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quote:Originally posted by dieselguyI’ll have to just smile on your aversion to jacking under the springs yet moments later you willingly place double the load on the adjoining spindle to get the tire changed. I’d do it on my car trailer since it’s way lighter, but no way on something as heavy as our fivers. But hey … we’ve beat this horse well past the finish line before.
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There is theory, and there is experience. I'll take experience every time. I have used the pyramid process using interlocking leveling blocks successfully several times previously, yes it wasn't a 5th wheel, but I'm guessing the axle weight ratios were similar.
Taking a jack and putting it under a single point on the axle scares me, since I'm concerned with a bent axle. Using the pyramid, I gently raise my trailer on pressure points. No, I wouldn't want to drive that way for any distance, but for 16" I feel good. There are extra stresses, but some of that stress is then moved across the trailer to the other two tires.
I go with what I know. And again, it worked.