Pressure treated lumber
Just wondering, will pressure treated lumber do any harm to the RV's tires if they stay on the boards a long time 6mos or more? I have always used non treated lumber, but I was just wondering
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- I have been parking my 5er on treated lumber for about 13 years with no problems.
That is with two different RV's - My class C sat on pressure treated 2x12s for years until I finally had a concrete pad poured.
- I put water softener bags under all tires and park on concrete. Bags are heavy plastic and without them tires leave black marks on concrete. No marks on the concrete or bags when they are used. I think, but do not know, that the black marks are the oils that leach out of the rubber and dry out tires leading to cracking sidewalls.
- Depends on the type of pressure treated lumber. Ground contact lumber may have more toxic chemicals. Not too tuff to lay some type of barrier down to be safe.
- I have for years and have not noticed any related issues to our ST tires from doing so. Never a blowout or even a flat in over two decades of RVing with ST tires, but we systematically replace our ST tires every 5th camping season regardless.
- Nope, no need to fret.
- I set my TT on 2X6X10 treated to keep it from causing tire divots on my asphalt driveway. They have worked well for years.
Sandia Man wrote:
"........Never a blowout or even a flat in over two decades of RVing......"
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No sign of termite damage either....
:W
