Jacking for a flat tire?
I made a heavy duty ramp to lift a flat tire high enough to remove the wheel. Turns out, the ramp will not fit between the rear wheel and rear stabilizing jacks. My bottle jack is too tall fit under t...
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fj12ryder wrote:
Just wondering Wandering1, have you ever changed a tire on the side of the road? Do you actually realize how much work it would be to jack the frame up, and how far you'd have to jack it to get the tire off the ground? I can't imagine it with my triple axle toyhauler.
No way would I ever be able to jack on the frame, and I would never feel comfortable jacking in only one spot on the frame.
This is my feeling also on jacking the frame. I guess I need to redesign my home made ramp and make it shorter. I made it long to have a more gentle grade.I bought one of the plastic drive up ramps and the trailer weight smashed it. Thanks everyone for your input.
