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Nifty Way To Carry Trailer Spare
“I got a flat on my flatbed trailer one day while out on the road and had to call home to have a spare delivered. I decided to find a way to carry one around without taking up space on the trailer bed,” says John Daugherty, Gray, Ga.
    “I didn’t want to mount it on the side or tongue so underneath was my only option. My brother, James, made a rack out of steel tubing and welded it to 2 pieces of tubing between the trailer’s axle and tongue. There’s about 7 in. of clearance between the bottom of the tire carrier and the ground.
    “A flip-up latch pins to a tab welded to the side of the trailer. You could also insert a padlock to secure the trailer.
    “If I did it over I might put it on the driver’s side of the trailer to give more clearance for jumping curbs when I haul equipment into town. But I haven’t had any problems to this point.”
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Daugherty, 144 Old Fortville Road, Gray, Ga. 31032 (johndaugherty29@gmail.com).


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2020 - Volume #44, Issue #3