Do you carry a jack? If so what kind.

I carry a Harbor Freight 20ton low profile bottle jack, 3/4 socket, extension, and breaker bar. I also carry a piece of steel pipe to go over 3/4 breaker bar for added leverage, several pieces of 2x6 boards for spacers, and what not.

It's a bi#$% pumping the jack when you are crawled under the rig!! Depending on your age and health....it can give you a heart attack or at the very least a hernia!! That's why I carry the 20ton as the craking effort is less than a lower rated jack.

I carry these items for the same reasons you are contemplating...lack of cell service or availability of tow truck service.

I just used these tools as I needed to remove the wheels to install new mudflaps....everything worked great!

Go on Ebay, find a Sprinter jack, they have a curved saddle on the top and are two stage, 6 ton (metric ton). If you have a Sprinter chassis MH you have a jack under the passengers feet. Pull up the mat, unlatch the plastic cover and there is a jack, lug wrench (too short to be of any use), and a screwdriver handle with a reversible Torx bit and a couple of other bits. If you have a 2500 single rear wheel with factory aluminum wheels, there will be a set of the proper lug BOLTS for the steel spare, as the longer lug BOLTS for the aluminum wheels, when used with the steel one, will go in far enough on the rear to destroy the parking brake shoes and hardware.

Charles

When I bought my used 24' Class C it had a 20-ton hydraulic bottle jack tucked into the storage area under the dinette bench. When I discovered it, I was like, "DAYUM!" Made me very happy to see that. :B

ericsmith32 wrote:
Got a low profile 12 ton from Harbor Freight last year. When there's another warm spell going to rotate the tires on the RV, that'll be it's yearly exercise. Whatever you have make you exercise it on occasion.

I did the same. I agree with the "exercise" and I spray some light lube around the ram and the pump rod periodically to keep rust at bay. This jack fits under the axle fine with enough room for a plank under the jack for soft ground.

Got a low profile 12 ton from Harbor Freight last year. When there's another warm spell going to rotate the tires on the RV, that'll be it's yearly exercise. Whatever you have make you exercise it on occasion.

Ed_Gee wrote:
A lot of class C Motorhomes I have seen have leveling jacks that could easily pressed into service for tire repair. Doesn't yours?

A lot may have leveling jacks, but a lot more do not. Mine, at least, is one of the ones that do not. Given the weight of a set installed, I think I prefer having the payload for other uses.

Laying on the hot/wet/dirty ground was something I had not planned for, a light bulb lit and I grabbed the windshield shade as a ground cover. Made an uncomfortable job a little more pleasant.

Norm's 2 cents

A lot of class C Motorhomes I have seen have leveling jacks that could easily pressed into service for tire repair. Doesn't yours?

All the jacks have small tops. I welded a jack stand top on the top of my bottle Jack, which makes me think it is less likely to slip off the rear axel or front jacking bar. I would prefer a jack with larger base and top.

To get the wheel loose try loosen the lug nuts maybe one turn then drive your mh a few feet, that will loosen the wheel.