steveolds
Boise, Idaho
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New to MDT ownership - truck currently does not have a spare. What do others do?
Thanks - Steve
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bldrbuck
Boulder, Colorado
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The tires and wheels are too heavy for me to handle. I probably will just carry a tire and let ERS do the work.
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PhilipB
MO
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We have a small fleet of MDT's and Class 8's. We used to carry a spare mounted on a wheel. Now we only carry a tire. Reason why is it's not practical to change yourself so save the weight of the wheel. Carry a tire so we're not caught somewhere without access to a tire or where the price might to too high for a replacement.
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Herculez
North Carolina
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No spare.
If driving to Alaska...yes spare.
I will send for help, not going to change a tire that big
(22.5).....unless your MDT is a Chev 4500 or a F450.
Britt
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tnance
Nixon/Texas
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If you get a spare it will probably go bad due to age before you have a chance to use it. My drive tires are also different than my steer tires so which spare would you choose?
I don’t carry a spare and neither do any of my friends. In fact I don’t even think I know of anyone that carries a spare.
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avan
Sioux Falls, SD & Livingston,TX
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tnance got it all said b4 me.
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erd04056
Where ever we park it
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I used to carry a spare when I had 19.5 tires on my Kodiak. 19.5 is a rare tire to find in some areas of the USA. I recently switched to 22.5 wheels and tires and no longer carry a spare.
On another note....The 22.5 tires are MUCH easier to put on a rim that the 19.5.
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