must have tools.

[Timothy]

I normally call  AAA when I have a flat, its what I pay them for.

Then again, its almost always a nail or screw.  I've already got it out, patched it and I just need thier compressor to air it back up.

Save the 75 bucks and buy some of that "aerosol flat repair" they sell.  It'll get you to a pump or better yet, buy a small (quality) compressor to plug into a 12VDC jack in the car.  Some of them are good to 100 pounds or so.  They've gotten better than the piddly little things from ten years ago..

[tombogan03884]

 My cousin has one of those it even has a small tank that will hold enough to top off a low tire.

[fightingquaker13]

I normally call  AAA when I have a flat, its what I pay them for.

Then again, its almost always a nail or screw.  I've already got it out, patched it and I just need thier compressor to air it back up.

I bought one at harbor freight several years ago. It cost like $50 and  plugs into the cigarette lighter. Its slow, but it will fill a tire from flat to full in a few minutes. Its also  small, maybe 12"x4"x8". It fits behind the backseat of the truck easy. I would highly reccomend one, especially if you go off road.
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[TAB]

those don't work when you have to make the beed reseat on a 1 ton truck.

The trucks around here have a gas powered compresor and a cheater tank.

I supose I could do it with wd/starting fluid and a match, but that means I have to take the wheel off the truck.

besides, one tow and it pays for several years worth of dues.

[Timothy]

Our AAA only get's you about six miles before the fees start up.  I've used mine twice in twenty years but it's a requirment of my insurance plan.  AAA is my agent and the only way I can stay with my underwriter.  The insurance is cheap enough to offset the roadservice fee.

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[twyacht]

those don't work when you have to make the beed reseat on a 1 ton truck.

The trucks around here have a gas powered compresor and a cheater tank.

I supose I could do it with wd/starting fluid and a match, but that means I have to take the wheel off the truck.

besides, one tow and it pays for several years worth of dues.

Don't have to remove the tire:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_meTPTpdkZo

[fightingquaker13]

those don't work when you have to make the beed reseat on a 1 ton truck.

The trucks around here have a gas powered compresor and a cheater tank.

I supose I could do it with wd/starting fluid and a match, but that means I have to take the wheel off the truck.

besides, one tow and it pays for several years worth of dues.

Indeed! Just get AAA plus so you get the 100 mile tow, so you can get to your mechanic. Actually, I love AAA. I've been a member since I turned 16 and my grandad gave me his old truck (and I needed it with that beast, a 1973 F-100, with 120,000 miles on it). I will tell a shameful story on my self. When I was at UT, grad students didn't get parking stickers that would allow us to park close to campus, but we could park in the LBJ Presidential Library parking lot. It was about a half mile trudge from my building, but better than walking the 5 miles home. Anyway, I'd had a long day, 7am, two exams, three sections and it was 5:30, the hottest part of a September Tx. day. It was pushing 100 outside. I walk across the blacktop parking lot to my truck and found a flat. I had a full size spare, and thought about changing it. I then realized that I'd never been IN the LBJ library, where they had AC, and I WAS paying AAA, and why not make that phone call. So I sat in airconditioned comfort while someone else changed my tire for the first time since I learned to drive. I was embarassed as  hell, but I'd do it again in a heart beat. It is what I pay them for.
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[TAB]

I got my 1st when I was 16, my card says I've been a member since before my mother was born.   

[m25operator]

Back on thread a little, 4", 6" 12" and 15" crescent wrenches that takes you from 1/16" up to 1 1/2" easily.

A trick my little brother came up with. Get about 20' of 1/4" air hose with a locking air chuck for valve stems on each end. Low tire or flat, you can bleed air from the other tires to get it up enough to drive on to a better situation. Also check Botach dot com, they have some cool co2 tire fillers that don't take up much space.

[fightingquaker13]

Back on thread a little, 4", 6" 12" and 15" crescent wrenches that takes you from 1/16" up to 1 1/2" easily.

A trick my little brother came up with. Get about 20' of 1/4" air hose with a locking air chuck for valve stems on each end. Low tire or flat, you can bleed air from the other tires to get it up enough to drive on to a better situation. Also check Botach dot com, they have some cool co2 tire fillers that don't take up much space.

Very cool trick from little bro, but again, why bother when you can get a small compressor cheaply?
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