The special sealant is only available in northern climates and it is only available during the winter months. It's called "snow" and works best when applied with deep cloud cover that limits sunlight to 3 hrs per day. "Snow" protectant is supplemented by use of "salt induced deep corrosion additive" which causes cars to be parked inside all winter and only driven during "High Mosquito season" . [Sarcasm intended].. ;))
On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 1:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > There must be some sort of sealant that you could spray on tires to > protect them from UV if you are not able to park indoors. > > Randy > > > On 09/08/2022 3:11 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > When I was at the vast northern estate last week I noticed a bunch of > pickup trucks parked with covers over the tires. I expect these are plow > trucks that are rarely used in the summer time and the covers protect the > tires from the UVs. > > > > I'm REALLY pleased we get to park both the tractors inside now. Tractor > tires are expensive. A couple years ago we got a new tire and rim on the > Super M. Including the fluid fill and call out charge it was right on > $1200... > > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 02:58:34 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Same with Florida *if* the vehicle is stored outside. In this case, Bob > just got this back from Dad, who was in Peoria, IL, if I recall correctly. > > > > -D > > > > On Aug 9, 2022, at 2:55 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > As an Arizona resident, I have a 5 year hard line on life of tires. The > UV > > exposure in AZ cooks the sidewall rubber to the point of failure. I have > > had 4 tires simply explode from sidewall failure while parked. All were > > past the 5 year life limit. Had the vehicles been loaded, at highway > speed, > > the outcome would not have been good.. or, likely survivable. > > It's your safety, so you decide. > > > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 11:46 AM dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> via > Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > I would agree with Greg. Since Dad was in IL most of the time, I suspect > > the sidewalls are in good shape. I would inspect them closely for > cracking, > > and if they look good, don’t worry about it at this point. > > > > -D > > > > On Aug 9, 2022, at 1:46 PM, greg via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > I would say that climate conditions are a critical factor. Heat and UV > are > > the primary enemies. I would think a truck stored outdoors in AZ would > age > > tires much faster than here in the PNW. > > > > I would certainly inspect closely for signs of heat/sunlight damage. > > > > Greg > > > > My â?~05 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 SLT 5.9 Cummins has 60K mile Michelins on it > > that were made third week of 2016. Between my dad I there have been 40k > > miles put on them. They are wearing well. > > When do I need to get nervous about the straight up age of the tires? > > Citing that data should I be concerned taking off for a roadtrip to > > Colorado on those tires? > > > > AZBob > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
