lifting whole trike at once

Does anybody Jack their trike up from the side and left the whole thing at once to get all three wheels off at the same time? Or is there a jig that someone could make to attach to a 3-ton Jack and lift it from the side?

Hotrod6169 said:

Does anybody Jack their trike up from the side and left the whole thing at once to get all three wheels off at the same time? Or is there a jig that someone could make to attach to a 3-ton Jack and lift it from the side?

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Rod, Lifting the entire trike without some kind of a platform for stability is extremely dangerous. Even on my trike rack, I am reluctant to lift the front and rear off the rack at the same time.

I hope your insurance and hospitalization is paid !!!:cxtv:

Hotrod6169 said:

Does anybody Jack their trike up from the side and left the whole thing at once to get all three wheels off at the same time? Or is there a jig that someone could make to attach to a 3-ton Jack and lift it from the side?

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The only platform that is stable enough raise the whole trike 14" is a J&S jack. You can also build 2X8"'s doubled up to raise it 3"

Lee H. Mann said:

I hope your insurance and hospitalization is paid !!!:cxtv:

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+1 ... I'll jack up the back, but only when the front wheel is in the python ... I'll do the front ... with both rears on the ground and in gear and parking brake on.

Lee H. Mann said:

Rod, Lifting the entire trike without some kind of a platform for stability is extremely dangerous. Even on my trike rack, I am reluctant to lift the front and rear off the rack at the same time.

I hope your insurance and hospitalization is paid !!!:cxtv:

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Okay thank you Jim, I just wasn't sure if it was doable or not with Jack Stands.

I use (2) two jacks to lift mine with the three wheels off floor.... One jack under motor and of course the other jack under the rear

FuzzyWuzHe said:

+1 ... I'll jack up the back, but only when the front wheel is in the python ... I'll do the front ... with both rears on the ground and in gear and parking brake on.

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Thank you

Burnerboy said:

I use (2) two jacks to lift mine with the three wheels off floor.... One jack under motor and of course the other jack under the rear

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Thank you

Jacked mine quite a few times, never ever considered jacking all three wheels off the floor together. Sounds bad just writing it.

"Why"? comes to mind.

Many times, I've jacked rears off watching for balance until high enough to get stands or my smaller ramps in place, then done whatever I needed to do and just drift off.

If jacking front, it is the end I'm working on and I am happy to leave rears on the floor.

If rears are on my 7" high, 8" wide bottom solid wood ramps, that would be OK too. I have taller/lighter rino ramps but these wooden ones even work under my truck in the yard.

To jack front, I use a piece of 3/4" plywood under engine above jack plate and add a short piece of 6x6 on end cut to length as a stand.

I usually back the trike up on some car ramps, jack the front end up, under the engine with a regular jack, to get the front wheel up high enough to get a H-jack under the front wheel (cross-ways). Stable, with access under everything and there is more room under the trike to do whatever is needed.

Works great for draining the oil also. You can lower the front a little to get a good drain from the engine.