After having to cut the cable on the Dodge because of rust and last week having to use a torch to cut out the holder on the Chevy I keep mine in the bed with a cable lock to the hook on bed.
Ive taken mine out of both trucks. Ive got AAA but have more than one spare mounted at the house and shop and I have enough people i can call if need be. I don't trust that cheesy cable whatsoever
I ask because I had a flat the first storm last year and it was a pain in the ass to get the tire down with the salter on and salt weighing the back down and it was still snowing when i was going this. so i learned that it should stay in the bed locked down and that i should have a better jack and my wrench set with me...
I was driving in the woods getting fire wood and heard a noise in the back of the truck. I looked into the mirror and seen my spare tire in the middle of the roadway. The cable broke but I had to have the whole system replaced.
In fact, today now that you mentioned it, I will take my spare off the bottom of the truck like it's supposed to be able to do and check it out and Fluid Film the heck out of it.
I ask because I had a flat the first storm last year and it was a pain in the ass to get the tire down with the salter on and salt weighing the back down and it was still snowing when i was going this. so i learned that it should stay in the bed locked down and that i should have a better jack and my wrench set with me...
under the bed where it belongs- chain on mine not cable. Check it every year so I know it'll work when I need it. Problem I had was the factory supplied jack is useless- too short, and the one time I really needed it the tire tool ratchet shattered so I will have a light weight aluminum floor jack this year and replaced the tool with a 1/2" breaker bar and socket (and cheater pipe).
when I switched out tire sizes in the past for snow season I had the correct size spare in the bed in addition to the stock under it.
I keep mine in the passenger seat of the trucks. It keeps the drivers company and they can talk to it so they don't fall to sleep. Oh yeah almost forgot>>>the center of the wheel makes for an excellent coffee cup holder.
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