Why not jack trailer under the spring plates?
For years people have asked where to place the jack in order to jack up a travel trailer. And people always say do not put the jack under the spring pack. This has bothered me for years because it doe...
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I believe if you do some checking, it's the manufacturers that say not to jack up the trailer by the axles and use the frame instead. But, IMO, that is a simple CYA. If they said it was okay to use the axle, then some nimrod would end up jacking in the middle of the axle so they could lift both sides, or some other moronic reason, and then complain when the axle bends: "But it said I could use the axle to jack up the trailer. It's not my fault".
