Jacking For Tire Change
Seems there is a lot of controversy over where to place a jack on a 2-axle travel trailer to change a single tire or service wheel bearings. Experts say under the U-bolt plate is not OK because of the...
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Fisherman wrote:
I look at it this way, if the trailer was meant to be rolled up on a lazy trailer aide, then why did they put 2 axles on it with 2 tires? To support the weight, period. Now you're going to shift all that weight to one tire with the suspension completely twisted to achieve that. Don't be lazy, use the appropriate jack.
I see no issue with using a jack at the spring perch but...
Using a ramp on one side is not going to overload the axle/tire. The design loading is based on dynamic loading not static.
A tire hitting a pothole at 65mph is drastically more force applied vs slowly pulling up on one tire.
