Jacking up an R-Pod 202

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   Need to squirt some bearing grease into the tires of our R-Pod 202.  I have the grease and I have the grease gun.  The trailer is parked in our driveway with not real 'opportunity' to drive it forward and backwards to utilize a trailer lifter.  My real question is (and not to start a holy war) is where do I put the jack to lift it (ideally) one wheel at at time?  This unit has a tandem axel for a total of 4 wheel and is a torsion style of suspension.  
I have this jack: 
https://www.amazon.com/Alltrade-640912-Black-All-Bottle/dp/B003ULZGFU/ref=sr_1_6?crid=OUWK4FPMZ2LV&keywords=6000+lb+jack&qid=1692244565&sprefix=6000+lb+jack%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6

So, do I put the jack on the frame or, on the axle closer to the outer edge of the axel by the wheel?

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bgoff60 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2023 Location: Wisconsin Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote bgoff60 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Jacking up an R-Pod 202 Posted: 16 Aug 2023 at 10:58pm
	Need to squirt some bearing grease into the tires of our R-Pod 202. I have the grease and I have the grease gun. The trailer is parked in our driveway with not real 'opportunity' to drive it forward and backwards to utilize a trailer lifter. My real question is (and not to start a holy war) is where do I put the jack to lift it (ideally) one wheel at at time? This unit has a tandem axel for a total of 4 wheel and is a torsion style of suspension. I have this jack: https://www.amazon.com/Alltrade-640912-Black-All-Bottle/dp/B003ULZGFU/ref=sr_1_6?crid=OUWK4FPMZ2LV&keywords=6000+lb+jack&qid=1692244565&sprefix=6000+lb+jack%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6 So, do I put the jack on the frame or, on the axle closer to the outer edge of the axel by the wheel?

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: 6417	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Aug 2023 at 11:33pm
	Ideally, lift at the brackets that hold the tandem axle. I don't have a picture and my tandem axle is a spring one. I had built a V block that allowed the axle to cradle in the V and the lifting surfaces to be the attachment brackets when I had the RPod. That worked well to not put pressure on the axle tube.My block cradled the axle tube and allowed the lifting point to be at the very strong attachment. I built it out of 2 pieces of 2x6 screwed together and then cut out the axle notch. I had to square off one end of the V notch though so that it would not pinch the brake wires. I would not put the jack on the frame unless you use a long block to distribute the stress.
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