Spare Tire

[sam]

[quote source="/post/11166/thread" timestamp="1432215078" author="@mitch"]So mark this as a stupid question asked but how the heck do you easily return your spare tire to it's spot underneath the trailer?  I wanted to check my spare tire pressure and of course the valve stem is pointed up so you have to remove the tire from it's carrier.  The carrier just screws into a mount welded on the frame, once you've unscrewed it the tire falls to the ground.  To put it back up you. need three hands, 2 to lift the tire and one to screw the holder back in.  Other than sounding like the beginning of a bad joke how do people do this? I ended up having to use a jack to support one side of the tire and free up a hand but that seems like a lot of effort.[/quote]I  may have commented previously, if so please forgive me. As in the other post regarding how it is installed originally (see picture below) that is the answer I got when I called Camplite. I have addressed the problem two ways is the past, and have now added a third:

1) I purchased some ratchet straps. I place two of them across the tire and ratchet the tire up and install the bolt. It works well. Previously to this approach I tried using the knee approach described below and failed.

2) I had the tire dealer do it. It was even easier than the ratchet straps.

3) I have since purchase a truck. I travel light so I can just trow it in the back of the bed.

I like 2 the best