fla-gypsy
North Florida
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I carry a 6 ton for my 10K GVWR trailer and wished it was bigger. Next time I will buy a twelve ton just because bigger is better sometimes.
09 SuperDuty Crew Cab 6.8L/4.10(The Black Pearl)
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mobilcastle
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fla-gypsy wrote:I carry a 6 ton for my 10K GVWR trailer and wished it was bigger. Next time I will buy a twelve ton just because bigger is better sometimes. X2-I like heavy duty.
2010 Heartland 3670RL Demco,dual panes,2-AC,
7000lb axles,G rated LT tires,38' high profile,
2011 Chevy 3500HD,Dually,D/A,LB,EB,4X4,
B&W Companion,GVWR-13,000
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Tango, AE7UI
Taylorsville, UT
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I have a 12 ton and I bought this size for the extra lift (height) range.
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JIMNLIN
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I have a old '70s 12 ton shortie hyd bottle jack. It was sold as a truckers special as it came with a 12" x 12" wide base for using on soft surfaces on the side of the road. Its great for sliding under the axles to lift the axle when changing a flat tire.
Lifting one side of the trailer is no problems with this jack.
IMO a 4000 lb jack is simply not he best tool for your 16000 lb trailer when lifting the end of one axle or other jobs that require lifting the side of the trailer.
"good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" ............ Will Rogers
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Rock2
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Wow I got lot of response. That is what I like about this forum. Okay I just only need a bottle jack to lift up one side of tire so that I can work on bearing or just in case if tire gets flat on the road. So you are saying 2 ton bottle jack is not enough?
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mtlroofer
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check out http://www.gotrailerpal.com/
i just used one recently and it worked GREAT! no jack, no fuss.
looking at running them for our entire company fleet.
more expensive than a jack, but MUCH safer also.
feel free to pm me if u have any ?'s
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BigT
Texas Panhandle
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Or get a trailer with a Big Foot or a similar hydraulic lift system and leave the bottle jack and trailer aide stuff at home.
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laknox
Arizona
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BigT wrote:Or get a trailer with a Big Foot or a similar hydraulic lift system and leave the bottle jack and trailer aide stuff at home.
Until it malfunctions. :-) Even if I had a leveling system, I'd still carry a jack.
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Allworth
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Is Big T suggesting a $2500 replacement for a $19 bottle jack?
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Martha, Allen, & Blackjack
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07PSDCREW
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I have no problem using the factory bottle jack that came with my F350. I just used it with a single piece of flat wood to jack my fver onto (4) 6k jackstands so I could install my new 16's.
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