Re: [MV] Long term tire storage

From: jonathon (jemery@execpc.com)
Date: Thu Nov 28 2002 - 19:56:46 PST


Ronzo,

>Believe it or not, the there is TM 743-200-1, Storage and Materials
>Handling, dated January 1958, that tells you just how to store your rubbers
>( vehicular, not personal) among every thing else the Army used. I'll dig it
>out later and get back to you, but it shows the tires stored indoors, in
>huge pyramidal piles, with six or eight strapped together, but unmounted.
>I'll have to see if it says anything about inflated tire and rim assemblies,
>but I don't seem to remember that option, except on stored vehicles.
>
> Or try an ETM search on Tires or Storage.

The link to the Goodyear tech article seemed to answer the question. That
link is:

http://www.goodyear.com/truck/pdf/radialretserv/Misc.pdf

They said to leave them inflated to 10psi. If you find anything counter to
that please let me/us know.

thanks,

je



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