I'm about to use my trailer for the last time until spring. My only option for a parking surface is a grass area. I have new tires on the trailer and want to do what I can to prevent dry rot. Is there anything I can put under the tires to help keep the ground moisture from getting to them? Tarp or 2x6's maybe?
Posted 2014-10-06 3:01 AM (#161058 - in reply to #161027) Subject: RE: Parking trailer to prevent dry rot
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Originally written by TBchick on 2014-10-02 9:47 PM
I'm about to use my trailer for the last time until spring. My only option for a parking surface is a grass area. I have new tires on the trailer and want to do what I can to prevent dry rot. Is there anything I can put under the tires to help keep the ground moisture from getting to them? Tarp or 2x6's maybe?
In New England, your tires will exceed their operational life long before dry rot takes them...Time Time and the elements weaken a trailer tire. In approximately three years, roughly one-third of the tire's strength is gone. Three to five years is the projected life of a normal trailer tire. It is suggested that trailer tires be replaced after three to four years of service regardless of tread depth or tire appearance.Mileage Trailer tires are not designed to wear out. The life of a trailer tire is limited by time and duty cycles. The mileage expectation of a trailer tire is 5,000 to 12,000 miles.
Parking trailer to prevent dry rot
