What about my tires?

[fredandfred]

Since we are full timing I am curious as to whether I should do something with my tires. I have them on plastic cutting boards to keep them off the ground and a lot of the weight is on the levelers. They have not moved or rotated since we bought this unit and had it delivered to our spot. It has been a little over a year now. Should I try and rotate them a bit?

[Bamaman]

Why don't you do the ultimate rotation--get rid of those Chinese Will Pops and buy yourself a proper set of LT/E tires? You're very fortunate not to have had a complete tire failure.

[Bamaman]

Why don't you do the ultimate rotation--get rid of those Chinese Will Pops and buy yourself a proper set of LT/E tires? You're very fortunate not to have had a complete tire failure.

Excuse me. I didn't read your note closely. On the above, I'm not allowed to modify the message.

If you are semi-permanently parked and not using your FL on the open road, just keep your WestLakes aired up. If and when you hit the road, swapping tires is very much preferred.

My fifth wheel stays in one campground, but we've already changed the rubber to Duravis R250's. We may even one day get brave and haul it down to Florida to Disney.

[fredandfred]

Are decent tires expensive?

[Dave and Monica]

For those Solitude and Momentum owners, 16" LT load range E tires are not an option for you as the tire load rating would be insufficient (3042#) with your 7000# axles. You would need to look at LT load range G (or higher) to have sufficient load capacity and yes they're expensive...

Dave

[CLturner22]

Good question...haven't even thought about the tires yet. Damn.

So, where does one get said tires? (2017 Momentum 350M)

[bertschb]

The go-to 16" heavy duty RV tire is the Goodyear G614. I paid $1,400 for a set of four with an extended warranty. No sales tax in Oregon so that made it less expensive. Most tire shops sell them. A less expensive alternative is the Sailun S637. These are more difficult to find but many have reported they are great tires as well.

[Cate&Rob]

Since we are full timing I am curious as to whether I should do something with my tires. I have them on plastic cutting boards to keep them off the ground and a lot of the weight is on the levelers. They have not moved or rotated since we bought this unit and had it delivered to our spot. It has been a little over a year now. Should I try and rotate them a bit?

Jeff & Kathy - The best way to protect your tires in a long term parked situation is to get them off the ground and covered. I use the combination jack/jack stands referenced in post #8. You could even remove the wheels and tires and store then in a cool dry location if you wanted to.

Rob

[bartlett]

If you have 6 point leveling just raise the rear and spin them around ,it wont hurt ... keep them covered and air up ...enjoy camping ...

[Lizzyh]

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