Store spare tire on rim or not

[wa8yxm]

Well, considering it's been five years since I've had a flat, and that is the "Shelf life" of a tire, so If I had a spare I'd be tossing it now.

My suggestion is to carry the 400 dollars, plastic is likely best here, and when, or to be more precise IF you get a flat, Have them send you a tire guy.

Yes, 22.5 XRV's can be hard to find but Coach Net can very likely find you one.

Of course a Tire Pressure Monitoring system, and having the coach weighed so you know what SHOULD be in the tires, each tire, independent of the others (Save for the duals which get paired) can help prevent that blow out.

Low and high pressure both can cause that sound we dread.

Additional note: On many rigs, the tire is the least of the damage when one blows.. It can take out the fender (Front) or electrical and plumbing lines on the rears. Easily causing a couple thousand in damage.

[Rick Long]

I carry a mounted spare, 20 ton jack, 30" breaker bar and an impact driver.
Coach Net and Good Sam are great.... IF you can reach them in the middle of nowhere!!

[pkunk1]

Originally Posted by Rick Long

I carry a mounted spare, 20 ton jack, 30" breaker bar and an impact driver.
Coach Net and Good Sam are great.... IF you can reach them in the middle of nowhere!!

X2....what if, when the tire goes flat, you ruin the wheel? Then they need to return, find you not only a tire, but a wheel. I'm 69 and change my 19.5 tires by myself. With the knowledge & proper tools it is not that hard.

[370xl]

Kathy_MD If you will be traveling in rural areas it is smart to carry a spare tire without a rim. The F53 chassis you have most likely has 22.5 tires with aluminum wheels having rear inner steel wheels, therefore a mounted spare is useless. These tires are not stocked by all dealers and you would have to be lucky to fine one of the same manufacturer to match what you have. If you think you are going to change a flat yourself then try it in 98 degree weather on the side of a major highway with trucks whizzing by you at 70 mph, or in the rain, or an uneven pavement. Leave the flat tire to a tire service and carry a matching spare so you can get back on the road asap. Understand that your road service covers your needs but will not be a dealer selected by your tire make such as Goodyear or others. You get who is closest and contracted by the service company. Also you don't want to pay the price for a tire when you are broke down and in need.

[Avatab]

My thinking is that it gives you flexability (and as someone above said. a good-luck charm ;-)

If you have the room, and are not too close to being overweight, I would carry the spare on a rim. It could, depending on the circumstances, be the difference between being on your way, or on the back of a tow truck.

[crumgj]

I carry a mounted tire under the MH and I'm happy that it's there! Last July 4th weekend we were on the expressway near Big Horn Montana when an inside dually blew out. I pulled over and found two thing quite obvious, the first was that the air conditioner was working well because when I stepped outside I was hit by a blast of VERY hot air. The second thing was that I had zero desire to change the tire myself. Thank goodness for cellphones because it only took a few minutes to find the ONE tire guy who was still available for a service call within a 150 mile radius! A holiday weekend is a miserable time to find someone who will service a blown tire! When he showed up about an hour later he was please that it was a mounted tire because he wasn't sure where he'd come up with a wheel on the 4th of July. The tire rack on the Winnebago Sightseer is positioned under, and just forward, of the rear bumper. When he began to remove the retaining bolts to lower it he almost killed himself when all the weight came crashing down, missing his head by about an inch. He did a great job replacing the tire and then putting the rack back up with a hydraulic jack.
While he was working on this my wife was on the phone trying to find a tire dealer for replacements for the rear tires. (We'd fortunately replaced the front tires in Seattle about two weeks earlier) We were able to make it to BigHorn Tire in Gillette Montana before they closed and had 4 new tires in nothing flat (pun intended). Bottomline, I really want to minimize my time on the shoulder of an expressway by having everything ready to go when the tire guy shows up. Yeah, the mounted tire is heavier and will cost me a little on the mileage, but camping out in the middle of nowhere is not fun on a hot day!

[GG1]

I carry an unmounted spare in a compartment that slides into the underside of the coach. Last year I had an outside rear tire changed the mechanic did everything with 2 bars and my outriggers down the wheel stayed mounted on the coach during the operation.

[Kathy_MD]

Thank you for all the replies - after reading them I believe, for me, the best option is tire on rim.


Katherine

[DandS]

Originally Posted by clifftall

I understand that coachnet will pay for the service call but won't pay to have tire mounted on rim.

I also have Coachnet and carry an unmounted spare. When I had a blow-out last year, had to pay $35 out of pocket for mounting. Rest of service free.

[Camping4fun]

Thank God I had a spare last year in Branson, MO we just pulled out of camp site when we picked up a rock that went through our front left tire. Wish we had one in our new motorhome.