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dedmiston

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Posted: 01/30/23 11:42am

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I tried a few times years ago to jack up one side of the fiver with the Lippert 6-point leveler jacks, but they just wouldn't raise one side off the ground on a level-ish surface. The last time I had a flat I used my old Boy Scout trick of loosening the lugs and then moving the trailer forward to get the bad wheel over a hole in the ground to change it.

Last Friday I had a blowout and we were on pavement with no dirt nearby (no way to find a hole or dig my own). I had an inspiration though, and I'm kicking myself for not trying this sooner.

I just put a stack of yellow leveling blocks over each of the jacks and raised the entire trailer off the ground after I loosened the lugs.

The whole thing was done in under a half hour and my wife was dazzled: "Wow - New Personal Best". It made it a million times easier to get to the spare too.

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Posted: 01/30/23 11:53am

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Darn, youu shredded that tire.. looks like NO RV damage as well ! ! Well done..

As far as jacking, that is what I have been doing for all maintenance.. I carry 6" square blocks of wood x 10" long to use under jacks IF the spot is really out of level so I do not get an " OUT OF STROKE " message . .

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If you have the hydraulic jacks, it's a no-brainer. But, FWIW, the electric jacks generally have a lower weight rating, and some will not raise the tires off the ground.

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dedmiston

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Posted: 01/30/23 12:14pm

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ford truck guy wrote:

Darn, youu shredded that tire.. looks like NO RV damage as well ! ! Well done..

Yeah. We got lucky. If it had been the other side the trip would have been over because that's where the hydraulic lines are so exposed.

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Posted: 01/30/23 03:25pm

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And that's a GoodYear tire!

I'm on my 2nd set of Michelin XPS RIB tires on my triple axle. They're commercial grade truck tires. No tire issues in 11 years.

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Posted: 01/30/23 04:43pm

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azdryheat wrote:

And that's a GoodYear tire!

You can read that sidewall?

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Yes, you can clearly read GY on the front tire. Looking at the tread design, it appears to me, to be an Endurance. I would be curious if this is correct, and what tire dating, and also what tires were inflated to for your trip. Unlikely to know cause of death, with that mess?

Great that your new motor worked well, providing enough hydraulic pressure to lift that heavy toy hauler.

While your PSA, with picture, will help others with tire issues, I was hoping you'd post a camp pic, or scenic pic, taken out riding. I am a shut-in, that woke up this morning to -20F. At least 3 months wait before turning FW tires.

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* This post was edited 01/30/23 06:09pm by MFL *

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Posted: 01/31/23 08:02am

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dedmiston wrote:

when I do it I just put the stacks under the side i want to lift then put the off side down so they just touch the ground and manualy lift the flat side. might work different with a 4 point over a 6 point though I am not sure.

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cummins2014

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Posted: 01/31/23 08:22am

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dedmiston wrote:

azdryheat wrote:

And that's a GoodYear tire!

You can read that sidewall?

Goodyear Endurance ,how old ? They appear to have plenty of tread left .

Last time I replaced the tires on my fifth wheel , I manually raised the six point jacks, and lifted all four ,and took them to the tire shop for replacement , so far I have never had it out of stroke .

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I hope you take the tire to a GY "OWNED" store and have them send it to GY to analyze the tire. I am willing to bet road hazard, very common for front tire to kick up object and next tire taking a hit. The GY ENDURANCE simply has no record of failing from non road hazard issue.

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