Spare Tire ?

Did I understand that you are towing with a Kia?

I'd say no, except for maybe a very short distance, say to get off the freeway to a safe place. A space saver spare has both speed and weight limitations that should be stamped on the sidewall. Any distance towing with the space saver spare could be inviting a disaster. I've always had TVs that had full sized spares.

Those 'donut' spares are for getting the vehicle off of the road safely....less than 50 miles at reduced speed.
They are NOT intended for vehicle AND towing a trailer


BUT
If I had one (and no other options) you can bet I would slap it on and tow with it
Mainly because if a 'donut' spare is what I had then I wouldn't be towing much to begin with cause tow vehicle wouldn't have much tow capacity.

KIA towing a Bantam.....yeah I would have used the 'donut'

I have seen trailers left on the side of the road (safely from what I recall) most likely because the TV experienced some sort of issue, tire or otherwise.

I guess if it was completely unsafe, and I had no options, I would limp along with a donut. Otherwise I would find a place to unhitch and return once the issue was corrected.

Yes folks I really tow with a Kia and have for 80l and counting. I did not think it a great idea to use the donut to tow but guess I would at slow speed if no other options were availale. Would I keep the WD bars on?

For the rear you would definitely want to keep the WD bars on - they move weight to the front tires, reducing the wight on the rear. If it was a front tire, you'd probably want to leave them off for the same reason... (You'd also want to go very slow with flashers and get off at the first exit with a tire shop, to keep that small spare from getting too hot and to minimize the danger if it can't handle the load.)

Personally, I'd leave the trailer (if possible), get the tire replaced, then return and get the trailer. Fortunately, my Sienna has a full size spare.

poppin_fresh wrote:
I have seen trailers left on the side of the road (safely from what I recall) most likely because the TV experienced some sort of issue, tire or otherwise.

I guess if it was completely unsafe, and I had no options, I would limp along with a donut. Otherwise I would find a place to unhitch and return once the issue was corrected.

Unfortunately leaving any trailer on the side of a highway without lights flashing is an invitation to disaster ... exactly why every trailer owner should carry some form of trailer lights flasher capable of flashing ALL the lights on the trailer. I built my own DIY Trailer Lights Dongle - 4 Pics primarily for clearly identifying my trailer as I back on to our driveway here at the house but of course would use it in any situation where I might be forced by circumstances to temporarily leave it along the side of a highway. Since commercial versions are readily available at retail outlets as well there's really no excuse for leaving a dead trailer on the side of the highway, without all it's lights flashing, just waiting for someone else to whack into it. :E