Hey everyone we purchased a 2016 Vegas 25.2 I decided to make a spare tire carrier for the chassis. There is plenty of room behind the gas tank and in front of the hitch.
I went to Pick n pull (Junk Yard) and took the winch off of a E250. You could get one off of any F or E series late model. 35.00
I had some 4" channel left over from another job. 3/16" thickness x 43" long.
Two 4"x4" pieces of channel
A 1' piece of 1 1/2" angle iron 3/16" thick
Eight feet 1 1/2" x 3/16 square stock
I used 14 6011 welding rods and 11 grade 8 bolts with washers and lock nuts.
I also moved the tire over toward the passenger side as far as I could go with it to have more space between the generator and the tire. I also had to drill 4 holes in the frame. Only 2 of them were actually drilled into Fords frame. The other 2 were drilled into the frame add on. None of the welding or painting was performed under the coach. I use a 8" wobble extension and ratchet to let the tire down. Hope you all enjoy! I will post a few pics of it at the end of the post. I just wanted all other to know about another way to mount a tire.
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