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Mount your spare tire up and out of the way with this corrosion-resistant, clamp-on spare tire carrier. Fits most 4-, 5-, and 6-lug wheels up to 16-1/2" in diameter. For trailer tongues up to 3" wide x 5" high. 4-3/4" lift.
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Speaker 1: Today we're going to be taking a look at the Fulton Hi-Mount spare tire carrier, part number FHDSTC0101. This spare tire carrier is going to fit four, five and six lug wheels with up to a 16-and-a-half inch diameter. The offset style is going to allow you to mount it up and out of the way.We can go ahead and remove the spare tire so we can go over some additional features. It's going to fit trailer frames up to three inches wide and five inches tall. It's a clamp on installation, there's no drilling required.It features a zinc plating so it's going to resist rust and corrosion, the curved design is going to give you a seven inch offset. It comes with all the hardware you need to get it installed, it even comes with the hardware to mount your spare tire, you don't need to provide your own lug nuts.The Fulton spare tire carrier has a 45 pound weight capacity.
Customers on our site compared this to the Dutton-Lainson Offset trailer spare tire carrier, the Fulton spare tire carrier fits four, five and six lug wheels, while the Dutton-Lainson only fits four and five. The Fulton carrier has a cleaner looking design.Now that we've gone over the features, I'll go ahead and show you how to get it installed. Now, wherever you decide to install it, you want to be sure that you have enough clearance to fit your spare tire onto it.For us, it's going to be right here. Once it's in place where we want it, we can grab one of our U-bolts and put it through the top two holes, and I'm just going to rest it down like so. Then, I'll take one of my brackets, we want to make sure that the single hole is pointing towards the top and we'll put one on each side.Then, on the back side, we'll take a lock washer and then a nut and get that loosely installed.
With the top U-bolt in place, we can take our bottom U-bolt, this one's going to go through the two holes closest to our frame and then it's going to come out the bracket holes closest to our frame. Then, on the back, we'll put that same hardware on.Now, I'm going to go ahead and snug everything down, to where everything is making contact with the trailer frame evenly and then, after that, we can tighten everything down completely . As you can see, I'm just alternating between the nuts. Making sure everything is tightened down evenly.Then, we'll torque them down evenly, to the specifications found in your instructions. In preparation for our spare tire, we'll need to take the carriage bolts, push them through the opposite side, then we'll take our push nuts and you can either push these on, or screw them on in place.What these are going to do is keep our carriage bolt in place.
Then, we can fit our spare tire in place, then we can follow that up with a flat washer, a lock washer and then, the nut. With it loosely installed, we can go ahead and torque them down. Now, the torque settings can be found in your instructions.With everything tightened down, we're ready to hit the road. That's going to complete our look at the Fulton Hi-Mount spare tire carrier, part number FHDSTC0101.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (828 Customer Reviews)
Mount your spare tire up and out of the way with this corrosion-resistant, clamp-on spare tire carrier. Fits most 4-, 5-, and 6-lug wheels up to 16-1/2" in diameter. For trailer tongues up to 3" wide x 5" high. 4-3/4" lift.The product is simple and sturdy. It took 5 minutes to install. My tire is a full sized 16.5” rim with tire and six lugs (3.5” on center Lug spacing) and it fit without a problem. The weight of the tire is nearing its high end of weight capacity. Overall great. My only concern is the bolts mount “inward” toward the boat. It would be helpful for some rubber plugs or some alternatives or I might just reverse the bolts so the tire blocks the bolts remaining extension of threads. Even still it’s simple and easy to install. Check out the end result, (you can’t even see the mount) tire and cover.
Todd - 06/25/2021Purchased this to add a spare tire mount to my older trailer. It bolted right up as indicated in the instructions and my six-lug rim bolted right up as well. Very sturdy and will work out great on my trailer!
Jim - 04/07/2021Right item and appears to be of high Quality. Would have been an easy install If mounted at my first choice location. But The spare tire would have hit the bumper of truck when turning. I had to improvise And drill holes thru tool box and frame. Appears to be strong enough (I’m not an Engineer). I am pleased with the product. I installed it on a dump trailer. I am also Pleased with the fast shipping on this and previous order. Thanks!
This is just the ticket if your trailer does not have a spare tire mount. It mounted easily to my boat trailer frame. There is very little vibration even when pulling along the mountain roads I travel to get to my favorite lakes. I like that the mount is higher than other mounts. It is also very sturdy and the welds are clean and strong. Lots of folks have looked at it and admired it. I've attached two pictures as it is on my trailer. All in all, it was just what I was looking for and is a great product.
