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by Chrissy
I recently inherited a 1989 40' Country Coach Diesel pusher.
What is the best way to store it while parked in our driveway? Should we keep it on its tires, or put down the hydrolic jacks?
Its been parked on its wheels for about a week and I've noticed that it has started to slowly lean to the left. Is it just loosing air out of the suspension?
Thank you for any info you may have!
Chrissy
ANSWER Greetings Chrissy thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.
Congratulation on your newly inherited RV, I hope you have many years of camping enjoyment with it. The best way to store your RV is usually on a paved or gravel surface. Try to stay away from dirt and grassy surfaces for long-term storage. If you have to store the RV on a dirt or grass make sure you put some weather resistant plywood, etc. under the tires. Dirt or grass can affect the longevity of tires.
Another point is to make sure that the tires are covered with RV Tire Protectors while storing the RV. Tires exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time can deteriorate very quickly. If your motorhome does not have these tire protectors you can purchase them through the EARV Camping and RVing Accessories Store just type in "Tire Protectors" (without the quotations) in the search box in the upper right hand corner of our store to see what we carry. OK enough of the sales pitch :-).
As far as using the leveling jacks to take pressure off the tires while storing the RV. The leveling jacks just as their name implies are designed