Jacking Trailer up for winter?

[Team Mud]

Is it necessary to Jack the Trailer up to get the tires off the ground for winter?

I live in Connecticut,

I have a brand new dual axle trailer and the trailer sits out in the yard from mid November to mid March. It has the Vault type bearing w/ four disk brakes.

My old trailer was a single axle & I use to jack it up, take the tires/drums/brakes off for the winter and clean and repack bearings during the winter months.

Whats the best way to jack up a dual axle?

thx
Ed

[Shuck Grass]

I would think it’s a good idea to jack it up. I done mine this evening. I used a small floor jack and 4 small jack stands I got from auto zone. Took 5 minutes.

[Fishysam]

Necessary? No

decent idea? Maybe

i just roll my boat forwards and backwards a couple times a winter

[Fish Whisperer]

I think it is worth it. I had a set of tires get what I have called a flat spot on the tires a few years back. Just from sitting in one spot. I used to just winterize it, back it next to the garage and plug it in once a month. But a couple of years back I got flat spots on all 4 tires. They didn't go all the way down. Just a little flat. The first time out that year I went straight to the gas station and put air in them. It took a bit for the tires to really round up. The last 5+ years I have been jacking it up and I put stacked 4 X 4's under the frame. Just enough to get it off the ground an inch or two. Haven't had an issue since then.

[Kbeasley62]

Where do i put the jack stands on a single axle trailer? under the axle near each tire or under the frame on each side near a tire?

[Shuck Grass]

Under the axle. As close to the wheel as you can. Make sure it’s stable. Mine is on a slab. If yours isn’t, you may need something under the jack stands to keep them from shifting/sinking

[Kbeasley62]

Thanks Shuck Grass. It's a garage floor so it'll be stable.

[gdi]

I put my stands on the frame it takes the weight off the springs. Not sure if it's better or not but that's what I've been doing for ever.

[TomM]

I'm in PA and I've never put my trailer on jacks. The tires do get a little flat spot that I can feel when I pull it for the first time in the spring but it's gone before I go a mile.


Tom

[04_triton]

I'm in PA and I've never put my trailer on jacks. The tires do get a little flat spot that I can feel when I pull it for the first time in the spring but it's gone before I go a mile.


Tom

+1

[Bassman Ia.]

40 years I have never jacked mine up. Sits in the shop from Nov.— March So far no problems.