Where's the Spare?

[cablerunners]

Hi All,

I'm looking for some ideas of where to locate the spare tire.

I'm thinking of a hanger under the tongue, but would like to see what others have done.



Thanks

-phil

[Loader]

I throw mine in the back of my truck. However, others have attached them under the trailer like the Cubby plans call for, think Ira did this. I have seen others attached up front to the tongue box.

[Ira]

think Ira did this. I have seen others attached up front to the tongue box.

All Ira did was buy the wrong size spare at WM for Anastasia, had to return it after the outing, and still haven't bought another one. (This wrong size would have worked in an emergency.) And my HF STILL doesn't have the right tire in stock, or I keep missing it.

I did however reiniforce a small 2 by 2 area of the under-floor with 3/4" ply. The plan was to drill two holes, place a U-bolt in there, and then secure the tire with wingnuts.

I realized that if I got stuck in the rain or something, the last thing I wanted to do was get on my back to get the tire--so I installed my carpeting and scratched the whole idea.

When I DO get a tire, it's gonna go in the truck.

[Loader]

think Ira did this. I have seen others attached up front to the tongue box.

I did however reiniforce a small 2 by 2 area of the under-floor with 3/4" ply. The plan was to drill two holes, place a U-bolt in there, and then secure the tire with wingnuts.

the last thing I wanted to do was get on my back to get the tire--

When I DO get a tire, it's gonna go in the truck.

Ok, I stand corrected. I knew you were at least thinking of it. Some have mounted under. I agree, no getting on the ground for the spare when I have a 6 1/2 foot truck bed.

[Loader]

Hey Phil,

Here's a link to a thread discussing it, with some photos

http://tnttt.com/viewto ... ight=spare

[mfkaplan]

The guy that welded my tongue suggested that I have a bracket made that allows it to be attatched to the side behind the wheels. The bracket would be attaced to the frame underneath. This is so that it dosent add to the tongue weight. I may have this done. It's a pain to have the spare running around in the back of my car also I forgot it once.

Mary
Mom's nest

[Nitetimes]

Under the back of the Explorer. Same wheels and tires on the car and trailer.
Keeps it simple!!

[Gage]

Same as Rich. I have Ford hubs on the tear so the spare for my truck or wagon will also work on the tear. Now the Pilot is a different story. But I also have triple A.

[fornesto]

Spare tire, who needs a spare tire? What are the chances?......BOOM!!! What was that? Pull over....

I've had one tire blow on me just outside of Trinidad, CA in Humboldt County. Without a spare tire, we had to disconnect and run into Arcata to get a new wheel and tire setup. I decided to get a pair so they'd match and use the one remaining good tire for the spare from then on. The guy asked where the trailer was. "On 101, near Trinidad, on the side of the road, far from anything". He grinned and said "if your trailer's not there, we don't accept returns on mounted tires" and he laughed and laughed. The guys in the shops laughed. I sped all the way back to the trailer. Fortunately, the Humboldt County pirates hadn't got to it yet.

[jdarkoregon]

Phil,

Somewhere there is a spare tire attached to a stinger/hitch. The cool thing about it was that it swung out and rotated to be flat and doubled as a table.

it is smart to connect the bracket to the frame and not the walls.

How's the sanding going to smooth out the paint and plywood texture? You have a nice looking tear there,

Have fun, John

[GPW]

Times , ya' got my vote !!! keep it Simple ...imagine the worst scenario conditions ... Sometimes a little can of Fix a flat can save you from changing a tire in the rain /snow/gloom of night...

[Gerdo]

Check this out. I'll bet you can find a place to mount your spare. http://tnttt.com/viewto ... re&start=0

[surveytech]

you could build a basement for the spare and all the other seldom used "stuff"
dont have to crawl under the trailer to get to it.
<img src="http://lh4.google.com/image/mbutterfoot/Rkyalt7lLeI/AAAAAAAAAcs/e2MYRsR1-08/s400/basement.jpg" />

[asianflava]

Up until Beaver's Bend, I have never had a blow out. One of the tires on the TV gave out on me. Out of ther 6 tires, I had the least amount of worry for that one, I had it checked out earlier that week. When I blew, the first thing that came to mind was, "Crap, I hope it didn't mess up my fenders." Luckily, the TV has a full sized spare (it even has a matching alloy wheel). After changing it on the road, we were good to go for the rest of the weekend.

As far as the tear goes, I have a white spoked trailer wheel for a spare. It is a smaller 12in wheel/tire so it is kinda like a donut spare fot the trailer. I only bring it for long trips (150+miles) and I just throw it in the back of the TV.

[billnut]