My truck, like most (all?) these days, has a spare tire under the rear body. The steel wire that lowers the bar is too short to remove the bar from the bracket with only two hands; impossible in the rain, snow or mud. With this inexpensive device, I was able to move the spare wheel to the side of the truck body right next to the driver's cab. The perfect place for a hoop even when the weather and daylight aren't good.