Rotate tires on LD? July 09, 2018, 10:05:57 am I'm wondering if rotating tires on my LD is something I even need to ponder. You only really need to rotate every 10k or so and from what I understand you should change out your tires on an RV ever six years. Not sure I'll put enough miles over 10k on my rig to justify this. It's not like I'm expecting them to last 40k. Am I right on this or off base?
Re: Rotate tires on LD? Reply #1 – July 09, 2018, 10:23:10 am Quote from: Sawyer - July 09, 2018, 10:05:57 amI'm wondering if rotating tires on my LD is something I even need to ponder. You only really need to rotate every 10k or so and from what I understand you should change out your tires on an RV ever six years. Not sure I'll put enough miles over 10k on my rig to justify this. It's not like I'm expecting them to last 40k. Am I right on this or off base?With extended valve stems on the rear duals, rotation is difficult and usually not needed as long as the rear tires are wearing evenly. The rear tires usually time out before they wear out. Use a tire tread depth gauge to check wear.Amazon.com: VanFn Tire Tread Depth Gauge, Color Coded Tread Depth Tire Gauge...The front wheels benefit from rotation, either side to side or by rotating the spare in during each rotation, assuming the spare tire was replaced at the same time as the other tires. Our front tires are rotated at between 5,000-8,000 miles.The front tires are much easier to rotate than the rears.Larry 3 Likes As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: Rotate tires on LD? Reply #2 – July 09, 2018, 10:34:11 am Keep a close watch on all the tires for any signs of unusual wear:Reading Tire Wear PatternsI rotate the front tires every 10k or so, even if they don't show any wear issues; I don't rotate the rears.Overweight and underinflation are the biggest tire killers; in most cases, while the tread will indicate problems of mis-alignment, weight, and inflation, the sidewalls on RV tires are subject to much more stress from those conditions. When the tread is wear-checked (and/or for damage), be sure to look carefully at (and feel) the sidewalls for cracking, bulges, weathering, checking, cuts, missing chunks at the beads, etc. 2 Likes
Re: Rotate tires on LD? Reply #3 – July 09, 2018, 10:59:51 am Good info and what I was thinking-hoping. Thanks guys.
Re: Rotate tires on LD? Reply #4 – July 09, 2018, 12:48:29 pm Larry, I thought earlier you suggested rotation of all of the tires including the rear tires to get the one tire nearest the exhaust away from the heat periodically? This was due to a blow out to that tire you had last year? Karen~Liam 98 ~ MB
Re: Rotate tires on LD? Reply #5 – July 09, 2018, 01:54:42 pm Quote from: Karen & Liam - July 09, 2018, 12:48:29 pmLarry, I thought earlier you suggested rotation of all of the tires including the rear tires to get the one tire nearest the exhaust away from the heat periodically? This was due to a blow out to that tire you had last year?While I will rotate the rear tires eventually, heat shields have been installed on our LD to deflect the heat away from the inner, right rear tire, helping to eliminate or minimize the heat damage.Exhaust heat shields | FlickrChecking with an infrared thermometer shows the inner tire temps have been reduced.Larry 3 Likes
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