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12-29-2014, 11:00 AM
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Best Way to Fix a Flat?
What's the best way to fix a flat tire on a Rockwood Roo 233s?
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12-29-2014, 11:35 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Take tire off and take it to your favorite tire repair place.
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12-29-2014, 11:47 AM
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Best Way to Fix a Flat?
Does the trailer tongue need to be disengaged from the hitch when using the jack to remove the tire? I'm on an incline and would rather not !!
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12-29-2014, 11:49 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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No it doesnt need to be un-hitched
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12-29-2014, 12:49 PM
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If needed, would you just use your truck's tire jack?
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12-29-2014, 01:08 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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I would yes. If it's short enough to fit.
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12-29-2014, 04:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fedrocker
If needed, would you just use your truck's tire jack?
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Lesson learned....every trailer needs to have a hydraulic bottle jack in it's storage for this exact reason.
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12-29-2014, 04:59 PM
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Don't let them 'plug' it, insist on a patch from the insdie
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12-29-2014, 05:32 PM
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thanks all. the tire jack worked.
I'll insist on a patch from inside too.
Mike.
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12-29-2014, 06:23 PM
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I would say the easiest way to change a tire on a dual axle trailer (which it looks like the Roo is) would be to get one of these and carry it along all the time:
Rhino Ramps, Set of 2 - Hopkins 11909MIE - Chocks & Levelers - Camping World
You loosen the lug nuts on the flat, then pull forward or back up onto the ramp with the other axle's tire, leaving the flat dangling, pull it off, put spare on, tighten lug nuts, move trailer down off the ramp, and retighten. No jacking required. 
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12-29-2014, 06:54 PM
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Best way to fix a flat is to get rid of it and replace it with a new tire of the same brand ,LR.and tread design. The inside patch is the best way to patch it,but I wont run a patched tire any further than I have to to get a replacement. A patch job would be OK for a spare,butthat would be it.
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01-02-2015, 10:05 PM
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Broken Toe
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do NOT NOT NOT jack a trailer axle from the middle. get your jack under the leaf spring perch before jacking. More than one axle has been bent and ruined by sloppy jacking procedures.
Its always best to read the manual and crawl under and look things over in your driveway at least once, instead of waiting till you are on the side of the highway to figure out where to put the jack.
Tim
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01-02-2015, 10:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Taranwanderer
I would say the easiest way to change a tire on a dual axle trailer (which it looks like the Roo is) would be to get one of these and carry it along all the time:
Rhino Ramps, Set of 2 - Hopkins 11909MIE - Chocks & Levelers - Camping World
You loosen the lug nuts on the flat, then pull forward or back up onto the ramp with the other axle's tire, leaving the flat dangling, pull it off, put spare on, tighten lug nuts, move trailer down off the ramp, and retighten. No jacking required. |
These do not work for all dual axle trailers. My old tt had the wide stance. I drove the front tire on and the rear tire stayed on the ground. Had to Jack it up instead.
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01-02-2015, 10:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WFD
Lesson learned....every trailer needs to have a hydraulic bottle jack in it's storage for this exact reason.
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