You have been given really excellent advice already by Larry, so we have very little to add except for the advice that preparation is the key. We would be very hard-pressed to be able to change any tire on our GS Class C, and depend on our road service plan to bail us out. Coach-Net has saved us a lot of back-breaking work.
But we do have the tools necessary to change a tire if we are stuck in the middle of nowhere with no cell service. The proper jack and lug wrench have already been detailed in previous messages. We have overkill because we carry two HY stick jacks with 8 ton ratings. We also carry a mounted spare, and an unmounted spare under the motorhome between the chassis rails. The unmounted spare is just a leftover from the last new-tire-purchase where we saved the best of the 4 tires that were replaced due to age-out. Whomever Coach-Net sends out has the equipment to mount the spare tire on the old rim that had the blowout and usually shredded that tire.
We never have a tire on the ground that is older than 6 years, but we still have had tire troubles on the Interstate. There is a lot of crap left on the highway and we seem to hit most of it. We have had 3 tires blowout or damaged in the last 10 years, and always from hitting gators or metal in the road.
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Originally Posted by CaryL
I have BT Cruiser 5245 with an Ford E-350 Super Duty chassis. Per the included Ford owners manual it shows how to change a tire and use the jack but it doesn't say where it is stored. I have searched and can't find one.
Does Gulf Stream not supply a tire jack and tools even though we have a spare tire?
If so what are other owners using?
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