lifting/raising fifth wheel
I have a simple/stupid question. Since I am not supposed to lift my fifth wheel by jacking under the axles, how am I supposed to do it? I want to service my trailer brakes but my jack does not exte...
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I have a 12 ton shorty hyd bottle jack with a 10" base for soft ground for changing a flat tire on the road. At first I had a adapter made that slipped over the end of the jack and captured the axle/U bolt. It was ok but kept misplacing the adapter.
Now I have a steel channel welded to the top of the jack. It cradles the axle tube so no chance of anything slipping. I use this on the road.
At home if I'm working on all the hubs, I use both of my hyd floor jacks placed under the frame next to the farthest aft and farthest forward spring hangers and lift one side of the trailer at a time. I have piles of RR ties of all lengths or 5"x7" barn poles of different lengths I can use to block up under the frame. I angle each stack of blocks to each other which eliminates any chance the blocks to roll wile I'm under there.
I never leave a truck hooked to any of my trailers while jacking unless I'm on the road. Landing jacks can handle that end just fine.
Now I have a steel channel welded to the top of the jack. It cradles the axle tube so no chance of anything slipping. I use this on the road.
At home if I'm working on all the hubs, I use both of my hyd floor jacks placed under the frame next to the farthest aft and farthest forward spring hangers and lift one side of the trailer at a time. I have piles of RR ties of all lengths or 5"x7" barn poles of different lengths I can use to block up under the frame. I angle each stack of blocks to each other which eliminates any chance the blocks to roll wile I'm under there.
I never leave a truck hooked to any of my trailers while jacking unless I'm on the road. Landing jacks can handle that end just fine.
