# How do they change the tires on jumbo jets?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-change-the-tires-on-jumbo-jets/90623>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2001, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-change-the-tires-on-jumbo-jets/90623 "2001-10-30T23:16:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-change-the-tires-on-jumbo-jets/90623/21 "2001-11-01T00:08:53Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Encinitas \*  
> **But there aren’t many Wallenda’s left are there?**

No, you’re right, and those still around are dropping like flies.

Thanks for the straight line! Hey, it’s great to see there’s another San Diego Doper out there.

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-change-the-tires-on-jumbo-jets/90623/22 "2001-11-01T01:27:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \*  
> \*\*You know what’s a pisser? When your next door neighbour has a couple of 747s on blocks on his front lawn. With a mean old dog chained up to one. \*\*

…and just think how many chickens you could have living in 'em.

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**Author:** ![audient](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@audient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audient)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-change-the-tires-on-jumbo-jets/90623/23 "2001-11-06T03:12:56Z")

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just so happens they changed a tire on my plane this morning. The mechanic saw a nail in a tire on his walkaround, so they swapped out the tire on the 757 while we were all on it at the gate. I wouldn’t have noticed a thing if I didn’t know about it.

(I wonder if I can get the old tire to hang on a rope on my maple tree, next to that 747 up on blocks : )

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