When I learnt the Ducato on a 3,500kg light chassis didn't have a spare wheel with tyre, jack and other tools for changing a wheel I found it laughable. I don't think it's right. The quick repair kit is good for getting off a main road super quick but I'd want to replace that wheel as soon as possible. If I'm caught out in the sticks I won't be happy if I have to travel into a busy town for the new tyre. I'm thinking a new alloy wheel, tyre, jack and tools is essential. My original plan, was to keep the spare wheel in the tiny garage under the bed but now I'm thinking of putting it within a cradle underneath the van. (The day I need that wheel it'll be raining, 100%!. Every time I changed the bulb on a HGV's trailer it was raining)
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My questions are,
Has anyone bought a spare wheel because the Ducato didn't come with it?.
Did you put it outside and underneath the van?. If so, what do you think of the cradle?.
What kind of jack?. ( I've read a lot of posts about the jack not being fit for purpose. Surely it is. I think the people that TRY to use the jack aren't fit for purpose. Lots of talk about it not being low enough for the back axle. Maybe some people don't know the correct location to position the jack).
I'm trying to buy the essentials for the van before March. In eight months time, they've probably gone up in price. I've probably spent more than Tamara Eccleston the last two days. Enjoyable though
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Best regards,
Clewie.
![Grinning squinting face :laughing: 😆](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f606.png)
My questions are,
Has anyone bought a spare wheel because the Ducato didn't come with it?.
Did you put it outside and underneath the van?. If so, what do you think of the cradle?.
What kind of jack?. ( I've read a lot of posts about the jack not being fit for purpose. Surely it is. I think the people that TRY to use the jack aren't fit for purpose. Lots of talk about it not being low enough for the back axle. Maybe some people don't know the correct location to position the jack).
I'm trying to buy the essentials for the van before March. In eight months time, they've probably gone up in price. I've probably spent more than Tamara Eccleston the last two days. Enjoyable though
![Money-mouth face :money_mouth: 🤑](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f911.png)
Best regards,
Clewie.