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Reply #25 –
Our XZA3+, 275/80R22.5 LR-H tires use ADCO BUS size tire covers. Smaller tire covers would not work for us.

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Reply #26 –
Quote from: Bob McGee –
Here is the ADCO chart:
Tyre Gards are available in the following tire diameters:

    Size 1: 33"-35"
    Size 2: 30"-32"
    Size 3: 27"-29"
    Size 4: 24"-26"
    Size 5: 18"-22"
    Size XL: 36"-39" (Diesel Chassis)
    Size Bus: 40"-42" (Bus 22-1/2" Wheels)
    Size OS: 43"-45" (Oversized Bus Tires)

I bought the 40-42" size and they fit well.

Bob

Thanks Bob, that's a good chart, I'd pretty much decided on ADCO tyre guards, on sale at Camping World in Tampa for another 2 days, they'll give me the online deal, 40-42" for $38.99 a pair, can pay on the phone & pick 'em up next week on the way over to Polk City. 

The coach is in a very nice covered RV port but gets sun on the west side every afternoon and she'll stay there for much of the summer.  I might also park her in different directions off and on so the new paint job doesn't get a work-out on one side only.

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Reply #27 –
Miz Dani

I just purchased a set of the Adco. They are the bus 40 to 42. My tires are 295's, they work great. The old ones are still stuck in the ice where it was parked all winter up here in central Maine. But they needed replacement anyway.

That view from my coach front window is still that four letter word, SNOW, but it is going fast now, 64 yesterday and today with lots of sun.

Norm

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Reply #28 –
Thanks Norm, et al....got 2 sets of the 40-42" on sale today from Camping World in Tampa, pick 'em up Thursday.  Joined Good Sam Club ($25 year) to get the sale price.   

 

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Reply #29 –
In case you might be wondering how the two tone Adco Designer Tyre Gards look, here is a shot.  They (40-42") fit pretty well and seem to be well made.  The Velcro fastened loop on the back is pretty loose, but might work OK.  They certainly look good with this FT color scheme.  Cost at Camping World $82.87 for a set of 4.  Nice to have the coach not wearing "white socks!"

George
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George Hatfield

  Never ever use World Line Motors of Nacogdoches for service!

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Reply #30 –
I got a good lesson on covering tires on my recently purchased 2003 U270. The four year old Michelins were severely cracked, deep deep cracks in the side walls on the fronts and outer duals. The inner duals look like new, absolutely no cracking whatsoever. Keeping the sun off really helps.
Scott Peatross
2003 34' U270
Stevenson Ranch, CA

Fearless ex-owner of one of the most complex motorhomes ever built, the 1987 Bluebird Wanderlodge PT40 :)

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Reply #31 –
As expensive as new coach tires are, its a no-brainer to cover them. Even with a cheap bedsheet or blanket. Mine aren't covered & I don't think they've ever been covered. The rubber is so deteriorated that it turns your hand black when you wipe them... I guess I'll invest in new covers when I replace my tires this summer.
Fred Lewers
1984 FTX ORED
Build #2423
1991 Ford Taurus SHO
17 1/2  trillion dollars....  TANSTAAFL....  The party's winding down folks!

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Reply #32 –
This just adds to my puzzlement as to how it can be that these goodyear g157's here can be in such pristine-apprearing condition. Zero cracks in tread or sidewall, no black marks from rubbing them, no apparent issues of any sort. But the 3 digit DOT code says these things are 15 years old! much as it pains me to throw away really expensive tires that look perfectly serviceable, they're getting replaced before next road trip anyhow..
Jay
1989 U280 SE, 36', 3208T Cat, build 3292

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Reply #33 –
I had a pair of Goodyear G670RV's for 11 years on my Bluebird with zero cracking, so Goodyear knows how to fight UV damage if they want to. They were still on the coach when I sold it, and they were in the totally abusive tag axle position.
Scott Peatross
2003 34' U270
Stevenson Ranch, CA

Fearless ex-owner of one of the most complex motorhomes ever built, the 1987 Bluebird Wanderlodge PT40 :)

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Reply #34 –
I just can't see pushing them from here to Oregon to Yellowstone to Bismarck to Glacier and back home. Heartbreaking, for a skinflint like me!
Jay
1989 U280 SE, 36', 3208T Cat, build 3292

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Reply #35 –
The surface cracking you see is mostly cosmetic.  Your tire rubber gets harder and harder(read less and less flexible) as it ages.  Your good looking old tires will be hard as rocks and very dangerous.
Regards,
Brett

'99 42' Foretravel Xtreme
'14 Brown Motorsports Stacker
'05 Chevy SSR
'02 BMW R1150R

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Reply #36 –
Seen a lot of used Rv tires.  The inner rubber coating over the tread steel carcass is very thin.  Seems water vapor goes through it and rusts the steel belts. 

Lots of posts here on dry air or dry nitrogen and the correct mounting grease that does not break down into water will slow this down.

