Do I need to carry spare tire?

I carry a full mounted spare. some people carry a tire only. the reason I carry one is because I don't want to pay $500 for a tire that may not even match. or wait for them to change it. I let the come and change my spare and I get the other one fixed as soon as I can.

Hula wrote:
THANK YOU FRIENDS. I didn't realize that ERS can mount new tire to my rim in the field. I don't carry a spare and now I feel SO much better knowing the emergency process. My State Farm agent assured me that ERS would show up; and yes, we will warm up the pizza while we wait.

This is true for a good ERS, but they're not all good.

Hula wrote:
THANK YOU FRIENDS. I didn't realize that ERS can mount new tire to my rim in the field. I don't carry a spare and now I feel SO much better knowing the emergency process. My State Farm agent assured me that ERS would show up; and yes, we will warm up the pizza while we wait.

Slightly off topic but for all to keep in mind, if you have a road-side breakdown and need to towed somewhere, you will have an additional wait if you run the generator.

In most coaches, the genny exhaust is located in front of the steer axle. It has to be removed and it can't be removed if it is red hot. Just something to keep in mind if you have a front genny (ours is mid way back on drivers side).

The above info was told to us at a seminar by a tow truck operator.

MM.

Yes, and you will probably pay approximately retail plus 100% for a used Chinese tire--if they have one in your size in the county. (As has been posted, people have asked for the odd sizes some As use and been laughed at!

THANK YOU FRIENDS. I didn't realize that ERS can mount new tire to my rim in the field. I don't carry a spare and now I feel SO much better knowing the emergency process. My State Farm agent assured me that ERS would show up; and yes, we will warm up the pizza while we wait.

When we bought our used Class A, at 8 years old, it had a spare wheel, with tire, mounted under the propane tank with a chain and padlock. The seller said he'd never unlocked it, since it was installed so you could get to the inflation valve quite easily.

When we sold the rig four years later, neither had we! We did replace all six road tires because of age when we bought the MH - they were the OEM originals from the chassis build date.

Bluwtr that the spare would work was never a question. We ordered our unit from an RV show 20 years ago this last month. A spare mounted on the rim came with it. . And as I said DH is a maintenance freak and he immediately checked that all our rims and tires where the same size. Also always checks it along with all tires that it is in good condition and air pressure is up and good before we leave on any trip long or short. We have witnessed a couple of very high end units being towed by trucks that were not suited to tow their units. They literally tore the front ends off the unit. Really would not like that to happen to us or anyone. This guy we had help us said he could not find a tire within 200 miles of Indy or Louisville. When we got back on the road headed straight to CW at Bowling Green they could do nothing to help us (Elkhart CW installed the new tires). Sent us to a couple of tire places near them but they also did not have our size available. So as a result of that one experience we are so glad we had ,and still have a mounted spare on board.

I carry a spare. The rig came with it mounted in a side compartment under the rear bed. I had a blow out. We were in a small bubble of cell service, 1/2 mile in any direction and no service. We did call road service and the tire was changed, Only took 4 hours for the guy to arrive. There were two of us returning from a sporting event so the needed muscle to pick the tire up and put it back into the compartment was available. That time.

When I got home I made a couple decisions. The location of the spare poor.you had your butt out on the road side to get the spare out. It was in a difficult to access horizontal rack. So here is what I now have, a rear mounted spare with a cover, an extender to allow me to use a come-a-long to lift the tire down or back up to the carrier, a 42" breaker bar to facilitate the actual change. I don't like to be at mercy of others.

We're leaving for Alaska next week, so I located an almost new used tire and carry it in the bed of the pickup that I tow. It has a cover on the bed, so no problem. I had a friend making the trip a couple of years ago and the couple with them ruined a tire on the AK highway and they had a very difficult time finding a tire.

Jarlaxle wrote:


What? Many motorhomes use the same wheels in all positions.

are the rims different from drive/steer wheels? if not I certainly think you could "limp" into a facility on the "wrong" tire.
bumpy