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profdant139
Explorer II
Jan 03, 2019

Gas can mount on top of spare tire on back wall of trailer

If you already have a good way to transport your gas for your generator, stop reading – this post is a waste of your time. But if you have a very small trailer with the spare on the back and no g...
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hornet28
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Jan 04, 2019
profdant139 wrote:
The crate is bolted to the platform -- the blog post (which is too detailed, in my own opinion) explains how it is fastened. The strap is sort of incidental -- it is just designed to reduce vibration. I would never rely on a strap alone, especially not where a gas can is involved!!


Sorry about that. I looked again and saw that I'd missed the bolting down of the crate. When I saw the bungee cord around the crate I thought it and the ratchet strap were the only things holding it on the platform.

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