Thread: Trayon campers

Originally Posted by vnx205

I could set the Trayon back far enough to leave the spare against the headboard in front of the Trayon.
I have seen spares mounted on the back of campers. Mine stays in the same place regardless of whether the camper is on or off.

G'day Allan, we've bought a dual-cab Trayon which we pickup at the end of Feb

I'm looking into where I'll store my spare and I recalled that you've got yours against the headboard in front of the Trayon. The big question is, how have you secured it? It occurs to me that if it's simply bolted to the headboard, you would have to remove the Trayon to access the wheel which would be right pain if you were on a tight/steep track

Have you got another solution to overcome this problem?!?

I just slightly modified the mounting system than was on the vehicle when I bought it. It is fairly primitive, but it works well.

The photos probably show what is involved. When the Trayon is fitted, I can reach in, undo the nut and withdraw the steel rod and remove the spare tyre. It might not be obvious that there is a small wooden block that fits into the horizontal rail groove to help hold the wooden plate in position.

I had to allow enough space to clear the aluminium angle at the side of the head board. It is about 90mm deep. I allowed enough space to get the spare out but since it is a 750x16 and my fitted tyres are 238/85x16, I didn't allow quite enough room to slide the punctured tyre back in. One day I will change the stop I have fitted to locate the Trayon so that it sits about 20mm or 30mm further back so that I can get the 235 back in.





With that setup, I don't have to change anything whether the camper is on or off. The only time I have to touch the spare is when I have a flat tyre.

Thanks for the info - the pics aren't showing up but I get the idea.

My tray is 2100mm long and the tyre width is 250mm. Add to that 1800mm for the Trayon and I'm only left with 50mm and this will quickly disappear when I add a headboard. So unless I set the camper back a bit further, I don't think I'll have space to reach into the spare to remove it.

Is this better?

I guess having a dual cab Tryaon fitted onto a single cab tray gives me a lot more length to play with. Even with the Trayon set back from the headboard, I still have about 300mm to spare at the back of the tray.

Thanks Allan. I like the simplicity of your setup

I'll wait and see once I get the camper what direction I'll take. Ranga has his spare mounted under his tray, but to do that I'd need to modify the tray height significantly.

There are a couple of issues if you decide to raise the tray.

The first one is obvious. The CG will be a bit higher.

The second may be less obvious. Depending on how tall you are and the current height of the tray, you may need to stand on something to be able to reach the tuck the canvas in when you are packing up.

If you are short enough that you already need to do that, then a bit of extra height won't create a new problem.

If you are tall enough that you will still be able to reach, that also means that no new problem has been created.

if you are between those two extremes, then folding the canvas in becomes a little bit more fiddly than it would otherwise be.

Why not just 'roll' the wheel inbetween the Trayon & head boards, using fixed chocks to locate it. Then use a wide ratchet strap from a good strong mounting point on left (Or right) side of tray, over the tyre to a good strong point on the othere side. Ratchet tight job done. You might even be able to mount two spares this way, if the tray is wide enough.

Hi Kelvo, the tray is certainly wide enough to accommodate two spares against the headboard. Following advice, I purchased a longer than standard tray off E-bay to allow for the spares and to keep my Trayon neatly within the tray length. I raised my Trayon by 50mm to allow for decently capacious drawers to go under the Trayon floor, which is great , but had to buy a folding step ladder, because, as Allan says, it was now just too high to pack easily, even though I am reasonably tall. We also find the last step down to the ground is a bit of a reach, so a piece of 200 by 45 by 450mm wood is called in to play. My wife uses the step ladder to make getting into and out of bed easier as she has some problems with her knees. Having the Trayon raised also gives tall types more headroom under the lid when it is open. Cheers, 130man.