Spare tire mount options?

[chucky]

Theres many designs on youtube if you have a hitch that keeps the back of the truck clean till you need a crane/lift to do what ever then put it away !

 

[Mullaney]

Theres many designs on youtube if you have a hitch that keeps the back of the truck clean till you need a crane/lift to do what ever then put it away !

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Heck of a nice build idea.

Tightly affixed to the vehicle.
One extra mounting point.
Out of the way for loading.
Variable outrigger for leveling.

All of that is great if the operator is smart enough to never let go of the boat winch handle on the way down. That mistake makes a gosh-awful woo-woo-woo sound as the handle spins. Pitch goes up as it gets faster - and you can't get your hand out of the way fast enough! That slap-slap-slap sound is almost sickening as the rotating handle beats your hand...
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[chucky]

LOL u can only lead em to water ! That coming from the D.A. that dropped a cab on himself so some days your the glass somedays the bug !!!!

 

[coachgeo]

one of the better... yet simple design ideas...

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am pursing to see if he has this posted in someplace more shareable.

it is essentually twp of these. Each side on rear of dove tail of FMTV camper box. Longer cable and each lowered/raised by ATV winch.

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[Third From Texas]

This is one of the coolest rear decks that I've seen. You could substitute bikes, spares, etc for the box.
Or keep the box as housing for the tire changers/servant staff...

My only issue with it is "what happens when you back up to an incline/hill/lake/or irregular surface."
You're a good 10" longer when parked.

Still. brutally epic build !






You could go with a "trophy truck" setup (which also incorporates a lot of usable space.




Tons of crane and lift ideas out there...




Then there's the double stack outward (which saves space).




Personally, I'm not a huge fan of placing the weight out far/aft/high but ymmv....

 

[ramdough]

That is definitely a diverse set of pictures. That deck one is pretty neat, but not in my KISS requirement.

The yellow truck is closed to what I am thinking, but the tire bottoms will be at top of frame height.


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[ramdough]

I am contemplating something like this…..

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Also like this one.

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[coachgeo]

I am contemplating something like this…..

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with a longer arm that folds in middle or so...... you could prior to lower... swing it all way out to the side... pull pins.. allowing hinge to knock the arm 90 degree that tires hangs from.... resulting in tire now sitting about exacly over the rear axle. As you finish lowering it down..... your right next to your axle end. Mayyyyyybe with engineering wizardry you could even; as you lower it... guide it right onto the lug bolts.

granted.... if it is a front tire...... your back to a shiat job of rolling the tire from spot it was lowered... to the front for installing and pray you dont drop it.... (cause if your a skinny ass person like me... now you cant stand it back up and your fawked ... untill you put yourself together a temporary lever to tilt it up a bit... then give yourself a hernia standing it up the rest of the way.... only to drop it again on the next clump of grass/bush you could not get it to roll over)

So with that in mind...... the rack and lowering device...... is only small part of the system. Also make sure you have a sound way to MOVE THE TIRE to where it will be mounted and a way to move the flat one (that may not roll) back to the rack. Also a way to pick up the tire if you drop it. (YOU WILL DROP IT by demand of Murphy's Laws) ..... so either carry a platoon with you- or create some wheeled craddle thing that prevents it falling over as you move it, or roof to winches to pull it back up orr?

 

[ramdough]

with a longer arm that folds in middle or so...... you could prior to lower... swing it all way out to the side... pull pins.. allowing hinge to knock the arm 90 degree that tires hangs from.... resulting in tire now sitting about exacly over the rear axle. As you finish lowering it down..... your right next to your axle end. Mayyyyyybe with engineering wizardry you could even; as you lower it... guide it right onto the lug bolts.

granted.... if it is a front tire...... your back to a shiat job of rolling the tire from spot it was lowered... to the front for installing and pray you dont drop it.... (cause if your a skinny ass person like me... now you cant stand it back up and your fawked ... untill you put yourself together a temporary lever to tilt it up a bit... then give yourself a hernia standing it up the rest of the way.... only to drop it again on the next clump of grass/bush you could not get it to roll over)

So with that in mind...... the rack and lowering device...... is only small part of the system. Also make sure you have a sound way to MOVE THE TIRE to where it will be mounted and a way to move the flat one (that may not roll) back to the rack. Also a way to pick up the tire if you drop it. (YOU WILL DROP IT by demand of Murphy's Laws) ..... so either carry a platoon with you- or create some wheeled craddle thing that prevents it falling over as you move it, or roof to winches to pull it back up orr?

Coach,

While your ideas are possible, they won’t work in my set up.

I think I can handle rolling a tire and using a shovel to get it back on. Plus, I have 6 tires. I am going to have to roll most likely anyway.

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[therealquaid]

I am contemplating something like this…..

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Did you end up finding something like these or are you fabricating your own? I’m still searching for an option that works with a departure angle habitat.

 

[ramdough]

Did you end up finding something like these or are you fabricating your own? I’m still searching for an option that works with a departure angle habitat.

For our tires, you have to fabricate something. I doubt you will ever find off the shelf stuff.


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