Extreme newbie question

[bansai]

Originally Posted by oldmanAZ

I must admit, when I first started reading this, I wasn't visualizing your trailer's tongue.

Ditto!

[Atlee]

Me three. I figured he'd face planted with his tongue out.

Originally Posted by bansai

Ditto!

[Atlee]

I do too. Had to use it the first time last year on the return from Florida.
Break the lugs loose, them either back up on the Trailer-aide or pull up,
depending on which tire is flat. It worked perfectly. It might not work on a spread axle trailer though.

Originally Posted by oldenuftoknowbetter

I have a Trailer Aide. I had the unfortunate opportunity to use it on a trip earlier this summer. It worked perfectly! It even impressed a group of UPS drivers that were doing a trailer swap nearby.

[Husky911]

Harbor Freight 1/2" long torque wrench, 10 bucks with a coupon and the appropriate long socket. Use it as a breaker bar when you have a flat and check lug nuts the rest of the time (as you should do often).

[Isaacs]

Originally Posted by Husky911

Harbor Freight 1/2" long torque wrench, 10 bucks with a coupon and the appropriate long socket. Use it as a breaker bar when you have a flat and check lug nuts the rest of the time (as you should do often).

Yes, HF also has cheap bottle jacks that are just fine for occasional use.

For the record, you can be sure that when you get a flat/blowout it will be on a 70 MPH highway in the left lane and it will be the right side tire! (Yes, it happened to me.)

[Dan]

Originally Posted by smiletwice

Bought a 6 ton bottle jack. Put it directly on the axle as close to wheel as possible. Changed tire in about 5 minutes. Pretty easy stuff as it turns out.....

Just remember to stop and re-check your lugs frequently on the changed tire. I think recommended is 10, 25, 50 miles our something to that affect. It's a pain but they do loosen up sometimes.