Need A Favor from the Load-Rite Guys

[hotajax]

On a Load Rite Trailer, Dual Axle, with rollers and 14" wheels, what is the height to the BOTTOM edge of the frame from the ground;
with the trailer frame more or less parallel to the ground, the tires inflated fully, and the measurement taken just in front of and just aft of the wheels? I need this measurement to figure out how many oak blocks I need to jack the trailer up and take the weight off the tires. Be going to the saw mill over the next week. Thanks in advance.

 

[seasick]

If you want to keep the tires off the ground completely, the measurement you asked won't be correct since the tires and axles will drop down as the frame is jacked up. On my trailer, not a Load Rite but similar, the tires will move about a extra foot or more.

If you don't want to jack it up that high, you can block the frame, jack up the wheels and remove them or you can jack up the axles and block them. I don't advise that for larger boats since it can affect stability since the supports will be closer together than the wheels are. In addition, the springs will still be under pressure.

 

[busterblue]

Jake, I think you're better jacking the boat off the trailer and blocking the boat with stands rather than leaving the boat on the rollers for an extended period of time which creates teh possibility of putting roller dents in the hull.

 

[capt chris]

Jake,
Just my experience from having boats that lived on their trailers since 1987. I have never done any of what your talking about during storage at anytime of the year and my boats have always lived on their trailers. I have always had bunk trailers but I've never had a problem and I have always launched and retrieved my boats every time I have gone out. I also tow the boat between Louisville and Lake Cumberland regularly. It's a 150 mile trip one way. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I just don't know if it's worth all the trouble. I've never experienced the need to do so. Just my experience over 21 years.

 

[capt chris]

Jake,
Just my experience from having boats that lived on their trailers since 1987. I have never done any of what your talking about during storage at anytime of the year and my boats have always lived on their trailers. I have always had bunk trailers but I've never had a problem and I have always launched and retrieved my boats every time I have gone out. I also tow the boat between Louisville and Lake Cumberland regularly. It's a 150 mile trip one way. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, I just don't know if it's worth all the trouble. I've never experienced the need to do so. Just my experience over 21 years.