The Ford Barn

mike42 · 12-31-2012, 08:41 AM

I've got a '40 sedan with Coker Tires. Someone told me when storing for Winter to put carpeting under each wheel. Any comments or recommendations on this?

Thx.....Mike

Lawson Cox · 12-31-2012, 09:14 AM

I've never heard of such in all my born days, and I am 81.

Mike51Merc · 12-31-2012, 09:27 AM

Shag works well, but it's getting harder to find.

Sorry, couldn't help myself. I now have to resolve to not be a wise-ass in the new year.

done4 · 12-31-2012, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike51merc

shag works well, but it's getting harder to find.

Sorry, couldn't help myself. I now have to resolve to not be a wise-ass in the new year.

too funny!

53F100Jeffie · 12-31-2012, 09:50 AM

I have my trucks and a Model fordor sedan in our Fire Co.'s Pole barn. I have two of the vehicles on carpet. I have them on carpet as a barrier to moisture, not to protect the tires. I have had a set of Firestone's on two of my truck for ten years, on and off carpet, they are like new still. I have heard of letting a little air out of the tires, but I don't think that would be good for the side wallls.
Whatever you decide, good luck with it.
Jeff

G.M. · 12-31-2012, 09:58 AM

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I don't think carpet will do anything except protect the floor. Put it up on jack stands to protect the side walls. The main problem is the ethenol fuel. It attracts water and causes problems with the sending unit and corrousion to the tank. There is an additive you should put in, I don't know the name. Not Stabil but something like Stratus?? G.M.

G.M. · 12-31-2012, 10:01 AM

53F Soaking in water is used to revive rubber. G.M.

mike42 · 12-31-2012, 10:05 AM

Hey Mike51....you're a funny guy !! I just happen to have some '60's Avocado Green Shag that would be perfect. I'll have to take it up off the floor though !!

GM....we have recreational fuel in Michigan and I use it all the time. You pay 20¢ more per gallon but it works great.

"Shag" ......that was a good suggestion !! Mike 51 I can't thank you enough !!

Mike42

Old Henry · 12-31-2012, 10:19 AM

Here's how much I don't think it matters. Before restoring "Old Henry" he sat outside with flat tires sunk into the ground for 31 years. When we were ready to move him we just pumped up the tires and drug him away. The tires were still round, the sidewalls were OK and we drove the car on those tires for the year we were restoring it without a problem. Only one of the 4 old tires eventually went flat and had to have a leak fixed but the others were fine from the day we pumped them up. No carpet.

Scott H in Wheaton · 12-31-2012, 12:03 PM

Old Henry..
Yeah you got 31 years out of those tires but I'll bet they won't last 31 more! The carpet trick might have saved you the cost of a tire!

Vic Piano · 12-31-2012, 01:40 PM

I think the carpet might be good to wipe you shoes, before you get into the car, but that's about it.

sonny · 12-31-2012, 01:51 PM

Carpet holds moisture. If I had to store mine in an unheated garage I would lay down plastic as a moisture barrier.

millersgarage · 12-31-2012, 06:22 PM

Carpet is for the mice to eat, so they get full before getting into your interior....

I always put mine up on jack stands to take the weight off the tires.

raceron1120 · 12-31-2012, 06:31 PM

Wow this is funnier'n Jack Benny making fun of Don Wilson.

Carpet - shag or otherwise - under tires? I've never heard that one either.

But to be safe, I guess I'd better bring the car into the living room, and move the beanbags & love beads to the garage to make room for Vicky. . .

12-31-2012, 08:41 AM	#1
mike42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gaylord, Michigan Posts: 1,628	Winter Storage I've got a '40 sedan with Coker Tires. Someone told me when storing for Winter to put carpeting under each wheel. Any comments or recommendations on this? Thx.....Mike

12-31-2012, 09:14 AM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,082	Re: Winter Storage I've never heard of such in all my born days, and I am 81. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

12-31-2012, 09:27 AM	#3
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: Winter Storage Shag works well, but it's getting harder to find. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I now have to resolve to not be a wise-ass in the new year.

