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OT: Tire Preservation, what works best?

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I have heard many ideas on preservation of tires, rub down with brake fluid, spray silicon, PAM, Armoral, etc... What works the best to delay cracking and dry rot? I know keep petroleum products of them. Suggestions???
 
Continued storage out of the elements is the easiest place to start. I"ve got an 8N that I put a set of Firestone"s on over twenty years ago and despite being used at a minimum of twice a week, being that it"s stored indoors and out of the sun...they are just as soft as the day I purchased them.

Good topic. It"ll be interesting to hear some additional ideas!
 
90% of those "preservation" techniques you listed contained petroleum of some sort. Most of them bring the plasticizers (sp) to the top to make them shiney and look good in the short run, but will hurt them more than doing nothing in the long run. When you do that the surface will dry out even quicker.
Another great thing besides storing them inside is keeping them inflated. Underinflated tires will crack easily. I like to over inflate (15-17 lbs) my tires on the tractors I don't use much. If I plan on using them (especially on the road) I will drop them down to 12-14 lbs.
 
I'm interested in comments too. My tractor sits outside and I try to keep Son OF A Gun Protectant on the tires. Any thing else would be a help to me too.
 
warhorse, In years past we use to paint the fire truck tire with tire black. Not the stuff they shin tires with today. I don't no how that would work on tractor tires in the dirt. But we had 20 year old truck that the tires looked like new.
Oldiron29
 
(quoted from post at 17:05:56 03/01/11) warhorse, In years past we use to paint the fire truck tire with tire black. Not the stuff they shin tires with today. I don't no how that would work on tractor tires in the dirt. But we had 20 year old truck that the tires looked like new.
Oldiron29
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Stupid NFPA rules wouldn't even let that truck in service now days! I hear they passed a rule saying no apparatus older than 15 years. Can you say mfg lobby...
 
If you can't put it inside - You could make up ( or have a set made ) some covers out of vinal like the folks with RVs use to keep the sun off your tires. Even better would be a cover for the whole tractor.
 
"43warhorse"; I also suggest keeping them out of the sun. Even stored inside, my late dad found out after several years, the sun shining through windows faded the right tires on his 1931 Model A Ford pickup, turning them a slight cream color. If tractors, implements or vehicles aren't used and/or moved often, albeit some work, blocking up same takes the weight off prolonging their life. My old fire chief said 'don't park that American La France (1947) on the gravel as it will ruin the tires' so I placed boards where the tires rested.
 
(quoted from post at 16:08:17 03/01/11) I'm interested in comments too. My tractor sits outside and I try to keep Son OF A Gun Protectant on the tires. Any thing else would be a help to me too.
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You're wasting your time and money. Son of a Gun is water-soluble and washes off in the first rain. Makes a wonderful mess down the sides of your truck bed when you use it on the vinyl tonneau cover.

If you can't keep the tractor inside, or cover it, there's nothing you can do. There's no magic product.
 
In my opinion, not using anything works best for long life. I have a 1947 model tractor that still has the original rear tires and they are still in good shape and have never been treated with anything.

Harold H
 
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