Spare tire carrier question
Because of the rack I built for the back of my 5er, I don't have a good place to carry a spare tire. I searched and saw the suggestions for ideas like the BAL carrier but don't think that will work be...
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camperkilgore wrote:
I use a small chain hoist which is hung inside my front compartment of the fiver, and the chain goes down through a hole I cut so that I can hoist the spare up against the bottom in between the front landing gear(I have the polar package).
Seriously, I had considered an idea like that too but want to move some weight aft when possible. I replaced the single 12v battery with 4 - 6v GC batteries, an angle iron frame to help support them and a heavy TrippLite inverter, so I'm hoping to move the spare back to where its just in front of the leading axle. After I get a few more of these things done, I'm getting a weigh-in to make sure my "ideas" haven't created any big problems.
Thanks for bringing it up.
