How to Lift a Travel Trailer
There are many procedures that may require you to lift your travel trailer: to unhitch it, to change a tire on the road, to make repairs underneath the trailer that require lifting it, or to take the tires off for storage. Jacks and jack stands will allow you to lift your travel trailer with ease, but always remember that trailers are heavier than cars and should be handled accordingly.
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Instructions
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Park your trailer on ground as level and solid as possible.
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Secure the tires with wheel chocks placed against each tire.
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Lower the jack located at the tip of the hitch to unhitch the travel trailer. Always do this first. All travel trailers come with four built-in stabilizer jacks, located at each corner of the trailer --- lower these if you wish.
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Place a jack near where you need to work, using the frame or the axles --- they are the strongest points underneath the trailer --- if you are making repairs on the trailer. Position a jack near the damaged tire to change it, if you are changing a tire.
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Position a jack at each corner of the trailer's frame; jack each up if you need to lift the trailer off the ground entirely. Replace each of them with a jack stand: secure each jack stand in place near the jack, then carefully lower the jack and take it off.
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Tips & Warnings
Use the proper jacks and jack stands, as every trailer has a different weight and jacks have weight load limits. Failure to use the proper equipment could result in trailer damage and/or personal injury or death.
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