Where and how are you guys mounting spares on your trailers? I am about to mount mine underneath on my M101; it seems like a logical place and I should be able to mount it to part of the frame with no problem. I just need some ideas on hardware for mounting...
Spare Tire Mounts...
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Your 60 holds the key to this (as in the jack handle 
) and the parts to do so .
Mount a cruiser tire winch under it
) and the parts to do so .Mount a cruiser tire winch under it
Nah mount it to the front. Why would you want to every crawl under the trailer and deal with a spare tire. make a bracket and mount it above the tounge. IMOP anyhow.
Yah and my cruiser spare is out of the hell hole too.
Yah and my cruiser spare is out of the hell hole too.
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Good information.
I am thinking I need to get a stock tire winch from a 60. brownbear, I thought about mounting it to the front, but I don't want to increase the tongue weight if I can avoid it (for moving it by hand around the garage). The trailer is well balanced, and I think the spare underneath the back would make it work nicely.
Thanks,
Carson
I am thinking I need to get a stock tire winch from a 60. brownbear, I thought about mounting it to the front, but I don't want to increase the tongue weight if I can avoid it (for moving it by hand around the garage). The trailer is well balanced, and I think the spare underneath the back would make it work nicely.
Thanks,
Carson
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Here are some photos of the finished product. Weight doesn't sem to be much of an issue. I did later add a rear "kick stand" but that was due to the added weight of my camp kitchen that hangs off the back. The only draw back to this setup is it is only good for the OEM tire size.
Here are some photos of the finished product. Weight doesn't sem to be much of an issue. I did later add a rear "kick stand" but that was due to the added weight of my camp kitchen that hangs off the back. The only draw back to this setup is it is only good for the OEM tire size.
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Looks GREAT! I saw those pics on the Yahoo M101 Group, and your is what gave me the idea! I think Texican may already have a mount located for me as well.
damm that looks good underneath!
Carson, I understand keeping them nicely balanced. I use mine as a wheel barrow sometimes
Carson, I understand keeping them nicely balanced. I use mine as a wheel barrow sometimes
nicely balanced is good for wheelbarrowing but when towing the thing you'll want some weight on the tongue end of the trailer. A light tongue just drives a trailer insane and makes is weave and sway back and forth back and forth back and forth
I have always wondered why that happens??!! Thanks for answering a non asked question.
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I thought about that, but I have plenty of stuff that will go in this trailer to balance it out, so hopefuly this will not be a problem (water, fuel, small Honda generator). Plus, these tires are not very heavy. It is just such a good means of getting the spare totally out of the way.
I used the rear tire carrier from an Izuzu Tropper. I think I paid $25.00 from a salvage yard. I had to redrill a new bolt hole to match the stock M416 rim bolt pattern. The carrier is bolted on.
I have always wondered why that happens??!! Thanks for answering a non asked question.
Tongue weight should be (at a minimum) 10% of the weight of the trailer and load combined. Learned that lesson the hard way.....a 30' deep-keel sailboat acting like a Hula dancer at 50mph
Ed
Nice kitchen!
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