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JIMNLIN
Jan 10, 2015Explorer III
I use my old 12 ton shorty truckers special with a 10" base on the side of the road situations. It came with a axle cradle (short legged U channel 6" long) that captures the axle and the top of the jack. I've jacked fully loaded 20k GN equipment trailers down to 1750 boat trailer axles.
Simply lifting one end of the axle 2-3" is safer than jacking the whole side of the trailer.
Now around the place here I use hydraulic floor jacks when the trailer in on a concrete pad. Makes jacking from the frame or the end of the axle a snap.
As was mentioned make a dry run at home with whatever method you choose. The side of the road is not a good place to find out that ramping one wheel won't raise the other.
Simply lifting one end of the axle 2-3" is safer than jacking the whole side of the trailer.
Now around the place here I use hydraulic floor jacks when the trailer in on a concrete pad. Makes jacking from the frame or the end of the axle a snap.
As was mentioned make a dry run at home with whatever method you choose. The side of the road is not a good place to find out that ramping one wheel won't raise the other.
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