โAug-03-2022 01:17 PM
โAug-04-2022 07:37 PM
time2roll wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:Will 11" get under the axle with a flat tire?
Ramp/"trailer aid" looks to be a good solution.
I would still carry Powerbuilt 3 Ton, Bottle Jack and Jack Stands All-in-1
โAug-04-2022 01:12 PM
Lwiddis wrote:
"Ramp under other tire might work, but will need to be pretty steep with some trailers. Now the most risky time is when you get wheel off, discover you need up just little more to get the other on..."
Horror stories that I have never experienced or seen. It works every time and doesn't need to be that steep.
โAug-04-2022 12:12 PM
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.
โAug-04-2022 11:30 AM
Grit dog wrote:klutchdust wrote:
Trailer axles are not solid, they are pipe. Notice the wiring that travels through some applications. Schedule 80 is common.
I was referring to the accepted terminology of "solid axle" where both wheels are rigidly connected to each other.
Just for clarity, as I thought that was a commonly used term. Has nothing to do with whether the axle is tubular or not.:S
โAug-04-2022 10:54 AM
โAug-04-2022 10:37 AM
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.
โAug-04-2022 09:59 AM
โAug-04-2022 09:58 AM
BB_TX wrote:
Between the U bolts is not going to bend an axle. People have been doing that for ages and I donโt remember anyone ever saying they bent their axle. Gets the tire off the ground with least amount of lift. If anyone thinks otherwise please tell me the physics of how that will bend the axle.
They make special โcradlesโ to fit bottle jacks for that purpose if you want extra support. I never used one.
I would be more concerned about using a ramp putting double the normal weight on the other one tire, wheel, and axle.
โAug-04-2022 09:52 AM
klutchdust wrote:
Trailer axles are not solid, they are pipe. Notice the wiring that travels through some applications. Schedule 80 is common.
โAug-04-2022 09:21 AM
โAug-04-2022 09:02 AM
theoldwizard1 wrote:Will 11" get under the axle with a flat tire?
Ramp/"trailer aid" looks to be a good solution.
I would still carry Powerbuilt 3 Ton, Bottle Jack and Jack Stands All-in-1
โAug-04-2022 08:28 AM
โAug-04-2022 08:01 AM
Grit dog wrote:
Literally one the most universally competent places to jack up about any solid axle is under the spring perches or u bolts.
There is nothing special about any of the probably 100 different trailers that Iโve tossed a jack under for one reason or another, that Iโve seen.
In general, if you support it there or under the frame (within reason) and something gets damaged, it wasnโt going to last anyway.
As always common sense applies. If you have a 3000lb buggy sitting over the axles of a toyhauler and you jack up the back corner of the frame, or something like that, you may tweak something.
โAug-04-2022 07:38 AM
โAug-04-2022 07:37 AM
wanderingbob wrote:
With a "trailer aide ' type device you can have the flat off the ground in the the time it takes to place 'trailer aide " at the tire and pull forwards or backwards . Back 15 years or so before the Goodyear trailer tire recall my wife and I changed several flats each week during our delivery schedule . Are best all time record was eight minutes between blow out and back on the road . NEVER JACK !