Fifth wheel jack points
My Mobile Suites owners manual sez to jack the trailer up at the frame. Why the frame? Why not at the axle spring shackle?
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fj12ryder wrote:
It's a CYA to prevent unaware individuals from jacking on an unsupported part of the axle. If they didn't say that, you just know someone would try to jack up their 5er by putting a jack in the middle of the axle. And then complain because "Nobody said I couldn't jack there."
I jack my toyhauler from under the U-bolts for the axle mount nearest the wheel. I honestly can't imagine how much material you'd have to put under the jack, and how high you'd have to jack the unit by lifting under the frame. YJ(acking)MV. :)
X2.......'lawyerlese'
To jack my 5'vr via frame would require 14" cribbing blocks at each jacking point just to get bottle jack to frame.
Like I'm really going to do that for changing a tire or inspecting/working on brakes/bearings. Under the spring perch between the u-bolts has worked for me.