We e have two of these tire mounts and would definitely recommend them. Perfect for our boat trailer.
All of these are working out really well. I especially like the Fulton spare tire carrier, mounted on the trailer tongue towards the front---gives about 1.5 inches of clearance between the boat and the mounted spare tire. The adjustable height of the mounting arm was really a nice feature for my application. I've use Lubrimatic marine grease for years, and expect long life from this brand. The Bow Stop has the perfect angle to receive the bow of my 1970 classic Glastron Futura V 153, and so far appears to be non-marring to the finish of the boat. Very happy with all of these items!
RON S - 08/03/2020Put this on my boat trailer. Very easy to install and isn't bulky or get in the way of the boat. I was tired of keeping the spare tire in the back of the pickup and this works perfect. Hard to find 6 lug spare tire carriers in stores and I feel for the price, this is a very good product. I will certainly come to etrailer first anytime I need anything else.
Good product a good price, and good shipping. Would recommend this company to anyone looking for a spare tire carrier, or any other product they sale.
Larry - 03/28/2021The spare tire carrier fits perfect and the spare tire which is a 15 inch 5 bolt pattern fits perfect on the spare tire carrier. This is an excellent product and I highly recommend to anyone that needs this particular model.
Have had this on my boat trailer for a year now. Still looks brand new. Would buy again without hesitation.
Very easy to install. Looks clean on the trailer.
The bracket fit well, was easy to install, and provides a strong and secure mount for my spare.
The tubing and the welding are very strong, and it is a great match to my trailer. I have a 4' tongue on my trailer so i installed the spare tire rack half way on the tongue so nothing can hit my bumper or tailgate to damage them. Looks great and is a very good tire rack
kenneth d - 06/25/2018Lucky it broke in my driveway while backing in and not on the highway. The cheap pot metal welds broke on the gooseneck to the tire bracket. I could have killed someone.
Well I received the new tire carrier today. I knew it would be a close fit. I had gone over the specs with your rep who called the factory to get some more measurements which let me see that it might fit. I installed it today with only some minor adjustments necessary. Woo- hoo. The unit is well designed and made.with a nice anti rust coating. I hope to get many years use out of it. Thanks etrailer for your professionalism, you were very helpful.
Kevin G - 06/10/20166 wks. ago I started on a refurbishing project off a 1988 Holsclaw boat trailer. I stripped all the paint off, ground and sanded the rust, primed and painted everything, replaced ALL the fasteners with stainless stell and some galvanized. I ordered several things from etrailer.com . Everything I ordered was to exact specifications and the shipping was on-time, everytime. I ordered several bearing items to repack the hubs, this coupler and nifty lifting handle, transom tie down brackets, spare tire carrier and 3 new 570x80 tires mounted on galvanized rims and the company installed stems, free of charge! I love the way this project came out and I've thoroughly enjoyed shopping @ etrailer.com! Thank you!
I thought the product was almost perfect. It was easily installed to my Jet Ski trailer, with or without the instructions. The only problem I ran into was when tightening down the U bolt, I ran out of thread as this was designed for a min 2' wide frame and mine was an 1.5 inches wide. Had that been explained prior to purchasing it would have been appreciated. However, after slipping in a couple washer (not included) in front of and behind the lock washers I was able to mount easy enough.
This is a winner. Quality is much better than I expected for the price. Angled bracket fit only mounting option.
Don't know how the device works since it did not fit my wheels. I have a 6 lug 16" wheel The advertisement statement states it will fit 6 lug wheels but the box the items comes in states only 4 and 5 lug wheels. You will be responsible for the shipping if it doesn't fit.
Mike L - 04/28/2018Fast shipping, good price. However the u bolts were to short and I had to spend another $11.00 for parts to make this work on my fifth wheel trailer.
Laura E - 07/17/2017This spare tire mount worked out great. Also so simple to install. very happy with it.
Works as advertised
Easy install and great customer service from Lori B.
Due to the studs being able to slide, it makes it a 2 person job to mount your spare on the otherwise great carrier.
Received in a timely fashion, sufficiently packaged with simple instructions. will do the job intended. Pleasantly surprised, the attaching hardware, nuts, washers are made of stainless steel.
GrumpyGreg - 07/27/2019Do you have a question about this Spare Tire Carrier?
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