Spare tire/roadside assistance
Good day, SO I have never used roadside assistance and this might be a strange question. Our motorhome, class C 2017 23U Chateau, did not come with a spare tire. Do/can most roadside assistance u...
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It would depend on the actual local provider of services that the roadside assistance company contracts with. For large motorhomes (and large trucks and so forth) it is common to carry unmounted spares so most truck service people would be able to put a different tire on the wheel, and indeed would often expect to be doing that. For smaller vehicles, such as cars, I don't think too many carry tire mounting equipment on the tow/service truck as they would usually expect to be putting on a mounted spare tire, though that might be changing some as more and more cars don't have a spare.
Most class C motorhomes kind of fall in the no-mans-land middle, I think; they're small enough to not absolutely demand a full-on truck service guy, but a good bit larger than a car as well. I personally carry a mounted spare and would not care to do otherwise, partly because in many cases it would be quicker for me to change it myself rather than wait for the roadside assistance to arrive...and the wheels and lug nuts etc. are of a size and weight and tightness that it's entirely practical for me to do myself without needing to have obscure equipment or be a dedicated body builder.
If you tell your roadside service plan you need to have an unmounted tire put on when you phone in for help, I can only believe that would assist in ensuring you get someone coming with the proper equipment (or at least who will be willing to bring the wheel and tire someplace where they can mount it and return).
Most class C motorhomes kind of fall in the no-mans-land middle, I think; they're small enough to not absolutely demand a full-on truck service guy, but a good bit larger than a car as well. I personally carry a mounted spare and would not care to do otherwise, partly because in many cases it would be quicker for me to change it myself rather than wait for the roadside assistance to arrive...and the wheels and lug nuts etc. are of a size and weight and tightness that it's entirely practical for me to do myself without needing to have obscure equipment or be a dedicated body builder.
If you tell your roadside service plan you need to have an unmounted tire put on when you phone in for help, I can only believe that would assist in ensuring you get someone coming with the proper equipment (or at least who will be willing to bring the wheel and tire someplace where they can mount it and return).
