Lift trailer under frame or axle

PackerBacker wrote:

pasusan wrote:
It depends on what type of axles and frame your trailer has. Best bet is to check in your owner's manual.

I agree. I know on mine I lift with my floor jack and a block of wood under the U bolts.

That's the way I always lift mine too. But I keep hearing conflicting info from others that I'm doing damage by doing it my way. I have those wide stance axles, so I have never tried the drive on block which is suppose to lift the other axle so you can work on it.

pasusan wrote:
It depends on what type of axles and frame your trailer has. Best bet is to check in your owner's manual.

I agree. I know on mine I lift with my floor jack and a block of wood under the U bolts.

It depends on what type of axles and frame your trailer has. Best bet is to check in your owner's manual.

Most say to never lift under the axle, ever. Some say to lift under the axle, but only under the U-brackets. I have never heard or read where anybody said it was okay to lift under the axle tube.

The axle tube is very thin-walled and if you lift under the tube, you are likely to bend the axle. Don't do it.

I have two axles, so I ramp up the wheel I'm not working on and this lifts the other wheel up off of the ground. Not all trailers will work this way, though. You should try it now, before you need to do work on the side of the road.

Bruce