Where's the Spare?

[Gerdo]

P.S. mine is in front of the axle, under the belly. I have it chained up for safety and a ratchet strap to keep it solid.

[Joanne]

After the first outting I have decided I need a permanent mount for the spare tire. I currently don't have anywere but the inside of my SUV to haul the tire so I spent days smelling the rubber of a new spare tire.

I've decided to move my battery forward a couple of inches and mount the spare between the trailer and the battery box. All due to lack of planning on my part!

Here is the bracket welded together and set in place.




Here is bracket, spare, and battery in their respective positions.



In the end I'll be much happier with a spare mounted on the trailer, but for now it's a lot of work.

Joanne

[Duane King]

I bought a black plastic (ABS) two bin tray from Camp-Inn trailers. It is the same one they put on their rigs. I mounted in in the floor below a trap door. I think it is a elegant solution.

Here is an even better solution that I heard too late to do me any good. Be sure your trailer wheels have the same bolt pattern as your towing rig. That way you can use the tow vehicle spare on the trailer. This keeps your trailer weight down. Don't carry a trailer spare. Just carry a tow rig spare that can do double duty.

[Cary Winch]

Duane,

The problem with matching the tow vehicle's spare is trailer hubs are small Ford pattern. So, if your vehicle matches that you are in good shape. Some non Fords do match. I believe Honda does for instance. Of course the guys with the small pattern Fords got it made, right Gage?

Cary

[Duane King]

Hey, wow! I'm driving a Honda minivan. Maybe I better check and see if my spare will fit. If it will, I'll use my nifty tire compartment to carry other stuff. I'm looking for a shallow barbeque that will fit in there. . .

[apratt]

Hey, wow! I'm driving a Honda minivan. Maybe I better check and see if my spare will fit. If it will, I'll use my nifty tire compartment to carry other stuff. I'm looking for a shallow barbeque that will fit in there. . .

Duane, I think I would keep my spare in my TV. Because sooner or later you will forget that you left your spare in the trailer and you went off for a joy ride and the next thing you know you have a flat, then you will find out that you left the tire in the tear. Not a good idea.



Oh did you mean that you would use the tire compartment in the tear for bbq and things.

[Cary Winch]

Duane,

The customer who told me the Honda spare works has a minivan. So, if it works you should be in good shape.

Cary

[Duane King]

Oh did you mean that you would use the tire compartment in the tear for bbq and things.

Yep that's what I meant. If I don't have to carry a spare, I won't. But the cargo compartment I purchased from Camp-Inn will be great for carrying all kinds of other stuff. If I put a barbeque in there, it will have to be one of the "hibachi" style things because I can't find any other barbeque shallow enough to fit in this cargo box. But I should also be able to carry charcoal, lighter fluid, a few tarps, some rain gear, stakes, leveling blocks and maybe even an old jacket. Should work out real slick. If I carried nothing else in there, I could probably carry a two night supply of firewood. Gotta plan ahead, 'ya know!

Oh, and Cary,

Thanks for the info.

[dguff]

My '36 tear has 1935 Ford wire wheels with a 5 by 5.5 bolt pattern. It also has a small backspace on 4" wide wheels. Nothing I tow with would fit so I found a matching wheel at a swap meet and carry it in the tow car, no big deal, but I do have a spare.

Jerome

[Erik-the-red]

This works well on my teardrop, but I installed a long tongue.