P1000 Just a reminder, check your trailer's spare tire mount.

[annoyed]

Took my utility trailer out (that I also use for my pioneer) to get some supplies for a project yesterday. Once I got to the shop, noticed the spare tire was sitting funny on the trailer. Upon closer inspection it was holding on by about 1/8" of metal. Soon as I lifted the tire up (with the mount still attached) the whole thing popped apart.

Really lucky it didn't fall off as I was going down the highway or some other road. That tire/wheel/mount bouncing around coulda done a lot of damage.

Was never a fan of this style of spare tire mount - even less-so now. Going to weld a new mount to the frame of the trailer with plenty of support so this doesn't happen again.


While I didn't have a catastrophic incident with it falling off while traveling, had I inspected it before I hit the road I would have noticed what poor shape it was in.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

Nice just in time catch

 

[ToddACimer]

I lost my spare going to Takeover. I had it at home and it was gone with the mount south of Indianapolis.

 

[annoyed]

Ordered a stake-pocket mount that I'm going to weld to the trailer on all available surfaces/angles. Stuff falling off/out of my trailer at highway speeds is one of my biggest fears.

Prior to yesterday's haul I did lube the axles (dexter ez-lube) and check my tire pressures. Just didn't occur to me to check the spare tire mount. That'll be on my list from now on; this trailer gets a lot of off-road use.

 

[oldfortyfive]

I bolt mine down flat to the center front of the deck of the trailer. My P500 just parks over it.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

I lost my spare going to Takeover. I had it at home and it was gone with the mount south of Indianapolis.

Never a good feeling when that realization hits

 

[bumperm]

Took my utility trailer out (that I also use for my pioneer) to get some supplies for a project yesterday. Once I got to the shop, noticed the spare tire was sitting funny on the trailer. Upon closer inspection it was holding on by about 1/8" of metal. Soon as I lifted the tire up (with the mount still attached) the whole thing popped apart.

Really lucky it didn't fall off as I was going down the highway or some other road. That tire/wheel/mount bouncing around coulda done a lot of damage.

Was never a fan of this style of spare tire mount - even less-so now. Going to weld a new mount to the frame of the trailer with plenty of support so this doesn't happen again.


While I didn't have a catastrophic incident with it falling off while traveling, had I inspected it before I hit the road I would have noticed what poor shape it was in.

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You can tell from the rust, on the parted metal, that failure due to flexure and metal fatigue has been working for some time.

 

[ToddACimer]

Never a good feeling when that realization hits

The $294 matching aluminum spare and new tire was not a good feeling

 

[annoyed]

You can tell from the rust, on the parted metal, that failure due to flexure and metal fatigue has been working for some time.

Yup, you are 100% correct. Bought this trailer about 4-5 years ago and never was a fan of the flex associated with that mount. Not terribly surprised it failed and will be going with a different style versus fixing/rebuilding the existing style.

Had it been attached at the top and the bottom, I'm convinced it never would have been an issue - the fact that it was just bolted at the top, allowing the bottom to flop around and stress the pipe material was a poor design.

 

[JenElio]

I lost my spare going to Takeover. I had it at home and it was gone with the mount south of Indianapolis.

 

[NTCPrezJB]

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Ed Zachery

 

[packer58]

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Damn.............That's some bad luck right there.....

 

[StewB]

Echo the OP.
You can see my tire mount on my trailer. I just by chance bumped the tire and it moved.
The black painted iron had rusted on bottom and about 1/8" piece of metal held it at top.
I was lucky to catch it in time.

 

[annoyed]

Checked my dash cam today (front/rear facing) and found a clip of how lucky I was.

 

[Red21]

I keep my trailer's spare tire in the back of my pickup