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Looks like we're both wondering about the same thing. I would like to better understand what the issues are here, because I'm not really seeing what the problem is/might be and I thought I understood differentials pretty well. Hell, I wrote an introduction to gearing and differentials article...

I think we've established that this idea will work, at least in concept. So I'm going to design some brackets and chain mounts. I'll post-up my CAD files for you guys to take a look at before I get parts cut. Then we'll see how they work. If they work as well as I think they will, I would want...

Wow. This is a lot to respond to. Here goes- I would have to shuffle tires. If I've already used the spare, I'd have to take one good wheel/tire off of mah deuce. The way I'm building/packing/traveling, space is at a premium and spare tires DO take up a lot of space. I haven't decided yet. I...

OK, maybe that was my fault for not explaining myself better. Have we cleared that up? Do you understand what I'm talking about now?

I'll never go anywhere? Well ****. I don't know what to do then, because I've already started moving out of my house and putting everything into storage. I'm planning to do some extensive traveling, and will be living out of this vehicle full-time for the next few years. I really don't...

That's exactly what I'm planning on doing. Running it as a super-singled 6x6. I'll have one spare, and will use that if I get a flat. If I get a second flat, that's when I'd need to chain-up the axle. Sorry, was I unclear about that?

Oh jeez. Seriously? I've got an idea that I think I can make work. What I was asking is whether it has already been done/figured out, or if there was something I was overlooking. Otherwise, yeah, I'm going ahead with this.

Yeah, super-singles.

Well I think a 14.5 spare would fit, but I might end up going with 15.5's and I'd rather use that space for another fuel tank anyway. The only spare I'd have would be carried on the trailer.

OK, here's the deal: It's not about changing the tires, it's about having to carry spares. I'm building an expedition-type motorhome out of an M109 and I'm going to be traveling through some really remote areas, unsupported, for extended periods of time. I'll be towing a modified M353 trailer...

So I'm on my own, but there's no reason why this wouldn't work? OK. I'm going to give this some more thought and will post back with whatever I come up with.

Oh, that's GREAT. I would like to figure something out so that I could chain-up either axle though (so I don't have to change a bunch of wheels/tires) and I'd rather not have to remove the wheels/tires (because then I'd have to carry them somewhere else). I'd think that the military would have...

Oh, sorry. I should have said that I was specifically thinking about a singled-out truck. Of course you're right about a truck with duals. Probably right about chaining-up the whole axle too. Hadn't really thought about that.

I've been thinking about making some type of attachment points to add to the frame and axles so that I could jack-up any of the back wheels/tires (or one whole axle) and use some type of cable/chain/strap to carry that wheel/tire or axle. The point would be that if I could drive with it like...