full size spare use/ maintenance

[huntsd]

putting 4 new toyo at III 285-70-18 on my 2017 tundra tomorrow. i plan on buying a 5th for full sized spare. Also plan on buying a matching 5th wheel as I do a lot of off roading for hunting and the likely hood of having to use the space is pretty realistic.

When rotating tires every 5-10k miles. Does anyone throw the spare on the main 4 and put one of the main 4 as the spare?

Trying to think of a way to keep evenish tread and extended the life on all 5 tires. I assume the spare tire will be rotted out by the time its time for a new set of 4 tires, so will be a waste if never used

 

[PathFinder]

A 5 tire rotation is common. It distributes wear to one more tire, in addition to not leaving you with an old, unworn tire. It's worth making use of the spare IMO.

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[Steve300xcw]

Hell I'm doing good to rotate tires, swapping the spare into the rotation sure as hell isnt going to happen

I assume the spare tire will be rotted out by the time its time for a new set of 4 tires, so will be a waste if never used

That spare will outlast the tires you are running on.

 

[RS_Non-Res]

I carry two spares and yes I have used both on one hunt.
But I just rotate the four main tires.
When I replace the mains I save the two best of the old ones as the spares.
That's buy 4 and mount and balance 6.

 

[BadDogPSD]

I work the spare into the rotation.