Spare Tire Crane?

[bumpersbird]

Well I am overwhelmed by the response from my last post.
I'd like to address some of the responses. I think launching a tire
off the roof, I could see me doing that in my younger days, but it is
a little reckless to say the least, not to mention the fact that
there is never a Mexican around when you need one, kind of like cops.
I think that aerodynamically a tire on the roof would .well, what
the H there's nothing aerodynamic about a Bird. Put enough power
behind anything and you can make it fly. Lowering with a rope tied
around my hips ala rock climber style, I don't think the old
artificial hip is up to that. In the wilds of East Texas there were
no tires in 12 X 22.5 to be had any where. I had to limp up 59 to I-
30 from I-20 90 miles with a ballooned sidewall and a trailer on
three wheels PRICELESS. I have the FMCA Platinum roadside assistance
thru Coach-Net so changing the tire is their problem, but you have to
have a tire mounted on a rim. I've had several vices for nearly all
my life and they are already budgeted into my lifestyle so cutting
one of them out is clearly not likely to happen. I agree that the
less time spent on the roof is a good plan but there is no other
place to place a spare. I have a brand new Goodyear on a brush
aluminum rim. It was a mere $1039.69 I don't plan on ever getting
whipped like that again. It will make a great spare for the next five
years. Just as soon as Michelin starts making my tires again I'll
replace the Goodyear and the brushed aluminum rim. I'm also
considering two complete Dexter axles for the trailer. Try and find
one anywhere that will fit your application and I'll kiss your, you
know what at the next RATS. I've lost a hub every year for the last
five years, not to mention the 12 Goodyear Marathon tires since 1995.
My trailer was stuck in Texarkana for three weeks and four days with
all my tools in it. Dexter builds axels on order only and the fact
that no two trailer companies use the same specs. This means no
income for that time. Like being on strike, you never make up for
that loss. Two Dexter axles, the spare and rim, a crane $2500.00, I
lost that the first week home without my rig! So thanks for all the
great advice and I'll be touch with the folks with cranes shortly.

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42
Indulgance
10AC