[Rhodes22-list] proper jack for changing tire

Hank hnw555 at gmail.com
Thu May 21 19:34:52 EDT 2009


Use a piece of 2x6 (or several pieces) to raise the jack up higher before
you jack up under the frame.

Hank

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 7:18 PM, sail tds.net <sail at tds.net> wrote:

> Noticed that one of my tires on my single axel triad trailer was quite low.
> I went to use my bottle jack to raise it up in order to take the wheel and
> tire to the garage.  Low and behold there is not enough room to get the
> jack
> under the spring hanger or the axel because it is a dropped axel.  When I
> attempted to raise it on the frame the bottle jack would not go high
> enough.  I finally solved the problem by using my 3 ton floor jack and
> lifting the axel. Glad that Serenity was sitting in my driveway. I sure
> don't want to take my floor jack with me when I'm travelling and I was
> wondering if anyone has an answer.  Sure glad this did not happen on my way
> back to NH from FL.
>
> --
> Fair winds,
>
> >>ron<<
> S/V Serenity
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