Trucks & Trailers - Which jack do you carry with you?

I tow a 36' center console on a triple axle setup. Right now just carry a bottle jack. Was curious if a bottle jack is all you carry to? Any other equipment besides, bottle jack, chocks (to block otherside when lifting), and dedicated lug wrench in your tool bag?

I use a block of wood instead of a jack most of the time. I put the wood under a good wheel and drive the trailer up on it. This is much faster than the bottle jack. If I don't have a block of wood I find a curb. I carry the bottle jack as my second option. It's best to put a piece of wood between the bottle jack and your trailer if you are going that route. I leave the trailer attached to my truck so I don't worry about blocking the other side. I have a dewalt cordless impact for my lug wrench and a nice size breaker bar. I use a torque wrench to put the lug nuts back on.

I carry a 3.5 ton floor jack, a block to pull up on and a 18v battery powered impact wrench with the properly sized socket for the lug nuts. I am only pulling a 29' center console on a two axle trailer. Tire changes are easy and fast. I also carry an infrared temperature gauge, grease gun and all the tools needed so I can resolve bearing issues before they happen. I tow a lot of miles each season and so far (knock on wood) all is good.

I use a block of wood instead of a jack most of the time. I put the wood under a good wheel and drive the trailer up on it. .:thumbsup:

Several pieces of 2X6

Bottle jack, ramps, blocks of wood; I've used them all and they all work.

Like the other fellas, I use a block of wood.

I totally forgot about the block of wood trick. I'm so used to shackle springs that self-level so the block of wood trick doesn't apply. This is my only trailer with torsion arms so I'm glad I asked the group! I'll cut some small ramp-blocks and stick them in the truck. Thanks!

It you are going to carry a jack carry both a bottle and floor jack. When you come off the road to change a tire the ground my be too unstable or uneven to change the tire with a bottle jack.

Plus pay Boat US $15 for the towing coverage:) That way even it you don't have all the tools you could foreseeably need one call and all you are out is some extra time to wait for the tow truck to arrive with the tool chest!

I hear you about a floor jack is a good thing to have but unfortunately I'd need a minimum 3 or 4-ton floor jack. Boat weight 8.5k empty. Add fuel, equipment, trailer, etc. and I'm sure I'm pushing 12k at least. Take half of that for lifting one side and I'd say a 4-ton to be safe. Just hate tossing a 100+lb floor jack in back of the already fully load truck bed when bottle jack/blocks of wood would suffice. I do like the idea of the $15 tow insurance. :thumbsup:

I carry a 3.5 ton floor jack, a block to pull up on and a 18v battery powered impact wrench with the properly sized socket for the lug nuts. I am only pulling a 29' center console on a two axle trailer. Tire changes are easy and fast. I also carry an infrared temperature gauge, grease gun and all the tools needed so I can resolve bearing issues before they happen. I tow a lot of miles each season and so far (knock on wood) all is good.

Ditto. I carry everything I need to change a tire or replace a bearing. I carry six sets of bearings in the event I have a catastrophic failure on my triple axle trailer.

The 18 volt impact wrench is the best thing since sliced bread for me. Sure makes tire change painless. But as another said be sure to do final torque on lug nuts with a torque wrench. I carry a torque wrench as well.

Torsion axles can be changed with a block of wood. Spring axles will require a jack.

I tow a triple axle trailer and have 2 bottle jacks because sometimes as the trailer is being jacked the axle moves slightly due to the suspension design and I use the second one to finish the jacking. Also, I use the old style "cross" lug wrench, it is pretty easy to use and nothing to break. I am not so well organized to be 100% sure I will have my 18v tools charged and in the truck. :-)

If you want a boring, run-of-the-mill vehicle that looks like everything else on the street, that’s okay, but if you want a fully customized, and personally tailored truck or SUV that you can easily spot in a crowded parking lot,

Get yourself a nice hydraulic floor jack that will fit easly into your tow vehicle. If it is ever needed it will pay off.

Just think if you had a flat on the truck and trailer. You can't drive on wooden blocks unless you have a tandem trailer. Then what if one of your truck tires is flat, blocks won't help then.

I like the battery powered impact wrenches, but they will only help if your batteries are good. Also carry a good four way lug wrench.

I have a scissors jack and a 2'x2' piece of plywood that I can use to put under it if the ground is soft or unstable. I torque my lug nuts so that if I do have to remove them, I can use my 18" 1/2" drive ratchet and they will come off easily. I do have a nice De Walt 18V impact gun but the ratchet takes up less room.