Jack for trailer to change tires?
Is it normal for the trailer to not come with a jack or any way to get the tires off?
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IBcarguy wrote:
If you end up using a jack device, don't attempt to jack up the trailer by lifting it from the axle. Most trailer axles are tubular and lifting can easily bend an axle tube. Lift from a spring shackle or something, not the axle tube itself. A friend of mine did this and ended up replacing an expensive axle.
Actually jacking from the axle tube on a std leaf spring suspension next to the U bolt won't bend or crush the axle tube.
I use a 12T shorty hyd bottle jack under axle tubes on my RV trailers/enclosed/equipment/flatdeck trailers/cargo/stock trailers. This way I'm just lifting one end of a axle just enough to change a tire.
Whatever method you use make a dry run at home. Some folks with the ramps found it didn't raise the flat tire off the ground or not enough to get the spare on the lugs.
