I would never tow a trailer with the spare wheel stowed under
the trailer by the axle again -or if I had to I would take a set of
axle stands. I had that arrangement on a trailer that had a flat
tyre when I was towing it solo. It sank down so that there was
insufficient vertical room to access and drop the spare wheel
down. I had to jack the trailer up and go under it to undo the
rusted securing nut by the side of the road with the trailer
above me swaying about as trucks etc went by. It was not
particularly enjoyable.

John Galloway


At 17:30 27 November 2013, rlovinggood wrote:
Scott,
Provide method of securing empty fuselage and wing dollies
so they won't
ro=
ll around in an empty trailer during a retrieve.

Someone else mentioned spare tire, but make it easy to get
the spare tire
o=
ut and the flat tire back into the trailer. My spare is located
under the
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trailer behind the axle. It's "okay" to remove, but a real tough
chore to
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remount. The 15" steel rim and tire are HEAVY. I've thought
about making
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the "hoist" type of arrangement that some pickup trucks have
for their
spar=
es.

Don't skimp on the size of the front cargo door. The newer
Cobras have
lar=
ge doors. Older trailers have smaller doors. Go big!

Ray