The spare tire mounting hardware was the focus of my efforts last weekend at the barn. Bob and Grant were of great assistance by providing advice, welding and some heavy lifting.
We used the old "trial and error" method of construction and fitting with more emphasis on the error part of the equation. The tire hold down bar was an easy build. I decided to go with a "T" bar configuration instead of just a wheel nut as in the original configuration. I don't expect that there will be too many folks tinkering with the hardware, but to make sure they don't end up wearing a very heavy wheel, a lock will be fitted in the future.
Hold Down Bar post welding:
Central Shaft mounted - the outside nut was removed to allow play:
Two man lift - those old wheels are HEAVY!
Almost finished product - the shaft was subsequently shortened:
