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Topic: R-POD 172 spare tire Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 3:00pm |
This is something that I should have checked on before bringing home our 2009 R-POD #172 but failed to ask. There is no spare tire on this R-POD, I don't even see a bracket for it. I did check under the frame & under the bed, under the seat & inside the 2 hatches at the rear of the trailer.I'll have to purchase a wheel/tire I know, but does anyone out there know if this model came with a spare tire & where would it have been attached? Thanks in advance.
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Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 5:30pm |
The bracket on mine (2011 177) fits in a square tube (11/4 inch I think) like a small trailer hitch. Do you have that? I cant imagine that it shipped without a spare.
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 5:32pm |
By the way, welcome aboard. I hope you have as much fun with your pod as we do!
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 7:52pm |
Welcome. As mentioned, on most models it is fitted on the rear to the small receiver. I believe the garage and tent models of the pod have it mounted in the rear lid.
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 8:37pm |
My 2009 172 has a spare tire with a bracket that mounts in the trailer's rear receiver.
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 8:49pm |
Thanks, I do have the small receiver on the back. I was going to use it to put a storage rack onto. Would that be ok? Anyway, I'll have to find a 14" wheel & put a tire on. Thanks, Paul
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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 9:38pm |
2Lane roads,
The spare can be mounted on the tongue to save the rear bumper space for bikes and such. See my post at
http://rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3132&title=tongue-mounted-spare-tire-on-172
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Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 7:52am |
Be careful about hw much you put back there. FR says tire or bike rack. It is not real strong.
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Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 1:26am |
Thanks for the tip. Now I will not put anything back there except for the spare tire. I didn't think it would hold too much.
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Posted: 14 Apr 2013 at 7:50am |
I throw the spare in the back of my pickup and carry two bikes in the pod receiver. FR sells a 2 bike rack especially for the pod. I wouldn't carry more than a couple of bikes though.
Seems like mine used to have a sticker on the frame near the receiver that said the weight limit was 150#. I'll check and see if it's still there.
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