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Old May 19th 04, 11:53 PM
Bill Daniels
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Default Trailer spare - who woulda thunk?

So, I'm packing up the glider trailer and Grand Cherokee for a trip that
will end at the Alamogordo Soaring Fiesta on the 29th. The space is very
limited and I can't quite figure out how all the stuff is going to fit.

Then something catches my eye. The spare wheel for the Komet trailer and
the Jeep wheels are both a 5 bolt pattern. Whipping out my 6" steel ruler,
the bolt centers are as close to the same as I can measure.

Hmmm, not possible. The German trailer is metric of course and the Jeep?
Well, who knows these days.

Only way to tell is mount the trailer spare on the Jeep. I jack the Jeep
and yank a rear wheel and try the trailer spare - IT FITS PERFECTLY! Now I
don't need that space hogging spare inside the Jeep. I can use the trailer
spare for both. Now, everything fits.

Who woulda thunk?

Bill Daniels

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Old May 20th 04, 12:21 AM
Bob Kuykendall
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Earlier, Bill Daniels wrote:

The German trailer is metric of course and the Jeep?
Well, who knows these days.


Well, Daimler! Good catch, it's a well-deserved few
cubic units of space.

Bob K.



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Old May 20th 04, 12:45 AM
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Great discovery. I started doing that about 2 years ago with my 1-26 trailer
and the Ranger I tow it with. Gotta love it!

Good Soaring to all,

MG
San Diego
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Old May 20th 04, 02:49 AM
Nyal Williams
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At 23:06 19 May 2004, Bill Daniels wrote:
So, I'm packing up the glider trailer and Grand Cherokee
for a trip that
will end at the Alamogordo Soaring Fiesta on the 29th.
The space is very
limited and I can't quite figure out how all the stuff
is going to fit.

Then something catches my eye. The spare wheel for
the Komet trailer and
the Jeep wheels are both a 5 bolt pattern. Whipping
out my 6' steel ruler,
the bolt centers are as close to the same as I can
measure.

Hmmm, not possible. The German trailer is metric of
course and the Jeep?
Well, who knows these days.

Only way to tell is mount the trailer spare on the
Jeep. I jack the Jeep
and yank a rear wheel and try the trailer spare - IT
FITS PERFECTLY! Now I
don't need that space hogging spare inside the Jeep.
I can use the trailer
spare for both. Now, everything fits.

Who woulda thunk?

Bill Daniels



Hm-m; think it would work with one of those little
ole bitty 45mph 75mile max service spare thingies?



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Old May 20th 04, 03:09 AM
Bill Daniels
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"Nyal Williams" wrote in message
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Hm-m; think it would work with one of those little
ole bitty 45mph 75mile max service spare thingies?

I really don't like those things, but they do work. My Jeep spare was one
of them and I am happy to use the far more robust trailer spare.

I'd weigh the trailer to make sure that the tire loading is within the
limits of the space saver spare. Trailers can be heavier than they look.
If you do use one, there is a lot of money riding on it - literally.

Bill Daniels

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Old May 20th 04, 05:04 AM
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"Bill Daniels" wrote in message news:WzRqc.81090$xw3.4522814@attbi_s04...
So, I'm packing up the glider trailer and Grand Cherokee for a trip that
will end at the Alamogordo Soaring Fiesta on the 29th. The space is very
limited and I can't quite figure out how all the stuff is going to fit.

Then something catches my eye. The spare wheel for the Komet trailer and
the Jeep wheels are both a 5 bolt pattern. Whipping out my 6" steel ruler,
the bolt centers are as close to the same as I can measure.

Hmmm, not possible. The German trailer is metric of course and the Jeep?
Well, who knows these days.

Only way to tell is mount the trailer spare on the Jeep. I jack the Jeep
and yank a rear wheel and try the trailer spare - IT FITS PERFECTLY! Now I
don't need that space hogging spare inside the Jeep. I can use the trailer
spare for both. Now, everything fits.

Who woulda thunk?

Bill Daniels


Who woulda thunk you would get a flat trailer tire and a flat Jeep tire?
Clay Thomas
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Old May 20th 04, 02:33 PM
Bill Daniels
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"clay thomas" wrote in message
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"Bill Daniels" wrote in message

news:WzRqc.81090$xw3.4522814@attbi_s04...
So, I'm packing up the glider trailer and Grand Cherokee for a trip that
will end at the Alamogordo Soaring Fiesta on the 29th. The space is

very
limited and I can't quite figure out how all the stuff is going to fit.

Then something catches my eye. The spare wheel for the Komet trailer

and
the Jeep wheels are both a 5 bolt pattern. Whipping out my 6" steel

ruler,
the bolt centers are as close to the same as I can measure.

Hmmm, not possible. The German trailer is metric of course and the

Jeep?
Well, who knows these days.

Only way to tell is mount the trailer spare on the Jeep. I jack the

Jeep
and yank a rear wheel and try the trailer spare - IT FITS PERFECTLY!

Now I
don't need that space hogging spare inside the Jeep. I can use the

trailer
spare for both. Now, everything fits.

Who woulda thunk?

Bill Daniels


Who woulda thunk you would get a flat trailer tire and a flat Jeep tire?
Clay Thomas


Well, Clay, that would be a PITA.

However, I note that many trailers don't even have a spare. I assume that
the plan is to park the trailer on the roadside while the tow car takes the
flat into town to be fixed.

I'm better off than that. If I get a double flat, (I don't know of anyone
who has had one of those) I'll just remove one of the trailer tires and put
it on the Jeep and leave the trailer while I drive into town to get the
flats fixed. Theoretically, this would make it possible to deal with a
triple flat. One spare for six wheels on the ground seems pretty reasonable
to me.

Bill Daniels

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Old May 20th 04, 04:47 PM
MikeYankee
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Coupla years ago I had a blowout on my mid-1980's Komet and trashed the rim.

Local junkyard guy found a matching rim for my new spare, and I think he said
it came from a Ford Pinto.


Mike Yankee

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