Tires

JRscooby wrote:
Plus don't need to hit tire with weedeater string.

Probably the biggest reasonto put something under them.

Modern tires really don't care about being parked on gravel/grass surfaces.

TCBear wrote:
For longer storage, parking the tires on wood, plastic or rubber can be helpful. I had a trailer tire sitting in pooled water and mud for a couple weeks during a rainy period, and it oddly dissolved and removed that bottom portion of tread, ruining the tire.

FOR RV TIRES GOODYEAR RECOMMENDS:
Don't store long-term on wet or pooled water surfaces, or oily/greasy surfaces. Don't store on hot asphalt or concrete. No direct sunlight. Tire tread should be flat on the surface rather than partially on a rock, tilted, etc. Preferably place RV on blocks or jacks to unload the tires. Inflate to 125% of normal pressure for RV storage. Rotate tires every 3 months to avoid flat spots and cracking at the lower bulge. Avoid moving the RV in freezing temperatures. Whatever malady that can happen to a tire, that phenomenon tends to be magnified at the bulge and tread below it, where the tire is under greatest stress.

Umm yeah, your tire was oddly falling apart before you parked it in a mud puddle. Because that doesn’t happen.

All great info. We will be on crushed rock for four months in CO. Thank you all. Betsy.

From Goodyear tires "Storing your RV" website;

https://www.goodyearrvtires.com/tire-storage.aspx

Much has to do with how long several months will be....surface type and of course shade them from direct sun.
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My 11400 gvwr rv trailer sit in its shed for 6-7 months (winter storage) on limestone 1" crusher run with 2" X 8" under 16" LT E tires. I keep the tires pumped to max sidewall 52 weeks a year.

For longer storage, parking the tires on wood, plastic or rubber can be helpful. I had a trailer tire sitting in pooled water and mud for a couple weeks during a rainy period, and it oddly dissolved and removed that bottom portion of tread, ruining the tire.

FOR RV TIRES GOODYEAR RECOMMENDS:
Don't store long-term on wet or pooled water surfaces, or oily/greasy surfaces. Don't store on hot asphalt or concrete. No direct sunlight. Tire tread should be flat on the surface rather than partially on a rock, tilted, etc. Preferably place RV on blocks or jacks to unload the tires. Inflate to 125% of normal pressure for RV storage. Rotate tires every 3 months to avoid flat spots and cracking at the lower bulge. Avoid moving the RV in freezing temperatures. Whatever malady that can happen to a tire, that phenomenon tends to be magnified at the bulge and tread below it, where the tire is under greatest stress.

Not quite the same, but I recently had to use my 30' enclosed utility trailer as a temporary warehouse for 5 months during a major outbuilding relocation project. It was on a dirt lot and, while probably not truly "required", the 2 layers of 2 x 12 under the 4 tires helped alleviate the sink during that period.

If you’re on concrete or asphalt probably not. But if on dirt or grass you might consider doing so.

At home I put trailer tires on rubber mudflaps. I bolted a 2X4 and 4X4 to them. Back in, over 2X, and against 4X, both wheels are chocked. Plus don't need to hit tire with weedeater string.

I do for our 6 month Winter stay. Bought some heavy rubber stall mats from Tractor Supply, cut them in half and put a section under each tire.

Wood to level on one side or the other depending on which one is low.
But that's all folks.