Spare tire carry at front bumper

Just for the record, older model fan clutches go out. If yours does, you'll immediately have a problem with anything up front, but be fine at speed with nothing up there.

Another suggestion, presuming you're concerned with accessing the spare with the camper on. Be cheaper and probably not take any longer to re-configure the hoist "handle" to a wheel well so you can lower the tire without removing the camper.

Grit dog wrote:
Another suggestion, presuming you're concerned with accessing the spare with the camper on. Be cheaper and probably not take any longer to re-configure the hoist "handle" to a wheel well so you can lower the tire without removing the camper.

and it avoids the goofy look of the front mounted tire. IMHO. Many of us buy vehicles by their looks. Then mayhem goes nuts.

Okay- let me have your wrath.

I have the same opinion of any RV with all kinds of stuff tied, bungeed, welded, zip tied, etc to the rear bumper and ladder. Beverly Hillbillies here we come.

Just my thoughts.

Carry on- nothing to see here. :W

^What he said.
My last post was objective. Subjectively, it looks tacky unless you have more than an average need for spare tires which, if responsible driving and outfitting your vehicle, is almost never.

Grit dog wrote:
Another suggestion, presuming you're concerned with accessing the spare with the camper on. Be cheaper and probably not take any longer to re-configure the hoist "handle" to a wheel well so you can lower the tire without removing the camper.

You are probably right , but you still have to crawl under the truck and camper to drag that beast out and put the flat back . No " only " answer just different approaches .

Grit dog wrote:
Another suggestion, presuming you're concerned with accessing the spare with the camper on. Be cheaper and probably not take any longer to re-configure the hoist "handle" to a wheel well so you can lower the tire without removing the camper.

You are probably right , but you still have to crawl under the truck and camper to drag that beast out and put the flat back . No " only " answer just different approaches . I had no choice , cab/chassis has second fuel tank in spare location .

I have a front hitch on the F350 and have used a tire mount for the OEM tires.
The new 19.5” steel wheels and truck tires are over the weight rating of the hitch so I need to design a new hitch / platform incorporating the D rings with the hitch receiver. This would enable a spare and a generator to be balanced securely. While using the front hitch for an OEM spare I did not see higher operating temps for the gas engine.