Scamp 13 spare tire on A-frame

[D76]

I am at the later stages of a major rebuild of my 1975 Scamp 13. I removed the spare tire from the rear of the trailer as per factory mount because the bolt holes had been leaking and the wood backing was rotten ( I filled 118 holes in the outside of Lazarus, my trailer). My intention was to make a spare tire carrier and mount it to the rear bumper. I did make and mount the tire briefly. But I found the 2 sided bumper is not beefy enough to carry the load without strengthening it.

So I would like to mount the tire on the font of my trailer just behind the jack. I had a t@b trailer just previous to my Scamp and mounted the tire up front, as did many others. It worked fine on my t@B and would like to do the same on my Scamp. The way I attach it is to use a short commercially available carrier modified with 2 muffler clamps that hold it securely to the front jack. The tire would rest on a platform that I have built on the A-frame. Also, on the A-frame is 1 standard propane bottle and 1 gr. 27 battery...same as I had on my t@b. There is no problem with the security of attachment for these items. So why doesn't anyone else do this? Thank you in advance for your answers.

[Jon in AZ]

Tongue weight would be one reason. In factory configuration, mine runs around 180-200#. Many people tow with compact SUVs with low tongue weight limits in the 200# range.

I’m having a hard time picturing your solution. When I look at my tongue, I don’t see any spare room. Hope you’ll post a picture of your set-up when you’re done.

Folks that want to carry bikes or a cargo box on the back could benefit from moving the spare to the front.

[D76]

Thanks for the reply Jon. Although I have been watching and learning from this forum for a long time, this is my first post. I'm just starting to learn the "how-tos" and am not of even that. But I have 5 photos, that if I can post them, should show you what I did on my t@b and then what I propose on Lazarus. Now I have to figure out how to post them...

[D76]

test 1

[JuliusB]

Hi! To mount your spare tire onto the trailer jack, is just a piece of steel with 4 bolt holes or ? Did u make this or buy it? If bought, from where? Is the trailer jack strong enough to manage this? Did u modify the battery plate base in any way to secure the bottom of the tire i.e. weld on 2 pieces of steel the width of the tire so it can slide into it and not move around during travels? Thanks.