Jack size for tire change

I have a 6K dry 2011 Keystone Outback 250RS with 2 axles and the trailer & frame rides quite high. I simply use the "bottle" jack that comes with my '08 Tundra tow vehicle and several 2X6X12 lumber "plates" underneath it. It has worked just fine several times I've had to remove tires. Just be careful and always firmly chock the wheels or have it connected to the TV.

I have a ramp I bought online from one of the RV parts warehouses. I pull up or back onto it and change the tire in about 15 minutes. Far less time than I would wait for a road service. Have used it twice so far on my old trailer.

The 2 ton jack will be enough.

DesertTracker wrote:
I carry a small 1.5 ton bottle jack and I have had to use it twice on the road. Once was a when I picked up a nail in a parking lot and once was when I noticed separation on one of my 4 year old Maxxis 8008's when pulling chocks in a campground. Both times I was (luckily) close enough to a tire shop that I didn't have to put many miles on my spare...which is a spare for a reason. I use the bottle jack on a spring pad. I tried running the "other tire" up on levelers, but after four levelers and running halfway across the parking lot trying to get the bad tire off the ground, I gave up and pulled out the bottle jack. I'll not try the levelers again for changing a tire. Any heavier trailer and I will need to get a heavier jack, but the 1.5 ton is good for now. Good luck.

I have 6 6X6s for my stabilizers. I've used a 2X4 in front of these a couple of these on the highway to lift the offending wheel.
It worked for me.

I carry a small 1.5 ton bottle jack and I have had to use it twice on the road. Once was a when I picked up a nail in a parking lot and once was when I noticed separation on one of my 4 year old Maxxis 8008's when pulling chocks in a campground. Both times I was (luckily) close enough to a tire shop that I didn't have to put many miles on my spare...which is a spare for a reason. I use the bottle jack on a spring pad. I tried running the "other tire" up on levelers, but after four levelers and running halfway across the parking lot trying to get the bad tire off the ground, I gave up and pulled out the bottle jack. I'll not try the levelers again for changing a tire. Any heavier trailer and I will need to get a heavier jack, but the 1.5 ton is good for now. Good luck.

I have a 4 ton bottle jack that I use on my heavy 5vr (and truck)
I jack the wheel up by placing the bottle jack under the axle where the leaf springs are attached.

Your 2 ton (4000# capacity) will work just fine doing one wheel at a time and using a jack stand for added support under axle tube just inward of spring perch is safer