how to put trailer + boat on blocks?

[blifland]

how to put trailer + boat on blocks?

RT25SC on tandem aluminum ezloader yr 2013, model: TA103B 25R 8900
rotten Carlisle tires - need to change all 5 (4 + spare)
please give info/experience with putting whole rig on wood blocks - want to get all 5 wheels
off same time and take to store for exchange (Goodyear Endurance 225/75/R15 Load E)
boat on trailer in garage on flat cement surface.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Andrew Custis]

Hello,

Thank you for the email. Wish we had experience doing this to suggest a good method and where to support the trailer. My suggestion would be to reach out to the trailer manufacturer and see where and if they would be ok placing the trailer on blocks with a boat loaded on it.

Thank you,

 

[NorthernFocus]

Simply buy or rent a set of four jack stands. With the boat on the trailer jack it up one side at a time and put the jack stands under the point where the axle connects to the frame of the trailer. You may need some plywood to use as shim material under the jack stands.

 

[quinsky]

These are what I bought for my triple axle trailer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00026Z3E0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[S. Todd]

I have done this numerous times. Every time I purchase a new trailer (boat or RV) I find the manufacturer has skipped the step of getting the tires/wheels spin balanced. I jack it up and take off all four wheels and take them and the spare to my favorite tire store to get them balanced. Start on a level surface. I generally use some jack stands to support the trailer slightly with the goal being not to twist it any. On your boat trailer the crossmembers closest to the engine are holding the bunks that hold the boat's weight so jack stands located there with the load spread out with a 2X4 should be a good safety factor if you feel so inclined. If you jack up one wheel at time just enough to get the tire to clear the ground and be removed there should be plenty of play in the springs. Place wooden blocks under the drum or disk as close to the lifted height as possible then lower slightly and remove the jack to go to the next wheel. I have two floor jacks which I usually leave under the rear axle for the hour or two until I return with my new balanced tires. Replace the rear two tires, torque to spec, and then replace the front two tires. The process done carefully places minimal stress on the trailer or boat compared to the first time you hit a bump in the road (here in the Midwest after this freeze then thaw then repeat winter weather all we have is bumps in the roads).

 

[YukonRon]

How friendly is your tire shop? By the time you get 5 Goodyear Endurance tires mounted and balanced you will be dropping a bit of cash. Any chance they could lend you 4 old tires on rims for the time it takes to do the swap? They could be any old mismatched junk, as long as the boltholes match. Heck, they wouldn't necessarily even need to hold air. You could swap out all 4, one wheel at a time same as changing a flat, putting the 4 junkers on. After you take your wheels back to the shop and get the new tires mounted you reverse the procedure and bring the junkers back.

 

[knotflying]

No room at the shop to just tow it over? I actually carry two spares and replace the old spares with the best two tires, so I just leave the two tires on the axle (one on each side) and then go to the shop with the old spares and two tires from the trailer. I then do all the switching when I get back.