Another problem, from personal experience, is not the falling off but
the inability to access. We do a substantial amount of back country
driving. There are places where the mud is deep enough that the
differentials drag. Add a flat to that and the frame is practically
on the ground and getting that tire out without a hi-lift jack or
moving the truck to dry ground is almost impossible. Ever dig out 2
feet of mud just to get at a tire? Yuk!!
Walt Goddard
waltcpa@sierra.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Matthews <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 4:54 PM
Subject: Falling Spares
> There is another disadvantage to underneath-mounted spare tyres.
This is one
> I personally experienced.
>
> Spares mounted under the rear are vulnerable to theft.
>
> A few years ago, I parked my car in a car park in Wellingborough
> (Northamptonshire) and when we returned to the car, my wife pointed
out that
> something was hanging down from the rear of the car. It turned out
to be the
> basket that supported the spare. The bracket that should have held
the open
> edge of the basket up to the car had been forced.
>
> Despite a witness haveing previously reported the theft and the
police
> having a good idea who it was, about 6-12 months after the incident,
the
> police notified me that they had been unable to do anything. And
they wonder
> why people don't have much confidence in the police any more....
>
> Regards,
> Simon
>
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