Changing tire on the road?

I use a Torin 2 ton 2 stage bottle jack and a torque wrench.
Used it twice in ten years on the road.
Also gets used for tire replacement or bearing maintenance.

Interesting note...we had a flat on the outside dual..22.5 tire. When the guy from Coach Net arrived with the new tire, he positioned a metal ramp under the inside dual, had me pull forward onto it and dismounted the bad tire, installed the new one and aired it up without ever removing the rim....Dennis

path1 wrote:
After you get what you think you want, do a test run. I found out the hard way that the spare was held in place with a different size bolt than the lug nuts. That I didn't have a wrench for at the time.

Exactly......

Driveway test run......your own 'pit stall'
Best to have at least one time experience where you can work thru any issues vs on side of road with semis/other RVs flying by rocking the rig

I use a 6 ton bottle jack under spring perch with X-chocks installed on opposite side while hooked to truck with parking brake set.

I tried a lug wrench but my lugs are to tight to remove with so I have a 1/2" breaker bar, socket and short piece of pipe to loosen then use the 'X' lug wrench to spin them off/on.
1/2" torque wrench to set.

After you get what you think you want, do a test run. I found out the hard way that the spare was held in place with a different size bolt than the lug nuts. That I didn't have a wrench for at the time.

A couple of years ago I got a flat in a construction zone. I grabbed some of my leveling boards and rolled up onto them ( with the good tire on a tandem). No jack at all.

2oldman wrote:
Hope that you find a nice wide shoulder.

Haha...true.

doughere wrote:
I use a trailer-aid which is just a plastic ramp. Pull good tire up on trailer-aid, and bad is off enough to change. About $35.

Doug

Like this?
http://www.amazon.com/Trailer-Aid-Tandem-Tire-Changing/dp/B000I4JPZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429979525&sr=8-1&keywords=trailer+aid


Is it hard to maneuver up onto? Doesn't look especially wide.

Hope that you find a nice wide shoulder.

Dismount spare if it is mounted on a carrier, break lug nuts loose on flat tire, position 3 ton or better hydraulic jack under spring shackle and elevate flat tire, remove lugs and mount spare tire onto hub, tighten lug nuts as much as possible, lower spare tire to surface, remove jack, tighten lug nuts to appropriate torque.

If you have steel rims, the wheel can be very effectively tightened with a tire iron. If you have aluminum rims, it's best to use a torque wrench.

I use a trailer-aid which is just a plastic ramp. Pull good tire up on trailer-aid, and bad is off enough to change. About $35.

Doug