What do you use to jack up your trailer?
I use a floor jack when ever possible but when I use a bottle jack seems like a lot of weight centered at one spot. When I use a floor jack the stress is spread out over 4 or 5 inches. Using a ...
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VegasScotty wrote:
@Drew_K: I didn't know you could do that. I'll have to practice that maneuver in case I need it some day.
@path1: The last time I had to change a flat on the trailer I was boondocking in the desert and my *&(#! truck jack broke. So, what I had to do was pile firewood under the axle and then dig a big hole under the tire.
Probably not what you were asking though... :)
I now own a very nice 10 ton bottle jack that I keep in my truck and have used on both the truck and the camp trailer. I don't think the pressure point of the bottle jack is any greater than my floor jack at home. The floor jack has a sort of cup on the end and only hits the frame or the axle in a couple of small spots.
Rolling up on blocks does not work with all trailers. Only ones that do not have floating axles. with floating axles. the flat will stay firmly planted on the ground, So try it at home before you try it in an emergency
