Spare Tire Relocated On Pickup Flatbed
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Mike Barker, Kent, Ohio: “I bought a new Ford F-350 pickup equipped with a flatbed, and when I picked it up the spare tire was stored on the bed. The installer said he didn’t want to drill a hole in the bed for the cable reel handle to go through in order to use the spare tire holder under the bed.
“I didn’t want the tire taking up space on the flatbed so I removed the reel assembly and looked at it for a while. I figured out that if I turned the assembly 90 degrees, the tube for the handle would stick out the right side. So I built a new mounting bracket out of flat steel and shimmed one side so the tube would extend above the flatbed’s frame rail. I welded a nut to a metal rod so I can use my impact wrench to raise and lower the cable.”
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Spare Tire Relocated On Pickup Flatbed PICKUPS Miscellaneous Mike Barker Kent Ohio: “I bought a new Ford F-350 pickup equipped with a flatbed and when I picked it up the spare tire was stored on the bed The installer said he didn’t want to drill a hole in the bed for the cable reel handle to go through in order to use the spare tire holder under the bed “I didn’t want the tire taking up space on the flatbed so I removed the reel assembly and looked at it for a while I figured out that if I turned the assembly 90 degrees the tube for the handle would stick out the right side So I built a new mounting bracket out of flat steel and shimmed one side so the tube would extend above the flatbed’s frame rail I welded a nut to a metal rod so I can use my impact wrench to raise and lower the cable ”
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