Jack for trailer to change tires?

hohenwald48 wrote:
Get Good Sam towing then you just "call the guy" and he takes care of it. :)

About how much does this service cost and do you pay by the year or what? Thanks.

Get Good Sam towing then you just "call the guy" and he takes care of it. :)

My tandem axle trailer has a loaded weight of 3,490 and I use scissor jack just fine. Luckly my lug wrench from the car also fits trailer. Only had one flat so far due to bent axle. Still a point of contraversy as to how this happened.

Thanks guys for your reply's. I was told to buy a 4 way lug wrench for tire removal and installation. Was that good advice?

I would also make sure that you have a proper size tool to remove lug nuts on trailer. Having worked on vehicles for over 50 years, I have found that most lug nuts are way over tightened by tire installers. I would try and loosen the lug nuts at home and then re-torque to correct value. this will save you some trouble if you ever have a flat on the road. I have had to use a 4 foot long pipe on a breaker bar to loosen them.

Lynnmor wrote:
Get a 1.5 ton scissors jack. A bottle jack may not get low enough when a tire is flat and I don't like how tippy they are.

This is what I bought. The bottle Jack that came with my tv was too slow to jack up the tt. I keep the scissors Jack and use it for the tv as well.

allenm wrote:
On the road I prefer using an Andersen Rapid Jack or something similar instead of a bottle jack under an axle. Sometimes you can't get off the highway very far and large trucks going by are liable to blow your TT right off the bottle jack.

People with spread axle trailers often say units like the Rapid Jack or the Trailer Aid won't work. Due to the distance between the axles, the flat tire will remain on the ground or the axle will not raise high enough to allow the spare to be put on. A good ole bottle jack would work on these.

If a trailer has been blown off the bottle jack by a passing semi then that person need to seriously rethink their tire changing and lifting techniques.

It's typical that a new trailer does not come with a jack. I guess they think that the jack that you use for the tow vehicle should be sufficient to lift the trailer. I use a 12 ton bottle jack for the trailer and the truck. I use a scrap piece of 2x4 under the U bolts to lift the wheel a few inches.

I carry a 3 ton small garage jack from PEP boys, 49 bucks. I also carry a cell phone and have road service!

Do something like this

or this

And, carry a good 4 way wrench or battery powered impact. I also carry a torque wrench. Believe it or not, Harbor Freight sells a decent 1/2" torque wrench. I had it checked at Discount Tire on their torque checker and it was dead on.