Billy Fender Lexington, SC
Boat Name:
Model/Year: Cat 22, 1981
Hull No. 10081
Hailing Port: Lake Murray, Columbia, SC |
11/13/2007 4:41 PM Pacific Time
Where is the best place to locate jack to lift for flat tire? How big a jack would be needed? I tried a 1.5 ton Screw Jack to the axle shaft, and got no lift!!
thx
billy |
Greg Guenther Belleville, IL
Boat Name: Magnificat
Model/Year: 1970
Hull No. 473
Hailing Port: Belleville, IL |
11/14/2007 5:14 AM Pacific Time
Hey Billy,
I used my truck jack in the case I needed to jack up my trailer. It is short enough that you can put it under the spring where it is clamped to the axle. It lifted the trailer just fine. I have a tandem axle trailer though so it didn't sag as much as a single axle. Another alternative is a scissors jack. They are effective, provide a good range of lift and are really flat when compressed. They are also relatively inexpensive.
Greg |
Robert Donehoo Duluth Ga
Boat Name: Shady Deal
Model/Year: Catalina 22 1979
Hull No. 8940
Hailing Port: Lake Lanier Ga |
11/14/2007 7:22 AM Pacific Time
Billy, i have had a bottle jack,sissor jack and a small hydrolic floor jack. the bottle would not fit under the axle with a flat tire and would not lift high enough for the frame. Next the sissor jack (new) was a pain to use as it kept rolling over and locked in the up position so I had to pull the trailer off of it. Next I went to the small hydrolic floor with a piece of plywood under it so it could roll as it is raised.
It works fine, I place it under the axle spring plate so it only takes a few pumps to
raise the tire up. I bought 1 for each of my vehicles an threw out the original sissor jacks. |
Howard Friedman Pisgah Forest, NC
Boat Name: Forspacious Seas
Model/Year: Wing - 1989
Hull No. 14907
Hailing Port: Lake Keowee-Seneca, SC |
11/14/2007 7:36 AM Pacific Time
I use a small hydraulic floor jack also. It works great. The handle breaks down so the whole thing fits in a reasonably small box for travelling. It cost abot $40 at NAPA auto parts. |
Billy Fender Lexington, SC
Boat Name:
Model/Year: Cat 22, 1981
Hull No. 10081
Hailing Port: Lake Murray, Columbia, SC |
11/14/2007 10:44 AM Pacific Time
Thanks, guys. By the way, how heavy of a jack did you get (capacity)?
billy |
Howard Friedman Pisgah Forest, NC
Boat Name: Forspacious Seas
Model/Year: Wing - 1989
Hull No. 14907
Hailing Port: Lake Keowee-Seneca, SC |
11/14/2007 5:58 PM Pacific Time
I would use a minimum 1.5 ton jack as the total load is approx. 5000+ pounds and lifting one side would carry half the load. Better to have a little margin of safety built in. |
Al Gearing Burleson, Texas
Boat Name: Torch of Freedom
Model/Year: C-22/'76
Hull No. 6448
Hailing Port: Arlington YC |
11/15/2007 5:48 AM Pacific Time
Ithink that is a bit overboard, the boat only weighs 2500, and the trailer no more that a 1000, so almost any jack that will fit under the axle when the tire is flat will do. Your car jack is quite adequate and easiest to use. |
Bob Keim Nashville
Boat Name: Pursuit
Model/Year: C22/1976
Hull No.
Hailing Port: Nashville |
11/16/2007 2:58 AM Pacific Time
Those little floor jacks from the auto parts stores sure are handy! Get the little one that is easy to lift, store and move around. I paid about $25 for the last one I bought from Pep Boys. I see Nothern Tool has one for $20.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200305235_200305235
Be advised that the lug nuts may not be the same size as those on your tow vehicle. They may be SAE, or Metric. I have two of those 4-way lug nut tools - one for my truck, one for my trailer. |