some auto parts suppliers may have a crescent shaped "lifter" of sorts, I
cannot remember the name right now.. but you put the "short side" under the
axel and then roll forward about 1/3rd the revolution, the increasing
diameter of the "tool" lifts the axel enough to remove the tire..

this may not work with trailers whose axel is close to the bed,
personally I keep a small floor jack in my truck (Ranger), I have used and
do not trust scissor jacks or small bottle jacks to lift my truck when on a
sloping shoulder that may be soft.

BT

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Vaughn Simon wrote:
"Ken Ward" wrote in message
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what kind of jack do you carry along for when you need to change a flat
tire? I have a good spare tire but no jack.

Your car jack may do just fine, but odds are that your lug wrench
won't fit. For a lug wrench, buy yourself a star wrench at any auto
parts store and mount it somewhere on the trailer out of the way. If
your car jack (probably scissors type) is not up to the job, hydraulic
bottle jacks are amazingly cheap, or visit any junkyard.

Be absolutely certain the jack will do the job when the tire is flat. A
bottle jack will not work on many trailers with a flat tire, though they
might work fine when the tire is full of air. The axle and trailer side
may be too close to the ground. My trailer needs a scissors jack - got one
for $2 at a yard sale.

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