prefered spare tire mount

[Diamondpilot]

do those people not have jacks that came stock with the tow vehicle?

I was considering one of the drive on tandem jacks. anyone use one before?

Good luck with it fitting under a trailer with a blown tire or lifting a fully loaded 10K trailer without breaking. One I went out on to help the trucks jack broke. Luckily he still had the tire on.

Do not bother with the drive on jack. It will work some times but if you are loaded heavily you can bend the good axle.

Chris

 

[Soundguy]

ditto what DP said.. be prepaired. when i go out of town to get a tractor I take a winch, spare battery, tool box, hi lift jack, spares, oil, lug wrench 4 way.. etc. air comp and tank.. anything I think I might need to get myself off the side of the road.. or to get a dead tractor up on the trailer when i get there.

this includes spare fuel cans.. though I believe I no longer have need of those

soundguy

 

[voltar0675]

I placed my spare under the deck forward (I have a 20 + 5 gooseneck trailer) out of sight of thieves. Attached with two bolts.

 

[Soundguy]

out of site is a good theft deterent. out of site, out of mind.

soundguy

 

[voltar0675]

A few pics...

 

[BruceWard]

I mounted a spare to the rail on the side at the front on both sides.

On the jacking question I added fold down legs to the rear of my trailer that keep the rear from dropping more than a couple of inches. With those down I can jack the front up using the jack to lift all four tires off of the ground. I use a bulldog jack which mounts to a short piece of round tubing welded to the side of the trailer. I built an portable mount for the jack with an extra round tube mount welded to a piece of 2.5" square tubing with the top cut out. I can take the jack off the tongue and place it and this extra mount under the frame of the trailer anywhere to lift a specific wheel.

 

[Egon]

On my Bumper pull the spare sits in the V on the hitch. Works quite well and is out of the way.

In the picture the tire is not mounted.

 

[scottyfletc2007]

do those people not have jacks that came stock with the tow vehicle?

I was considering one of the drive on tandem jacks. anyone use one before?

if you are like me and usually throw the chunk of wood( that keeps the trailer jack from digging into the ground) into the back of your truck ...when ya have a flat, unhook from truck, jack trailer all the way down, put chunk of wood underneath rear side of trailer that flat tire is on then jack trailer back up with trailer jack....not saying this will work on every trailer but has worked on my 18 ft. tandem a couple...this might save ya from a jack rattling around, or help out in a pinch...thanks.

 

[TheTrailerGuy]

if you are like me and usually throw the chunk of wood( that keeps the trailer jack from digging into the ground) into the back of your truck ...when ya have a flat, unhook from truck, jack trailer all the way down, put chunk of wood underneath rear side of trailer that flat tire is on then jack trailer back up with trailer jack....not saying this will work on every trailer but has worked on my 18 ft. tandem a couple...this might save ya from a jack rattling around, or help out in a pinch...thanks.

a great little cheap thing to build for tandem trailers is made with a 6' long piece of 2x8 lumber. cut it in three pieces, 1' long, 2' long and 3' long. stack them up, longest on the bottom to shortest on the top, screw it all together and you have a nice 5-6" drive up ramp for pulling your 'good' wheel up onto so you can change the flat. Just remember to break your lug nuts loose on the flat tire while it is still pinned to the ground.

I'll post a photo of the one i like to toss in the truck while towing later.

 

[Wooddust]

In winter salt on road country, you will find that getting the tire off that has been hung under the trailer one of the worst jobs in your life...and if on the side of a road, you wont get the bolts loose.

I boosted my toolbox and store the spare under it