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| I have a 619 VS with a dual axle trailer. Obviously, it is heavy as heck. I've been carrying a 2 ton floor jack in case I need to change a tire. It's definitely large and heavy, but I would rather err on the side of caution, especially if I had to change alone or with my family.
Anyone have another or better suggestion for jacking a heavy boat?
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Posts: 897
| Get yourself a bottle jack and a jack stand that can support the weight of the boat and trailer. I have a 19' glass boat and that combo has worked well for me and it packs down relatively small and is lightweight. |
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Location: St. Germain, WI | I also have a tandem axle boat trailer with 19' alumacraft and 200 hp honda, i use my vehicle jack out of my truck, if that jack can lift my 06 ram 3500 with a cummins, the trailer isn't much of an issue. Remember you still have 3 tires supporting the majority of the weight. |
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Posts: 393
Location: Hopefully on the water | Stick with the floor jack. Much easier IMO from past experience. Yes it takes some room up but easier and quicker to change should you need to. |
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Posts: 994
Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | 17 rigs ran in a pile of states for 40 years! We changed a flat on the bridge over the Ohio river one time...since then my jack is 1-800- AAA, worth every penny!! many of my trailers never even had a spare after I got that card! Every time I used it I was back on the road faster than if I did the change out myself. |
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Posts: 443
Location: Indiana | It is almost too simple for a dual axle trailer. I have a 2.5' long piece of 6X6 lumber, cut on one end as a ramp for a tire to go up on. If it is a flat front tire, I back the back tire up on the ramp, vise-versa if it is the front. Works great. In a pinch the same can be done in a parking lot on the bumpers that keep you from pulling through. That way I don't have to carry a jack. |
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Posts: 175
| http://www.rvwholesalers.com/catalog/trailer-aid-yellow-jack-by-cam...
This is the ticket. |
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