12-31-2012, 09:50 AM	#5
53F100Jeffie Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kirkville, N.Y. Posts: 90	Re: Winter Storage I have my trucks and a Model fordor sedan in our Fire Co.'s Pole barn. I have two of the vehicles on carpet. I have them on carpet as a barrier to moisture, not to protect the tires. I have had a set of Firestone's on two of my truck for ten years, on and off carpet, they are like new still. I have heard of letting a little air out of the tires, but I don't think that would be good for the side wallls. Whatever you decide, good luck with it. Jeff __________________ 1929 Model A Fordor 1949 Ford F1 Panel Truck 1953 Ford F100 Pickup 2006 Ford F150 XLT Scab 4x4 "I'd rather drive a truck" - Rick Nelson

12-31-2012, 09:58 AM	#6
G.M. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida and Penna. Posts: 4,471	Re: Winter Storage Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I don't think carpet will do anything except protect the floor. Put it up on jack stands to protect the side walls. The main problem is the ethenol fuel. It attracts water and causes problems with the sending unit and corrousion to the tank. There is an additive you should put in, I don't know the name. Not Stabil but something like Stratus?? G.M. __________________ www.fordcollector.com

12-31-2012, 10:01 AM	#7
G.M. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida and Penna. Posts: 4,471	Re: Winter Storage 53F Soaking in water is used to revive rubber. G.M. __________________ www.fordcollector.com Last edited by G.M.; 12-31-2012 at 10:37 AM.

12-31-2012, 10:05 AM	#8
mike42 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gaylord, Michigan Posts: 1,628	Re: Winter Storage Hey Mike51....you're a funny guy !! I just happen to have some '60's Avocado Green Shag that would be perfect. I'll have to take it up off the floor though !! GM....we have recreational fuel in Michigan and I use it all the time. You pay 20¢ more per gallon but it works great. "Shag" ......that was a good suggestion !! Mike 51 I can't thank you enough !! Mike42

12-31-2012, 10:19 AM	#9
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Winter Storage Here's how much I don't think it matters. Before restoring "Old Henry" he sat outside with flat tires sunk into the ground for 31 years. When we were ready to move him we just pumped up the tires and drug him away. The tires were still round, the sidewalls were OK and we drove the car on those tires for the year we were restoring it without a problem. Only one of the 4 old tires eventually went flat and had to have a leak fixed but the others were fine from the day we pumped them up. No carpet. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

12-31-2012, 12:03 PM	#10
Scott H in Wheaton Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Wheaton, IL near Chicago Posts: 861	Re: Winter Storage Old Henry.. Yeah you got 31 years out of those tires but I'll bet they won't last 31 more! The carpet trick might have saved you the cost of a tire!

12-31-2012, 01:40 PM	#11
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Winter Storage I think the carpet might be good to wipe you shoes, before you get into the car, but that's about it. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

12-31-2012, 01:51 PM	#12
sonny Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mantua, Ohio Posts: 269	Re: Winter Storage Carpet holds moisture. If I had to store mine in an unheated garage I would lay down plastic as a moisture barrier.

12-31-2012, 06:22 PM	#13
millersgarage Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lansing MI Posts: 188	Re: Winter Storage Carpet is for the mice to eat, so they get full before getting into your interior.... I always put mine up on jack stands to take the weight off the tires.

12-31-2012, 06:31 PM	#14
raceron1120 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ellsworth Michigan Posts: 1,824	Re: Winter Storage Wow this is funnier'n Jack Benny making fun of Don Wilson. Carpet - shag or otherwise - under tires? I've never heard that one either. But to be safe, I guess I'd better bring the car into the living room, and move the beanbags & love beads to the garage to make room for Vicky. . .