What did you do to your Toy Hauler today???
This is always a fun thread to watch so I thought I would start one here.
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I finished my Spare Tire Hoist Project. My Toy Hauler did not come with a spare tire mount. I went to the local Upullit Auto Salvage and picked up a tire hoist off of a Ford F150. It used the same jack bar as the one in my F250.
When I got home I realized that the stock hoist pulls from above the frame and I needed it to bolt to the bottom of the floor of the Toy Hauler, meaning the bolt holes were down and I needed them UP! So I had to weld and bolt on some new brackets so I could flip the hoist.
I added a 10"x10" steel plate to the top of the floor for support.
I had to weld a bracket for the spare because the Y at the end of the cable was too small because it was for a F150 and the F250 center is much bigger, ooops!
I decided to add a perminent rod to the system. This was harder than it looks because the OEM jack rod has a specific shape and the new perminent rod had to be grinded down to match.
7/8" nut at end of rod. There is another nut on the other side of the frame rail to hold the rod so it won't move in and out.
I added a access hole for a speed wrench or extention with 7/8" socket. The access hole will be covered with a chrome plug when not in use.
The spare tire is 10 1/2" off the ground and about 2 feet behind the rear axle and 7 feet from the back bumper.
When I got home I realized that the stock hoist pulls from above the frame and I needed it to bolt to the bottom of the floor of the Toy Hauler, meaning the bolt holes were down and I needed them UP! So I had to weld and bolt on some new brackets so I could flip the hoist.
I added a 10"x10" steel plate to the top of the floor for support.
I had to weld a bracket for the spare because the Y at the end of the cable was too small because it was for a F150 and the F250 center is much bigger, ooops!
I decided to add a perminent rod to the system. This was harder than it looks because the OEM jack rod has a specific shape and the new perminent rod had to be grinded down to match.
7/8" nut at end of rod. There is another nut on the other side of the frame rail to hold the rod so it won't move in and out.
I added a access hole for a speed wrench or extention with 7/8" socket. The access hole will be covered with a chrome plug when not in use.
The spare tire is 10 1/2" off the ground and about 2 feet behind the rear axle and 7 feet from the back bumper.
