How to Store OTR Tires: 8 Proven Tips to Prevent Damage
How to store OTR tires in 8 proven tips: shade, stacking, rotation, ozone and floor care so stock arrives on the machine in top shape.
Learning how to store OTR tires properly protects a big investment. Dealers and mines often keep months of stock, and poor storage can age rubber before it ever turns a wheel.
1. Keep Tires Out of the Sun
UV light and heat dry out rubber. Store under a roof or cover with an opaque tarp.
2. Stand Large Tires Upright
Earthmover tires should stand on their tread, not lie flat in tall stacks that crush the bottom tire.
3. Turn Them Every Few Months
Rotate standing tires a quarter turn every two to three months so one spot does not flatten.
4. Stay Away From Electric Motors
Motors and welders produce ozone, which cracks rubber.
5. Keep Floors Clean and Dry
Oil, fuel and solvents attack rubber. Store on clean concrete or timber.
6. Use First In, First Out
Label each tire with its arrival date and fit older stock first.
7. Protect the Beads
Never lift tires with hooks through the bead. Use a tire handler or soft slings.
8. Check Before Fitting
Look for cracks, cuts or deformed beads before mounting.
How to Store OTR Tires After Delivery
When your container arrives, unload with care and follow these steps from day one. See our bias otr tires range, and the ozone cracking article explains why rubber ages.
Get Expert Help With How to store OTR tires
Our export team has answered questions like this for buyers in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and the Americas for many years. Send your machine list, sizes and destination port, and we will reply with options, prices and freight within 24 hours. You can also browse the full tire catalogue or compare tire brands before you write.
OTR TIRE (THAILAND) CO., LTD. ships mixed containers from Laem Chabang to ports worldwide. Message us on WhatsApp +66 640 130 805 or email info@orttirethai.shop.
