[VAC] Re: Jacks & wheel blocks

["Scott Scheuermann" <s.l.scheuermann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The stabilizer jacks can be used any time you are parked. They are put at
the rear bumper and at the front "corners" of the trailer where the "A"
frame leaves the belly pan to stabilize the trailer. They normally are not
used to change a tire, but they can be. Tandem axle trailer tire changing is
much easier done by just backing/pulling onto a thick block with the good
axle, leaving the axle with the flat tire in the air.

If you wish to use blocks under the stabilizer jacks they should match the
footprint of the jack. Blocks for under the tires should be wide enough that
the complete tire tread rests upon the block. For tandem axles there is a
item you can buy that fits between the tires eliminating the need for wheel
chocks. But before you make blocks for all the jacks of your trailer you
should know that as a saftey backup there should be some trailer to ground
connection other than the electric cord. One of the jacks without a block
will suffice.

Scott