'Lil Guy'
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While pulling my rig out to wash and get ready for our trip, I noticed the spare tire was mounted close to the handles on the carrier. Leaving all of that room on the other side, I figured I could mount my grey tank tote and have it hidden and out of the way.
What a great idea. Wrong.
After taking channel locks to unscrew the knob since the misalignment put the holes out of location a bit, I proceeded to pull out on the carrier to take it off of it's supporting ledge and lower it to the ground. Now with the tire mounted right at the handle and the handle being about a foot inside the outside edge of rig, that is a load for an old man to handle but doable. Needless to say, lowering it is duck soup compared to putting it back up.
Grab the handles, lift it up a little and try to slide it back(up hill) till the tire clears the support, then lift it up to allow bracket to set back on the ledge.
Stuff is flying, the air is getting filled with expletives and Linda walks up. My 1st thought was she designed it so here we go. My next mistake was asking her to help and see if the 2 of us could get it done. Forget the grey tank tote, I've already taken it off and threw it across the property. Jump in my golf cart and head back to the house to get my floor jack and haul it back thru the woods and over hills and dales to the site. After placing the floor jack on 2X12 (for it to roll), getting the jack under the two rails and supported with a 2X4 between rails and jack, and with DW keeping the off center tire balanced, I was able to get on the ground and use my legs to push jack. Now I raise it high enough to clear the ledge and push it in and release it down. Only thing left to do now is try to line up the holes enough to fight the screw all the way back till you can get the clip on it.
What the heck am I missing here with the handle up under the rig, is this thing designed for a 10" hub little trailer tire that weighs 20lbs? Or is it just me. Maybe I should have read the directions. Maybe I should't have messed with it.
Regardless, it ruined my day and made getting on roof and cleaning the rig a shaky job. This old man is worn out.
Is it me or has anyone else had any experience with the carrier. If the two handles were at the outside of the rig when in stowed position, this could work. But holding that weight while reaching under the rig about a foot is ludicrous.
OK, I feel better now.
What a great idea. Wrong.
After taking channel locks to unscrew the knob since the misalignment put the holes out of location a bit, I proceeded to pull out on the carrier to take it off of it's supporting ledge and lower it to the ground. Now with the tire mounted right at the handle and the handle being about a foot inside the outside edge of rig, that is a load for an old man to handle but doable. Needless to say, lowering it is duck soup compared to putting it back up.
Grab the handles, lift it up a little and try to slide it back(up hill) till the tire clears the support, then lift it up to allow bracket to set back on the ledge.
Stuff is flying, the air is getting filled with expletives and Linda walks up. My 1st thought was she designed it so here we go. My next mistake was asking her to help and see if the 2 of us could get it done. Forget the grey tank tote, I've already taken it off and threw it across the property. Jump in my golf cart and head back to the house to get my floor jack and haul it back thru the woods and over hills and dales to the site. After placing the floor jack on 2X12 (for it to roll), getting the jack under the two rails and supported with a 2X4 between rails and jack, and with DW keeping the off center tire balanced, I was able to get on the ground and use my legs to push jack. Now I raise it high enough to clear the ledge and push it in and release it down. Only thing left to do now is try to line up the holes enough to fight the screw all the way back till you can get the clip on it.
What the heck am I missing here with the handle up under the rig, is this thing designed for a 10" hub little trailer tire that weighs 20lbs? Or is it just me. Maybe I should have read the directions. Maybe I should't have messed with it.
Regardless, it ruined my day and made getting on roof and cleaning the rig a shaky job. This old man is worn out.
Is it me or has anyone else had any experience with the carrier. If the two handles were at the outside of the rig when in stowed position, this could work. But holding that weight while reaching under the rig about a foot is ludicrous.
OK, I feel better now.
