Remounting the spare tire by yourself?

[23OBX2.7]

I'm sure many have injured, or will do so, themselves mounting this tailgate tire.

Only safe for very fit people IMO... it's 90lb +/- above the waist.

Tire bounce into cargo looks good and straight forward not sure about doing it for carrier.

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[JL8jeff]

I have a short 3 step folding step-ladder which is great for lots of stuff around the house. It turns out the height is almost perfect for resting the spare on before lifting it onto the carrier. Obviously, if you don't have it with you on the road it does no good so I would put the spare in the rear. If the Bronco is full of stuff, then you would most likely need a helping hand from another motorist to get it up on the carrier. I'm not looking forward to my tire rotation either, I'm almost 60 and 5'6" with the truck lifted on 37's. But they actually weigh less than the 35" mud tires I had before the lift.

 

[Solfive]

If you have a hitch you may be able to roll/walk it onto the hitch from the side. Then you’re able to lift it from a position of a partial squat, instead of from the ground. It’s worked for me a time or two.

I just realized there’s a business opportunity here. A hitch-mounted ratcheting platform lift would be a back-saver. Overkill, but back-saver nonetheless lol

 

[Beach_Bum]

I'm sure many have injured, or will do so, themselves mounting this tailgate tire.

Only safe for very fit people IMO... it's 90lb +/- above the waist.

Tire bounce into cargo looks good and straight forward not sure about doing it for carrier.

How does a flat tire bounce? The scenario that people are discussing is how to lift the spare in the event of an emergency. It's presumed that we aren't discussing just a 5 tire rotation.

 

[CitrusBronco]

In an emergency you can roll it into the cargo area. Use a couple small blocks of wood(rocks, tool bag, jack, anything) to act as a step and roll it up the bumper into the cargo area.
It is pretty easy and will save your back.
This is how I loaded my 37” when I was too tired to lift it onto the carrier.

When at home I roll the tire onto the big floor jack, jack it to full height so I’m not lifting from the ground and it makes it easier on my back.

 

[half-fast]

Careful with the 'fix-a-flat' products: not only do they leave an incredible mess inside the tire, the older off brands used propane or butane as a propellant!

Tire plug kit (I have one in a nice zippered flat case near the jack)
https://a.co/d/0djbP6yz

Small compressor (I use Viaire)
https://viaircorp.com/products/400p-ef-portable-compressor

I think off-road services from AAA are very limited, but it's worth looking into the cost for the other 99% of our driving. Your auto insurance co may also offer roadside assistance.

 

[BillyB]

Care Care Nut guy knows what's best...

 

[MayhemMike]

Those Sasquatch tires do weigh a bit.

 

[darkscion0]

As someone running Sasquatch rims and 37x13.5 Nitto Mudgrapplers, I'd be 1 bad bounce away from certain death, lol.

 

[Freebird32]

I had to plug one of my SAS tires and swapped it with the spare. I ended up using a short plastic table with folding adjustable legs. Left one side collapsed, and rolled the tire up to the mount. A bit easier to handle the final few inches to the mount When it is waist high.
I could have squatted the tire up, but my fear was hitting the camera/housing. As an earlier post said it is an awkward lift to get your arms around.

 

[DDraht]

I had to plug one of my SAS tires and swapped it with the spare. I ended up using a short plastic table with folding adjustable legs. Left one side collapsed, and rolled the tire up to the mount. A bit easier to handle the final few inches to the mount When it is waist high.
I could have squatted the tire up, but my fear was hitting the camera/housing. As an earlier post said it is an awkward lift to get your arms around.

If you were only trying to get it in the cargo area a folding dog ramp might work. The foldable ones are like 72" long & hold up to 200 lbs. They should level off the bumper so I would think you might be able to roll it up & in. Of course now you just added a 36x18x4 piece to your cargo full time.

 

[jtgensler]

I'm sure many have injured, or will do so, themselves mounting this tailgate tire.

Only safe for very fit people IMO... it's 90lb +/- above the waist.

Tire bounce into cargo looks good and straight forward not sure about doing it for carrier.

How you gonna tire bounce a flat tire?

 

[Felix808]

I use my Hi-Lift

 

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[Strorman Norm]

A Roadside Assistance program through a paid subscription is one possibility.
Our SAS has Mickey Thompson tires with some of the stronger sidewalls on an E rated tire. Not ideal but I think I could drive a some distance but not for miles. For self help You could explore something like GlueTread for roadside repair, and also carry a portable air compressor. Mikita makes a nice one that could get you enough air to drive a long way.

Years ago I used 2 cans of Fix-A-Flat on a tire and together with a bicycle tire pump drove about 250 miles to my home. Some of the newer products that fix a leak are pretty good. They seem messy and certainly not ideal, but they seem even better if you have limited choices on the side of a road.

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