Travel Trailer

[MKDSK]

It is okay to leave a travel trailer in one place on a paved driveway for a long time like over a year without moving it at all or will it hurt the tires and the driveway?

[rbpru]

I have a 2010 Town and Country van. It also has phantom circuits. I should have known better.

[falconbrother]

I have a buddy that stores his 5th wheel at the beach and it sits for months at a time. Although the exterior has suffered some there's no evidence that the hubs or tires have suffered any more than they would have otherwise.

[LVJJJ]

Have stored the old 65 van for extended periods occasionnly (can never spell that word) over the 47 years I've had it. I would start it once in a while, keep fresh oil in it. After ethanol came in would put Stabil (although that Starbrite stuff is better) in it. Still runs great and the time just sitting didn't really hurt it.

(Have had the van since before multi-viscosity oils used Havoline 30 for years, ethanol, low zinc oil, computers, synthetic oils, radial tires, cell phones still had our rotary dial, 4-track tapes yes, there were 4 track tapes, Muntz made them, used to sell them 8-track tapes, cassette tapes, CD's, MP3's, iPods, iTunes, tv remotes, side lights, CHMSL's, mandatory seat belts, terrorism, 55 mph speed limit, kids. Got it one year after marrying the love of my life, just celebrated our 48th anniversary, in the van).

oops, correction, side lites were required in 68, but the 65 didn't have them obviously

[MKDSK]

rbpru wrote:
I left my van sit for two month in what turned out to be a wet winter. The battery was dead, a tire was low and the disk brakes stuck solid to the rotors.

I retrospect I should have pulled it into the garage with a battery tender.

A foolish mistake by someone who should know better. "Education costs" as they say.

What year was the van?

[rbpru]

I left my van sit for two month in what turned out to be a wet winter. The battery was dead, a tire was low and the disk brakes stuck solid to the rotors.

I retrospect I should have pulled it into the garage with a battery tender.

A foolish mistake by someone who should know better. "Education costs" as they say.

[2oldman]

I've left cars for months with no ill effects.

[MKDSK]

rbpru wrote:
Would you leave your cars sit for an extended period of time?

I have left my car sit for over two weeks at the airport.

[rbpru]

Would you leave your cars sit for an extended period of time?

[LVJJJ]

ours sits in our gravel driveway a lot in the winter (although we can go camping almost anytime of year here in the Pacific NW), so I put 2x12's under the wheels to keep the tires from sitting on cold wet bumpy ground. Also put Harbor Freight covers over them (only about $20 for four, are canvas and work great). I elevate one side to level the TT cause sometimes we use the fridge to hold extra food around Thanksgiving and Xmas and as we live in a park model use it as an extra bedroom and bath for visitors.

[owenssailor]

Our trailer sits on our asphalt driveway all summer. I put planks under the wheels to spread the load on the driveway to hopefully avoid dimples in the drive.

[epeters]

Spinning the tires may help with the flat spotting, but my understanding is that driving will cause "lubricants" (lack of the correct term), to spread thru the tire and keep it from drying out. Sitting, and even spinning the tires won't do that from my understanding.

[MKDSK]

Can't I just jack my travel trailer up a then spin the tires a bit then let it back down, will that work?

[Lwiddis]

Being conservative I move mine at least every 30 days (only about twice a year that it is stored that long) and keep 65 psi in my LR D TT tires.

[2oldman]

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