rk911 wrote:
all kiddng aside, it's one thing to change a tire in a shop, service yard, etc. it's quite another to change it on the shoulder of an interstate especially a left side tire on the right shoulder. add in bad weather, late at night, a tire that jammed on the underside hoist, has low air pressure or any number of other complications and you'll be glad you called roadside service.
Happens to me all the time. It's not that we don't take care of our tires, there's just more road debris around here in the summer than you could ever imagine. My wife was hauling one load back from Venus when both tires blew out on one side of the "small" trailer (25' dovetail). That was an adventure, but at least she was able to get to the side of the road before the tires caught fire and then the hay. It also seems that when one dual goes, the one next to it shreds in sympathy. And, it's never cools and dry when that happens. Those 100 degree days in the summer are death to heavily loaded tires.
I'm not saying that I would never use roadside assistance, but changing a simple flat shouldn't be beyond my abilities - or so I would hope....
Yep, I've changed many a tire on the side of the road. I just make it a point to set out a marker in advance and get over as far as i can. In the event we have a toad, I would disconnect it and back it far enough away to act like a marker (flashers on).
