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07-25-2016, 11:29 AM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Florida
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Tire Carrier
I started building a tire carrier to mount under my Motorhome, I do have a credit card and roadside assistance which I will need but it might not take such a big hit having a mounted spare the correct size.
I really don't have the room to carry a spare in a compartment so I decided to build one.
I started with a new crank down carrier from a Ford F550 (hope it will hold up over time and hope I won't have to use it often) and a couple pieces of 3" channel. I'm a little concerned about it staying up there over time so I will use some type of support to help keep it in place. I have some ideas floating around my head (among other things  ) but I'll wait till its finished for the final choice.
Here's a couple of early pictures.  
It will mount just rear of the fuel tank with a rod to lower it facing the rear also.
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07-25-2016, 06:46 PM
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American Coach Owners Club
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In the last 16 yrs of traveling 22 K miles a year I've never needed a Spare tire . Are you paranoid ?
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Brownsburg Indiana
1992 American Eagle-8.3C-450hp
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07-25-2016, 06:59 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: SoCal
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I like your idea. Differing camps on whether to carry a spare or not. I carry a unmounted spare.
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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07-26-2016, 04:43 PM
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American Coach Owners Club
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First off - I don't have the room and I could never Attempt to change. 22.5.
I would just call a road service .
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Brownsburg Indiana
1992 American Eagle-8.3C-450hp
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07-26-2016, 08:10 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I'm not going to change it either. I'm just going to have it if needed.
Hopefully I won't need it but if I do, I'll be traveling down the road a lot sooner then waiting for road service a proper tire for my RV. .
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2012 Jeep Wrangler
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07-27-2016, 10:42 AM
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National RV Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by legryz
I'm not going to change it either. I'm just going to have it if needed.
Hopefully I won't need it but if I do, I'll be traveling down the road a lot sooner then waiting for road service a proper tire for my RV. .
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X2. Besides, my 1998 Sea Breeze has it mounted behind a door on the back center where the license plate is beside the ladder.
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Me, Beautiful DW, sometimes kids & grandkids
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07-27-2016, 02:34 PM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I wish they still did it that way.
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2012 Jeep Wrangler
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07-27-2016, 02:54 PM
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Triple E Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NHRA225
In the last 16 yrs of traveling 22 K miles a year I've never needed a Spare tire . Are you paranoid ?
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I carry a spare. Nope not PARANOID  and have never needed one. When I bought it it was under there and when I sell or scrap it it'll be under there.
Now with that said it has a safety chain under it very loose but in the event of a failure of the cable that holds the tire up it would prevent it from falling in the path of some unsuspecting vehicle following.
My neighbour had a TT and the cable broke on his 3/4 ton Chevy it wiped out the dual axles on his trailer and gave him a lot of headaches with the insurance company. He was in a remote area and it required 2 cranes and a flat deck trailer to recover the mess.
After what he went through I am very paranoid about no safety chain on the spare.
My coach came with the spare from new! I myself would never carry one if it wasn't already there.
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07-27-2016, 04:52 PM
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Senior Member
American Coach Owners Club
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Tire Carrier
I do carry 2 spares in my Race Trailer - only time I used even 1 was helping 2 TT's on the side of the road with blowouts and no spares and no jack !
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Brownsburg Indiana
1992 American Eagle-8.3C-450hp
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08-02-2016, 02:33 PM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Update:
I've been slowly working on the tire carrier while doing the CHF on my Ford F53 chassis, today I got the tire carrier trial fitted and it's looking like it will do a pretty good job. The tire just fits with only a few inches to spare, the frame could have been a a couple inches longer at the back but I made do with what's there. I'm giving it a couple coats of paint and it will be ready for the final mounting and testing. Now I need a wheel and tire and some sort of safety bar/chain.   
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2012 Jeep Wrangler
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08-03-2016, 07:45 PM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by m.elliott63
X2. Besides, my 1998 Sea Breeze has it mounted behind a door on the back center where the license plate is beside the ladder.
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My 99 Dolphin has the same thing. Of course 19.5 tires are easier to change then 22.5 are.
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08-04-2016, 09:43 AM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Monrovia, IN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by legryz
Update:
I've been slowly working on the tire carrier while doing the CHF on my Ford F53 chassis, today I got the tire carrier trial fitted and it's looking like it will do a pretty good job. The tire just fits with only a few inches to spare, the frame could have been a a couple inches longer at the back but I made do with what's there. I'm giving it a couple coats of paint and it will be ready for the final mounting and testing. Now I need a wheel and tire and some sort of safety bar/chain. Attachment 134739Attachment 134740Attachment 134741 |
Great job! Nice work mate. 
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Me, Beautiful DW, sometimes kids & grandkids
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08-04-2016, 01:12 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: Florida
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Thanks, Today I welded some ears/extensions on the bracket that goes through the center hole of the wheel to hold the wheel up in place. Getting closer, still need the W&T. I have a friend that's working on getting me one.😄  
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2012 Jeep Wrangler
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08-06-2016, 06:55 AM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I like your idea, how much ground clearance are you doing to have with it mounted there? I was thinking of trying to my spare in between the frame rail, on paper it looks like it would fit but I have never tried. I boondock a lot thats why I asking about the ground clearance.
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