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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Hiking Hunter wrote: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!
Interesting!
I have the "plus". Mine has 4 bolt heads on the bottom and the bottom looks like saw teeth where the plastic hits the ground.
Does yours look like that?
No slipping here.
Anyone know what the bolts are for?
