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dOES ANYONE HAVE ONE OF THESE THAT ISN'T THIS EXSPENCIVE? LOL WOW i WAS GOING TO BID ON IT WHEN IT WAS AT A 150.OO LOL

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 17204&rd=1

Wow that is insane. Fab. guys are figuring out the jigs for mass production as we speak.

Wow, I think my M43 could spare the carier for that kind of money.....
Rick C

$621.11 for a spare tire carrier? What in the name of all that's holy was the winning bidder thinking??? That's beyond ridiculous!

I ended up paying $120 for a NOS box mount that included the bracket, spinner, and casting. I thought about getting the casting re-produced but then you see this rig going for $600+. Maybe there's a few crazy folks out there but so far I haven't found them.

I've seen it countless times at estate and farm auctions. As long as there are 2 people who "desperately need" an item that's up for bid, the bidding will go on until one of them runs out of money. All common sense goes right out the window. At the last farm auction I attended, some guy bought a rusty chain fall (hoist) for $135.50 when he could have gotten a brand new one at the Farm King store for $39.95 plus tax.

Another thing I noticed many years ago is that when something doesn't draw interest at an auction, they keep adding items to the lot until they get a bid. In one instance, some kitchen items (silverware, cracked plates, etc.) weren't drawing any interest, so the auctioneer kept adding items until he got a bid. After accumulating two bushel baskets full of junk, he added a ceramic chicken figurine to the lot and the bidding went nuts. There were 3 women who "desperately" wanted the chicken. One of them finally got it for $25.00...along with all the other junk!

I tell ya! Common sense goes right out the window at an auction!

Having had experience with door mounted spares on M37s and M43s back in my active duty days I can tell you I love the bed mounted spare I have now. Try opening the spare carrier and drivers door when you are parked on a hillside. One way it is a exercise in bench pressing to get the door open (and hope your don't loose your grip and have it slam shut trying to amputate your leg in the process...the other way opens easy but trying to pull the operation closed is a real PIA. Bottom line in most instances it was easier to climb over the shifter and T-case levers and leave by the passenger side.

Also I am no longer into picking up mounted 900x16 NDTs and trying to get them onto the door mounted carrier (hell it is hard enough heaving them up into the bed!!)

For $600 pus I will pass....

Paul, I'll second that. I found a mount for my M43 for under 100 bucks (on Ebay) and mounted it. After a month I took it off and put it in the barn. Way too much work opening and closing door, never mind putting the damed tire on it!!!
Rick C

I just sold a complete set up and helped install it for $250. Guess I should have Ebayed it. Time to dig out those hard to find parts and sell them. I still have a few door latch return springs, cheaper than buying the whole latch assembly. $7 a pair shipped. Autodoc51@aol.com

I gotta go with Paul on this one, we always climbed out the passenger side.
I am guilty of the live auction bidding frenzy, kind of like adrenaline rush?

The only thing I ever went "auction crazy" on was a Gibson U-Harp guitar that came up at an estate auction. I knew what it was, and some college kid knew what it was. After several attempts by the auctioneer to start the bidding at 10 bucks, I opened with a $5 bid. The kid went for $6. I bid $10. He bid $15, and the war was on. He and I were the only bidders. When the bid got up to $45, the ol' lady started kicking me under the table, but I hung in there. The kid finally offered $60 and I went to $65. He ran out of money, so I got it for that. I had to eat beans for a week 'cuz I'd put a big dent in the grocery budget for that week, but after I cleaned it up, put new strings on it, etc., I got the guitar appraised and found it to be worth $6,000. The wife forgave me, then, and I've been playing it ever since.