Dexter Torflex Axles and changing a tire
Our new trailer has Dexter Torflex axles. On our old trailer with leaf springs, I would pull the good tire up on Lynx Levelers and let the bad tire hang down so you could very easily change it. A ...
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IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:lbrjet wrote:
Never seemed like a good idea to me to put half of the trailer weight on one tire but I know a lot of people do it. My bottle jack goes between the tires and raises both at the same time.
I wouldn't worry about it. It's not 1/2 the trailer weight on one tire. That tire is going from supporting 1/4 of the trailer to 1/3. You should have plenty of margin, especially if you aren't moving.
Bottle jack works just as well and is easier if you want to put jack stands under it. I wouldn't get under a trailer otherwise. Bottle jack would be better if you have one of those newer trailers where the axles are a little more spread apart.
Don't know how you figure 1/3rd. If half the trailer weight is sitting on two tires and you remove one then the same half the weight is sitting on one tire.
