Simple. If your gonna do your own tires work.... do it at home after you buy all the tools required. For the road... keep plenty of plugs (plug kit). That will get you down the road to a shop or home. Of course, on the the road, don’t forget to ether, air hose, chuck and gauge. And a hacksaw Incase you need to removed the remaining carcasses of and exploded tire.
I've used ether before and had some exciting moments, from fire everywhere to putting too much and having the tire jump off the ground. Funny thing is, sometimes if you put too much all you have is a big fire, the fuel air mixture has to be just right to get a good "pop". We've got a blaster at the shop, much easier and safer. I have carried a impact and run it off the truck air to change tires out on the road. It's slow, with lots of waiting for the air compressor to catch back up, but it is doable. When it comes to changing tires out on the road with hand tools, you can't beat the ease of the the old Dayton type wheels, much easier to change with a hand wrench that the current and more common Budd type wheels. Then you have the old tube type split ring and split rims that you will still run across sometimes on older stuff. If you ever run into a actual split rim, throw that thing away, they aren't safe. The split ring rims are ok, you just either need a good cage or make sure you add safety chains when airing up and keep your distance.
You guys that change your tires at home or in your own shop, especially in the summer, are forgetting one very essential tool... You absolutely must have a good refridgerator to keep the cold beverages in.
Yes...Ive changed a few.By a few I mean 2 or 3 out in "remote areas". Not a hobby for me.Like Jonathon Winters said" It makes it hard to ride bicycles on Sunday" JMO
I change mine at home. I call road service if I’m out and get a flat. I did 8 drives one weekend. I’ll never do that again. Took me a week to recover.
Finding a place to change a spare can be frustrating. Especially, after 6 pm. I had a flat tire but nobody to put the spare on. Seems that carrying tools to change your own spare is not that big a deal except maybe for the bottle jack... I mean, if you don't have an attached tool box. I watched a few YouTube videos and they are pretty good about sealing up tires without the cheetah tank. Is the truck compressor pressure pumping with enough speed to seal up the tires like that, with the air line hooked up to a glad hand??
