After smacking and bending my bumper mounted tire carrier on trees, rocks, and ledges too many times and having limited visibility out the back, I started a bed-mounted carrier project. It should be much better on the trail. It does take up a lot of interior space, but seems to be worth the trade off.
The last thing I need to figure out is how to hold the tire in the UP position. I tried some 1x1 kick-stand style props to hold it up which works well but limits access to the ammo case that the stand rests on. This works well on level ground but would not be a good solution on the trail when the truck is off camber as the weight of the tire would migrate downhill. It's very heavy and would be dangerous if it were to fall down from the open position. The red cinch strap in one of the pictures actually worked pretty well at hoisting it up and down as well as holding it in place. Might work but I need to find better and more heavy duty straps.
Any ideas on good heavy duty straps out there? Also, any other ideas on how to hold the carrier in the up position would be appreciated. Some kind of self latching device that would lock into place when the carrier was pushed up into position.
Thanks for thoughts and input.
Randy
The last thing I need to figure out is how to hold the tire in the UP position. I tried some 1x1 kick-stand style props to hold it up which works well but limits access to the ammo case that the stand rests on. This works well on level ground but would not be a good solution on the trail when the truck is off camber as the weight of the tire would migrate downhill. It's very heavy and would be dangerous if it were to fall down from the open position. The red cinch strap in one of the pictures actually worked pretty well at hoisting it up and down as well as holding it in place. Might work but I need to find better and more heavy duty straps.
Any ideas on good heavy duty straps out there? Also, any other ideas on how to hold the carrier in the up position would be appreciated. Some kind of self latching device that would lock into place when the carrier was pushed up into position.
Thanks for thoughts and input.
Randy