Question for those who pull a trailer....

What do you carry in your trailer to raise it if you have to change a flat tire? Bottle jacks are fairly heavy, was wondering what others are using.

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Originally Posted by stepbill

What do you carry in your trailer to raise it if you have to change a flat tire? Bottle jacks are fairly heavy, was wondering what others are using.

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I carry a shipping blanket in my Bushtec, just tip it on it's side. Easiest way to change tires.
Not sure if you can to that with all trailers, but works perfectly with a Bushtec Turbo.

Also have a Bushtec Turbo, never thought about laying it on it's side, damn a bike and trailer , don't even have to disconnect, just lay both on their si:icon_wink:de ! Seriously I carry a scissors style jack but Bushtec tires are like 6 or 8 ply...

I don"t pull a trailer, but couldn't you carry a piece ov plywood maybe 1 1/2" thick. Cut it like a 1/4 pie section with a notch at the point. Prop it under the axle and pull forward just a bit to roll it up?

on my sidecar bike I just got a 2x4 cut to the proper length with a V notch to fit under axle. easy peasy. :icon_wink: cueman

Yeah, something like that.

We've got 25k miles on our trailer and just put new tires on as we bought the 2003 trailer in 2013 with a whopping 500 miles of use. Was more worried about the age of the tires than wear: these are really tough tires. Not too worried about flats.

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My planning is more toward wheel bearings than flats.
Flats are a no brainer.

Love the color of the streetglide by the way.

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Originally Posted by Dirtstiff's F6B

My planning is more toward wheel bearings than flats.
Flats are a no brainer.

Love the color of the streetglide by the way.

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Yup, gotta watch those bearings. I replaced one early-on and when the Bushtec contractors at Bike Week in PCB changed out the tires they also changed the bearings.

Thanks for the kind words on the color; it's actually a 2013 Road King CVO. No batwing... just a windscreen. :yes:

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Originally Posted by stepbill

What do you carry in your trailer to raise it if you have to change a flat tire? Bottle jacks are fairly heavy, was wondering what others are using.

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Bill - I carry a cheap scissor jack just in case, but also carry the "stop and go" tire plug kit. I pull a CanAm trailer and laying it on its side isn't really an option.
Have fun trailering!
Bill