Tire lift / assist when on the road?

[TxCowboy]

I have a trailer aid ramp for use on the road if I need to change a flat then it dawned on me that lifting and installing those 70 plus pound tires might be an issue with a bad back.

What are you using to help you lift and installed your spare tire if you have/had a flat?

 

[cookie]

Good Sam Roadside Assistance.

Peace
Dave

 

[jnbhobe]

I used my level-up once, woeks good if you use your head and a tire iron, and my impact gun.

 

[TxCowboy]

Good Sam Roadside Assistance.

Peace
Dave

I'm sure Wisconsin has 100 percent cell phone coverage but there are large parts of Texas that do not. So, Dave, hypothetically, if you didn't have access to your phone and Good Sam, what would you use to assist in lifting/changing that flat trailer tire?

I'm sure folks have a plan B if there is no phone service.

 

[cookie]

Well, I am of the same school as Jon.
Use my Level-Up, or jack, lever, fulcrum and lifting will not be a problem.
Work smart not hard.
Archimedes said "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world".

Peace
Dave

 

[branson4020]

I'm sure Wisconsin has 100 percent cell phone coverage but there are large parts of Texas that do not. So, Dave, hypothetically, if you didn't have access to your phone and Good Sam, what would you use to assist in lifting/changing that flat trailer tire?

I'm sure folks have a plan B if there is no phone service.

Roll the tire up on to cell phone.

 

[TxCowboy]

I used my level-up once,...

Jon, do you have a link for this item? I plugged "level-up" into the Camping World search and came back with over 11,000 hits.

 

[TxCowboy]

Roll the tire up on to cell phone.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[cookie]

Here ya go.
Lippert Level Up.
There are some videos on YouTube as well.

Peace
Dave

 

[TxCowboy]

Not looking for an RV leveling system. Looking for something to aid in changing a tire.

Thanks anyway. Looks like a nice leveling system.

 

[cookie]

You will most likely want to have a 24" breaker bar to remove the lug nuts.
Using that breaker bar and a short piece of 2x4 you can use those as a lever and fulcrum to raise the tire an inch or two off the ground.
I rotate my truck tires and that is what I use.
No heavy lifting required.
And while we are on the subject of changing out a trailer tire it is a good idea to have a good torque wrench when putting the lug nut on.

Peace
Dave

 

[lwmcguir]

Works great, we have used these for nearly 40 years

 

[Birchwood]

I agree with cookie Good Sam Roadside assistance We have it and I and very physically fit but for the price why bother.

 

[TxCowboy]

Works great, we have used these for nearly 40 years

Have this item. See the OP.

Went to a friend's house this afternoon for a beer and I told him about this thread. He laughed, went to his RV, and pulled out this little jewel. Says he's had one for years and it works great. Then we looked it up online and I ordered one for about $20.

Google this item: Camco 44511 Tire Changing Tool

 

[JohnDar]

Haven't had to use it, but I keep one of those in the truck bed.

 

[porthole]

We have LevelUp, so that takes care of getting the tire off the ground.
My tires are Goodyear G114's and they weigh 95 pounds per tire-wheel. So I use a "tire spoon" to lift and wiggle - work the tire onto the studs.

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=15709041

I don't need it for this trailer, but I have available a EZ Jack Wheel Chock

http://www.amazon.com/High-Country-Plastics-Wheel-Chock/dp/B000R5PMWE/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1422760989&sr=1-4-catcorr&keywords=aluminum+trailer+tire+jack&pebp=1422760999495&peasin=B000R5PMWE&pebp=1422760999499&peasin=B000R5PMWE

 

[danemayer]

I recently had to change a Goodyear G614 which is pretty heavy. Cranking the spare down wasn't a problem. Horsing the old wheel off the studs wasn't too hard - it was only an inch or two off the ground. Getting the spare onto the studs wasn't too bad either - lifted the inch or two while sitting on the ground, so not hard on the back. Putting the bad tire back onto the spare tire carrier and cranking it back up wasn't too difficult either, although a bit harder than getting it down.

I've seen some posts that the newer Bal carrier that drops and slides out is pretty hard to lift back into position.

 

[pegmikef]

Good Sam Roadside Assistance.

Peace
Dave

Yep, I've used it twice, once in Texas and once in Oklahoma with good service in both cases, but I have some stories of bad or no service, but I think that is the fault of the local service providers that Good Sam sends.

 

[dbbls59]

I use my 4 way wrench to lift the spare back onto the studs. Roll the spare into place, rotate the hub to line up the studs, and place two of the ends of the 4 way under the tire and lift. Using two under the tire keeps it from rolling as you lift it. Works for me.

 

[Bob&Patty]

The people that have used the Trailaid ramp and they worked are lucky. I bought one and tried it. Well it just slid on the concrete. Even after I did get one tire on it...the other tire was still sitting on the ground. Would not raise the other axle up high enough to remove the tire. The old style Mor/Ryde RS suspenion has too much travel. BTW, the weight of the Horn crushed it. $70 down the tubes.