How to install spare tire carrier on boat trailer

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Trailer Spare Tire Carrier Mount

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Contents of the article

1. Possible installation options
2. Special brackets
3. Homemade mounts

Hello everyone! When you go on a trip by car with a trailer, you should think in advance about the likelihood of a tire puncture. And not only on the car itself, but also on the trailer vehicle. The only question is how and where the spare tire is located on the trailer, what can be done for such purposes and how to ensure the possibility of transporting another wheel with your own hands.

In fact, there are several options here. We will consider each of them separately. It is important to understand that a spare tire is of great importance in such a situation, since being left without 1 wheel means that it is almost impossible to move further.

If you have your own options, a special and original mount that you can buy or make yourself, be sure to leave feedback and tell us about your ideas in the comments.

Let's start with how the spare wheel can be transported. Since we are talking about a light trailer, such an element as a spare tire basket, which is the prerogative of semi-trailers, can in principle be excluded.

The basket requires a sufficiently close placement of the structure relative to the roadway. Thus, the clearance is significantly reduced if you put the basket on a light trailer. Consider more realistic alternatives. Namely:

• placement in the trunk of the car;
• loading onto the trailer itself;
• use of special bracket;
• makeshift mounts;
• ropes and harnesses;
• installation instead of a spare tire;
• placement on the roof of the car.

Then you yourself understand that the option of installing instead of a car spare wheel should be excluded immediately.

As for placement on the roof, in the trailer and in the trunk of the car, as well as the use of ropes and harnesses, these options are more realistic, having much in common with reality.

But do not rush to conclusions, throw the spare tire into the trunk or throw it into the trailer.

Such options also have their own nuances, more like disadvantages:

• space wasted;
• the spare tire is easy to pull out of the trailer;
• harness, rope and wire are easy to cut;
• additional noise may be generated;
• irrational use of volume;
• spare wheel on the roof creates additional resistance;
• the aesthetic appearance of the car deteriorates;
• It is tedious to constantly remove and install the wheel on the roof.

There are many reasons. But there is only one conclusion. Just discard these ideas. They can be used in extreme cases, when there is no alternative, and you need to quickly get together.

When there is time, it is better to take a more correct and logical path.

Special brackets

This is perhaps the most correct and competent way to attach a spare wheel to a trailer. Manufacturers of trailers and accessories for them offer special brackets for sale.

The most obvious example is the brackets from MZSA and Kurgan trailers.

Do not think that their brackets are only suitable for caravans of these companies. These are fairly versatile designs. The main condition is the presence of a V-shaped drawbar. It provides the necessary space for fixing the mount for the spare tire, and also makes it possible, without compromising the performance of the trailer itself, to additionally transport a full-fledged spare tire, whether it has a radius of 13 or a more impressive size.

It is better to buy a spare wheel according to the size of the one installed on the trailer. This will allow you to maintain driving characteristics and calmly continue the journey.

Mounting bracket available in a wide range. It can be installed on a boat and a regular flatbed trailer. Again, I repeat, the main thing here is the shape of the drawbar.

I advise you to choose the right equipment when buying a trailer. Some try to save money by choosing a trailer in the simplest configuration. But this is a common mistake.

The bottom line is that a trailer that is correctly selected in terms of its equipment and configuration significantly expands the possibilities. The same spare wheel bracket is considered by many to be an unnecessary and unnecessary element. But imagine for a moment the situation that the wheel burst on the road. How to be further? Wait for help, or try to move on your own on a broken wheel? It is dangerous and sometimes useless. You can only make it worse. And when there is a native spare wheel, all that remains is to get the jack, raise the trailer, remove the old wheel, install the spare and that's it, you can safely continue the trip.

Brackets are installed under the front of the body. It has special fasteners that provide fixation. Thus, the spare wheel bracket does not interfere with operation and does not interfere.

Homemade mounts

On the net you can find a wide variety of instructions and videos and photos with recommendations on how to mount a spare wheel on a regular or boat trailer. Similar examples are considered on trailers Krepysh, KZAP 8140, products of the company Trailer, etc.

The simplest options are simply to tighten the wheel on the drawbar using straps and harnesses. Not the best option. Plus, excessive constant tension can deform the tire.

Among all this diversity, one method caught my attention. I will roughly describe what is at stake:

• First you need to find the wheel hub. It is desirable that in size it coincides with the holes in the hub in the spare tire;
• Even if literally 2 holes match, great;
• The first step is to attach the hub to the end of the trailer above the drawbar, i.e. to the front wall. This is done by welding;
• If the bead metal is thin, you can drill a hole and bolt the hub;
• The spare tire is put directly on the hub;
• The required number of bolts is tightened, but not less than two.

Before using this mounting option, make preliminary measurements so that the spare tire takes up a minimum of space and does not interfere with loading and unloading operations.

Others weld threaded metal studs onto the trailer tongue itself by threading them through the wheel mounting holes. A few screws are screwed on and you're done.

With all the variety of self-made mounting methods, I consider the use of a factory bracket to be the most optimal. These are tried and tested designs that are the right size and provide the safest and most practical way to stow a spare wheel.

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