Necessity of a spare?
Greetings!! - The DW and I are about to take delivery on a new Itasca 37F. One of things that surprised us about the coach was that a spare tire is not included. Is this simply a acknowledgeme...
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I agree with Executive, but put your unmounted spare in one of your bays. I can't climb up on the roof on my MH with a 50+ pound 22.5 spare in tow, and I doubt you can either ;)
Executive wrote:
You'll notice your coach doesn't come with a JACK either....:W
Considering the torque necessary when the wheels are mounted, the danger of changing the tire on the side of the road, the 200# tire itself and the room it takes to store it and the rare occurrence of a flat tire, I believe it's a waste of time, energy and room to carry a spare.
I've been RVing for over 50 years and have had exactly TWO flat tires! Now if you're one of those guys that abuses his equipment, runs the tires for over 10 years and consistently drives the rig over 70 mph, then maybe you're a candidate for carrying a spare. In that case, take the unmounted spare and throw it on the roof over one of your vents. It weighs a ton so it won't blow off. Be sure to carry a good torque wrench and a cheater bar along with an adequate jack and some heavy duty jack stands.
Choice is yours. Me? I carry a MasterCard and CoachNet. I'll take a nap while waiting for the tire guy to bring me the new tire. My last flat was last August where I ran over a piece of metal on the highway and punctured the tire. I run 295/80/22.5 Goodyears. It took the tire guy almost an hour to get a tire and get to my coach. The one he put on? 295/80/22.5 Goodyear, date code 10/14. Total cost was $733 which was paid in full by my insurance company, no deductible. I polished the coach while waiting for the tire guy to arrive.....Dennis
