorate when sitting on dealer lots.

I bought a four year old used 5th wheel and had a blowout on my first run. Suspecting that it might be lot rot in the tires, I changed the whole set even though the treads looked new on them. The enti...
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Terryallan
Explorer II
Oct 22, 2016
> Do RV tires deteriorate when sitting on dealer lots. UH Yeah. 4 year RV old tires are just looking for a place to go flat. Don't matter if they are sitting in your yard, or dealer lot. Don't matter if they are covered or not. They rot while sitting, as they don't oil themselves unless they roll.

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