05-03-2021, 05:01 PM #2
You can buy axle cradles for your bottle jack. They help support the axle.
Steph & Lise
2019 F150 Lariat 2.7 EB
2020 Imagine XLS 22MLE
05-03-2021, 05:40 PM #3
If you place a jack under the saddle bolts with a cradle, either purchased or made from wooden cribbing you will be oK. The other way is to roll the trailer up onto a pile of blocks. For example crib under the front curb side wheel. As the wheel rides up the cribbing it will assume all the trailer weight on that side and the rear curb side wheel will come off the ground. Can only do one side at a time. Something like the Andersen Rapid jack is ideal - works for my trailer.
Judy & Larry
Ty and Ali the St Bernard drool machines
Delta, British Columbia, GWN
2019 Imagine 2150RB - lovingly christened �IM-A-GENE� towed by Dusty via Andersen 3350.
2018 F150 SCREW 3.5 EcoBoost Lariat - respectfully christened �Dusty�.
05-03-2021, 08:10 PM #5
I always jack under the U bolts when I only have to lift one wheel at a time to change a tire. Anything more involved than that and I will take it to my trailer guy.
Mike & Karen
2021 Imagine 2600RB
2011 Toyota Tundra 5.7 RW, Tow Package
Husky Centerline WDH
Champion 2500DF, Prodigy P2
Happily Retired!
1. Use emergency flares when near a road or highway.
2. Block the wheels on the opposite side from the tire you wish to change to prevent accidental movement.
3. Position a hydraulic jack on the frame close to the spring hanger. (never attempt to use a stabilizer jack to lift the RV.)
4. Raise the trailer until the tire clears the ground.
5. Set a jack stand under the frame just to the rear of the tire being changed.
6. Follow the wheel Nut Torque and Wheel Re-installation instructions provided below.
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Tire Ply Composition & Materials
Tires are constructed from multiple layers of rubber-coated
fabric. Each of these layers is called a ply. In general, the higher
the number of plies in a tire, the more weight it can support.
• Tire manufacturers must report all materials used in the
composition of their tires, (ie., steel, nylon, polyester, etc.)
Spare Tire
The spare tire is used if a trailer tire is damaged, flat, or loses
air pressure. The spare tire/wheel may differ from the original
equipment, and is intended for temporary use ONLY.
The spare tire is secured below your RV. Locate the 1" access
hole in the skirt metal on the door-side of your RV, approximately
even with the spare tire. See Photo, Left.
• Insert the crank handle extension.
• Turn counter-clockwise to lower the spare tire.
• Turn clockwise to raise the spare tire.
Tire Changing Basics
• Hydraulic Jack & Jack Stands are customer supplied.
1. See page 65, Roadside Emergency.
2. Block the wheels on the opposite side from the tire you
wish to change. This will prevent accidental movement.
3. Loosen the wheel lugs BEFORE raising the RV.
4. Place a Hydraulic Jack on the frame close to the spring
hanger. Raise the trailer until the tire clears the ground
NEVER attempt to use a stabilizer jack to lift the RV.
5. Set up a Jack Stand under the frame just to the rear
of the tire being changed, then change your tire.
6. Follow the Wheel Nut Torque and Wheel Installation
instructions provided on the Next Page.
Pre-Travel Information
Spare Tire, Access Hole
& Crank Handle Extension
WARNING
Before working underneath
the RV, both the front
and rear axles should be
supported with jack stands.
Failure to do so may result
in serious injury or death.
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