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Irishman2014 · 05-02-2019, 06:49 PM

Hello all. We're still in the process of equipping our TT with some basic necessities and trying to determine how best to jack the trailer up in the event that we need to change a flat tire. We have road hazard protection, but I'm certain that there will come a time when we'll need or want to do it ourselves. Our trailer weighs about 6500 Lbs (or more depending on all the crap we have in it) and would like to know based upon your experience if a bottle jack (maybe a 4 ton) is the best option? In my experience I'll also need a jack stand to work in conjunction with the bottle jack if the trailer is going to be elevated for any length of time. I believe this is simply because as the bottle jack ages the oil tends to shift from one reservoir to the other causing the jack to lose its holding power. The Rapid Jack eliminates this problem and it looks fairly easy to use. Thoughts?

05-02-2019, 06:49 PM	#1
Irishman2014 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: HUNTINGTON BEACH Posts: 18	Rapid Jack vs. bottle jack Hello all. We're still in the process of equipping our TT with some basic necessities and trying to determine how best to jack the trailer up in the event that we need to change a flat tire. We have road hazard protection, but I'm certain that there will come a time when we'll need or want to do it ourselves. Our trailer weighs about 6500 Lbs (or more depending on all the crap we have in it) and would like to know based upon your experience if a bottle jack (maybe a 4 ton) is the best option? In my experience I'll also need a jack stand to work in conjunction with the bottle jack if the trailer is going to be elevated for any length of time. I believe this is simply because as the bottle jack ages the oil tends to shift from one reservoir to the other causing the jack to lose its holding power. The Rapid Jack eliminates this problem and it looks fairly easy to use. Thoughts?