Flat

Is this a picture from an ad for the saddle??

No,just a random photo...

jaycocreek wrote:
You can buy the saddle that goes on the end of the bottle jack..And note the difference in height from the axle housing to the bottom of the spring plate..Sometimes that matters...

Is this a picture from an ad for the saddle??

I'm quite sure that anyone who could not place the jack directly under the spring perch would still put the jack as close to it as possible.

jaycocreek wrote:


As to the axle tube,never seen one bent from a jack or heard of one..Is this another ticket for being over weight in a truck camper on rv.net..:B

You wont find it till you start looking.
google has 100s of pictures when in most of the cases there is not clear description how the bend happened, it would surprise me if someone come to the internet forum admitting he bend his axle with stupid jack positioning.

Hole for jack would work, but IMHO not the best plan.

Well as I said earlier,the vast majority of my changing tires is in the middle of nowhere where options are limited...You also have the option of driving to a more suitable spot on your flat to change the tire and run the risk of ruining your tire,not an option for me..I change on the spot and deal with it as is...Remember,99% of my flats have been in remote areas where you deal with what you have...

As to the axle tube,never seen one bent from a jack or heard of one..Is this another ticket for being over weight in a truck camper on rv.net..:B

Kayteg1 wrote:

jaycocreek wrote:
You can buy the saddle that goes on the end of the bottle jack..And note the difference in height from the axle housing to the bottom of the spring plate..Sometimes that matters...

this is the worse point to put your jack for corner lifting.
It gives max bending force on the axle pipe.
Looks like that jack would easy fit under the leaf springs, what would be perfect lifting point.

Thank you Kaytegl.
Many will say they have never seen the tube bend. And that saddle will make it less likely for jack to slip off axle. But will not prevent enough of a bend to put bearings out of line.

jaycocreek wrote:


I use where you mentioned when available but sometimes that little different in height won't let the jack under it so it's either start digging or under the tube..

3-4 inches matters :B

Hole for jack would work, but IMHO not the best plan. To start, I never liked digging under best of conditions. Laying down under the truck is not the best of condition. Then you need to jack up to level, then go higher to get spare on. Put that flat on a block/ramp, just like you are leveling to spend the night. This will make it easy to put jack under spring mount. Then you only need to jack up a little more to get weight off the block. When you remove the block and flat you have room for spare.

jaycocreek wrote:
You can buy the saddle that goes on the end of the bottle jack..And note the difference in height from the axle housing to the bottom of the spring plate..Sometimes that matters...

this is the worse point to put your jack for corner lifting.
It gives max bending force on the axle pipe.
Looks like that jack would easy fit under the leaf springs, what would be perfect lifting point.

jaycocreek wrote:
You can buy the saddle that goes on the end of the bottle jack..And note the difference in height from the axle housing to the bottom of the spring plate..Sometimes that matters...

We really do need a like button.

azdryheat wrote:
I also got a battery powered hammer wrench

AKA, Impact Driver.

Here's mine

I had a flat with the camper on. I lifted the camper off the truck bed. It was my inside dual that went PFFFHT and let all the air out.

There a ton of them out there...

Bottle Jack Axle Saddle

jaycocreek wrote:
You can buy the saddle that goes on the end of the bottle jack.....

I spent a long time looking for something like this. Where did you buy it?