How do you handle your high-mounted spare?

[Semiquixotic]

Anyone consider a sailboat boom vang? They are designed to deal with tremendous pull and usually have a stop built in so when you are cranking on it is less likely to drop? Just a thought... Medium Boom Vang | West Marine

 

[Peter_n_Margaret]

If the top mounting bolt is 1"-2" longer it makes putting the wheel on easier.

The centre tube on mine is longer than the wheel studs, so the wheel can hang on that and be easily roated to line up the studs.


Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

 

[Trail Talk]

Anyone consider a sailboat boom vang? They are designed to deal with tremendous pull and usually have a stop built in so when you are cranking on it is less likely to drop? Just a thought... Medium Boom Vang | West Marine

I had to go to Wikipedia to learn what that is, will study more...thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Peter_n_Margaret]

This was a test for my new build.
This tyre (325/85R16 XML Michelin) and steel rim weighs 85+kg.
It was no problem using the light weight multi pulley tackle.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

 

[Trail Talk]

Found this spare tire solution on the OEV Base Camp. Wonder how well it works in practice. The platform would seem to get in the way of lowering unless it drops down once the wheel is supported by the boom. Also not clear what the winching system is.

 

[Alloy]

Found this spare tire solution on the OEV Base Camp. Wonder how well it works in practice. The platform would seem to get in the way of lowering unless it drops down once the wheel is supported by the boom. Also not clear what the winching system is.

Strap through the center of the wheel and it rolls sideways.

 

[Trail Talk]

Strap through the center of the wheel and it rolls sideways.

Hmmm, OK. Looking forward to someone posting a YT video on that.

 

[chet6.7]

I had some difficulty getting the tire/wheel on the bolts when using just the winch cable, adding a nylon strap made it workable.

 

[Trail Talk]

I had some difficulty getting the tire/wheel on the bolts when using just the winch cable, adding a nylon strap made it workable.

That's cool! Can you also post a profile picture?

 

[chet6.7]

That's cool! Can you also post a profile picture?

This is with the bumper wings open showing the side, I don't have any other side pictures.

 

[Bluvan]

I ran across a post here some time back referencing Spitzlift. They make small aluminum crane arms for fleet vehicles that have been adapted for may other purposes. Check out their website for ideas.

Home Page - Spitzlift Portable Lightweight Aluminium Crane

Spitzlift Manufacturing has been the leader in the lightweight portable crane industry since 1999. Efficient, Innovative, and made in the USA

spitzlift.com

 

[Trail Talk]

Home Page - Spitzlift Portable Lightweight Aluminium Crane

Spitzlift Manufacturing has been the leader in the lightweight portable crane industry since 1999. Efficient, Innovative, and made in the USA

spitzlift.com

Thanks for the tip. Took some hunting around to get specs and prices, they are very nice and very expensive, if you can find stock! A bit overkill in my situation but the design is on track; a bolt-on mast attached to the exterior to which you can drop on a short boom with manual winch when needed.

 

[dstefan]

I made a lifting block and tackle out of these to get full Scepter cans in my side hatch. They are small, lightweight but very well made. They lift just fine.

https://www.westmarine.com/harken-16mm-double-block-with-becket-190621.html

Get one with the becket for the top pulley and one without for the bottom.

 

[Trail Talk]

I made a lifting block and tackle out of these to get full Scepter cans in my side hatch.

Love to see a picture of that set-up!

Edit: our ideal system would be able to lift both the spare and fuel containers. I've simplified the rear a bit by swapping out the roof ladder extension in favour of a step-ladder carried internally

 

[dstefan]

Here you go. Much simpler camper, but same principles. We were lucky in having a very stout piece of 8020 15 series extrusions bolted into the frame above the window that serves as our bed slide-out. We can easily lift the 45lbs of full Scepter with the two small double blocks…and they are really small. The cord is 4 or 5 mm. These are rated a 450lbs WLL, so no problem with big tires etc. However, if I was lifting more weight regularly, I’d likely go for a triple block. There’s plenty of those on West Marine too. The sailing world is our friend!