John_C
Senior Member
Not to change the subject from the tires, but about Tucking Baby FF in for the Winter... :|
I thought I had our FF tucked in; I parked her in the driveway (Oops, on asphalt) had the cover on and tire covers on...
... BUT, while sweeping the roof and putting on the cover, I felt a soft spot and heard cracking in two spots...
I couldn't see anything wrong, but soft and cracking is only okay when rolling bubble-wrap... Sooo, I undressed the old girl (FF that is), buttoned down everything and towed her up to Mike's in Princeton...
Yep, you guessed it, Mike found a couple small tears in the rubber roof and confirmed wood damage... 
He's putting together an estimate and I am hoping for the best, but one sheet of plywood replacement and a new rubber roof is likely to be spendy... $$$
A word to the wise...
I did not notice anything wrong when parked for the winter last fall... spring came along and I did not do a great inspection before heading out to AZ the end of Feb this year... It was still cold and some snow and ice on the ground...
Maybe, just maybe, if I had taken the time and effort to do a thorough inspection, after pulling the cover last spring, I may have seen damage and could have had things fixed before it became quite spendy ... $1000'sss expected for repair... 
I thought I had our FF tucked in; I parked her in the driveway (Oops, on asphalt) had the cover on and tire covers on...
He's putting together an estimate and I am hoping for the best, but one sheet of plywood replacement and a new rubber roof is likely to be spendy... $$$
A word to the wise...
I did not notice anything wrong when parked for the winter last fall... spring came along and I did not do a great inspection before heading out to AZ the end of Feb this year... It was still cold and some snow and ice on the ground...