Tire shop wont install LTs on my trailer
My local tire shop which I have bought several sets of car/truck tires through and does install tires on trailers told me that due to liability reason associated with the lower weight rating on an LT ...
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the bear II wrote:
Yes tire shops like RV parks are having to put on more and more restrictions mandated by their insurance carriers. I had to jack up my 5th wheel in the parking lot at Sears to have new Michelin tires put on. I would jack up one wheel take off the tire and rim and the tire guy would roll it into the shop and put on the new tire. It took about 90 minutes to take care of all 4 tires.
My new truck had no spare and I couldn't order one from the dealer. The reason given too many injuries from folks improperly jacking up a heavy truck and getting squished when it fell off of the jack. Insurance restriction to prevent liability.
Ive seen it first hand , when I was in the V.F.D we had to pull one young man out from under his car after he used bumper jacks to lift it up at the back, took the wheels of, then went under the car and got crushed from the diff when the jacks let go. We had to use the Vetter bags to lift the car up & get the body out , it was a big old 1970's Malibu or something, full size car.
