re: What do I need to fix an axle on a boat trailer?

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1.) Jack trailer up and use blocks to hold. 2.) Remove wheels 3.) Remove old axle 4.) Put new axle on 5.) Replace wheels 6.) Remove Blocks 7.) Lower trailer 8.) Go fishing

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You can actually jack up a trailer using the tongue jack.

Lower the tongue close to the ground.
Put jack stands at the rear of the trailer, under the frame, as far behind the wheels you can.
Raise the jack stands up to the trailer frame or as high as they can go.
Raise the tongue with the tongue jack. Eventually the trailer will be sitting on the tongue jack and the jack stands with the wheel(s) off the ground.
I don't know if I would try this with the trailer loaded - but then again, why not?

This is how I did it when I flipped the axle on my utility trailer.

Skipper B Trailers on the WestBank.