Can Tow providers mount new tire to wheel ?

Tvov wrote:
I don't know about "most", but the towing companies around me all seem to have tire mounting equipment back at their shop. I have not heard or seen them actually mounting a tire on a wheel / rim on the side of a road for smaller vehicles.

"big rig" towing and service companies can usually mount a tire on a wheel, and then mount it on a trailer or truck, out in the field.

Bringing a spare tire, not mounted on a rim, is an idea, but... it really is easier to carry a spare on its own rim.

When you say weight issues, is that because your camper is over weight, or you have trouble moving / carrying a mounted spare yourself? I know as I have gotten more "seasoned" in age I have learned to use crowbars and blocks of wood to help lift spare tires onto a vehicle.

Because I want to carry the tire on my ladder , I don't want to burden the ladder mounting any more than necessary..... Tire is 25-30 pounds. With wheel about double. Thinking of carrying the spare primarily for long trip to Alaska.... very hard to find this Hankook tire up there.

BurbMan wrote:
I see you have a Scion xA as a toad....why not just keep the mounted spare in the trunk of that? Then you don't have to mount it anywhere on the RV.

That is a good point....but at least half the time we don't use the toad.

It is POSSIBLE, but not easy, to swap your own tire. I would not want to do it on the side of a road or in bad weather. Bite the bullet and carry a mounted spare.

I see you have a Scion xA as a toad....why not just keep the mounted spare in the trunk of that? Then you don't have to mount it anywhere on the RV.

Keep in mind, you will have to do some explaining and they will still probably get it wrong.

Had dead batteries at the airport with the old 7.3 Diesel. Explicitly made clear it was a big diesel.

They sent a guy out in a minivan with a jump pack that didn't even pretend to get the motor to turn over.

Then they sent out a guy with a regular wrecker but he only had a short set of jumpers (the truck was nose in to the parking spot).

Finally paid him to run me over to walmart to just pick up a new set of batteries and I installed them myself.

I would expect similar theatrics if you are asking him to put a tire on a rim for a standard van.

Better to just buy a proper spare tire mount.

You can find a tire service guy to mount a tire roadside but they don't have the ability to balance it roadside. If you have an issue with the front, it's going to be rough riding until you can find a shop to balance it. If you're going to carry a spare, I would have it already mounted and balanced so you can swap it out and keep going.

I carry this Safety Seal tire repair kit with me, so I can easily handle any flat tire. The only times you would need to swap the tire is in the case of a blowout or a puncture too close to the sidewall that can't be plugged. Blowouts are rare unless you're running overloaded or underinflated.

I had occasion to have this done. The tire service guy arrived and had the new tire mounted and was gone in 30 min. Might I mention that it was raining!

I don't know about "most", but the towing companies around me all seem to have tire mounting equipment back at their shop. I have not heard or seen them actually mounting a tire on a wheel / rim on the side of a road for smaller vehicles.

"big rig" towing and service companies can usually mount a tire on a wheel, and then mount it on a trailer or truck, out in the field.

Bringing a spare tire, not mounted on a rim, is an idea, but... it really is easier to carry a spare on its own rim.

When you say weight issues, is that because your camper is over weight, or you have trouble moving / carrying a mounted spare yourself? I know as I have gotten more "seasoned" in age I have learned to use crowbars and blocks of wood to help lift spare tires onto a vehicle.

Tell the tow company the situation and see what they can do. Can be done with the right hand tools.

I had coach-net , the agent asked if my spare was mounted or did it need to be mounted.
She would have called a tire service rather than a tow service. But i guess it might be who is available to come out to help in your area at the time. These road service companies go down a list of providers until someone picks up the service call.