R-pod Owners Forum Homepage

This site is free to use.
Donations benefit a non-profit Girls Softball organization

Forum Home Forum Home > Non-pod Discussion Forums > Mods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed: Jacking Point
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Calendar   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedJacking Point

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
jimqbaum View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 11 Jan 2016
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 39
Direct Link To This Post Topic: Jacking Point
    Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 3:55pm
Here is a reasonable method for jacking up your Pod. This should alleviate any axle/frame lifting point issues.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/110_avwLQWCf-NeanP5crfVpEWYYZkHeM/view?usp=sharing

I tried the "insert image" feature of this forum but to no avail. They want to hook you into some goofy online posting sham and that is ill advised now days.Star
Have A Blessed Day
Pod 171
Ram Hemi tow truck. Got rid of the Jeep Wrangler. It was puny and girly
Back to Top
GlueGuy View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 15 May 2017
Location: N. California
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2624
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 4:42pm
A link to an image will not work unless the link includes the file type in the link (E.G. .jpg, .png, .gif, and so on). Some sites (like google or dropbox) provide a link that does not include the file type. You kind of have to work around that.
bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
Back to Top
mcarter View Drop Down
podders Helping podders - pHp
podders Helping podders - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 07 Apr 2016
Location: Greenbrier, TN
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3419
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 4:36pm
+1 to GlueGuy on pics, but how difficult is it to jack at the bottom of the risers. I never had an issue of where to jack, I just don't use the axle, which is the always been the advice.
Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
Back to Top
Leo B View Drop Down
podders Helping podders - pHp
podders Helping podders - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 13 Jan 2012
Location: Lyndonville, VT
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4507
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 6:11pm
+2
Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171
Back to Top
Ghosthawk View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 01 Apr 2018
Location: Fargo ND
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 128
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Sep 2018 at 6:48am
Ok, now I am curious, is there a reason not to use the axle where it attaches to the frame?
Back to Top
mcarter View Drop Down
podders Helping podders - pHp
podders Helping podders - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 07 Apr 2016
Location: Greenbrier, TN
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3419
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Sep 2018 at 8:43am
Ghosthawk,

The only answer I can provide, is don't jack on the axle tube. On my pod the axle attachment point and risers is the same point.
Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
Back to Top
furpod View Drop Down
Moderator Group - pHp
Moderator Group - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 25 Jul 2011
Location: Central KY
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6128
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Sep 2018 at 11:44am
Originally posted by Ghosthawk

Ok, now I am curious, is there a reason not to use the axle where it attaches to the frame?


Because the axle manufacturer says not to jack on the axle.. AND.. the frame manufacturer says not to jack on the frame.

Which leaves levitation, most owners have not mastered it yet.
Back to Top
GlueGuy View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 15 May 2017
Location: N. California
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2624
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Sep 2018 at 4:41pm
Originally posted by furpod

Originally posted by Ghosthawk

Ok, now I am curious, is there a reason not to use the axle where it attaches to the frame?
Because the axle manufacturer says not to jack on the axle.. AND.. the frame manufacturer says not to jack on the frame.

Which leaves levitation, most owners have not mastered it yet.
The ironic thing is that the axle is jacking on the frame all the time. By the same notion, the tires/wheels are jacking on the axle.

I can understand that the axle might not be able to withstand the weight of the trailer on a single pressure point. Perhaps what you need to do is have a flat plate that spreads the load on the frame enough to simulate the PSI pressure of the axle attachment?
bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
Back to Top
Ghosthawk View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 01 Apr 2018
Location: Fargo ND
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 128
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 6:48am
Thank you gentlemen. About as I suspected. No one wants to be liable for someone else's mistake.

An axle that is supposed to take the weight of half of the trailer should in theory be capable of taking that same load from a jack. The problem is not all those running a jack know what they are doing.

I leveled my pod with a floor jack, it was easier than starting the TV, hooking back up, and wiggling back and forth to gain an inch on one side.

Stabilizers up a few cranks, slide my floor jack under the axle risers. Used a 2x4 between jack and steel. Lifted it an inch, blocked it, set it down again.

Master of levitation I am not, and there did not appear to be a lift point on the roof for a sky hook.

So I will do it the way I have been when needed.

Thank you all.
Back to Top
StephenH View Drop Down
podders Helping podders - pHp
podders Helping podders - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 29 Nov 2015
Location: Wake Forest, NC
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6283
Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 8:32am
If you look in my mods, you will see a simple jacking block I made from two pieces wood screwed together and cut to allow the axle tube to sit in a notch along with the wires that run along the axle. The actual jacking points then become the brackets on the front and back side of the axle tube. This has worked very well for me. I use a small floor jack with this block. Since my driveway is concrete, it supports the wheels of the jack very well. I would probably need to use a board if I were to need to use it on soft ground though.
StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.64
Copyright ©2001-2009 Web Wiz