Hydraulic jack
Good day. I know the answer is likely a simple one but I am just not sure about what I need. We have a single axle travel trailer (max weight 5,000 lbs) and a 2011 Silverado 1500. We recently had a fl...
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Saskatchewan wrote:
Good day. I know the answer is likely a simple one but I am just not sure about what I need. We have a single axle travel trailer (max weight 5,000 lbs) and a 2011 Silverado 1500. We recently had a flat tire on our trailer while on the highway so I needed to get out my truck jack to use on the trailer. Thankfully someone pulled up who had a hydraulic jack and they jacked my trailer up in a matter of minutes. This was so much simpler than if I had to get my truck jack all set up. So here is my question. What size of hydraulic jack might you recommend for me to purchase to use not only for my trailer but my truck as well.
Forgot to add, the kind of jack which was used on my trailer was I guess what you would call a floor jack.
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Thank you all!
I would be leery of using a "floor jack" (or "racing jack" as some call them) on the side of the road where the surface might be uneven, and the jack could slip or roll, as agesilaus found out "the hard way". Whoever helped you out must have thought the situation was safe enough or acceptable when they used that type of jack to lift your trailer.
The other issue with floor jacks is they tend to weigh a lot more than a bottle jack, particularly as their capacity increases. I also had a 3 ton racing jack from Harbor Freight that easily lifted my Roadtrek when I was doing some work underneath it a few years ago. On a level driveway, with wheels chocked and then used the 3 ton bottle/jack stands to support it. No problems with either product.
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