Proper jacking point? | Forest River Forums I'm changing the grease in the axle bearings I watched a number of youtube videos and got different answers to the question of the appropriate place to position the jack under the trailer for jacking Some put it on the axle, others on the frame I tried reading the manual and can not find anything
Jacking up a travel trailer. Official instructions? Any?? Jacking Up and Blocking Never place a jack or blocks under the axle to raise or support the trailer It can bend the axle With a dual axle trailer, the point between the two axles, which is attached to the frame, is the correct place to position the jack Use a solid block such as a pair of 12" x 12" x 2" wood blocks under the jack
Jacking Points | Forest River Forums So our floor jack wheels are digging into the wood, not able to roll and relieve the shear force in place The bottle jack, while not able to roll, is still experiencing the arc shearing force especially when jacking on the frame since it has to not only lift the tire a couple of inches, it also has to overcome the suspension travel first
Torsion axles and jacking | Forest River Forums Using the 'under tire' accessories to raise a wheel doesn't subject the axle tube to the stresses caused by jacking on a small spot The last time I had all four tire replaced on an RV with torsion axles, the tech rolled that big ole floor jack under the frame and jacked the whole side up so both wheels were off the floor
Jacking up Rockwood Trailer for Tire Change | Forest River Forums Because we like to boondock high in the Rocky Mountains I started thinking about what I would do if I had a flat tire in a place where I could not call a service I checked to see if my scissor jack would raise the trailer sufficiently to get the wheel off the ground Since you have to raise the
Tire Change - Jack Point | Forest River Forums I'm trying to put something together to safely lift my MiniLite for emergency tire changes I prefer the more traditional approach of a bottle jack versus ramps that and I have a few on hand Dexter seems to recommend jack via the frame as well I did a few measurements and the frame is around
Jack point - Forest River Forums The warnings about jacking under an axle are in place to keep unthinking individuals from placing a jack under the center of an axle and trying to lift goodness knows what up all at once You will ruin an axle jacking in the middle of the tube As stated by "youroo" hooking your RV to your TV adds a margin of safety when doing suspension work
where to place jack? - Forest River Forums Any extra weight carried by that point due to jacking it up is no different than how extra weight is transferred as driving over uneven surfaces or hitting the usual bumps on the highway This is actually one of the safest ways to lift a tire off the ground other than driving one tire onto a ramp if a tandem axle