BAL hidden spare tire holder

jasoncw wrote:
I had one on my previous TT. With it slid in all the way, it could possibly support 2 spares, but as soon as you start sliding it out, it seemed way too flimsy to support 2 full 16" spares. BTW, I was only using a 14" spare on mine. I don't know how much those Porta Botes weigh, but I doubt it is sturdy enough for them.

We also used it for transporting our Barker portable waste tank. Perfect place for it, just strapped it in with a couple bungee cords.

10ft 8in long, 4in thick collapsed for travel, 78 pounds. H.A.S. is rated at 100# but concern is that the boat length will experience vibration from airflow. Probably will need addtional support.

I had one on my previous TT. With it slid in all the way, it could possibly support 2 spares, but as soon as you start sliding it out, it seemed way too flimsy to support 2 full 16" spares. BTW, I was only using a 14" spare on mine. I don't know how much those Porta Botes weigh, but I doubt it is sturdy enough for them.

We also used it for transporting our Barker portable waste tank. Perfect place for it, just strapped it in with a couple bungee cords.

Lantley wrote:
Just watched the video. Nice idea. I don't like that the spare slides out the side. There is always potential that there is traffic flying by on that side of the rig while you're trying to get spare out. I would prefer if the the tire slid out the rear.

What about using the Hide A Spare to carry a Porta Bote. I've got the 10'8" model and I plan to use the Hide A Spare mounted toward the front passenger side of my 5er underbelly. The Hide A Spare will hit the Portabote somewhere between the 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 spot. I'll carry it with nose facing rear and if necessary add a support bar for the nose. I'm hoping I won't need the support bar given that I'll have the heavy end on the short side of the Hide A Spare.

I'm installing the model 28216 which is right for my enclosed underbelly and BAL NXG frame (Z frame).

Would love to hear if anyone else has done this. I had it hanging under the back using Porta Bote OEM brackets but it kepts scrapping on street dips and eventually destroyed the rear bracket (the one that locks)

Lowsuv wrote:
The steel frame underneath an RV trailer is exposed .
My 21t Komfort has a 6 inch tall steel frame .
It came stock with the crank down spare mounted under the trailer just ahead of the axles . The spare has never been used in 11 years .
An answer for the extra spare tire is probably by taking the GVW weight and then deducting your current actual weight and observing how much reserve you have .
If the reserve is a big number and the frame is significant then you wold be good to go I imagine .
My particular GVW on the axles is 7280 # which is dictated by the load capacity of the stock tires which have an 1820# rating each . In actual practice my trailer axles are about 5400 # or less .
Instead of an extra spare I would spend that money on 4 upgraded LT tires with a load rating of 2271 # + each rather than the 1820# stock tires . And forget the extra spare . Actually that is what I did for my TT and my boat .

I have been rving for 47 years and never I repeat never had a flat tire until 5 years ago. Then the following month I had another one....I got new tires all around and 3 months later I had a bubble on the side wall. So, after my friends started having tire problems I came to the conclusion that once they out sourced tire mfg. to other countries they left the quality control here but made something that looked like a tire so they called it a tire and shipped it to the US. Not just Chineese tires but ones made in Mexico and other countries including Thiland.....We are going to Alaska next summer and I do not want to have to be looking for a tire if I have to put my spare on. NASA and the airlines fly on redundancy so it looks like rv's may have to do that when it comes to tires. My neighbor was coming down I-95 in NC and blew all four of his tires on his TT within a couple of miles....They had never had a tire problem and had gone from Fl. to Maine and were on their way back ....

The steel frame underneath an RV trailer is exposed .
My 21t Komfort has a 6 inch tall steel frame .
It came stock with the crank down spare mounted under the trailer just ahead of the axles . The spare has never been used in 11 years .
An answer for the extra spare tire is probably by taking the GVW weight and then deducting your current actual weight and observing how much reserve you have .
If the reserve is a big number and the frame is significant then you wold be good to go I imagine .
My particular GVW on the axles is 7280 # which is dictated by the load capacity of the stock tires which have an 1820# rating each . In actual practice my trailer axles are about 5400 # or less .
Instead of an extra spare I would spend that money on 4 upgraded LT tires with a load rating of 2271 # + each rather than the 1820# stock tires . And forget the extra spare . Actually that is what I did for my TT and my boat .

Just watched the video. Nice idea. I don't like that the spare slides out the side. There is always potential that there is traffic flying by on that side of the rig while you're trying to get spare out. I would prefer if the the tire slid out the rear.

Dayum, a dollar short and a day late. I just installed a lippert rack under there with the winch it up method.

I would have went for the BAL rig in a heart beat.

Thanks for the info on the BAL spare tire holder, just what I was looking for.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
Why not ask the mfg.?

B.O.

I did but never got a response

Why not ask the mfg.?

B.O.