โDec-30-2018 10:08 PM
โJan-03-2019 04:32 AM
fj12ryder wrote:lincster wrote:It seems to me that jacking in the middle of the frame at one point is putting one heck of a lot of stress on the frame. And how big of a jack do you use, and how much cribbing do you have to carry to reach the frame? I have a 10-ton long reach(tall) jack that will reach the frame from the ground, but I honestly can't imagine lifting the trailer with it. I tried it once when changing the front jacks and it didn't want to move the trailer much at all. Maybe a 20-ton?
I always use the jack to lift at the frame.
Whether it is a bottle or floor.
Jack it up high enough, the middle tire will lift off the ground.
Not slamming, just honestly curious.
โJan-02-2019 06:01 PM
โJan-02-2019 09:51 AM
lincster wrote:It seems to me that jacking in the middle of the frame at one point is putting one heck of a lot of stress on the frame. And how big of a jack do you use, and how much cribbing do you have to carry to reach the frame? I have a 10-ton long reach(tall) jack that will reach the frame from the ground, but I honestly can't imagine lifting the trailer with it. I tried it once when changing the front jacks and it didn't want to move the trailer much at all. Maybe a 20-ton?
I always use the jack to lift at the frame.
Whether it is a bottle or floor.
Jack it up high enough, the middle tire will lift off the ground.
โJan-02-2019 05:31 AM
โJan-01-2019 12:15 PM
bighog01 wrote:
I've camped in spots before where the level up lifted one side of my triple axle tires a few inches off the ground in order to level it. No issues afterwards.
โJan-01-2019 11:17 AM
โDec-31-2018 03:59 PM
โDec-31-2018 10:56 AM
โDec-31-2018 10:13 AM
Rockinfigs wrote:A 2-ton bottle jack on the middle axle of a triple axle isn't strong enough to lift the axle without a very large cheater bar, and I wouldn't even try it. I use a 10-ton bottle jack on my triple axle toyhauler and it works very well. I tried a 5-ton before that one, and it struggled to do the job.George3037 wrote:
I use a $30 portable 2 ton floor jack available from Harbor Freight or most any hardware store. I've had a bottle jack kick out too many times due to weight shifting while lifting under a round axle. The floor jack is small and light enough to carry in my storage compartment and feel it is much safer.
Yeah I was leaning towards the floor jack idea because of the reason u mentioned the surface of the bottle jack on the curved axle I don't feel safe. Is the 2 ton jack enough to lift the axle?
โDec-31-2018 08:12 AM
Rockinfigs wrote:firemedic1992 wrote:
Do you have the Lippert auto level feature (6 hydraulic jacks)?
If so Iโd lift the trailer with the jacks to change the tire.
Yes I do.. I have the 6 point hydraulic... I also thought about this but I thought I read somewhere not to use it to change tires..
โDec-31-2018 08:03 AM
Rockinfigs wrote:George3037 wrote:
I use a $30 portable 2 ton floor jack available from Harbor Freight or most any hardware store. I've had a bottle jack kick out too many times due to weight shifting while lifting under a round axle. The floor jack is small and light enough to carry in my storage compartment and feel it is much safer.
Yeah I was leaning towards the floor jack idea because of the reason u mentioned the surface of the bottle jack on the curved axle I don't feel safe. Is the 2 ton jack enough to lift the axle?
โDec-31-2018 07:21 AM
firemedic1992 wrote:
Do you have the Lippert auto level feature (6 hydraulic jacks)?
If so Iโd lift the trailer with the jacks to change the tire.
โDec-31-2018 07:19 AM
George3037 wrote:
I use a $30 portable 2 ton floor jack available from Harbor Freight or most any hardware store. I've had a bottle jack kick out too many times due to weight shifting while lifting under a round axle. The floor jack is small and light enough to carry in my storage compartment and feel it is much safer.
โDec-31-2018 07:07 AM