Roof Cage and Spare Wheel Carrier

[Bigrig]

Howdy

I've decided I don't want to put the new spare back on the rear barn door as it's simply too heavy and will stuff the hinges (kinda like the door not rattling with the spare off also!!).

I didn't really want to get a roof cage, but thinking now that it's the go. Apart from custom rear bars (I'm going to look at possibly attempting to make a swing away carrier for the spare off the bar I made), anyone got ideas for where to put/mount the spare?? And if consensus is on the roof cage, can you simply buy fittings to bolt it on to prevent movement??

Many thanks in advance!!!!!

[YNOT]

Do you really want to be lifting a 50kg wheel on and off the roof of a 5" lifted Patrol?
I'd be doing the swingaway carrier off the rear bar.

Tony

[Bigrig]

Do you really want to be lifting a 50kg wheel on and off the roof of a 5" lifted Patrol?
I'd be doing the swingaway carrier off the rear bar.

Tony

It'd be the only exercise I get these days!!! lol ...

[YNOT]

It'd be the only exercise I get these days!!! lol ...

I get all the exercise I need from running around in circles and jumping to conclusions!

Tony

[patch697]

i get all the exercise i need from running around in circles and jumping to conclusions!

Tony

roflmfao......................gold

[Dark 1]

Must say i prefer it on the back of vehicle than on roof, personal preferance tho.

[Woof]

The hard part is getting the spare on the roof...........................bloody easy to get though and then you have to chase it, when I get my 35" spare I will be putting it on my roof, had 2 spares up there on the old GU one for the Patrol and one for the camper trailer.
Really not that hard to get them up there just tie a rope around it and got my eldest son to lift it, when taking off used the rope again and got my eldest son to hold it away from the Patrol......................he won't help me anymore though

[GUtsy ute]

Do you really want to be lifting a 50kg wheel on and off the roof of a 5" lifted Patrol?
I'd be doing the swingaway carrier off the rear bar.

Tony

X2 Scotty, it's bad enough lifting it up to the swing away, let alone the roof.

[the ferret]

You'll bust ya poofer valve lifting it up there, unless you make some sort of a lifting jig with a winch!!, ya won't get through Maccas either!! LOL

[Finly Owner]

Do you really want to be lifting a 50kg wheel on and off the roof of a 5" lifted Patrol?
I'd be doing the swingaway carrier off the rear bar.

Tony

Could you do a style like DX Grunts' two?

Tim