Jacking a 5'er with a bottle jack
Does anyone have information on where I can get a U-shaped saddle that will fit on top of my bottle jack for jacking up my trailer? I know not to place the jack toward the center of the axle. I plac...
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My 12T shorty hyd bottle jack came with a 1/2" wide groove in the top just for that application. The jack came with a 10" x 10" base just for side of the road use.
Just slide it under the axle tube next to the U bolt on a std leaf spring suspension. A few pumps and all its lifting is one end of the axle.
The jack is old and just recently rebuilt for the 3rd time since the early '70s. I've jacked fully loaded 1750 lb up to 10k axles with this old jack on the side of the road.
Whatever method you use make a dry run at home. More than a few RV folks report their ramps didn't raise the flat tire enough....or didn't have enough or the right type of blocks for cribbing against the frame.
Just slide it under the axle tube next to the U bolt on a std leaf spring suspension. A few pumps and all its lifting is one end of the axle.
The jack is old and just recently rebuilt for the 3rd time since the early '70s. I've jacked fully loaded 1750 lb up to 10k axles with this old jack on the side of the road.
Whatever method you use make a dry run at home. More than a few RV folks report their ramps didn't raise the flat tire enough....or didn't have enough or the right type of blocks for cribbing against the frame.
