I carried two full sized 10 ply spares and a repair kit in my BLM rig (1980 3/4 ton Dodge Power Wagon, 1990 3/4 ton Chev) at all times! I still remember the time I was working out in Dry Valley, Nevada (near the Smoke Desert and Pryramid Lake) with a civilian contractor (Who had flown into Reno, rented some type of all wheel small rig that he drove out to the project). After working all day, we walked back to the rigs and of course he had a flat and when we open up the trunk we were greeted by something that looked like it belonged on a wheel barrow not as a spare tire. It was the first time I had ever seen one of these things, but you use what you have.
We were out in the high desert country where you needed a high ax. 4x4 with heavy duty tires to safely get around. These things had a 50 mile range and we were about 20 miles from a typical Nevada gravel road and the nearest town with a paved road (Surcliff at Pryramid Lake) was about another 30 or so miles away. Well off we went, with me following as he drove very very slowly. I guess the Gods were with us and we made it. I think we both learned to check your spare before you rented any rig you planned to take into the back county country. It could have been allot worse especially if he had been alone!
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Edited by Smokecreek1, 31 May 2022 - 10:11 PM.