My apologies if I am annoying anyone with all my recent posts, and my sincere thanks to all of you that have provided me answers and guidance so far
It occurred to me this afternoon that I am totally unprepared for the eventual flat trailer tire I assume will happen at some point while dragging this thing along behind me
Well, not totally unprepared, because I have a spare tire and a torque wrench. But I have no jack or jack stands, and I don't know if I have the right size socket in my tool kit (Checking that is # 1 on tomorrows to do list) for my wheel lugs.
So I'm looking for advice on the following, for my model trailer (ST240BH). It has 2 axles that are connected via the leaf springs:
1) Loaded weight will be in the 5800 to 6500 lb range. I assume a 4 ton jack is sufficient? Been looking at the hydraulic jacks on-line. I've seen floor jacks too, but the hydros are a lot smaller. What style, capacity, and brand would you recommend?
2) If I understand correctly, you are supposed to jack up the frame, and as close to the flat tire as possible. Looking at my trailer there is not a lot of space that looks appropriate. I think the frame is an I-Beam, but I only see what looks like an L. On the curb side there is a gas line running next to the L, and appears to be mounted a bit lower than the frame.
So basically what I'm asking is what type of jack I should get, and where I should put it when the time comes to use it?
Thanks again for your wisdom and guidance!
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