Trackrig wrote:
paulcardoza wrote:
If I worried about half the issues people bring up in these forums, I would:
1. NEVER move my RV
2. Die of stress related causes in 30 days.
Yes, I especially love the people that are all worried about their MH tires - what do I clean them with, what's the age date on them, what brand are they, can I change the tire size by one size, what do I park the tires on (wood, dirt, grass, gravel, leaves, pavement, in water, dry, etc) should I use the on-board jacks to raise them off of the ground, just to take some weight off of the tire, or not at all, should I jack and block the tires in the air if I don't have levelers, Will the tires develop a flat spot if I don't move the MH for a month, where do I buy a calibrated air gauge that's accurate within a half PSI, should I lower the air pressure in them when not in use to relieve some of the stress, I check my air pressure every stop, and whatever else I may have forgotten.
By now I've gotten someone's dander up. But YES, you do have to ask questions when you're new to something. My point here is, people worry about all of these things and then take off for a six month trip and just leave their daily driver sitting there in the drive. They haven't looked at the tires on it, or check their air pressure, in probably a year or two and the tires are probably 8 - 10 years old or older because they want their 70,000 miles out of them. You should be concerned about your RV tires but don't ignore your DD tires just because you've been driving a car or truck for 40 years.
Bill
This past fall, I found that my DD tire treads had separated from the tires (1 bad, 1 not good, 2 barely). I had been watching and thinking about my RV tires faithfully (but not obsessively) for years. Didn't even realize that because I wasn't driving my DD that much anymore, that they might deteriorate before the tread wore out...
So, yep, you make a good point. People tend to get blinders on about things. Worry about one set of tires, but not the rest; worry about one safety concern, but not about the rest; and so on.
On the flipside, I worry more about the RV tires because the damage done if they blow is much worse than if my DD tires blow (both physical damage to the vehicle and potential damage to me and others as the DD has newer and better safety standards).
