No spare tire with rim?
Are MH's completely dependent on AAA or similar service for a flat tire? The dealer is saying he can add a spare tire with rim for $450 but that I won't have a jack to handle the exchange myself. ...
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4wheelers wrote:
I'm having trouble justifying the weight of the spare tire/tools/jack versus my CCC (cargo carrying capacity). It's real easy to have too much weight on a Class C so where do we draw the line?
I draw the line at having the proper gear to safely deal with roadside emergencies. My spare, jack, jack stand, compressor and assorted tools don't weigh 200#. If your rig cannot accommodate an additional 200# you need to take a hard look and what you are carrying. Traveling without a mountable spare is a disaster waiting to happen.
Fully loaded for travel (and that includes my spare and all of my tools, a back up generator and black, grey, fresh and fuel tanks half full, firewood, food beer etc.), our E-350, which has 3,368# of CCC weighs in at 10,050# on a GVWR of 11,500#. I'll probably never need to add an additional 1,450# but it is nice to low that I could. Too little CCC is in my mind a fatal flaw of any RV as approaching much less exceeding your GVWR can generate any number of problems.
As always.... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
