spare tires
I've had a trailer for a number of years which has a spare tire mounted on the bumper. I've had one occasion to use the spare and carry a 5000# hydraulic bottle jack with me for that purpose. I am ...
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Bordercollie wrote:
Carrying a heavy spare wheel with tire loose in the cargo compartment may not be save in the event of an accident. Best to have a secure mount for the spare. We're lucky that our 2004 rig came with spare wheel and tire mounted in the cargo bay.
You need a heavy duty jack and wheel nut removal wrench with an extension pipe for leverage plus knowledge about safe use jacks on the side of the road. There is also danger of being rear-ended. If you are not strong enough to handle, remove, and replace RV tires
safely, better leave it to an emergency road service.
A 110v 1/2" impact driver is about $170. and a 20 ton bottle jack is about $50. Why hassle with a lug wrench and a pipe when you have 110v outlet. You can also get rear ended while you sit on the side of the road waiting for help. If it's a rear tire than you can get off the road easily, if it's the front not so much. An argument can be made either way, I would rather fix it and be on my way.
