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Here are a few pictures. The tire was flattened by mounting and lowering. Vacuum worked better, but no pictures. This will give you an idea of what the tire looks like. There is also a picture of the rotated battery, the cable hoist, and the wraps on the tail pipe.
Call a tow truck????
Yes...if you are within cell coverage, you can call a tow truck and it will eventually show up. If you're out on the road, they will tow you to the nearest Chevy dealer where you will find that they don't stock SSR tires, but can get one at double the going rate in 3 days. Maybe Gomer can repair it down at Wally's. Maybe you won't find a tire shop that can mount an extra wide tire(the biggest Austin Chevy dealer doesn't have the equipment). And...you can always rent a car, leaving the SSR behind to pick up on the return trip. Hopefully none of this will happen during a holiday period when everything is closed.
I know I'm paranoid and over-analyzing the possibilities, but I make a living as an engineer because of it, and I'm too old to change. Besides, it's a well known scientific fact that just having a spare tire reduces your chance of having a flat tire by 20X.
Texster68
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