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03-14-2014, 05:56 PM
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Member
Name: Russ & Vivian
Trailer: Scamp
Pennsylvania
Posts: 94
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Jack
First thing that comes to mind is Jack & Coke and the campfire, second is which jack does everyone use, scissor or bottle?
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03-14-2014, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: 1996 Casita 17 Spirit Deluxe; 1946 Modernistic teardrop
New York
Posts: 5,413
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automotive floor jack is first choice, own 5, second choice is bottle jack, scissors is 3rd.
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03-14-2014, 06:08 PM
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Member
Name: Russ & Vivian
Trailer: Scamp
Pennsylvania
Posts: 94
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I wonder if they make a lightweight floor jack, will be looking.
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03-14-2014, 06:22 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Glenn
Trailer: Trillium 1300
Georgia
Posts: 451
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Each one has its place. Floor jack is tops, but i ain't hauling it around.
A hydraulic bottle jack will have the most power for its size, but somewhat limited range. It can be hard to get a bottle jack under a trailer axle (or hub in the case of a torsion axle).
Scissor jack wins for takealong duty. Lightweight, great range, doesn't leak oil... Dirt simple. Not what you'd want to use at home in the shop, just the best compromise IF you need a jack in the field.
There's only one better answer:
Your tow vehicle's jack. If it will serve to lift your camper, why tote more. My 4runner has a manual screw jack similar to what was used in GM light trucks for decades. I made sure it would work on the Trillium and then crossed jack off my list. (Lug wrench matches too! ;-)
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03-14-2014, 06:26 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Glenn
Trailer: Trillium 1300
Georgia
Posts: 451
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadow56
I wonder if they make a lightweight floor jack, will be looking.
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Yes, there are aluminum floor jacks. Ever see them Nascar crews one-hand 'em over the wall?
One problem.
Good ones ain't cheap, and cheap ones ain't good.
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03-14-2014, 07:02 PM
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Member
Name: Russ & Vivian
Trailer: Scamp
Pennsylvania
Posts: 94
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I think mine has the pin on top I will have to look, if it does I can use a small block of soft wood which will indent the wood and should work. I'll give it a try in the morning.
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03-14-2014, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,520
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Bal stabilizers...
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03-14-2014, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
Posts: 2,548
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I like the cheap aluminum "racing jack" (floor jack) from Pep Boys or Harbor Freight at home but I carry a screw jack from a Toyota Hilux totaled long ago. I don't care for the problem of finding space to pump a hydraulic bottle jack placed on the frame well inboard of the sides of a trailer. I don't trust life and limb to any jack.
jack
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03-14-2014, 08:04 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Rear Stabilizer & tongue jack only. When on the road and have to change a tire use the tugs jack.
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03-14-2014, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: 1996 Casita 17 Spirit Deluxe; 1946 Modernistic teardrop
New York
Posts: 5,413
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Is this thread about what jack you use at home, or what you would use to change a tire on the road, or about stabilizers when set up in camp? Or all of the above??
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03-14-2014, 08:14 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
Posts: 3,436
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Bal crank down at the back, like Floyd's photo.
Also a scissor jack under the door.
...and no coke for me, no sir.
I want my Jack to be a Gentleman
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03-14-2014, 08:31 PM
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Member
Name: Russ & Vivian
Trailer: Scamp
Pennsylvania
Posts: 94
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Its about a jack to change a tire. And hold the Coke for Pam.
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03-14-2014, 08:38 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pam Garlow
...and no coke for me, no sir.
I want my Jack to be a Gentleman
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03-14-2014, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Florida
Posts: 1,691
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Jack
I use a bottle jack at home. I find it easier to move into an "exact" position than when using a floor jack. On the road I use the tow vehicle's scissor jack. And even though I have retrofitted BAL stabilizers, I find them less than ideal to raise the wheel completely off the ground.
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03-14-2014, 08:42 PM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: 1996 Casita 17 Spirit Deluxe; 1946 Modernistic teardrop
New York
Posts: 5,413
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadow56
Its about a jack to change a tire. And hold the Coke for Pam.
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In that case I carry a bottle jack laid in the spare which is in the well under the floor of our CRV. The CRV has an outside mounted spare. Have not yet had to change a tire on the road. For the lug nuts I carry a 1/2" drive breaker bar and deep sockets. At home I use one of my floor jacks.
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03-14-2014, 08:49 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
Posts: 3,436
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Well, then, give me the Jack and I'll hire someone to change my tire....
And since I tote the scissor jacks, I guess that would be what the tow driver would have to use.
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03-14-2014, 09:57 PM
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Senior Member
Name: David
Trailer: Former 13’Scamp, now Snoozy
Arizona
Posts: 2,316
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadow56
First thing that comes to mind is Jack & Coke and the campfire, second is which jack does everyone use, scissor or bottle?
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We used an automotive scissors jack mounted to the frame, just behind each wheel.
Dave & Paula
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03-14-2014, 10:31 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Scamp actually states in their owners manual that you should only raise the wheels off the ground by placing a jack on one of the the two main tubed beams. With the jack placed either close to the axle or toward the rear of the trailer. The bal stabilizers they have on the rear bumper of the trailer and not to be used to jack up the trailer only to stabilize it.
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03-15-2014, 02:55 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2015 Escape 5.0TA
Florida
Posts: 1,691
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Jack
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Scamp actually states in their owners manual that you should only raise the wheels off the ground by placing a jack on one of the the two main tubed beams. With the jack placed either close to the axle or toward the rear of the trailer. The bal stabilizers they have on the rear bumper of the trailer and not to be used to jack up the trailer only to stabilize it.
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I believe the stabilizers that the Scamp Owner's Manual refers to are manufactured by Atwood and are bumper mounted. The BAL stabilizers both Floyd and I refer to are retrofits so Scamp has NO recommendations concerning them. Mine (BAL C Jacks) are bolted to a piece of square tubing welded across the two main frame tubes from side to side, and they can provide lift as well as stabilize far better than the stabilizers Scamp provides.
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03-15-2014, 08:11 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dennis
Trailer: Scamp 16'
Utah
Posts: 258
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Floor jack at home. On the road, I have the tow scissor jack and a bottle jack-and wheel chocks. Also carry a cross-frame lug wrench.
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