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rbpru
Explorer II
Nov 13, 2014

Raising tires for winter storage.

I winterized my RV, leveled some 2x12’s to park it on, tied on the cover for the winter; then a friend asked if I was going to jack the wheels off the ground to relieve the tire weight.

I had never heard of that and wondered if there was any merit to it? Am I missing something?

I know the dealers and factories do not do it.

22 Replies

  • I don't do that either. Our rig will sit there for up to 8 months and the tires are just fine and happy when we take off.
  • Overkill! For the last 35 years all i have done is park it, winterise, plug it in and leave it. No wood blocks under the tires, no covers, nothing. My last set of tires went 6 years. Oh I did make the mistakeof covering it once. Lasted about three weeks before the wind shredded it.