Tires & Sun
I heard recently that the major tire manufactures, ie Michelin, Goodyear etc have since around 2010 added some compound to the rubber that eliminates the need to cover the tires, or add something like...
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Tires always have had UV protectant in them. Some more than others. That is one of the reasons why manufactures say to use ST tires on trailers. They supposedly have more UV protectant in them because they sit more.
UV protectant is VERY expensive so tire manufactures tend to be very stingy with it.
In the good old days tires would last forever without checking and cracking. Now? Not so much. Case in point. I have a utility ranch trailer that the tires are over 50 years old; never covered, and they are just fine. No cracks or anything of that sort.
I have seen new Michelins that are all cracked up in just a few years. :R
UV protectant is VERY expensive so tire manufactures tend to be very stingy with it.
In the good old days tires would last forever without checking and cracking. Now? Not so much. Case in point. I have a utility ranch trailer that the tires are over 50 years old; never covered, and they are just fine. No cracks or anything of that sort.
I have seen new Michelins that are all cracked up in just a few years. :R
