tires on wood

Anonymous-0 · Nov 26, 2013

Anyone store tractor's on wood plank's. My neighbor does but they sit dec till march. dirt or concrete floor?

Nebraska Cowman · Nov 26, 2013

I read an article some years ago on that subject. If memory serves me right, dirt floor was at the bottom of the list followed by concrete and then wood. Best option was to block vehicle up to take the weight off tires. But in real life most tires will outlive us. So we just park anywhere and walk off. I do watch for leaking tires. A flat tire will be quickly ruined. Never let tires set flat in storage. Air them up or jack them up.

J. Schwiebert · Nov 26, 2013

I remember at my wife's grandfathers farm there were 4 jacks setting on a nailing gert that were left over from when he owned a model T and when he jacked up the Model T for the winter season.

Nebraska Cowman · Nov 26, 2013

When I was a boy dad still jacked up equipment over the winter. I wonder if it was because of the poor quality of rubber they had during the War?

RCP · Nov 26, 2013

If you are in a cold climate and on soft dirt, we often park on wood to keep the tire from freezing to the ground.

Rich

cole in mo. · Nov 26, 2013

When I'm done with the tractors, and equipment for the season, I back them onto a piece of 2x12 board. My neighbor just backs his into the dirt and gravel floor shed. Can't say that I see any difference when either is removed from storage.

DENNIS MIN · Nov 26, 2013

J. Schwiebert,

Wasn't that to prevent the wooden wheel from deforming due to weight?

D.

Texasmark1 · Nov 26, 2013

I have noticed on more than one vehicle that leaving a tire sitting on the ground causes the tread to dry out and crack where it touches the ground. I currently have a stock trailer with 700-15s with essentially no sidewall cracking and no tread cracks, essentially new tread depth, except in one spot where the PO left it sitting in his lot on the dirt the tread area is cracked significantly. No doubt the ground contact did it.

So here I have this trailer that I use once a year to haul calves to the market and have to worry about a tire failure. In reality, the tire (4 ea) is 6 ply rated nylon tubeless and it may throw some rubber but the air chamber should remain intact. I don't drive but 50 miles RT and at around 50 mph. With the cost of tires makes no sense to replace them just to sit and rot again. Course I keep mine parked on well drained gravel so that they stay dry and keep the OD covered from the sun which works for preventing sidewall cracking.

Mark

BhB · Nov 26, 2013

The Model T's had steel rims for the tire and the rims attached to the wheel which had a steel rim that the wood spokes attached to. The early Ts did not have demontable rims but where probally similar except the rim was part of the wheel and the tire was mounted to that rim.

BushogPapa · Nov 26, 2013

My Great Grandad jacked his up too, but I always wondered why he put Moth-Balls in the fuel tank..??

Anyone have an idea..?

Those old "War-Time" (synthetic rubber) tires were so STIFF, you hardly could tell when they were flat..!!

Ron..

FBH44 · Nov 26, 2013

I think sitting on dirt causes the dirt / sod/ grass to rot, and the tires will soak up moisture. Deteriorate. I dont worry about concrete or gravel, but on dirt, I leave them on a piece of 2x12.

MARK ROBKE · Nov 26, 2013

We did that too! Dad said it was to keep the rubber tires from rotting as I recall. Mark

Anonymous-0 · Nov 26, 2013

good idea to park on something the steel belts rust and rot and go to ha le in moisture conditions

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