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10-23-2003, 08:46 PM
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Rivet Master
1969 31' Sovereign
Broken Arrow
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Jan 2003
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IMOH
My 2 cents... The best method of tire longivity is to park on wood planks and cover when not on a trip. If possiable pull the trailer at least once a month far enough to get the tires up to normal temp.
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10-23-2003, 09:10 PM
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Retired Moderator
1992 29' Excella
madison
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,644
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my 20000 volts worth...
do not allow oil to come in contact with rubber!
my life depends on the daily care and use of rubber. at my job, I'm a lineman for those of you who don't know.
i regularly do live hand work on circuits energized above 12,000 volts.
i use rubber gloves that are less than one sixteenth of an inch thick to keep me from becoming part of the circuit. and rubber sleeves that cover all of my arms also.
caring for it is life and death for me!
pounded into our skulls from day one, is to never let oil contact rubber for any amount of time.
it swells, becomes soft, and disintergrates almost instantly!
go ahead and wipe it on your tires if you want, i won't!
my gloves/sleeves get oiled from occasional hydralic leaks on my bucket truck. they go to the rubber goods lab for a retest and or disposal!
john
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10-23-2003, 10:49 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 13,280
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Ozone?
Backing up to the RVDoctor -- he includes ozone as someting to avoid. I have always heard that it causes rubber to get punky (gloves, tubing, waders, etc).
I know that brushes on motor armatures generate small amounts of ozone and have tried to avoid storing rubber products in rooms where motors frequently run. Has anybody heard such an advisory applied to tires?
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10-24-2003, 05:21 AM
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Retired Moderator
1992 29' Excella
madison
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 4,644
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Re: Ozone?
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Originally posted by Canoe'stream
Backing up to the RVDoctor -- he includes ozone as someting to avoid. I have always heard that it causes rubber to get punky (gloves, tubing, waders, etc).
I know that brushes on motor armatures generate small amounts of ozone and have tried to avoid storing rubber products in rooms where motors frequently run. Has anybody heard such an advisory applied to tires?
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haven't directly heard that about tires bob.
however, i do know the tires on trucks at our power plants do not last very long due to ozone.
back to the rubber gloves, ozone creates small cracks in rubber.
it almost looks like someone had cut it with a knife. again, way bad.
john
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10-24-2003, 07:02 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 26' Overlander
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8,525
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I have been using Turtle Wax Tire Wax ( with UV protectant) on my tires isnce it came to the market last year. I use it every 3-4 months, easy to apply and the sidewalls retain a shine, and flexible appearance quite awhile even in the hot southern sun.
I have tried other products, but this seems to hold up the best.
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10-24-2003, 08:39 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 87
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Seemed like a good idea at first, but there's no oil in the future for my tractor tires or A/S tires.
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11-17-2003, 10:21 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 366
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As a Rubber Chemist in my other life, I can report that mineral oil is a part of an automobile tire rubber formulation. Its function is to act as a plasticizer. and it does migrate to the surface over time and temperature.
Dick
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