carrying an unmounted spare tire
If you carry an unmounted spare tire and need to use it because of a flat tire,Is Good Sams roadside service able to take the damaged tire off the rim and put your spare on the rim for you right on th...
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Was up in Georgia last weekend, and before leaving, couldn't decide whether to haul an extra unmounted 295/80. Put it in the cargo hold anyway. Up I 95, I heard a pop and looked to see my dump hose had come out and then I ran it over. Oh well.
Drove another 100 mi, but the coach was vibrating a little at speed. At the SC welcome center I inspected the coach for damage and found none less the lost dump hose. Decided to check tire temp with an IR thermometer, and discovered a 250 degree outside dual. all the others were around 140. Decided to chech the pressure on the duals, and discovered the inside one was blown out.
Called Coachnet, and tire guy pulled it off and mounted it there all manually. Had to use a blow tank and irons to mount it tho. Total time 1.5 hr. Cost $41 to mount an unmounted tire.
If I did not have a tire, it would have been plan B.
A TPMS would have caught it; the other dual would have given out eventally.
I will always carry a spare.
Hail Coachnet!
Drove another 100 mi, but the coach was vibrating a little at speed. At the SC welcome center I inspected the coach for damage and found none less the lost dump hose. Decided to check tire temp with an IR thermometer, and discovered a 250 degree outside dual. all the others were around 140. Decided to chech the pressure on the duals, and discovered the inside one was blown out.
Called Coachnet, and tire guy pulled it off and mounted it there all manually. Had to use a blow tank and irons to mount it tho. Total time 1.5 hr. Cost $41 to mount an unmounted tire.
If I did not have a tire, it would have been plan B.
A TPMS would have caught it; the other dual would have given out eventally.
I will always carry a spare.
Hail Coachnet!
