Need some maintenance advice
I am preparing to repack my bearings for the first time. This will also be the first time I do this job on a tandem axle trailer. Where/How do I jack up the trailer? I would like to get one side off ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
That makes a lot more sense!
Yeah, I went back and read my first comment - it was misleading...my bad.
It's a pretty day outside and I had a few minutes, so I hooked up, dug out the old TrailerAid, and confirmed my problem - wouldn't lift the free wheel high enough. So then I added a 2X6 under it and tried again. I had trouble keeping the TrailerAid from slipping on the board, and the board from slipping on a smooth concrete floor, so I pulled the trailer out on a rough concrete driveway. Same problem with the TrailerAid slipping on the 2X6. Using a tapered board and matching the tapers though, I got the wheel to ride up the TrailerAid. The free wheel cleared by about 1/2". I would need two boards to get a good clearance, especially if the ground were soft. So, I screwed two 2X6s together, staggering the ends to provide a "step up". It worked that time on rough concrete providing about an 1 1/2" clearance. I may have to screw the TrailerAid to my 2X6s to keep the slipping down, but this may work - thanx for the idea.
I'm still going to keep my bottle jacks handy, though!
