Jacking up camper

2012Coleman wrote:
but is there any way you could post a picture of where you place the floor jack?

I'll try. I'm Not sure I can until tomorrow night at the earliest. Sorry.

Campfire Time wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:


I think I have torsion axles but I really don't know - and therefore don't know what jacking point they are referring to.

I'm sure if I hauled it to Discount Tire to get new Maxxis tires installed, that this is what they would do.

I don't have a bottle jack - but I do have a two ton floor jack.

I have torsion axles and my frame is a ladder style frame used on lightweight trailers. Jacking up on an axle can permanently damage them, jacking it up on the frame, well the frame may not be able to support that.

At home I use a floor jack. I slide it in on an angle under the angle bracket that the axles are attached to. I've never had an issue on the road but I carry a scissors jack. I'm considering getting a small floor jack to carry with me.

I share your concern about taking it to a tire shop who doesn't know or care that there is a right way and wrong way to do this. So I put the trailer on block and remove the wheels and take just the wheels in.

I'll look under mine this afternoon, but is there any way you could post a picture of where you place the floor jack?

2012Coleman wrote:


I think I have torsion axles but I really don't know - and therefore don't know what jacking point they are referring to.

I'm sure if I hauled it to Discount Tire to get new Maxxis tires installed, that this is what they would do.

I don't have a bottle jack - but I do have a two ton floor jack.

I have torsion axles and my frame is a ladder style frame used on lightweight trailers. Jacking up on an axle can permanently damage them, jacking it up on the frame, well the frame may not be able to support that.

At home I use a floor jack. I slide it in on an angle under the angle bracket that the axles are attached to. I've never had an issue on the road but I carry a scissors jack. I'm considering getting a small floor jack to carry with me.

I share your concern about taking it to a tire shop who doesn't know or care that there is a right way and wrong way to do this. So I put the trailer on block and remove the wheels and take just the wheels in.

rbpru wrote:
The manual and the dealer said to jack on the frame near the tire.

I use a number of 2x6s or a concrete block, with a bottle jack. Once raised and the tire clears the ground; I add a jack stand for safety.

I also like to keep the TT hitched to the TV to assure minimal movement.

I'd be careful with using concrete as a support. I did that once and the block cracked, which could be extremely dangerous if it cracks while you're in the process of changing. I use 1ft long pieces of 4"x8" wood to raise it up high enough for my floor jack to reach. The wood doubles as a platform for underneath my stabilizing jacks and hitch jack when I'm camping.

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I too have this concern.

I'd like to jack both wheels up at the same time to facilitate tire replacement, and read a lot of posts on this topic. One post suggested consulting the manual so I did. Here is what mine says:

Place a minimum 10 ton bottle jack only directly under the trailer frame near the flat tire on leaf spring axles and on the lip directly below the attachment point of the axle on torsion axles. Do not jack up at any other point. Serious chassis damage can occur if other jacking points are used.

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I think I have torsion axles but I really don't know - and therefore don't know what jacking point they are referring to.

A recent flat was changed out by the roadside assistance guy by jacking under the axle near the brake drum but that lifted the flat tire only. Trying to get some experience jacking this thing up for future reference. I'm sure if I hauled it to Discount Tire to get new Maxxis tires installed, that this is what they would do.

I don't have a bottle jack - but I do have a two ton floor jack.

I use a couple of 4"x8x12" blocks of wood and a 6 ton bottle jack. It will left both wheels on one side off the ground. I also have a "Trailer aid" that is handy for changing or doing maintenance on a single wheel.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=camco%20trailer%20aid&clk_rvr_id=836922421458&adpos=1t2&MT_ID=70&crlp=65468116118_2416792&device=c&geo_id=10232&keyword=camco+trailer+aid&crdt=0

The manual and the dealer said to jack on the frame near the tire.

I use a number of 2x6s or a concrete block, with a bottle jack. Once raised and the tire clears the ground; I add a jack stand for safety.

I also like to keep the TT hitched to the TV to assure minimal movement.

To change both tires when rotating them I run the tongue jack all the way up and use a bottle jack in back of the rear wheel on the frame with a piece of wood as a cushion. When high enough I support the trailer with RR ties and 2 x 4 pieces as necessary.