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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 11/25/2007 : 18:38:55

What is the correct place to put the jack when replacing a tire on the Trail-Rite C250 trailer? On the axle? On the frame? I read the Trail-Rite manual and it doesn't say!

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 11/25/2007 : 20:17:11

Randy, on our Road King trailer, when I changed a wheel (flat tire) I put the jack under the Axle, concerned that the range of movement would be beyond the jack if I put it under the frame and had to allow the axle to extend on the springs.

I chocked the other 3 wheels front and back and blocked the towing hitch.

It suprised me that it was so easy.

Paul

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 11/25/2007 : 20:23:23

What kind of jack do you guys use? I've been looking for a shorty bottle jack with around 8-12 ton range.

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kevinmac
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Response Posted - 11/25/2007 : 20:50:20

I bought one on sale at Napa auto parts. They also have them at Harbor Freight.

Kevin

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 11/26/2007 : 06:47:56

Yup, harbor Freight, from 2 ton up to 12 ton! (you need a gorilla to move the 12 ton when under the trailer!)

Paul

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bear
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Response Posted - 11/26/2007 : 15:22:28

Randy, I have a regular Sears automobile jack. jacked one side of the trailer [Trailrite] at a time. I jack in between the two wheels { I can't tell you where but I believe it is an attach point where the springs come together just inside the two tires, trailer is about 35 miles away so I can't go look]. I also have heard you can pull one wheel up on to a 2x4 and the other wheel will be off the ground. When jacking it didn't matter if boat was on/off since I jacked outside of the wheels. Hope you understand and this helps.......

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 11/26/2007 : 17:15:14

Anther vote for jacking on the axle, I put the jack as close as I can to the spring. Jacking from the trailer frame will require you to lift the trailer/boat much higher.

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dubedoo
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Response Posted - 11/27/2007 : 00:23:43

A scissor jack out of an older 3/4 ton Chev pickup (picked up at the local wrecking yard for $10-15) under the axle works good for me. As well as some of the other features of the scissor jack, I like its low profile. Sometimes if you have a flat tire and get off to the side of the road you don't have much room under the axle and that's where a jack with a low profile comes in handy. It doesn't have an 8-12 ton capacity but the scissor jack out of a 3/4 ton pickup has plenty of capacity for the boat and trailer.

Steve
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 11/27/2007 : 21:29:56

Here's a kooky jack. I hear they work well if you have enough clearance under your fender. They work well with dual axle trailers.

It is preferential to place a jack under an axle, as close to the wheel as possible. This placement gives you the best leverage, so you have to lift the least distance. The axle is generally the strongest component of a vehicle and most likely to hold its shape in case of slippage.

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Ray Seitz
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Response Posted - 12/10/2007 : 19:51:52

I always try and get the jack under the spring bolts. I don't know how tough our trailrite trailers axles are constructed, but I have a friend with another type trailer and he jacked from the axle and bent it.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 12/10/2007 : 23:07:04

Thanks for the tips everyone! I placed the jack under the axle right near the springs and all went well. Much easier than trying to lift the trailer frame like last time!

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