Tire protectant

[Tom N MS]

Is there any kind of protectant worth spraying on
tires? My 2N just sits 99% of the time in a shed
that is open on three sides. New tires all the way
around several yrs ago--bet they don't have 5 miles
on them but you can see that the UVs have attacked
them some---I don't want to wipe a lot-looking for
something easy to put on them that might be worth
the time..Any suggestions?? Thanks

 

[WW2N]

Shade and wood floor sun is the the tires killer. Start it and drive it will help. I had a set of rayons and when it sat for over 3 days it knocked the round out of them, ya go down the road flop, flop flop till they warmed up.

 

[Tom N MS]

Guess I'll just coat em with more Armoural or something similar--don't see how it could hurt anything..

 

[gears]

I 'd make up a blanket for each tire (no fancy embroidery - just something to keep the sun off of em)

 

[maxwell99]

I think most of those tire cleaners/protectors have chemicals in them that make the tires shine for a short time.

But those chemicals dry out the outer layer of rubber and then it begins to crack.

I would not use those chemicals on my tractor tires, wash the tires with car soap and water if you are into clean tires. I also placed gravel down in the shed where the tractor and old jeep are stored so the tires are not on dirt. But mostly store the tractor in the barn out of the sun's direct rays. Or keep the tractor covered if it has to set outside.

Got that tire info from problems I had with my Michelin truck tires that kept cracking on the side walls. No cleaners on the new tires, no cracking so far.

 

[racsan]

Back when i regularly washed/waxed/detailed my vehicles, i used tire shine products often, including armour-all. While i had no issues with interior vynil cracking, i did notice tires would weather crack bad on the sidewall, probly because they would get that much heat from the sun. Now i never use that stuff and i have tires over 5 years old with no weathercracking. Id say just keep them outta the sun when possible, and dont bother with any protectant type stuff.

 

[Tom N MS]

Thanks to each of you who replied--back in my younger days I managed a plant that sewed helmet covers, poncho liners and such for the military..Access to a sewing machine would not have been a problem to make some kind of simple cover for the tractor or the wheels individually-I like the idea of covering and no goop on them---BUT I would not want to re-live those days of making sewn products--it was a nightmare--Thanks again..