2002 newmar mountain aire 3566

I emailed a dealer who had one listed for sale - may have been the one you were looking at - no they do not have spare tires.

Good Morning Bill,

My name is Rich Probert. Thank you for contacting Steinbring Motorcoach about the 2002 Mountain Aire we have. The Mountain Aire has 55, 679 miles on it with a GVWR of 22,000 lbs. It has 2 slides on it. The tires are 2013’s and has a Generac 6.6 gas generator that has 129 hours on it. The coach as a small inverter on it (400watt). The floor plan provides a lot of nice space in both the living room and the bedroom. This coach does not have a spare tire.

The interior of the coach is in nice condition, especially for its age. It was well cared for. The exterior also shows very nicely. No signs of abuse on the outside at all. It really looks like the previous owners knew what they were doing when it came to maintenance and care. I have included a link below for you to look at this coach at our website. If I can help more, please contact me. My contact information is listed below.

I am assuming you may be working with a trade, so I have taken the liberty to attach a document that I would like you to fill out and send back to me. After I receive it, I can work on a price with your trade. If you do not have a trade, please respond back "no trade". I look forward to visiting more with you about this great coach.

A little about Steinbring Motorcoach, with all sold coaches we do a 3 page PDI inspection on all coaches to ensure the coach is ready for its new owner. All coaches leave with all tanks full. We have all new owners meet with a service tech to ensure that they are comfortable with all operations of the coach. It is our goal to make sure that the new owners are able to enjoy life on the road in their new motorhome.

Rich

Rich Probert
Steinbring Motorcoach
Email: rprobert@steinbring.com
Office: 320-834-6333

Bill

I doubt it, but after looking at several ones that are for sale, I can't tell what's under the rear end.

What I think would be easier is to have the rear hitch beefed up and lengthened with a 10" - 12" receiver extension that the tire would sit on top of. This would eliminate some type of crank mechanism.

Bill

I travel a lot of smaller two lane highways with little or no shoulders and spotty cell service here in the hills of Missouri so I won't be sitting waiting for road service. Carrying an unmounted tire only isn't an option that will work for me at this point. I guess I have been lucky for 11 years that I have never had to change a flat on my MH but my good fortune can't last forever. I am always looking for and planning for worst case scenarios. If more people felt that way the manufacturers wouldn't get away with making us victims. Even if you can't change your own you should have one ready to go and not have to have it mounted out on the road somewhere. Can someone tell me if there is room for me make a mount to put one under the rear of the chassis?

pacearrow96 wrote:
Thanks for the replies. I haven't heard of a Class A coach with different wheels for front and rear except with alloys. I had hoped they had a spare stowed under the rear of the chassis like some Fleetwood Class A coaches do at least thru 2007 that I can confirm is true. My '96 Pace Arrow Vision has it there on a crank-up cable attachment. Maybe I can adapt one there on the coach I am leaning toward. Is there any room under the frame and behind the gas tank and in front of the rear fascia? I don't intend to be stranded along the road without a spare I can change myself.

In looking at a picture of a 96 Pace Arrow, it looks like it has 19" or 19.5" rims on it in which case most of those had spares. When the larger class A's went to 22.5" rims, very few of them have spares.

On my 2005 Fleetwood Excursion 39S DP, in one of the right rear compartments, there appears to be a place to put a tire, not tire and rim. The back and bottom of the compartment are molded into a curved shape looking like it would take a tire at a 45 deg angle. I've never seen an Excursion or Discovery actually have a spare tire in the compartment.

Bill

It takes 450# to loosen or tighten those lug nuts. When I had my '03 3778 I carried one of my good, old tires in a compartment so it could be used in an emergency and a road service would change the tire. I am assuming it is a Workhorse with 22.5" tires. I never needed to use it. My DW couldn't life the 175# tire, wheel combo either.

Thanks for the replies. I haven't heard of a Class A coach with different wheels for front and rear except with alloys. I had hoped they had a spare stowed under the rear of the chassis like some Fleetwood Class A coaches do at least thru 2007 that I can confirm is true. My '96 Pace Arrow Vision has it there on a crank-up cable attachment. Maybe I can adapt one there on the coach I am leaning toward. Is there any room under the frame and behind the gas tank and in front of the rear fascia? I don't intend to be stranded along the road without a spare I can change myself.

No it does not. When Newmar changed the design(1999/2000) of the rear cap on Gas models, they dropped the pull out rear bumper that held the spare tire. Doug

My 98 Mountain Aire came with a spare mounted behind the rear bumper, and its still there.

I suspect it's extremely unlikely. The front and rear wheels are different so which would they use. Plus a wheel/tire assy probably weighs 200 lbs or so and takes up a lot of by storage.

It's very doubtful that it did, not many of the larger Class A MHs have one. And even if it did, it may not have one now. Call the seller and ask.

Bill