Flat Tire Changing with Hauling a Trailer Question

[Ironman Trepen]

We have a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and my wife has a two horse bumper pull trailer. We have a trailer aid to change the trailer's tire if it goes flat. https://www.amazon.com/Trailer-Aid-Plus-Tandem-Changing/dp/B001V8UKBO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483315734&sr=8-1&keywords=Trailer-Aid&th=1

 

My question is what if one of the truck tires goes flat while hauling the trailer with horses in it?

 

Can you change a truck tire with the bumper pull trailer attached with horses inside Est~6,000lbs. of weight.

 

I did some online searches, but can't find anything covering this topic.

 

Thanks,

John

[Waaazooo]

We have a 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and my wife has a two horse bumper pull trailer. We have a trailer aid to change the trailer's tire if it goes flat. https://www.amazon.com/Trailer-Aid-Plus-Tandem-Changing/dp/B001V8UKBO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483315734&sr=8-1&keywords=Trailer-Aid&th=1

 

My question is what if one of the truck tires goes flat while hauling the trailer with horses in it?

 

Can you change a truck tire with the bumper pull trailer attached with horses inside Est~6,000lbs. of weight.

 

I did some online searches, but can't find anything covering this topic.

 

Thanks,

John

I think the question is, can you do this safely? I would be more worried about the horses moving and shifting weight.

[Ironman Trepen]

It would be a serious issue if she had to possibly take the horses outside of the trailer on a busy road.

 

I'm new to all of this and just trying to safely plan for the possibility of getting a flat..

 

Do people typically change a car/truck tire with a trailer/boat hooked up?

[SouthpawHD]

If possible, I would take the horses out, unhook the trailer, then change the tire.

 

But on the side of a busy interstate, that might not be possible. So if you could chock the horse trailer, engage the parking brake on the truck, you could probably do it. But be extra cautious. But this is just my opinion.

[redwngr]

I'd want to unhook the trailer.

 

Making jacking the truck easier.

Less risk of the load moving, resulting in the truck moving.

It would make it easier to run the crank for the spare and to remove it from under the truck if the trailer tongue is not in the road.

 

Carry enough blocking that the trailer won't move when unhooked and so the tuck won't move when being worked on.

[muddkatt]

Raise the trailer up some with the trailer jack, this will help secure the shifting load that might occur with the horses moving around in the trailer. Then jack the truck up to change the tire. Remember to adjust the trailer jack once the truck has been raised so that the tongue jack is still carrying a good amount of the trailer weight. Once tire is changed, lower both jacks.

[bartonjude]

Ditto redwngr. That's the safest method.

[Pearl2017]

get a plug kit and learn how to use it. Youll be on your way in 15 minutes. http://www.stopngo.com/pocket-tire-plugger-for-all-tubeless-tires/...Oh and get a small inflator too.

 

If you do have to change the tire what is the tongue weight of the trailer? movement in the trailer is sitting on the trailer wheels so Only the weight on the tongue will change. Ind from the horse trailes Ive seen they cant move that much. If you're worried about the jack get a bottle jack and lift via the axle or LCA.

[Retired Bob]

Not to hijack this posting but maybe expand on it. Has any one used the method of fixing a flat on pickup trucks as mentioned above by 'Pearl2017' ? See this video for a description. Seems you may need to jack the truck up to move the tire puncture position to the best repair position. Still, if this works it would be a great kit to carry, esp if you go off-road.

 

[last truck]

I would use the unhook trailer method if at all possible, if not the double jack, truck and tongue jack method next.

[Britt Lifsey]

Raise the trailer up some with the trailer jack, this will help secure the shifting load that might occur with the horses moving around in the trailer. Then jack the truck up to change the tire. Remember to adjust the trailer jack once the truck has been raised so that the tongue jack is still carrying a good amount of the trailer weight. Once tire is changed, lower both jacks.

Slightly different situation but we had flat on truck rear tire with 5th camper hooked to it. We made overnight stop at a Walmart and woke to a flat tire (from puncture in tire where pin pressure caused slow leak down, not a Walmart vandal). Using truck jack and front lifting legs of 5er, I lifted rear tire up and changed it with 5er attached.

[Donstar]

I agree with the others who suggest unhooking the trailer. Equip your trailer with front and rear built in jacks so that it can safely be unhooked and stable even when loaded. I often unhooked my heavily loaded cargo trailer for various reasons and I don't see where a horse trailer would be any different.