Height from ground to frame

[OIF/OEFveteran]

Unfortunately, I have not been able to track down (in the owners manual) the difference in height from the ground to the lower I beam of the frame on a 150 series Reflection.

Does anyone have this measurement?

I'm considering buying some bottle neck jacks, but the ones I found at harbor freight, do not appear to be tall enough. The ones at Home Dept were the same height.

https://www.harborfreight.com/autom...-jacks/8-ton-hydraulic-bottle-jack-96648.html

Maximum Lift Height (in.)	15-5/8 in.

 

[Cate&Rob]

Your 150 Series Reflection is likely to be similar to my 303RLS on OE 15" wheels and tires. My frame rails are about 24" off the ground with the weight on the tires. Lifting this way needs about 3" lift to get the tires off the ground, so you are going to need a jacking system that gets to about 28" minimum. Most have to build a system of wooden blocking to get the bottle jack high enough to lift the trailer off the ground by the frame.

Rob

 

[OIF/OEFveteran]

Your 150 Series Reflection is likely to be similar to my 303RLS on OE 15" wheels and tires. My frame rails are about 24" off the ground with the weight on the tires. Lifting this way needs about 3" lift to get the tires off the ground, so you are going to need a jacking system that gets to about 28" minimum. Most have to build a system of wooden blocking to get the bottle jack high enough to lift the trailer off the ground by the frame.

Rob

Thanks, Rob! I was considering this, but don't have a concrete or paved slab to work on; which makes me leery of building a wood block structure. I may need to find a more stable place to build it, or move to a paved storage facility.

How difficult was it to change the brake system from drum to caliber? Was the braking distance immediately noticeable?

 

[Cate&Rob]

Thanks, Rob! I was considering this, but don't have a concrete or paved slab to work on; which makes me leery of building a wood block structure. I may need to find a more stable place to build it, or move to a paved storage facility.

How difficult was it to change the brake system from drum to caliber? Was the braking distance immediately noticeable?

To be clear . . . the wood block structure is not loosely piled . . . each layer is fastened to the one below with 3" deck screws. If you build these blocks wider than they are high, they should be quite stable on any reasonably solid ground.

Several on this forum have converted from electric drum brakes to hydraulically applied disc brakes. Everyone is more than pleased with the braking performance improvement. Stopping distance cut in half is not an unreasonable expectation. I wrote up the details of my installation here https://www.granddesignowners.com/forum/showthread.php/13980-Disc-Brake-System-Hydraulics and you can find other pictures and information by using the search tool in the upper right corner. Search on disc (or disk) brakes.

Rob

 

[JTP303]

Safejacks.com has solutions for using bottle jacks and sells many adapters. Looks like a good approach but not a cheap approach. Has anyone purchased a system from Safe Jacks? How did it work out for you?

 

[Anorth21]

Does anyone have experience with the Tall Boy bottle jacks for lifting the frame? I understand the Safe Jacks to be heavier and more robust but I see the Tall Boy advertised as a well made system as well.

 

[Hoopy Frood]

Personally, I would never lift a trailer by a single point on the frame. Considering the strength of some of these frames, that would be a recipe for disaster. IMO anyway.

 

[CPUDOC]

I have a trolley jack for lifting the axles under the spring mounts.