Jack size for tire change
I wondered how many of you have changed a TT tire? In our dealer's walk though they were quite thorough, explaining that the best thing to do was call road side assistance. This seems like a smart ...
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SprinklerMan wrote:
Just remember if you are using a bottle jack under the axle , check to make sure it fits , with a flat tire . It may fit now with air in the tire but will it fit when its flat .
Good point. Always do a dry run at home regardless of how you raise a tire off the ground. Some folks found out the hard way the ramp they carried for 8 years wouldn't raise the flat tire off the ground.
I use a old 12 ton "shorty" hyd bottle jack I've carried since the '70s when I was on the road. The jack came with a 10"x10" base for soft ground. It easily lifts one end of the axle and not the whole side of the trailer. I welded a channel to the top of the jack which cradles the axle tube and eliminates the jack from slipping.
