Roof Racks and Spare Wheels

[xcvator]

A question for the people that carry a spare wheel on a roof rack, how do you get the wheel up onto the rack and off safely ?

[NZMarkb]

A question for the people that carry a spare wheel on a roof rack, how do you get the wheel up onto the rack and off safely ?

Brute strength and ignorance 

[xcvator]

Brute strength and ignorance 

Problem with that, no brute strength 

[Bird]

Problem with that, no brute strength 

Even worse in 35 degrees after fighting with a flat on a lifted car at teh end of the day.. although not as bad as doing ti in murray sunset on mates 80 which is a touch higher than yours.

[westvic]

Brute strength and ignorance 

X2

[rags]

Tip the car on its side

[MattNQ]

Our work 4wds we used to roll the wheel up the bonnet and windscreen 
For non-work trucks, it's probably not the best option for keeping one's vehicle in concourse condition.

Tip for when one gets home... when you pull it off the roofrack, don't drop it to the ground and let it bounce on your water meter ...... not that I'd know .....by doing it twice......... 

[GeoffA]

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Tip for when one gets home... when you pull it off the roofrack, don't drop it to the ground and let it bounce on your water meter ...... not that I'd know .....by doing it twice......... 

Hat-trick on.....

[outbackogre]

I mounted this little winch to a bit of pine and strapped it to the second row seating in the back of my Pajero to winch a 7kw air con unit up a couple of pine rails into the back of the car.  Perhaps a similar arrangement would work for a spare onto a roof rack.  You'd need to carry a suitable length of timber to drag the wheel up.

[Bird]

Tip for when one gets home... when you pull it off the roofrack, don't drop it to the ground and let it bounce on your water meter ...... not that I'd know .....by doing it twice......... 

[Ranger_Scott]

Hat-trick on.....

Deflate it first so it doesn't bounce? Just watch out for ya feet, and maybe small children. 

[austastar]

Hi,

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/18kai3f/this_guy_is_gradually_increasing_kinetic_energy/

One way to do it

Cheers

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[Bird]

Hi,

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/18kai3f/this_guy_is_gradually_increasing_kinetic_energy/

I'd pay money to see Keith doing this.....

[Rhojef]

Can't see much that could go wrong there
Not

[GeoffA]

I'd pay money to see Keith doing this.....

Nah. Setup a grandstand and sell tickets....

[Fizzie]

carry a spare wheel on a roof rack

Hey X, you're worried about spares on an M-Ux.

How about this rig? Notice where the spare is?

[Fizzie]

I did ask the bloke how he got the spare down, & he said there's a crane up there!