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Spare tire on roof

Yahoo Message Number: 107327
I am thinking about carrying a spare Michlin XZA2 315 on the rear roof section of my 45' Affinity. Does anyone have any experience with that. I will have a vinyl zipper bag made to protect the tire and will isolate the tire from the roof with a pad. I am a little concerned about the weight.

Terry Ray

08 Affinity 6837

Re: Spare tire on roof

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Yahoo Message Number: 107329
Couple things come to mind, the weight that high up. Getting that weight up that high. Even covered it is going to take a lot of abuse from the sun, the bag will work like an oven building heat with no where to go.

Ray

They say wine improves with age! As I enter my golden years, I say age improves with wine! The Born Loser

On 7/29/2016 8:13:10 AM, "tar@... [Country-Coach-Owners]" Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Re: Spare tire on roof

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Yahoo Message Number: 107330
I though about using reflective material on the cover. The coach lives inside most of the time and is only exposed when I take a road trip. My usual problem when I have a blowout is finding another 315 in the state I'm in.

Re: Spare tire on roof

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Yahoo Message Number: 107331
Surely you joke?! Do you also have a jack and a lug wrench? Sorry....That idea is NOT a good idea IMHO! How many coaches have you seen on the side of the road with a flat? And contrary to some thinking, you will almost certainly be able to find a tire to fit in any reasonably sized city....
DJean
CC81072

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Yahoo Message Number: 107332
Think I would spend my funds with coach net. Were on a 6000 mile trip, I purchased good sam road repair as a backup, so for we have both road service companys. We used coach net last year, lost 24 hours, but they found what was needed to to get us back on the road.

I though about using reflective material on the cover. The coach lives inside most of the time and is only exposed when I take a road trip. My usual problem when I have a blowout is finding another 315 in the state I'm in.

Mike & Anne Spinetti

Outdoor Resorts Indio # 259
Las Vegas, Nv.
Jackson, Calif.

2008 CC Allure #31619
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Re: Spare tire on roof

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Yahoo Message Number: 107333
Terry,

I never thought about carrying a spare tire until recently. We found ourselves stranded 40 miles from anywhere, less than a mile from the Mexican border, for over 10 hours before we could resume our trip. It got really dark and was not fun. If you think an RV tire is easily found when needed you might be unpleasantly surprised. Also, if you happen to loose a front tire the rim could also be damaged and unusable. So I decided to do some shopping and found this.

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Also the company that came out to fix the tire brought a Michelin when I told them I had Goodyears. So once home I had to buy another Michelin to match to new one. After all was said and done I was out $2,400. So now I have a mounter spare that any tire service can change in about 30 minutes. This may or may not work for everyone depending on the design of the rear of your coach. But it works great for me. Doesn't interfere with the Jeep being towed at all. Here are some pictures of my installation.

http://moenracing.com/sparetire/

Barney

07 Inspire 52059

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I am thinking about carrying a spare Michlin XZA2 315 on the rear roof section of my 45' Affinity. Does anyone have any experience with that. I will have a vinyl zipper bag made to protect the tire and will isolate the tire from the roof with a pad. I am a little concerned about the weight.

Terry Ray

08 Affinity 6837

Re: Spare tire on roof

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Yahoo Message Number: 107339
Even with a suitable storage compartment or bag I would think it would be a chore just to get the tire up there, not to mention getting it down safely on the side of a highway under dangerous conditions when you need it.
I sacrifice part of a basement storage bay to carry 2 spares which are takeoffs from the last time I bought a new set of tires. I also carry an air/hydraulic bottle jack just in case, although I can't say enoughgood things about Good Sam Roadside Assistance and them getting a tire service truck out to us even in the boonies.
I had a (fortunately rear tire) blowout and the inner dually shredded & nearly destroyed the outer, so in my mind it is worth the space sacrifice to have 2 spare tires. I keep them in the center of a pass-through bay along with my tools and other spare parts, hoses, cords, etc. I don't have a spare rim however; hoping I never blow a front tire or that my tire monitoring system will give me enough warning to slow down or stop before it gets bad enough to destroy the wheel.

Mark M

1998 Intrigue #10661

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Yahoo Message Number: 107341
many roadside assistance companies won't use a tire that you have to change a tire on an RV. They want to sell you a new tire but I'm sure it's also for liability purposes.

Lonny & Diane Livingston
'04 Allure #31065
 

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Yahoo Message Number: 107343
I appreciate everyone's comments on this subject. My main concern was whether the top of the coach would carry the 150 pound tire without damaging the coach. You all raise interesting questions that I will have to take into consideration as I make my final decision.

Terry Ray

08 Affinity 6837