glider trailer Q

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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