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08-20-2018, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,793
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
Charlies' persuader had a long handle attached to a hefty steel hammer. My new one will be a softer touch though hopefully just as persuasive.
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Heck, get one with steel shot inside. Sometimes more than a soft touch is needed.
Ron
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08-20-2018, 09:17 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mid Left Coast, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
Posts: 5,152
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i carry a 6 pound engineers hammer/mallet in my trailers toolbox. its primary use is driving stakes for securing awnings and such, but its good for lots of things that need a stiff whack.
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08-29-2018, 05:45 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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Just got home from the tire store, buying a real spare tire for my new Ram, and also had to buy a wheel....their "full size spare" is the same diameter but a narrower (translates to lighter and cheaper) wheel so can't mount a matching tire on the spare's wheel. Sigh....would still have bought this truck, but it sure is irritating. When that cheesy flimsy spare came off and I saw it on the ground I was really glad I replaced it, it looked kind of like a balloon with some squiggly very shallow tread lines on it....just enough to get you to a service station, I suppose. The fact that the spare called for 60 PSI tells me that the sidewalls are pretty thin.
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David, Mary, and the cats
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08-29-2018, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21
Posts: 282
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This hammer might do, if you are worthy
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08-29-2018, 06:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Naugatuck, Connecticut
Trailer: 2017 50 TA, 2016 F150, 2.7 Ecoboost
Posts: 1,056
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Quote:
Originally Posted by James Gang
This hammer might do, if you are worthy
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Probably not, I’ll bet it’s styrofoam 😂
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08-29-2018, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,544
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Walter
I do rotate my tires twice a year, and they will sometimes (usually) need a good kick after the lug nuts are off to get the wheel off of the hub.
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I do that on my truck too, when I swap for the winter tires, and then again when I put on the summer tires.
Using winter tires once daytime temps get down near freezing, and especially on snow and ice, has made a huge improvement on traction, whether towing or not.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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08-29-2018, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidmurphy02
Just got home from the tire store, buying a real spare tire for my new Ram, and also had to buy a wheel....their "full size spare" is the same diameter but a narrower (translates to lighter and cheaper) wheel so can't mount a matching tire on the spare's wheel. Sigh....would still have bought this truck, but it sure is irritating. When that cheesy flimsy spare came off and I saw it on the ground I was really glad I replaced it, it looked kind of like a balloon with some squiggly very shallow tread lines on it....just enough to get you to a service station, I suppose. The fact that the spare called for 60 PSI tells me that the sidewalls are pretty thin.
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Were you able to mount the full sized spare underneath? Mine is carried in my bed under the tonneau and I left the spare underneath.
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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08-29-2018, 07:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Were you able to mount the full sized spare underneath? Mine is carried in my bed under the tonneau and I left the spare underneath.
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Yes, since the factory spare tire was at least the same outside diameter as the regular tires, the real tire fit fine...probably a bit thicker and perhaps hangs down an inch more but not a problem.
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David, Mary, and the cats
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08-29-2018, 11:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidmurphy02
...their "full size spare" is the same diameter but a narrower...
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The fact that the spare called for 60 PSI tells me that the sidewalls are pretty thin.
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The higher pressure indicates that the spare tire is narrower - that's normal for compact spares, especially if they are small in diameter but even at full diameter. This spare tire is designed for higher pressure (would normally mean a thicker sidewall), but very limited use and light weight. It will have poor resistance to sidewall impacts, and poor ability to handle sustained high speed.
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08-30-2018, 05:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
The higher pressure indicates that the spare tire is narrower - that's normal for compact spares, especially if they are small in diameter but even at full diameter. This spare tire is designed for higher pressure (would normally mean a thicker sidewall), but very limited use and light weight. It will have poor resistance to sidewall impacts, and poor ability to handle sustained high speed.
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.....and probably unsuitable to use while towing a trailer!
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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08-30-2018, 06:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2019 5.0TA "Junior", 2019 Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi
Posts: 1,600
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
The higher pressure indicates that the spare tire is narrower - that's normal for compact spares, especially if they are small in diameter but even at full diameter. This spare tire is designed for higher pressure (would normally mean a thicker sidewall), but very limited use and light weight. It will have poor resistance to sidewall impacts, and poor ability to handle sustained high speed.
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Yes, the wheel the spare was mounted on was too narrow to accommodate a standard size tire, that's why I had to also buy a wheel. If you will be towing, you definitely don't want to be in the middle of nowhere and have to put on one of those temporary spares.
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