Changing a tire on tt what do you use?

If it's in a safe place (from traffic & criminals) I will use a jack, or call roadside service. If not, I will use a can of Flat-Fixer to get me to a safe place. Obviously that won't work with a shredded tire.

I just finished packing my wheel bearings. I prefer a bottle jack. Only lifting as high as needed, saves picking the tire up to get it on the spindle.

One legged guys see things from a different angle.

I would call my auto club first. If I could not get a hold of them, or if , they were going to take too long, then I have a bottle jack in the tool box of my pickup.

I carry a bottle jack which works fine for jacking one wheel. Also torque wrench, appropriate sockets etc. I would call Good Sam ERS first though.

Roadside Assistance - wouldn't leave home without it and worth every penny the one-time you may need it. We have used them in the middle of nowhere in West Virginia, Florida and Mississippi and it is nice to hear a friendly and helpful voice. Never have had trouble raising help on the cell phone with Verizon.

djgarcia wrote:

Jackfate wrote:

rk911 wrote:

Jackfate wrote:
Changing a tire on tt what do you use?

Cheers

a credit card or motor club card and a cell phone. :B

And you always have cell service ? This years travels I've only had cell service about a third of the time.

Oh & didn't I help you with an electrical issue in a park this spring ?

; ) cheers

You need to fin


d a cell phone service that covers the areas you normally or typically travel in. I use AT&T and have never had a problem on the Pacific coast and/or all the south west states. I even used it once in Boston. Check out AT&T and Verzion.

sorry you don't get it , there is NO CELL SERVICE OF ANY KIND HERE IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH . You need to be self rescue here .

As I said I packed a bottle Jack so I'm good then . I don't depend on others to rescue me . Thanks all to those who chimed in with DIRECT mechanical Response

Cheers all

Jackfate wrote:
As I said I packed a bottle Jack so I'm good then . I don't depend on others to rescue me . Thanks all to those who chimed in with DIRECT mechanical Response

Cheers all

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I have. Verizon

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:

djgarcia wrote:
Camping World sells a device called a "Travel Aide" that you set on the ground and just roll a tire up on and the bad tire is lifted up in the air so you can change the tire without having to use any jacks.

Just be sure to break the lug nuts free before lifting the tire off the ground. I used to carry a metal ramp to do the same thing. Sold it - took up too much space - bottle jacks are much smaller.

I have two 12 ton bottle jacks. I also use some of my leveling boards to lift the bad tire up until it is just touching the ground enough to hold the tire against the 4-way pressure. The bottle jack for the final inch or so.

I've only used this once on my rig, but at least a dozen times on other folks.

The funniest was the two pretty young college girls at Big Bend NP who needed a tire


changed on their Jeep Liberty. They apparently assumed that I would actually do all the work. Firm believer that everyone who drives should be able to change a tire. They

learned how to do it that day.

Thanks as it should be