I read some older post about tire inflation and compressors and emergency use.After seeing the huge air powered bottle jacks my tire dealer used on my RV and that the lug nuts are put on at 140lbs-I don't think I would even try a tire change on the highway.I just payed more for a platinum card for road service-I make sure the spare is at proper pressure and ready to use when needed.
Yep - and I've seen some tire guys struggle with all that. Young, strong guys. Reality then sets in and tells me I can't do that stuff any longer. So let's hear it for emergency roadside service. "A man's gotta know his limitations."
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And the beauty is that with an RV, you can wait in style....have a meal, watch some TV, maybe even take a comfortable nap, in the safety of your "second home". Cell phones, and the network of Good Sam Clubs have also helped add to the convenience and ease of getting roadside repairs done.
I haven't tried to take a tire off, but have heard some horror stories. Best to leave it for the pros.
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I'm mid-60s and carry the jack, stand, tools, compressor etc. I know I can do this stuff because I have done it. Circumstances would dictate, but having whatever's needed is a good idea. What if ERS got there and couldn't find that one socket for the air impact wrench, didn't have your tire size, etc.?
As jd, suppose your out in the bookdocks someplace, I carry a 12 ton bottle jack and an electric wrench that works off the generator and it will all works. I've done it.
As mentioned up higher, BE SURE to have what you need to change a tire. You want any help that comes along to have your tools for a back-up in-case he is missing something.
One thing to include in your emergency kit is a breaker bar. It can be something as simple as a 4 foot length of water pipe. To break the lugs loose, you place the tire iron over the lug, slide the water pipe over the tire iron, and then even a child will have enough leverage to break loose those lugs.
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Some good idea's,most of my tool box's are 1000 miles away,carry a bottle jack two 1/2" socket sets and a assortment of wrench's,a electrical tool box with tape ,bulbs, meter etc and a two foot section of pipe.I forgot and left my breaker bar and 3/4 inch set at home! will buy a socket for lug nuts and put a breaker bar in RV as a (just for RV tool)-never thought about a electric inpact for RV, since I have air tools at home.Still I don't want to do this on the highway-although I may need to if in a cell phone dead spot.
One piece of advice I learned even if one is calling for help. My brother had roadside service change a wheel for him at camp. They however, didn't have air and his spare was low. Fortunately somebody else (my dad) had a small emergency compressor/inflator. Note to all. Carry air.
I would highly advise even if you are having somebody else do the work have a wrench that fits your lugs aboard and a little compressor/inflator. Mr Dittmer's big pipe doesn't take up much room either. I also carry an inexpensive (but good enough for wheels) bending bar type torque wrench.
I have an inflated spare (11R22.5) and the tools to change it (including my 4' breaker bar)...I know I can do it because I have. I also have onboard air...it might take 10 minutes to air up to 90+psi, but it will do it.
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davemitten wrote: Yep - and I've seen some tire guys struggle with all that. Young, strong guys.
These poor guys must have been blessed with more brawn than brains. I've changed tires on my 30' C, and while it's not like changing tires on my Saturn, it doesn't require any great feats of strength. I'm 145 lbs., 42 years old and I can easily break loose the lugs with a standard tire iron, no cheater required. 140 ft./lbs. is not that much, just 70 lbs. of pull on a 2 foot tire iron. Now, if you're talking about the larger 22.5s, those lugs are probably in the 400 ft./lb. range and a whole different matter.
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