Mounting the spare wheel on the trailer

[Feral]

Well got myself one of those kits so I could mount the spare trailer wheel on the front of the trailer, instead of the missus whinging every time I left it in the boot of the Camry!

Fitted it on, easy job, looks good.

Then I thought I would check how much it had affected the draw bar down weight (was 70kg).

So out with my trusty 100kilo fish scales, and attempted to weigh it. Bang! broke scales! went arse over, smacked myself in the chops and landed on my bum.

Looked as the scales, indicator said 105kg and they were well and truly stuffed! Dont know if thats right, wouldn't have the lot would have weighed that much!

SO I will turn it around so it mounts under the front of the boat, instead of in front of the winch post, that will reduce weight somewhat. Still keen to have it there though!

[Shrimpo]

Why dont you use bathroom scales? They will go up to 120kg usually.

Ohh and also try and put a padlock of a chain with a padlock around it to deter thieves.

[Feral]

Yeah I will shrimpo, (when the missus goes out ) gotta get it below 90 kilo's though, thats the rating for the Camry's towbar!

[ellicat]

Ouch - any blood/pics Feral.

Where'd you get the kit ? ( and how much ? if that's not a rude question)

[Feral]

Brian,

50 bucks from Supercheap, got everything in it. They maker them to suit ford or holden bearings, make sure you check the box for the right one! (You need to already have a spare hub)

Ray has a bit of cut off axle for me, but by the time I weld it to some RHS, get some clamps, paint it all, happy to pay the $50.

First go

2nd go

getting a bit crowded on the winch post!

Shrimpo, checked a standard 40mm padlock,the loop fits through the natural slot on the rim, so if I get an extended length one I should just be able to drop a bit of chain around the arm of the trailer and through the padlock.

[maxi]

are they gall dipped mate ??

look good..

Maxi

[Feral]

Yep, look dipped, certainly Galv.

[maxi]

cool will have to check them out.. if only to get some measurements .... hahahhaaa

thanks mate ..

[Nastymind]

Brilliant!

Gonna get me one!

[Cowfish13]

We've got a similar setup on ours:) Very handy not having the wheel in the boot;)

[Feral]

Front of Box (arrow shows where bearing type is!)

exploded view from box for Maxi.

[AZZA]

And dont forget to bure the threads of the u bolt so some little a$$ wipe cant unbolt the whole setup

[maxi]

cheers feral thanks heaps....

a dab with the welder on those nuts will fix the steal the whole setup scenario azza ...lol

[Shrimpo]

I've heard on another forum that a guy had his bolt cut and the weld did nothing to stop them.

[namyau]

if using the hub so the wheel bolts onto it, you could try using "lock nuts" only problem is you have to buy a whole set (16 or 20) and can be a bit expensive

[Feral]

Lock nuts wouldn't work Namyau, they could just undo the castellated nut on the axle itself, take wheel and hub.

Remember you only have to make it harder to knock off than taking a wheel off the trailer itself. If they want a wheel, its not to hard to pinch one of the trailer road wheels.

[maxi]

Shrimpo wrote:

I've heard on another forum that a guy had his bolt cut and the weld did nothing to stop them.

ouch !!!! :P

Maxi

[AZZA]

I've got the same set up on my trailer with a steel cable lock through the rim and around the winch post ,just so it's harder to nic than the others in the car park as there is no way to stop the germs untill this country gets hard on crime.