Badlands 3 ton jack and stock wheel saves the day

Kid got a flat on her 2006 4R. Her liftgate wouldn't open so AAA couldn't get the spare down. They wanted to tow it. I checked and the lug pattern for the 2006 is the same as the 2020. Grabbed one of the wife's stock wheels and threw it on. It has a 265/70/17 so it's close enough to the flat 265/65 that came off until we put the other 3 on since her tires are worn. This is the 3rd time I have had to use the Badland away from home since mounting it in the bed.

 

This is what I pulled out.

 

Not all hero’s wear capes! Good on you sir

 

Damn! Now that's some road debris.

 

To be honest, with all the crap and garbage on the highways now it's a testament to modern tire
technology that this kind of damage isn't more prevalent.

 

Had to use vise grips to get it out.