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Mr Plymouth · 03-11-2016, 07:11 AM

Good morning everyone,Have a question,my MH has been sitting for around 8 months in Florida ,i took it out yesterday for a ride and fresh gas.i seem to have a bad vibration in the front end ,the tires are 16 inch and 1 yr old,im wondering if i may have a flat spot in the tires and if anyone else has experienced this.i had it sitting on 2x8 and maybe they weren,t big enough ,Thanks for any advice.I now have it on 2X10,s

mel s · 03-11-2016, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Plymouth

Good morning everyone,Have a question,my MH has been sitting for around 8 months in Florida ,i took it out yesterday for a ride and fresh gas.i seem to have a bad vibration in the front end ,the tires are 16 inch and 1 yr old,im wondering if i may have a flat spot in the tires and if anyone else has experienced this.i had it sitting on 2x8 and maybe they weren,t big enough ,Thanks for any advice.I now have it on 2X10,s

Mr Plymouth
If the vibration does not completely disappear after 15 - 20 highway miles I suggest you have a tire shop remove and inspect the suspect tire, (or tires)... both inside and out.
Mel
'96 Safari

twinboat · 03-11-2016, 07:32 AM

Make sure mud daubbers haven't built something inside the wheel covers.

Dave-Oh · 03-11-2016, 07:57 AM

I am told that "flat spotting" caused by sitting should, indeed, go away once the tires reach operating temp. It is possible that the belts were damaged if the tires that were sitting on the boards weren't supported under the entire tread-width.

The tire shop inspection suggestion sounds prudent. good luck.

Dutch Star Don · 03-11-2016, 10:45 AM

You said you took it out for a ride and fresh gas, but not how long you drove it. You would probably need a good 20-30 minute drive to get the tires softened up and back into shape.

dennis45 · 03-11-2016, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don

You said you took it out for a ride and fresh gas, but not how long you drove it. You would probably need a good 20-30 minute drive to get the tires softened up and back into shape.

Remember the old days and Rayon Tires? Thump, Thump, Thump.

Tha_Rooster · 03-12-2016, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Plymouth

Good morning everyone,Have a question,my MH has been sitting for around 8 months in Florida ,i took it out yesterday for a ride and fresh gas.i seem to have a bad vibration in the front end ,the tires are 16 inch and 1 yr old,im wondering if i may have a flat spot in the tires and if anyone else has experienced this.i had it sitting on 2x8 and maybe they weren,t big enough ,Thanks for any advice.I now have it on 2X10,s

I had bad vibration right before BOOM.