I have a 34 ft tt and had a flat. Even when I pulled the other tire up a ramp about a foot the flat was still on the ground. Added a 2x6 and just barely lifted it enough to change it. What am I missing here?

You're not missing anything. Not all suspensions will allow the flat tire to hang without as much lift as you needed. What does help is lifting the good tire up a reasonable amount, then use a bottle jack to lift your axle with the flat up just enough to change tires.Bruce

That is why I don't have one of them 'trailer aids'....can't get enough height to raise flat tire Bottle jack under axle spring perch is ALL that is needed.

My TT weighs about 5000 pounds. Hitch weight is 800. I carry a one ton floor jack with me. Logic sort of tells me that I should be able to get one wheel off the ground with a ton capacity jack. But I'm a newby, and my logic is sometimes not so logical ;)I don't carry one of those trailer aids either.Anyway, is a one ton floor jack adequate?

If you're going to try to lift at a single point (perch) on one side, you'll need more jack since you'd be lifting half the trailer weight. But if you run 'er up on boards like you've done, then just jack the flat's axle enough to make the tire clear the ground, a one tonner will do. It's not o.k. to actually "lift" the trailer by putting a jack under the axle, but once weight's been mostly removed via running it up on ramps it's no problem to raise the wheel that way.

ECones wrote:My TT weighs about 5000 pounds. Hitch weight is 800. I carry a one ton floor jack with me. Logic sort of tells me that I should be able to get one wheel off the ground with a ton capacity jack. But I'm a newby, and my logic is sometimes not so logical ;)I don't carry one of those trailer aids either.Anyway, is a one ton floor jack adequate?I'm not sure how big a 1 ton floor jack is but all the floor jacks I've ever seen are rather cumbersome to haul along with the TT or FW. It would be easier IMO to just carry around a bottle jack.http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/bottle-jacks.htmlPlus they seem to cost less. $20 and you can get a 4ton bottle jack that weighs 8lbs.

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ECones
Explorer
Aug 10, 2014
My TT weighs about 5000 pounds. Hitch weight is 800. I carry a one ton floor jack with me. Logic sort of tells me that I should be able to get one wheel off the ground with a ton capacity jack. But I'm a newby, and my logic is sometimes not so logical ;)

I don't carry one of those trailer aids either.

Anyway, is a one ton floor jack adequate?
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Aug 10, 2014
That is why I don't have one of them 'trailer aids'....can't get enough height to raise flat tire

Bottle jack under axle spring perch is ALL that is needed.
nomad297
Explorer
Aug 10, 2014
You're not missing anything. Not all suspensions will allow the flat tire to hang without as much lift as you needed. What does help is lifting the good tire up a reasonable amount, then use a bottle jack to lift your axle with the flat up just enough to change tires.

Bruce

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