HomeMaintenance & Repair
Maintenance & Repair

RV Tire Safety: Like tires, windshield wiper blades need protecting

By Roger Marble
2
RV Tire Safety

By Roger Marble
I had a windshield wiper blade fail when I pulled my RV out of storage before I headed south to the FMCA International Convention & RV Expo in Perry, GA, a few weeks ago.

Why did it fail? It got old, just like tires do. Also I failed to protect the rubber blades.

So, yes. This is a situation of “Do what I say, not what I do.”

How do I protect my rubber wiper blades when not in use? I got some white vinyl table cloth material, cut it, and hot melt glued one edge.

This should give an extra year or two to the blades.

 

Read more from Roger Marble on his blog at RVtiresafety.net or on RVtravel.com.

 ##RVT996

Roger Marble
Roger Marblehttp://www.RVTireSafety.net
Retired Tire Design and Forensic Engineer w/50+ years of experience. Currently has Class-C RV. Previous Truck Camper, Winnie Brave, Class-C & 23' TT. Also towed race car w/ 23' open trailer and in 26' Closed trailer. While racing he set lap records at 6 different tracks racing from Lime Rock, CT, to Riverside, CA, and Daytona to Mosport, Canada. Taught vehicle handling to local Police Depts.

Sign up for America's favorite RVing newsletter

The FREE RVtravel.com newsletter is filled with great RV information, advice, and news written by RV experts, delivered right to your inbox. Never any SPAM and we will NEVER sell your information! When you subscribe, you'll get three checklists that every RVer should have as a thank you!

A Permanent Address for RV Freedom — Full-time RVers trust America’s Mailbox for mail forwarding, residency help, and reliable support from the road.

Our most popular articles this week:

SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR RV?
Good news! We have more than 3,500 articles in our “RV Maintenance and Repair” category, so we’re confident we can help you solve the problem. In addition, did you know you can search our website using the search bar at the top of every page for keywords or topics that interest you or that you need help with? Yep, we’ve got you covered!

Everything on sale for RVers right now. Yes, right now! Click here.

Previous article
Ways for RVers to stream free (or almost free) TV
Next article
RV Gadget: Drinkmate carbonator, worth the space? Yup!

Comments

Please follow our rules for commenting.

2 Comments

Bob Weinfurt
5 years ago

I make sure the wipers are covered by the windshield cover to keep them out of the sun. After six years, I finally have to replace them.

0
Tim Bear
5 years ago

I use foam pipe insulating noodles sized for the blade, holding them on w/ zip ties @ either end.

0