Looking for Recommendations on Floor Jacks

[Bunker]

I am going on a long road trip and I am trying prepare. Do you all use a floor jack when you have blow outs or do you just use the truck's jack? I was looking at getting 1 1/2 ton floor jack to carry with me.

Thanks.

[JRscooby]

Bunker wrote:
I am going on a long road trip and I am trying prepare. Do you all use a floor jack when you have blow outs or do you just use the truck's jack? I was looking at getting 1 1/2 ton floor jack to carry with me.

Thanks.

Many do that carry a floor jack do not understand when you need that jack you are unlikely to have a major component required to safely use that jack, the floor. They are designed to operate on a hard smooth surface. As the lift platform goes up, it moves back in relation to wheels. On a floor, the carriage rolls to stay under load. Most times on the side of road the wheels sink, the platform slips on axle, vehicle falls.

JIMNLIN wrote:
truckers Special 12t shorty hyd bottle jack placed under the axle next to the U bolt. This lifts one end of the axle enough to remove the flat and install the spare.
If you use the drive on blocks make a dry run at home. Some have found out the drive on ramp wasn't tall enough.

Test at home is a good plan no matter what system you use.

[JIMNLIN]

truckers Special 12t shorty hyd bottle jack placed under the axle next to the U bolt. This lifts one end of the axle enough to remove the flat and install the spare.
If you use the drive on blocks make a dry run at home. Some have found out the drive on ramp wasn't tall enough.

[ssthrd]

2oldman wrote:
I assume you mean for the 5er. I've had one flat in 18 years. Used a 12 ton bottle jack.

^ What I have + wooden blocks.

[2oldman]

I assume you mean for the 5er. I've had one flat in 18 years. Used a 12 ton bottle jack.

[jdc1]

What "Cummins12V98" says...but the economy model...aka wood blocks.

[Cummins12V98]

Much safer than crawling under the RV. TrailerAid Plus is lightweight but plenty strong enough to carry this 7k load.

[CA_Traveler]

A bottle jack or mechanical jack would be much smaller and lighter.