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Old 11-09-2017, 11:22 AM   #1
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Cement or wood .........

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To put under the tires while staying at an RV park.......Thank you in advance.araucano.
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Old 11-09-2017, 11:27 AM   #2
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You carry cement blocks with you?
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Old 11-09-2017, 11:37 AM   #3
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I think he's talking about a park with cement pads.

I don't worry about it on my cars and I don't worry about it on my motorhome. I know some folks do.
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Old 11-09-2017, 12:07 PM   #4
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Cement that has cured, I see no problem parking on. Cement just a few months poured, maybe.
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Old 11-09-2017, 12:54 PM   #5
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He said to "put under the tires" so I understood that to mean for leveling? Maybe to keep tires off Mother Earth for some reason? Because everyone else does it? Maybe it is soft mud and wanting to keep the wheels from sinking?

Way too many questions to answer this one.
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Old 11-09-2017, 02:22 PM   #6
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Coincidentally, I just came back in this afternoon from placing a couple of re-purposed pieces of 2x10 lumber under our rig's tires. Never had done it with the rig parked on gravel and under cover. But when the lumber became surplus from its previous use, I decided to put it under the tires.

Then I came inside and found this thread. Thinking about it I guess I don't know whether it will help the tires or not. I don't think it can hurt and it makes me feel better so the lumber stays....
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Old 11-09-2017, 02:29 PM   #7
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If it is newly treated lumber that is still damp or wet from the treatment might not be the best thing for the tires. I have heard some of the stuff in freshly treated lumber these days may not be a tires friend.

Old treated wood that has dried out probably no problem.
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Our coach pad is gravel. We run the coach up on wood lumber for Winter storage. Been doing this ever since we had the TT 17 years ago. I've read several storage articles by tire mfrs & that's what they suggest.

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Wood makes more sense to me.
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Personally, we wear our trailer tires out from miles and well before they age out or get sun damaged. [emoji12][emoji12]
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I usually put wood under the tires if parked on gravel to keep the camper from settling and becoming unlevel. As far as concrete vs wood is not a big deal for tires unless the vehicle is being stored for 6 months or longer. For long term storage, the vehicle should be blocked up with the weight off the tires.
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Not sure if OP is talking about long term parking or just general camping. I haul 2, treated 2x6 boards with us that are long enough to catch both axles on one side. I use them for leveling up side to side. Hate those little lego blocks.
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When parked for any period of time like a week or more, I use the large CAMCO yellow square plastic pads (RV Section at Walmart 2/$15.00).
Keep the flat side down, this will allow air circulation under the tires and one pad will work for each dual set of tires.
Keeps the tires from sinking into mud, sand, grass, asphalt etc.
If I need to use for levelling I use the smaller version (10/pkg.) that click together like LEGO blocks.
In both cases the plastic is very strong and light weight compared to hauling 2"x 8" wood slabs.
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My solution is 2 x material (wood) sandwiched between 2 pieces of plywood. Which allows about 3" of lift. If I double them I get 6". They measure 11" x 21" x 3". The coach weighs 32+K pounds. Don't want to trust my tires to some cheap piece of plastic that will fail in time. I avoid campgrounds but still want to level. Been using the same blocks for nearly 17 years.
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