The coach air output as far as I know is dry as is my tank nitrogen. 

No rust inside and no cracks helps.  You are right about harder although.

Learned about old hard tires taking them skiing.  Ugly in ice.  Slide outs are easy.
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #37 –
Quote from: twobus –
This just adds to my puzzlement as to how it can be that these goodyear g157's here can be in such pristine-apprearing condition. Zero cracks in tread or sidewall, no black marks from rubbing them, no apparent issues of any sort. But the 3 digit DOT code says these things are 15 years old! much as it pains me to throw away really expensive tires that look perfectly serviceable, they're getting replaced before next road trip anyhow..
Sell them to a local independent hauler. As long as they run local they'll probably be glad for a good deal.
Fred Lewers
1984 FTX ORED
Build #2423
1991 Ford Taurus SHO
17 1/2  trillion dollars....  TANSTAAFL....  The party's winding down folks!

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Reply #39 –
While at MOT, the tech suggested the snap on wheel covers to keep the UV from the tires AND the rubber air bags. Has anyone found a supplier for the snap on tire covers?  Anyone in Nacogdoches? 

Wheel Covers
RV Snap On Window Covers, Tire Covers, Mirror Covers & Wiper Covers
Fred H.
1996 Foretravel U320 4000 Build #4993 (Previous motorhomes 1985 Airstream 345, 1977 Argosy 20)
Sevierville, TN
ViewRVs.com

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Reply #40 –
I very much prefer the various covers from MagnaShade.  No snaps, no holes.  My window and tire covers work fine, look great.
Rudy Legett
2003 U320 4010 ISM 450 hp
2001 U320 4220 ISM 450 hp
1995 U320 M11 400 hp
1990 Granvilla 300 hp 3208T
Aqua Hot Service Houston and Southeast Texas

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Reply #41 –
Quote from: Rudy –
I very much prefer the various covers from MagnaShade.  No snaps, no holes.  My window and tire covers work fine, look great.

Here is the link.  These look very nice for the tires.  EZ Fold RV Tire Shade | Magne Shade

I was looking for ones that snapped on and also protected the air bags from UV.
Fred H.
1996 Foretravel U320 4000 Build #4993 (Previous motorhomes 1985 Airstream 345, 1977 Argosy 20)
Sevierville, TN
ViewRVs.com

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Reply #42 –
Fred I made mine used marine vinyl put 3 snaps at top and one each in front and rear of tire.  Upholstery shop didn't have the exact color i wanted but they cover the tires so I'll live with them
Chris
1999 U 320 DGFE
Build Number 5523
Chris & Elka Lang
In the field, Lonoke AR

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Reply #43 –
I bought the magnashades. Super easy to put on. Block UV. You can twist them up like a windshield cover. I found that just leaving them open and putting them on top of everything in the bay or back of the toad car was quick and they are very thin.

I just wash them and use 303 afterwards. And car wash soap and 303 are the only products to touch the tires.
Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

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Reply #44 –
Quote from: ViewRVs –
Here is the link.  These look very nice for the tires.  EZ Fold RV Tire Shade | Magne Shade

I was looking for ones that snapped on and also protected the air bags from UV.

MCD made that style of tire shades about 10 or so years ago.  Not sure if Airxcel, who bought MCD, still offers them.  I don't see them on the website.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #45 –
Why not just spray them with 303?
Never had tire cracks on a tire that was sprayed with 303 one or twice a year
1998 u320 3600 build 5200

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Reply #47 –
Quote from: WS6_Keith –
When at home, I use these cheapies from Amazon. 2 years and still going...

Amazon.com: kayme Four Layers Tire Covers Set of 4 for Rv Travel Trailer...
I just don't like doing the reach around or doing a low crawl on the ground to connect that rear strap on that type of cover. But the price is right. ^.^d
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Jerry & Nona and Kimeru the cat that thinks she's a dog
1998 36' WTFE U320  #5314 Motorcade #17711
USAF 1975-1995
2019 Subaru Crosstrek 'toad'
2003 Subaru Legacy touring car
jerry Fincher | Flickr

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Reply #48 –
Quote from: bigdog –
I just don't like doing the reach around or doing a low crawl on the ground to connect that rear strap on that type of cover. But the price is right. ^.^d

I don't attach them.  The elastic is enough to hold them on the tires in all but the windiest days here (blowing over 50mph)...then I just go find the one or two that blew off in the yard, and put them back on.  LOL
Keith
2003 U320 38' #6197

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Reply #49 –
Stay off the ground with a long bungie that loops over tire and hooks together on the outside. Bungie is horizontal, about mid-point on tire.

I sent the idea to ADCO and they thanked us with free set of tire covers.

Easy, quick, works every time to save knees and dirty clothes, and prevents wondering covers from being used by neighbors.

If you can't find long enough bungies, hook two long ones together with cable ties to keep them from unhooking. Then throw the attached hooks over the tire to locate them on the inside of the tire.