Jack it up

[old jim]

My 18ft Tracker sits on a trailer made by or for the Tracker people. The frame
is rectangular steel, and the axel is round. If and when the day comes that I need
to jack a tire up where would one put the jack? Perhaps on the frame, in front of
or behind the wheel. Inquiring minds want no need to know? Regards, Jim

 

[Cheetah 210es]

Re: Jack it up

Your typical floor jack has cut outs on the cup that the axle sits in nicely, If you jack either end of the spring on the frame you have to first lift the weight of the load until the spring unloads itself before the tyre clears the ground.

 

[Lawnmedic]

Re: Jack it up

On the spring perch??

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Jack it up

The spring perch is what I use but I also use a floor jack that is easy to fit under it.

 

[Parrish416]

Re: Jack it up

My 18ft Tracker sits on a trailer made by or for the Tracker people.

 

[5150abf]

Re: Jack it up

The axle is the best place, as cheetah pointed out it lift the whole thing now as opposed to having to max out the suspension but anywhere is fine, I really doubt you can hurt it no matter where you jack it up.

 

[lncoop]

Re: Jack it up

I've probably lifted mine more in the last ten months that most people do in a lifetime. Long story.:facepalm: I've always just put the jack under the axle right next to the wheel and never had an issue. This is on a 21' Suntracker.

 

[Lawnmedic]

Re: Jack it up

The axle is the best place, as cheetah pointed out it lift the whole thing now as opposed to having to max out the suspension but anywhere is fine, I really doubt you can hurt it no matter where you jack it up.

Watched a guy try to rotate his tires using 1 jack, right in the middle of the axle....

 

[old jim]

Re: Jack it up

Well I don't carry a floor jack in the PU so best see if the bottle jack I do carry will work.
Maybe the sisor jack that csme with the PU. Regards, Jim

 

[lncoop]

Re: Jack it up

Well I don't carry a floor jack in the PU so best see if the bottle jack I do carry will work.
Maybe the sisor jack that csme with the PU. Regards, Jim

Shouldn't have any trouble getting either of those under your trailer, Jim.