Long Tall Posted August 14, 2011 #1 Posted August 14, 2011 What to folks do about a Trailer Jack when on a trip...I guess is I take the plug kit and a mini compressor, I would not need any jack? Any thoughts....Leaving for South Dakota on the 3rd.... Long Tall:smile5:
Rick Haywood Posted August 14, 2011 #2 Posted August 14, 2011 What to folks do about a Trailer Jack when on a trip...I guess is I take the plug kit and a mini compressor, I would not need any jack? Any thoughts....Leaving for South Dakota on the 3rd.... Long Tall:smile5: I was just thinking about that. If I can't fis it on the trailer with a plug and inflate a tire I would take off the lug nuts and lift the trailer as my wife pulls the wheel off and just set it down on the hub.
flb_78 Posted August 14, 2011 #3 Posted August 14, 2011 I don't think I would even notice a flat tire on my Harbor Freight trailer as tough as the sidewalls are on it.
flb_78 Posted August 14, 2011 #4 Posted August 14, 2011 You could just take the factory jack out of your car or pickup. It's fairly lightweight and doesn't have any hydraulic oil to leak out. Or maybe find a scissor jack from a salvage yard or maybe even an auto parts store.
donaldj2242 Posted August 14, 2011 #5 Posted August 14, 2011 I went to an auto junk yard and purchased a scissor jack from a compact car. Light weight and doesn't take up much room.
Condor Posted August 14, 2011 #6 Posted August 14, 2011 With the trailer loaded up it's going to be a lot heavier than you'd expect. One of these puppys might help a bit. http://imageserv8.team-logic.com/store-logic/products/5/7393/st_7023.jpg
Rick Haywood Posted August 14, 2011 #7 Posted August 14, 2011 With the trailer loaded up it's going to be a lot heavier than you'd expect. One of these puppys might help a bit. http://imageserv8.team-logic.com/store-logic/products/5/7393/st_7023.jpg Well I already checked and I can still pick it up on one side enough to get it done. And almost all the time I am pulling my trailer I am with others so I should have help. If not even though I ride a venture I still belong to Gold Wing Road Riders Association and have a thing called Rescue plus. Costs me $60 a year and anything me, my wife or my daughter is riding on or in or driving they will come and either tow it change it or what ever up to 12 times a year. I hve used it many times to tow a vehicle and my daughter has used it when she is with frienads who lock the keys in the car. Just sign when they are done and off you go. It is the neatest thing since bottled beer.
Flyinfool Posted August 14, 2011 #8 Posted August 14, 2011 My thought is that even if you have a jack and lug wrench packed in your trailer, they will be at the bottom of the pile. This means that you will have to unload most of the trailer just to get the jack and lug wrench out. As long as it is unloaded it is not that heavy to lift to get the wheel off. I am sure that if I took the lug nuts off first that I could lift the trailer and kick the tire off. To reinstall the tire you should be able to use the flat tire as a jack while you put on the spare. With my HF trailer, I store it standing on end, So I could also work on the tires with it stood up against a tree, road sign, big rock or whatever else was handy. All of this is assuming that you have no one around to help.
BoomerCPO Posted August 14, 2011 #9 Posted August 14, 2011 I bought a small scissor jack from NAPA and I keep it stored on the bike along with a Plug Kit and 12V air compressor. Boomer....who sez it's better to be prepared rather than be in the woods widdout toilet paper/Handiwipes.
BEER30 Posted August 14, 2011 #10 Posted August 14, 2011 I mounted a second trailer tongue stand under the BEERCART in the rear. It serves two purposes. One as a leveler when I sleep in it. Secondly as a jack. I unhook the BEERCART from the scoot. Then lower the tongue to the ground and let the rear stand down all the way it can. Then I lift the tongue up and set the front stand down to raise the wheels off the ground. The BEERCART will teeter from left the right, so I shift the weight inside to the opposite side to lower that side wheel down on the ground, thus raising the wheel that needs to be changed/fixed. Though over 50K on the BEERCART before it's second set of tires, neither tire has had an issue. But I have practiced in the manner explained above for that just in case, repack the bearings or cleaning the wheels. The stand is lighter, takes up no space as it's mounted under the BEERCART. Serves several purposes and I do not have to worry about leaving it behind when I get one of the CRS moments. BEER30
Long Tall Posted August 15, 2011 Author #11 Posted August 15, 2011 Thanks All for the input...If anyone says this forum in not worth the $12, they need to have their ....... Examined.... Also used the site to remove front cowling for the first time today...Add a SilverStar bulb.... Split the Aux. Line on the amp....All with pixs... Thanks to all who provided input... Now I'm pretty much ready for the 13 Days on the road to South Dakota.... Long Tall Lynchburg, VA
sKiZo Posted August 24, 2011 #12 Posted August 24, 2011 Lucky me ... my rig tips up to the rear, which raises the road clearance on the axle a few inches. Jam in a log or cement block, then pull the tongue down, and the wheel is off the ground. I've got a light duty adjustable tripod that I use around the house. 12 inch tires, so I may have more clearance than some to get in there comfortably. Been thinking about making a jack stand for the tongue out of a piece of square tubing. Just cut it the right length, then tap it for a bracket that would bolt to the tongue. Locking wing nuts, and just pop it and turn it down when needed. Axle tube (also square) is the same size, so it'd be easy enough to move it over there if I had to do some tire work on the road. If I wanted to get fancy, add a pivot plate with a couple locking pins to make it easier to rotate.
sarges46 Posted August 24, 2011 #13 Posted August 24, 2011 We just loosened the nuts with a socket.....lifted the piggy backer and set the cooler under it. Worked slick as goose poop on a wet day!
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