Tire Covers

cnevin · February 2016

Hello! Just bought my 2014 TAB and will be storing it outside for the next couple of months. I want to purchase Tire Covers and would love a suggestion on what size and brand my fellow TAB owners suggest?

EWizard · February 2016

I too would like this information.

John_and_Kris · February 2016

They have covers available at Camping World. You just need to get the size of your tire and match it to the appropriate wheel cover

TABaker · February 2016

I bought covers for 16" tires. First set was vinyl, and I was gifted a set of cloth covers.

KAR · September 2020

Is there any reason to cover the tires? We read about it's nice and helps with UV breakdown but nothing really says it's necessary. Thoughts?

webers3 · September 2020

We don’t put tire covers on car tires, why RV tires?

falcon1970 · September 2020

From experience I can tell you that tires sitting in the sun will dry rot. If they are on a vehicle that is driven a lot it will take a longer but tires sitting on a trailer that is moved only a few times a year will dry rot in only a few years. A trailer with dry rotted tires may differ a blowout going down the road.
Walmart sells Camco vinyl tire covers. Cheap insurance in my opinion.

Denny16 · September 2020

Covering the tire will help some, but the tire will still oxidize and breakdown. Covers are good on tires that are facing South and get a lot of direct sun.

RV Tire’s should be replaced on a time schedule, not just based mileage, as a bad tire could still have good tread, but not be serviceable. Check the sidewall of a tire and look for small cracks or checking, if you see this issue, time to replace the tires.

I get 4-6 years on my boat trailer tires, but they are stored out of direct sun for the most part. When I had my Kenskill, I used plywood panels cut to fit in the sheet well to cover the exposed side wall of the tires, this worked well for a trailer that was not moved much. You could also use a good tire dressing on the tire sidewalls, to reduce UV damage and oxidation issues, and possibly prolong tire life for the trailer Tyres.

cheers

Marceline · September 2020

FWIW the Classic Accessories trailer cover partially covers the tires.
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Denny16 · September 2020

And and a small bit of plywood or plastic under the cover in front of the tire would cover the rest.
cheers

KAR · September 2020

Thanks all.

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