Remove Tires

I have a 2007 3124KS I noticed that there were no wheel weights on the wheels. So I decided to balance them. It was a fight getting them off with the TM sitting on a garage floor. I had to open the TM to get them back on. It was still a battle to get them on. I could have let the air out of the tires and reinflated them, but didn't.
My concern is how would you replace a flat tire on the road on gravel or soft ground? Am I missing something?

You do have to pop the shells and (at least in the older models like mine) remove the skirt. If you have a lift kit, possibly just popping the shells will do.

Cheri

[commodor47]

Originally Posted by 4buster

...My concern is how would you replace a flat tire on the road on gravel or soft ground?...

I had to change a flat tire on the gravel entrance to a CG in Florence, AZ. It is a tedious process. As Cheri stated, to change a tire on most units you do need to open the shells and remove the wheel skirt. Be sure to place the bottle jack (or other type) under the frame and not on the axle when jacking the TM. In changing the tire I also deployed the fore and aft stabilizers to help secure the unit. I carry an extra piece of wood to use in case the ground is too soft.

[Bill]

I concur with all of the above. Please remember that if you open the shells and remove the white wheel well covers (you need a square bit screwdriver), you have straight and complete access to the entire wheel well, the wheels, and the hubs. You don't have to snake or pry or persuade anything anywhere.

Now if you are lazy like me, you try to shortcut the process. That's fine - except some shortcuts are too short. Do as much as you have to, in order to avoid the frustration.

Bill

Somebody (I don't remember who) cut an arch out of the fender skirts and then the tires threw mud on the inside of the trailer . . .

Thanks for the information, I will get me a square bit screw driver bit to carry with me. From all the chatter about tire problems it sure looks like it is very important to insure that tire pressure is correct and the tires are in good condition.
I won't be putting a lift kit on my TM, although it sounds like the way to go, because I have just enough clearance to put it in my garage by raising the door a couple of inches and holding it in the open position with a pair of Vise grips.

I was surprised to see that the Goodyear Marathon tires on my TM & the Chinese tires on my flat bed trailer have the exact same thread pattern.


Don & Chely, Western Missouri
2007 3124 KS
2006 Toyota Tundra

Originally Posted by 4buster

I will get me a square bit screw driver bit to carry with me.

Don & Chely, Western Missouri
2007 3124 KS
2006 Toyota Tundra

Instead of having to carry an extra tool like a square bit screwdriver, I replaced those screws with phillip heads of the same size.

Chap

Originally Posted by 4buster

I was surprised to see that the Goodyear Marathon tires on my TM & the Chinese tires on my flat bed trailer have the exact same thread pattern.


Don & Chely, Western Missouri
2007 3124 KS
2006 Toyota Tundra

Don't be surprised because Goodyear is having their Marathon's built in China now.

Instead of having to carry an extra tool like a square bit screwdriver, I replaced those screws with phillips heads of the same size.

The thing is that the same square bit fits all the other screws on my TM also - all around the windows, cabinet door hinges, entrance door frame, track for the wardrobe, etc.

Originally Posted by Freedom

Instead of having to carry an extra tool like a square bit screwdriver, I replaced those screws with phillips heads of the same size.

The thing is that the same square bit fits all the other screws on my TM also - all around the windows, cabinet door hinges, entrance door frame, track for the wardrobe, etc.

I hadn't even noticed all of those.....thanks for the headsup.

Chap