I was towing my Jeep on the trailer when a rear tire on the trailer blew out. I was right at an Interstate exit and was able to pull over quuckly.
Tire is a Duro ST205/75/D15 with less than 1000 miles. I had inflated it the day before. Neither the dealer where I bought it nor Duro customer support would warranty it as it was over 1 year old. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] Needless to say I won't be buying another.
I had a spare, but made a couple of poor decisions when changing it, which made the task quite a bit longer than it should have been.
1) Left the Jeep on the trailer and jacked both of them with a hi-lift. It worked "OK" but there was a lot of strain on the jack handle. When I went to lower it the jack wouldn't descend properly. When I tried to "drive off" the jack it wedged and bent the jack itself.
2) Failed to check the inflation of the spare (it felt OK). When The wieght went on it collapsed. In addition I couldn't air it up with the weight on.
Eventually I wised up enough to drive the Jeep off the trailer, jack up the trailer, and air up the spare. All went well thereafter.
In the future I will carry a big bottle jack in the truck, and will air up the spare before installing it.
I really enjoy pulling down my 16" 10-ply 80psi spare and installing up under 20k lbs of loaded trailer in the rain, only to find out the genius that last repaired the tire only aired it up to 35psi.
Ahhh,... good times and special moments make such wonderful memories. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif[/img]
I'm feeling ya there. Last week I had just loaded about 350 bales on the 30' goose when I noticed one of my tires was flat (blown). Luckily I was at the barn but let me tell you that 12ton jack with the short handle gave me a good workout.
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I submitted a related post earlier regarding access to a blown tire on a loaded trailer. I found the item I had memories of - anybody ever use one of these?
According to my Dexter and Trailer manual, they do not recommend using the axles or suspension equalizer link as jacking points. What points on the trailer are you jacking up that gives you enough clearance with a bottle jack to get the wheels off the ground?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wild_Pony</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I submitted a related post earlier regarding access to a blown tire on a loaded trailer. I found the item I had memories of - anybody ever use one of these?</div></div>
Never new they had such a jack. I carry 4 made out of 2X6 3 wide that look just like the EZ_JACK. They work great except when the inside dual blew on my Class 3 motor home. LOL
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For this reason I carry a 12-ton bottle jack and lots of wood cribbing when towing. You'd think a 4-ton bottle jack would be enough, but it is not.
Florida Ed
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In a pinch I have used a block of wood (just happened to have the right size). Propped it up against the axle and pulled it up on it.
Worked great. If I had a choice I carry a good size bottle jack.
On Edit: We have switched our factory jacks out to bottle jacks. With a little work they fit in the same place.
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Dexter I would think says that to cover their butt. However in real life there is no where else to put a jack. You would have to raise the trailer up about 1-2 feet (guessing) before the suspension allowed you ground clearance. That would be real safe with a load on.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Maynor</div><div class="ubbcode-body">According to my Dexter and Trailer manual, they do not recommend using the axles or suspension equalizer link as jacking points. What points on the trailer are you jacking up that gives you enough clearance with a bottle jack to get the wheels off the ground? </div></div>The pivot bolt of said suspension equalizer, dead center between axles. Any other lift point would not equalize the load when lifted and could shift.
Two times I had tires go on my truck and found the bottle jack had leaked fluid when I got it out of the tool chest. Chinese boat stuff. After the second time, I sprung for a $$$ one made in the USA. Yeah, I could just carry a jug of jack fluid, but who wants to fix their tools along the road. The last time was in the AZ desert on a very hot day. Glad you got underway without injury. Experience is a nice word for all the mistakes we make in life.
I don't like bottle jacks, they don't have enough throw to do anything - with the jack starting snug, they won't lift the height of a sidewall on a 16" tire, especially if you can't get under the axle and have suspension sag - and you never can on a horse trailer. I carry a small floor jack, but usually just use boards and blocks - a couple rough-cut 2x8's a couple feet long, and various 4x4's and 6x6's. Make a ramp, pull up on it, and away you go.
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