pickup truck jacks

[fatchamp]

Whats everyone using in there trucks for tire changing duties ? I have used the little 2 or 3 ton trolley jacks in the past but they dont lift the truck very well and you have to use a bunch of blocking to get it up high enough to change a tire. I thought about trying a 12 or 15 ton bottle jack and some blocking to change the tire on the truck and trailer. what setup has worked well for everybody else ,thanks

 

[Mr.N]

3 ton floor jack and 6 ton jack stands

 

[Farmall450]

3 ton floor jack and 6 ton jack stands

Winner Winner

 

[General Geoff]

I use a HF Daytona 3-ton floor jack and 3-ton jack stands on my F-250. It's a 2wd though so a bit lower than many 4x4 pickups.

I use a 1 sq ft concrete paver for blocking under the stands, depending on where I need them to be. The pavers are about 2 or 2.5 inches thick.

 

[nelstomlinson]

I have an old floor jack that will lift the axle enough to change a tire, if I'm inside. I use the screw jack that came with the truck, otherwise. My trucks stand tall enough I can slide a 5 gallon bucket underneath for an oil change.

 

[toplessHO]

3 ton floor jack and 6 ton jack stands

not very practical to carry everywhere for those side of the road tire changes.
I bought a long bottle jack for my home made engine hoist,American made, that has an attachment to hook onto bumper.
Theres also the handyman jack thats very popular with the 4x4 crowd.
just remember to block wheels and never ,NEVER, put any body parts under the truck.

 

[fatchamp]

So you guys are toting around a full size floor jack and 6 ton jackstands in your truck for roadside tire changes where are you storing it at ?

 

[Bretny]

O your looking for a emergency tire change tools? I can tell you that the best tool is checking your tires before you leave. Second best is AAA and third best is the factory jack that the manufacture built to fit the vehicle.

How many times are you needing to change a tire on the side of the road?

 

[cool_as_crap]

I use the scissor jack that the truck came with. I also have a plug kit and compressor.

 

[jshailor1871]

If I ever needed to change a tire on the side of the road I'd use the scissor jack the truck came with, or call AAA if I had time to kill.


John

 

[fatchamp]

Texas has lots of thorny bushes and trees that will go thru a 10 ply tire with ease. Im hunting the best solution to keep in toolbox on truck

 

[LB-1911]

Texas has lots of thorny bushes and trees that will go thru a 10 ply tire with ease. Im hunting the best solution to keep in toolbox on truck

Take a look @ one of the various offerings by Hi-Lift
Do you have the space to carry / mount an additional spare?

Whats everyone using in there trucks for tire changing duties ? I have used the little 2 or 3 ton trolley jacks in the past but they dont lift the truck very well and you have to use a bunch of blocking to get it up high enough to change a tire. I thought about trying a 12 or 15 ton bottle jack and some blocking to change the tire on the truck and trailer. what setup has worked well for everybody else ,thanks

 

[GirlnAgarage]

3 ton floor jack and 6 ton jack stands

That ^^

For the road I've changed a tire with the manf supplied bottle screw jack and a flat piece or couple of pieces of wood for put the jack on, plus 4x4 wedges for the tires. I also keep a backup bottle jack on board and have changed tires that way. As far as a stand, a 6T stand will fit in the toolbox. Most important is getting on as flat a ground as possible. I don't want to slip the 7200 diesel truck off into the dirt

Not really sure why things are so heavy for two-handed adult men to carry around and load, but I seem to get it done with 1. No way I'm carrying a floor jack though, that's a shop tool for me.

Use a bed toolbox guys, it's like a purse for your truck.

 

[Wamsutta]

These Toyota Tacoma jacks are real cool. They look like a bottle jack but they are operated like a scissor jack. They are fairly light weight too. Salvage yards should have them.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

My Ford OEM jack has worked on trucks with 35" tires.

 

[ku17]

These Toyota Tacoma jacks are real cool. They look like a bottle jack but they are operated like a scissor jack. They are fairly light weight too. Salvage yards should have them.

The jack that came with my F-250 is a similar style and has always performed well. I have 34" tires and clearance has never been an issue. It's not the fastest jack but it always works.

 

[Mgdoug3]

I keep a 4 ton floor jack and jack stands in the back of my truck all the time under the tool box. It comes in handy when you're hauling cattle and don't have to actually get under the trailer with a bottle jack.

 

[JRC3]

These Toyota Tacoma jacks are real cool. They look like a bottle jack but they are operated like a scissor jack. They are fairly light weight too. Salvage yards should have them.

Pretty much the same as an old Dodge Ram jack. I also keep one with the trailer with the above mentioned wood just in case. It's from a 98, super common.

 

[finn]

Factory jack worked fine on the Jeep last year.

The F350 has a large hydraulic bottle jack provided by the Factory and stored behind the rear seat. I think it is either a five or ten ton jack. Never used it, but it looks robust.

That new tangled Toyota jack looks like the same jack my 1979 Ford van was shipped with.

 

[Cooter Brown]

Use a bed toolbox guys, it's like a purse for your truck.

This made me LOL out loud!

 

[anndel]

I use a 2 ton Hein Werner floor jack to lift our 2014 Toyota Tacoma (non-4x4). I lift the front then place the front on jack stands and do the same for the rear when rotating tires.

 

[ATC]

Arcan 3.5 ton floor jack (XL35) from Northern Tool. I bought it because it went up higher than most, and was only $109 after the $20 off $100 coupon.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

Roadside I use the jack that came with the truck.
In the garage I usually use a HF long frame jack.

 

[Engineer61]

If you have the money to pay for the best it's AC Hydraulic

They can be hard to find for sale in the U.S. and are expensive; but have a lift range of 3.5 to 31.5 inches.

 

[ATC]

So you guys are toting around a full size floor jack and 6 ton jackstands in your truck for roadside tire changes where are you storing it at ?

I missed this post yesterday. No, I'm not riding around with a floor jack. Whatever bottle jack came under the back seat of my F350 is all I've got out on the road. Knock on wood....but I've never had to change a tire roadside in 17 years of driving.

 

[speed bump]

I used to have one of those little floor jacks in my truck but it wasn't happy about picking up the front end of my F-350 so I bought a 3 ton HF aluminum jack instead. It takes up more space than I like in my tool box but it has picked up everything I needed it to.

 

[manioso]

I'm on my second F350 Dually. First one (1999) came with a screw type bottle jack similar to Toyota jack an earlier poster mentioned. Used it both on the road and at home until I got an older (1950's Walker 4 ton) for home use. Then purchased a later Walker 4 ton (93657) and sold the first Walker.

Current truck is a 2015 F350 dually which came with a hydraulic bottle jack. Only had to use it once on the side of the road. Rest of time I used the Walker 93657 at home. Bottle jack was OK, but doesn't compare to a good, long-frame floor jack.