Using Leveling Jacks to Change a Tire?
Hi, Can you safely use the leveling jacks to raise the tires on one side of the trailer to change a tire (or in my case so that I can adjust the brakes)? And if so, what is the best way to do this? ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
The mfg of the product always has the best answer.....or the owners manual maybe ?
If you are speaking of the hydraulic 6pt level-up system, Manufacturer of the product will say No for liability reasons. I personally wouldn't hesitate to use them for this, and already have. the fact is that the 4 rear jacks are rated to 6K per jack, and the front two are like 11K per jack. Its going to be much safer than any portable bottle jack setup, along the highway to change a tire. Would I be climbing around underneath? No, of course not. Just like in the days of old with the old ratchet style bumper jacks we used to have on our cars, you still have to treat the situation with utmost respect for what might go wrong.
With that said, I would only lift one side of the trailer off the ground at a time using the manual controls, and probably also have the trailer hitched to the truck, to make sure that the trailer didnt try to move forward or backward at all. You can operate just the left or right side of the jacks by going into manual mode.
