New Rpod 178 owner - Event Date: 02 Dec 2020 - 10 Dec 2020

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   Have watched numerous you tubes of "On the Road with John Marucci.  Highly recommend if you haven't viewed his videos.  He covers everything about Rpods pretty thoroughly.  Even on his tire video, he has never mentioned what kind of jack to use is you have a flat tire.  Can the trailers jacks work or is that too much weight on the jacks to lift the one side of the trailer off the ground.  If you can use the trailer jacks, what would you recommend purchasing?  Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

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albikes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 Nov 2020 Location: IA Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Calendar Event: New Rpod 178 owner Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 3:42pm
	Have watched numerous you tubes of "On the Road with John Marucci. Highly recommend if you haven't viewed his videos. He covers everything about Rpods pretty thoroughly. Even on his tire video, he has never mentioned what kind of jack to use is you have a flat tire. Can the trailers jacks work or is that too much weight on the jacks to lift the one side of the trailer off the ground. If you can use the trailer jacks, what would you recommend purchasing? Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 5:11pm
	I use a compact floor jack and a jacking block made to keep the pressure off the axle tube. The weight rests on the block from the vertical flanges on either side of the axle tube. The one I have is similar to this one: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-2-Ton-Trolley-Jack-Red-Black-T82011W/33348135
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jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3220	Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 8:13pm
	Our jack is similar to StephenH above. 2 ton lift and comes in its own hard plastic carrying case to keep everything contained. We purchased ours from Harbor Freight. +1 to above post, that is the proper place to jack the r-pod, not on the axle tube.
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 02 Dec 2020 at 8:35pm
	+2. Best place to Jack is those vertical flanges, not the axle tube and for sure not the frame tubes which are only 0.1 inch thick. On the road I use the scissors jack that came with my tow vehicle, which has a slot that fits the vertical flanges perfectly. That way I don’t need to carry two jacks. At home for maintenance I use a floor jack. The trailer axle load is only 1750 lbs per side max, pretty much any jack will handle that.
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