If... and hopefully it never happens.. a blowout on the road.Motorhomes don't carry spares. So... if we get one out there and put on - what do they do with the blown one? Do we get the rim?It's got nice shiny rims so I assume we would want to keep it, but again.. where would one store it?

IF you have road side assistance (Coachnet, GS, etc) , and all goes as planned, you call the RSA, they find a tire dealer or shop that has your tire in a reasonable distance, bring you the tire and they mount it on your existing rim. You probably have wheel liners or covers over the steel rims. They remove the shiny part, replace the tire, and put the shiny part back on. Typically you will have to pay for the tire itself but not the service call or the labor.

The first answer is to keep your tires in good shape, properly inflated, not too old. Secondly, when you have trouble and call your road service company, the tire guy will come out and mount a new tire on your rim and send you on your way... after having removed sufficient bucks from your pocket, of course.

I depend a lot on my TPMS to give me advance notice of a leak so, hopefully, I can find a safe spot to pull over. If it's one of the rears one can limp on to a facility that can take care of the problem. Other than that I don't worry about it and will call coach net if and when it becomes necessary.

Tell the ERS what size tire you need, and they will make arrangements to get you one. But this route is not cheap for the price of the tire. If you have access to interent and can find out tire dealers in the area, and call them on cell phone, it can be cheaper. But a bit more inconvenient. And if you have RV sized tires that are not common in the trucking market, you might have a bit of a wait. But I still will not leave home without my CoachNet Card!!!

You would be ahead of the game to know your tire makes and sizes and report that to your roadside service in order for them to match the tire they bring out to service your flat. Not always a blowout can cause significant damage to the MH and possible a wreck...stay alert.

Newbee question again - flat tire on the road...

darsben
Explorer II
Oct 11, 2013
Mr.Mark wrote:
darsben wrote:
You say motorhomes do not carry spares.
I carry two spare tires.
Without a spare you could be stuck somewhere for a couple of days until a spare is acquired.

Think rural areas out west.
Carry a spare on a rim. Be self sufficient. Then get Good Sam roadside or similar and hope you never need to be self sufficient

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Where do you store these two spares? I can't lift our size tire, especially, with a rim attached. It would take up so much storage space if we carried a spare tire (295/80R/22.5).

So far, we have never had a flat or blowout. I used to have a TPMS but it was a piece of junk and caused so many problems so I removed it and just check our tires before every departure. At 64,000 miles, it has worked well so far.

MM.

Basement I can lift the 19.5's with wifes help
Popsie
Explorer
Oct 11, 2013
wny_pat wrote:
Tell the ERS what size tire you need, and they will make arrangements to get you one. But this route is not cheap for the price of the tire. If you have access to interent and can find out tire dealers in the area, and call them on cell phone, it can be cheaper. But a bit more inconvenient. And if you have RV sized tires that are not common in the trucking market, you might have a bit of a wait. But I still will not leave home without my CoachNet Card!!!
We've had one RV blowout. We called CoachNet. The service guy came out with a tire and changed it on the side of the road. I paid for the tire (of course), and followed him back to his tire dealership where they balanced the tire. He charged less for the Michelin tire than anyplace else in the area (Wichita Falls, TX), and he didn't charge anything for the balancing. Of course CoachNet paid for the other stuff (road travel, tire change, technician time, etc.)
fcooper
Explorer
Oct 11, 2013
Luckily, I have enough storage space, and carry an unmounted used motorhome tire and an unmounted used tire for the toad (the toad has the mini-tire as a spare).

Fred
dan-nickie
Explorer
Oct 11, 2013
Our motorhome came with a spare.
It stores in a recessed area in the rear storage.
ferndaleflyer
Explorer III
Oct 12, 2013
Guess I bought the wrong DP every time----NO SPARE. But the one time I had a blow out Good Sam sent a guy out, I paid for the tire and he put it on my rim. I wouldn't try to lift one of those 22.5 wheels let alone try to jack that thing up and break the lug nuts loose....
okgc
Explorer
Oct 12, 2013
We also carry an unmounted spare and utilize the space inside where the wheel would be for rarely used items like a small emergency rollerbag suitcase.

Yes we have also used the suitcase, needed it to fly home for a family members funeral.
escottd
Explorer
Oct 12, 2013
We actually had a tire blow on New Years Day 2012 off route 80 at the PA NJ border. It turned out to be not as bad of an experience as it could have been, with a few things in our favor. The first and foremost is to have roadside assistance from a reputable company. We have Good Sam. The second good fortune we had was to be coming off a ramp (not 60mph down the highway), the third good fortune was that it was an inside tire of our dual rears. We do not carry a spare, maybe something I should consider. Our Good Sam contact was able to find us a repair service within 90 miles, and they just happened to have our size tire in stock. It cost us the price of the tire. The rest of the hefty service call was refunded to us by our road service. Thank You Good Sam....
Executive45
Explorer III
Oct 12, 2013
If I carried a spare, my wife would have to stay home...they weigh about the same...:B...obviously you guys who use all that space in your compartments do not full time......Dennis
Raymon
Explorer
Oct 12, 2013
Executive wrote:
If I carried a spare, my wife would have to stay home...they weigh about the same...:B...obviously you guys who use all that space in your compartments do not full time......Dennis

You are right. We are not full-timers. P.S. Thankfully my unmounted spare tire weighs more than my wife.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Oct 12, 2013
Two things.. Before you have that flat (in fact do it now) check out this STICKEY post in the Beginning RV forum Click here for the post

They are not kidding when they say watching this video may save your life.

Second: While I do not carry a spare.. Coach net, Good Sam's. Or other RV rated roadside assistance program (Coach net is likely the best).

NOTE: AAA offers very high priced RV plans but alas. In many areas they have no RV size providers.. Coach Net does.