Parking (and staying) on a Slope
We are considering taking our TT to visit family on Thanksgiving, hoping to park in front of their house. Unfortunately, their house is on a slope. It's not a major slope, but a slope nonetheless. We ...
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Ralph Cramden wrote:
I am never not amazed at some of the bull that piles up on an RV board.
Ive also never had a bal X chock ever loosen up from tires cooling down.
SoundGuy wrote:
Yes you have - tire shrinkage as the tires cool is a function of physics and not something you have any control over. Claiming otherwise is "bull". ;)
Jay Coe wrote:
How much? Have you ever measured the diameter of hot and cold tires to compare? Didn't think so. Just because physics says it's more than zero, doesn't make it enough to matter. Just more forum bullsh*t.
Think again - yes, I have measured the difference - shockingly, about 1/4" :E, one can easily see the clearance develop as the tires cool. I have pics somewhere showing just how much my tires would shrink over the course of a 1/2 hr, I'll take a look and see if I can find them. As the old saying goes - you don't know what you don't know. ;)
