wny_pat wrote:
muelldawg wrote:
We blew out a tire 20 miles south of San Antonio, TX and AAA advised it will take 2 hours to help us. I changed it myself.
But have you ever changed a 22.5 inch tire on a motorhome??? Co you carry a torque wrench that can handle 500 foot pounds? Do you carry a bottle jack that can lift the axle of a 25,000 pound plus motorhome? I'll gladly change your tire, while you change mine:B!!!
Well,
In fact, I do have torque wrench that's a 150-600 lb. wrench. And, as far as carrying a bottle jack that will lift "the axle of a 25,000 lb. motorhome". Well, no disrespect here but, first, no one would lift the entire axle, their only going to lift one side. Second, you're only going lift one corner of a 25,000 lb. motorhome. And, third, if conditions permit, one can assist the lifting with the jacks of the coach.
I've done that way more than I can count. You don't have to lift the entire front, rear, or both off the ground, just lift it some, to take the additional weight off the axle that you're working on. Then, the bottle jack only has to lift the weight of the end of the axle.
And, as far as a bottle jack that will lift any corner of our Diesel Itasca 36GD rig, yep, got that too. It's a low profile, about 9 or so inches in height, 20 ton bottle jack.
Now, I will admit, actually "changing" the tire would be a pain in the a$$ and, while I've got the ability to do it and, a couple of the right tire irons would do the trick, I'm not planning on it. I only carry the equipment mentioned for "what if" situations.
Scott
