where is the best place to position a floor jack when changing tires on trailers ?

[Bass Cat Boats]

Axles are pretty tough. No problem jacking the axle. Be sure hydraulic brake line is not in the way. If you are going to stick your head in or crawl under trailer, be sure to leave room to place jack stand under axle outside of your jack. Heck, if you are going to replace all those tires take it to the tire shop and let them do it. Wont cost any more and save you the trouble. Tell them not to tighten lug nuts with their jackhammer ( impact wrench) though.

[Bass Cat Boats]

Place it under the spring and if not there then the frame.

[Bass Cat Boats]

you bend a axle on a trailer as little as a boat weighs, theres a issue.

[Bass Cat Boats]

A 2 x 2 – 1/4 wall tube axle oould easily bend if jacked up from the center. The package weighs in around 3500 and most is on the axle.

[merc1997]

ditto on placing the jack underneath the spring.bo

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