Anyone change a flat tire on

[SuiteWheels]

your MS....and if so, what type of jack did you use?

[dave007]

I had a blowout on the left rear...I used an aluminum floor jack, I think it was 3 ton...Next time I will take a 20ton hyd. jack. The floor jack wouldn't have raised it without the help of the hyd. leveling jacks... Also I think I'm going to replace the China made Mission tires with some US made Bridgestone... I've heard lots of bad things about the China tires...

[rverdlm]

The biggest problem when you have a flat is to have a jack that is short enough to get under the axle and still be able to raise the tire off the ground. Have plenty of wood blocks. We went to Home Depot and had them saw up a piece of 4X6 into 12" pieces. This allows us to jack and block. We use a 12 ton bottle jack and a ramp to raise the good tire on the same side about 6 inches.

[rdunk]

I guess that you folks like to change your own tires, just for the fun of it. :wink: :wink:

Me, I plan to never have to change a tire on the tow vehicle, nor on the 5er. In the over two years of fulltiming, we have only had one tire problem, on the tow vehicle. I called the Good Sam's "Emergency Road Service", which we buy yearly, and the service tech arrived to help within about an hour. Had it fixed within about two hours.

To me, this type of "insured service" is really very cheap, considering the alternative of having the kind of "fun" all of you are talking about!!! :lol:

And besides that, those extra hydraulic jacks are pretty heavy to carry around, even though I have one "standard issue" that Ford puts in F350.

JMHMO!!!

[Stripit]

I carry 3, a 2 ton floor jack and 2 bottle jacks, one a 5 ton and one a 10 ton. Both bottle jacks are over kill for what you have to lift if changing a tire. I happen to have the space and have used all three at one time or another. The problem is, with a flat tire, the space you have to use with the axle a few inches closer to the ground limits what jack will work. Both of the bottle jacks are stubby, and either will fit, but a regular tall jack would not.

[Motor31]

We have a 6 ton bottle jack and have used it on the trailer. I do have the Good Sam road Service but they still needed to use my jack as theirs didn't fit when they got there. It also works on our tow vehicle as well. I have a supply of wood planks to prop up the jack if needed.

[SuiteWheels]

Thanks for the feedback folks, just what d/h wanted to know! :)

[2 DA WDS]

The only time I had to change a tire on the road I used the boards I carry to level with. I stacked them to make a ramp so the good wheel lifted the bad wheel off the ground. Worked great! I do have a couple of bottle jacks I carry but the ramp is the best IMHO.

[sigo'suite]

Also I think I'm going to replace the China made Mission tires with some US made Bridgestone... I've heard lots of bad things about the China tires...

Dave,

Check your pm's.

Ron

[RustyJC]

I guess that you folks like to change your own tires, just for the fun of it. :wink: :wink:

Me, I plan to never have to change a tire on the tow vehicle, nor on the 5er. In the over two years of fulltiming, we have only had one tire problem, on the tow vehicle. I called the Good Sam's "Emergency Road Service", which we buy yearly, and the service tech arrived to help within about an hour. Had it fixed within about two hours.

To me, this type of "insured service" is really very cheap, considering the alternative of having the kind of "fun" all of you are talking about!!! :lol:

And besides that, those extra hydraulic jacks are pretty heavy to carry around, even though I have one "standard issue" that Ford puts in F350.

JMHMO!!!
We've carried Good Sam ERS for many years and had the first "opportunity" to see them perform on Friday, July 13th when we lost a tire on the 5th wheel. We were at mile marker 185 on Interstate 45 between Houston and Dallas - hardly an untraveled backroad - when the tire failed at 9:00 AM. After 1.5 hours, the GS rep said that she couldn't find anyone who would come out to change the tire, so I wound up changing it myself.

So, just because one might have GS ERS, that's no guarantee that the tire is going to get changed by others. Based on my experience, you'd better be prepared to take care of the situation yourself. Glad I was!!

Rusty