Changing tires on flipped triple axle
I have a triple axle toy hauler and it came with flipped axles..How do you change tires on the center axle? Bottle jack? If so do i lift it on the frame since there is no good spots on the axle since ...
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Rockinfigs wrote:firemedic1992 wrote:
Do you have the Lippert auto level feature (6 hydraulic jacks)?
If so I’d lift the trailer with the jacks to change the tire.
Yes I do.. I have the 6 point hydraulic... I also thought about this but I thought I read somewhere not to use it to change tires..
Is the trailer still under warranty?
I’ve done it to change all 4 tires on my toy hauler (upgraded to G rated over E rated).
Find a safe spot.
Trucks E brake on
If the location is not level, eg crown of the roadway, you may need some additional blocks under the jacks.
Trailer stays hooked up
Turn on the LevelUp, and access "manual mode"
Lower all 4 rear jacks until they just bottom out.
Alternate left and right sides to start raising the trailer.
The system will not allow raising out of side to side level more then about 2.5 degrees, that is one of the reasons for alternating.
If you can't get the lift because of the crown, then that is why you need the extra blocks.
On level ground you could expect to raise the tires off the ground Indy "style". That is four jacks all the way down and tires 4-6" off the ground.
I would suggest giving this a try long before you actually need to do it for real. Find an empty parking lot that is level.
As for all the naysayers about how dangerous it is, or catastrophic failures etc, it is no different then using any procedure to try and lift any trailer.
And IMHO, it is a much safer way.
Besides, even if the levelUp were to fail at the time you have the bad tire off, it will still have 3 tires (or 5 with a larger TH) to keep things up right.
I’m sure I’ve read somewhere the system is capable of lifting 30,000 lbs, I’m sure it’s Lipperts way of avoiding any liability if you do it and something goes wrong. Just be safe!
