Changing Tires

Arcamper, question for you: After you have blown a tire on one of your two axles, how much weight is on the remaning tire?

They work great, but as mentioned boards also work great.

For RV purposes, I don't see the need in having one. It could be useful for other trailers, like boat trailers, cargo trailers, etc.

Reason why I say this is because when you likely are already carrying enough boards and/or leveling blocks to essentially do the same thing. And also, a good bottle jack is worth its weight in gold...way more useful than many other tools you're likely to be carrying.

They do work but one caution would be to think about the weight you put on that single tire. The reason I say this is because last year I had the tread come off one of my 4 boat trailer tires. Used a couple of blocks on the good tire to lift that one off the ground. Changed it and went on but 1 mile down the road I see the tire I lifted with part of the tread wobbling back and forth. I had broken some belts picking it up I guess. Maybe it was about to go like the other one did. Who knows, but on a large 5th wheel you could easy put 7,000 lbs on one tire picking it up that way. Many will say it works fine but for me it did not. Just something to think about.

Never done it myself but have seen a TT owner use one.

I've used stacked 2x lumber to do that. Prefer it to laying under the trailer w/ a jack on the shoulder. Thinking of getting one of those curved plastic jobbers, it'd be easier yet.

Yes, I've used a ramp in a roadside emergency tire change with a previous 5th wheel.

Rusty

Hydraulic jack. Works for everything.

I've had one for 10+ years and actually had to use it this summer.
It works well.

I have used it about 10 times on other people's trailers also