Well I had 2 vehicles so I can't have both at home at same time.

I can storage for free at work but problem is it gravel.

Truck is 99 F250 with 250K miles there no way I can sell to get money back from new used engine out that truck. Going keep until it rot.


What good way to prevent serious rust from underbody on F250 when storage on gravel for like 5 months? Tried storage this F250 for 1 year. Know what happened after. 2 new u joints, seals for rear axle, and Alternator.

It already repaint underbody 4 coats but I don't believe it will prevent rust form on it.


I been notice some old guys who had old 80's trucks he park on blue tarp on gravel during winter time.

Is blue tarp on gravel worth effort or not?

Gravel does get extremely damp after heavy rain that what I am concern about rust develop underbody.

 

if you are able to you should spray used oil or some other rust preventor. I took the oil from my last oil change and put it in a garden sprayer after painting everything i could reach and its still in great condition over a year later, and I rarely park on pavement.

 

I honestly don't see that parking it on gravel, grass or concrete is going to make any difference as long as where it is parked has good drainage, i.e., it is not parked over a puddle or standing water. It is not actually down ON the gravel, so it is the humidity in the air. In that respect it will stay a lot dryer than it would if you were driving it on snowy, slushy, salty roads.

My trucks have stayed outside, always. They would not know what to do if they were garage queens. I would be more concerned with tire rot from UV, lack of lube on moving parts in engine and tranny, or battery charge if it was not to be moved often than I would it being parked on gravel.

My 2 cents.

 

+1 on the used motor oil, that works amazing ant stopping and preventing rust

 

A blue tarp with some slits in it would let the water drain through the tarp, but would prevent the daily condensation that would otherwise form on the bottom of the truck from the gravel underneath it. I'd put down the tarp. The tarp also would cover any grass or weeds that might grow up and get close to the truck bottom. I would also spray with used motor oil, esp. inside the frame channels and on the brake lines.

 

The dark, shaded area under a vehicle sitting on grass or gravel is what draws the humidity/dampness up out of the ground and to the vehicle. I have seen vehicles parked over grass or gravel just dripping with water even on dry days.

The temp changes is what does it. A cold vehicle is like a water magnet.

Oil the truck.