judas

so im getting gas last night at like 3am and across the way i see an awesome HMMWV. upon closer inspection i see this awesome idea for a tire carrier.

http://www.armyproperty.com/Equipmen...ries/MASTC.htm

here are a few pics from the site if your too lazy...











its so simple its stupid, i cant believe no one has done this yet. details to follow...

i dont see why i cant build something similar and mount it on the right side rear bumper attachment points.

guinness

Great concept. Would help those of us running large tires. How exactly does it lower? Does that handle have some sort of ratcheting mechanism?

judas

yea it looks like a threaded rod with a ratcheting handle. thinking about using an air shock though, with my on-board air it will be faster and a more convenient way to lower/raise the spare.

blakes jeep

Thats slick dude

RDY4RKS

That thing looks awesome. Seems like a great concept. Keep the pictures coming if you make one of these.

DavidEllzey

You can also check out the manufacturer's (Rico Equipment) website to get more details. They make these carriers for HMMWVs, H1s and H2s.

There are some good pics of the H2 model:
----http://www.ricoequipment.com/hummer_H2.aspx

I'd like to see a version of this for Jeeps.

Dave

JPTwinz

The idea is great. I think Olympic already makes a swing down carrier that is similar to this one that aids in lowering the spare tire down.

Firedog

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

check this out. aint cheap

judas

not bad for a used one, but would still probably be cheaper fabbed.

JKMARINE

It does ratchet and it doesn't rattle. once you have the tire over the bumper, you ratchet it down and it doesn't move. I'm not Motor Transport though. I'm better than that.I do work around HMMWV's though.