spare tire / flat tire - how's it work ?
just bought a used DP and when I asked where the spare tire is I was told these do not come with one. The sales guy said most people just call roadside assistance and let them deal with it. I alread...
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I think I would carry a un-mounted spare, it will still be 75 pounds, the rim is about another 75 pounds. Kinda difficult to get into the storage compartment too, even with a helper.
Most over the road trucks these days will not carry a mounted spare too, it keeps them from carrying 150 pounds of cargo on each run, and they need to keep a minimum tire tread on each wheel, so they change them before they get a blow out in most cases. Road service is usually only a CB call and 2 hour wait. They will typically carry a couple of 19.5" and 22.5" and 24" tires on the mobil truck, or have someone in a shop drive out the correct tire to the location of the blowout.
Then they change it right there in the grass next to the interstate. Using crow bars, and a hammer, they get the old tire off the rim then put on the replacement. Inflate it with a 10 HP gas powered air compressor in the back of the mobil truck. Takes about a hour to install one tire on a rim.
Fred.
Most over the road trucks these days will not carry a mounted spare too, it keeps them from carrying 150 pounds of cargo on each run, and they need to keep a minimum tire tread on each wheel, so they change them before they get a blow out in most cases. Road service is usually only a CB call and 2 hour wait. They will typically carry a couple of 19.5" and 22.5" and 24" tires on the mobil truck, or have someone in a shop drive out the correct tire to the location of the blowout.
Then they change it right there in the grass next to the interstate. Using crow bars, and a hammer, they get the old tire off the rim then put on the replacement. Inflate it with a 10 HP gas powered air compressor in the back of the mobil truck. Takes about a hour to install one tire on a rim.
Fred.
