For those that don't carry a spare, just wondering how long it took to have Roadside Insurance locate a tire and get it to you. I'm hearing days!There's another post going on questioning the practice of not carrying a spare so that's not the issue with this post so let's keep pros and cons to that post. As full-timers, we don't have room for a spare and they're too heavy for us to handle anyway so I'm asking this question of those that don't carry a spare. We pay close attention to our tires and change them out when age says we should, not on how they look. We've had our motorhome for 9 years without having a tire problem. We've replace all of them just before our trip to Alaska as a precaution and no problems on the trip either. Just wondering....Thanks.

45 minutes to 2 hours depending on the remoteness, availability of new tire and the service provider.

2gypsies, Well, there is no real definitive answer for you. It can take literally a 1/2 hour, if you're real close to a service center affiliated with the your ERS and, has access to multiple size RV tires since there's a zillion sizes and types, all the way to as much as a day or two or more. If you're really remote and your break down happens, again, lots of variables here. We blew a tire, a 19.5" on a Fleetwood Bounder only 20 miles just south of Bakersfield CA on I-5 south bound. The call to Good Sam revealed a minimum of a 3 hour wait. That was only 20 miles outside of large CA town. So, again, there's no cut'n'dried answer. I can't even tell you what a national average wait would be.Scott

It depends on the size of the tires. Truck sized tires are usually easy to find, but RV sized tires can be more difficult. And if you have those super singles, you could wait days. And it also depends on what region of the country you are in. Some parts of the country have larger tire dealers and more motorhome owners which means supply and demand will be better.

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.

We had a blowout in the middle of nowhere Texas about ten years ago. Called Coachnet, in about an hour, a guy came out from a truck tire place, and changed the tire for a new one he brought out with him. We then followed him back to the truck place to get the tire/wheel balanced. I checked around, he charged us less for the tire than any other tire place I could find.

How Long To Get A Tire Replaced Via Roadside Service

7ofus
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
Unfortunately, I have experienced both ends of the spectrum. One was in south Georgia and we had a repair truck and new tire (right size but not the same brand) show up in about an hour. Another was about 50 miles south of Jackson Hole, WY. We were looking at three days until I figured out a way to get one couriered up from Salt Lake City. That cut the wait down to a little over a day.

We now have a spare.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Aug 26, 2013
We have been in places where, according to my GPS, it was close to 100 miles to the nearest gas station. Obviously in that situation it is going to take a long time for CoachNet to get someone out to take care of us. The only time I did need CoachNet to send someone out to change a tire took about 15 minutes because the incident happened just as we were pulling into a town that had a full service tire center. The facts are, if you travel the back roads, or even on the interstate highways, there are places where you are a long way away from tire service. Naturally you have to consider holidays, nights, weekends, etc as factors that can delay you receiving prompt service.
doubleG
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
x2 depending on time/what day, where you are, and what tire you are looking for. Blew 295 80R22.5 on sat eve on NJ pike and limped to Loves 7A. Got back on the road next day by noon.............no michelins found and had to settle for Bridgestones.
Popsie
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
We had a blowout in the middle of nowhere Texas about ten years ago. Called Coachnet, in about an hour, a guy came out from a truck tire place, and changed the tire for a new one he brought out with him. We then followed him back to the truck place to get the tire/wheel balanced. I checked around, he charged us less for the tire than any other tire place I could find.
muelldawg
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
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.
wny_pat1
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
It depends on the size of the tires. Truck sized tires are usually easy to find, but RV sized tires can be more difficult. And if you have those super singles, you could wait days. And it also depends on what region of the country you are in. Some parts of the country have larger tire dealers and more motorhome owners which means supply and demand will be better.
FIRE_UP
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
2gypsies,
Well, there is no real definitive answer for you. It can take literally a 1/2 hour, if you're real close to a service center affiliated with the your ERS and, has access to multiple size RV tires since there's a zillion sizes and types, all the way to as much as a day or two or more. If you're really remote and your break down happens, again, lots of variables here. We blew a tire, a 19.5" on a Fleetwood Bounder only 20 miles just south of Bakersfield CA on I-5 south bound.

The call to Good Sam revealed a minimum of a 3 hour wait. That was only 20 miles outside of large CA town. So, again, there's no cut'n'dried answer. I can't even tell you what a national average wait would be.
Scott
PastorCharlie
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
45 minutes to 2 hours depending on the remoteness, availability of new tire and the service provider.

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