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![]() Rather late in the day I know because Spouse is fitting a device to hold the spare wheel under the caravan floor as I type but I wondered if anyone had done it and has any tips? Mary |
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![]() "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... Rather late in the day I know because Spouse is fitting a device to hold the spare wheel under the caravan floor as I type but I wondered if anyone had done it and has any tips? Mary Make sure the inner sliding tube is well greased before you fit it to the van. Mike. |
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![]() -- "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... Rather late in the day I know because Spouse is fitting a device to hold the spare wheel under the caravan floor as I type but I wondered if anyone had done it and has any tips? Mary It depends what sort of chassis your caravan has. If it is the AlKo one they sell a spare wheel carried which is quite easy to fit and costs about £60, although you do need plenty of side space to pull it out and attach the wheel. Not sure about other makes of chassis. David - Milton Keynes www.klyne.btinternet.co.uk Details of our Caravan Travels in the UK and Europe with help and advice and site reports |
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![]() "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... Rather late in the day I know because Spouse is fitting a device to hold the spare wheel under the caravan floor as I type but I wondered if anyone had done it and has any tips? Mary Is it the Alko telescopic one, and is he fitting it onto a van with an Alko chassis? If so, all the holes are already there, and it's pretty straightforward to fit. Operating it is a different matter! It's quite easy to *retrieve* the spare wheel - unless, of course, you need it to replace a flat tyre on the side of the van where the spare is stored - in which case you will need to jack the van up first. It's *stowing* it that's a right sod of a job! Bolting the wheel onto the carrier is the easy bit. You then have to lift it slightly, and slide it in. If you lift it too much, the wheel fouls the chassis. If you lift it too little, it fouls the ground. And that's always assuming that it hasn't jammed in the fully extended position - which mine is prone to doing. Finally, having slid it in fully so the wheel is inboard of the chassis, you then have to lift it more in order to engage the hole in its plate with the bolt on the chassis. This is the *real* fun bit because - in order to be in a position where you can lift it, your head is inevitably in a position where you can't *see* what your doing. I've never - touch wood - had to use my spare wheel in the 12 years for which I have owned the van - but I've had some real fun getting it in and out to check tyre pressures and it store it away from the van for the winter. Good luck! Roger |
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Just a few things to consider. Has it had any effect on the nose weight? Remember to check tyre pressure on a dry day.......lol If you get a puncture will it pull out when the van is lower and you have parked at the side of a curb? Will you be trying to pull it out into a lane of traffic when touring abroad? It does also leave marks on the tyre sidewalls after a while. I am not sure how much damage this will do but it did shock me when I last looked. Hope this helps Kev |
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When using the Alko carrier it is best to pull it slightly sideways towards
the rear of the 'van when pulling out; a sideways movement helps both coming out and going in. I have one of these tyre pressure indicators (advertised from time to time in C/C mag) fitted on an extension tyre hose so that I can check the pressure without pulling out the wheel, can also blow the tyre up from the side of the 'van. "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... Rather late in the day I know because Spouse is fitting a device to hold the spare wheel under the caravan floor as I type but I wondered if anyone had done it and has any tips? Mary |
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![]() "Stewart" wrote in message ... snip I have one of these tyre pressure indicators (advertised from time to time in C/C mag) fitted on an extension tyre hose so that I can check the pressure without pulling out the wheel, can also blow the tyre up from the side of the 'van. snip Hey, That sounds like a neat idea. What exactly do you have? How do you rig it up? ATB JayDee |
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"Stewart" wrote in message ... snip I have one of these tyre pressure indicators (advertised from time to time in C/C mag) fitted on an extension tyre hose so that I can check the pressure without pulling out the wheel, can also blow the tyre up from the side of the 'van. snip Hey, That sounds like a neat idea. What exactly do you have? How do you rig it up? ATB JayDee Remembering our total overall length 13 footer in the 1970s. Bought a used caravan, no spare. Obtained a used Chevrolet wheel which was identical to van. Fitted new tyre. Made a bracket, painted it and mounted it on the hitch in front of the two 20 lb. gas bottles. Used it once about 30 miles off the main highway about 5-6 driving hours from home. Very easy to check its pressure mounted on the hitch. |
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![]() "Roger Mills" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... Rather late in the day I know because Spouse is fitting a device to hold the spare wheel under the caravan floor as I type but I wondered if anyone had done it and has any tips? Mary Is it the Alko telescopic one, and is he fitting it onto a van with an Alko chassis? If so, all the holes are already there, and it's pretty straightforward to fit. Operating it is a different matter! It's quite easy to *retrieve* the spare wheel - unless, of course, you need it to replace a flat tyre on the side of the van where the spare is stored - in which case you will need to jack the van up first. It's *stowing* it that's a right sod of a job! Bolting the wheel onto the carrier is the easy bit. You then have to lift it slightly, and slide it in. If you lift it too much, the wheel fouls the chassis. If you lift it too little, it fouls the ground. And that's always assuming that it hasn't jammed in the fully extended position - which mine is prone to doing. Finally, having slid it in fully so the wheel is inboard of the chassis, you then have to lift it more in order to engage the hole in its plate with the bolt on the chassis. This is the *real* fun bit because - in order to be in a position where you can lift it, your head is inevitably in a position where you can't *see* what your doing. I've never - touch wood - had to use my spare wheel in the 12 years for which I have owned the van - but I've had some real fun getting it in and out to check tyre pressures and it store it away from the van for the winter. Good luck! Roger Ditto to all that about that product ...... Richard |
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![]() "John Manders" wrote in message ... "JayDee" wrote in message .... snip Hey, That sounds like a neat idea. What exactly do you have? How do you rig it up? ATB JayDee They are flexible hoses which fasten onto the tyre valve and have another valve at the free end. ISTR that they are available from tyre centre for checking the inner wheels of lorries. John Thanks John. I'll be looking into that. ATB JayDee |