Who keeps a real floorjack in their truck (not a scissor jack)?

[STV_Keith]

What floor jack do you have? 1.5, 2.0 or 2.5 ton? If yours isn't on the list, please post what it is. I carry the 2.5 ton Torin Big Red myself. BIG help when I lost that trailer tire last summer.

[91nordic29]

We always have one in the truck. I think it is a 3 ton. A fire extinguisher as well. You just never know. That floor jack has come in handy a time or two. We bought one for my sister's toy hauler also.

[Xlration Marine]

2.5, why dick around with it. I can put it just beind the driver door and jack up the whole side of the cheby and rotote the tires, she grunts a little doing it. I have 2 but only need that when wrenching on the 911.

[acatitude]

always have the floor jack tire iron and a cut 4x6 (for getting center tire on my triple axle off ground) in my truck ... never leave home without it and trailer spare

[STV_Keith]

Got a make and size on that Tim? :)

[27 Awesome cat]

Never leave home without one..Well I did once and after sitting in the middle of the desert for three hours waiting for AAA to change a flat tire on the trailer with the whole family yelling "Dad you didn't bring a jack" Well you know the rest of the story:D 2 Ton always in the truck!!!

[Sleek-Jet]

I carry around a 5 ton bottle jack...

[Beer-30]

I have used the stock one 3 times now. Once for the truck (right front separation), once for for the boat trailer (with the boat on it) and once for a friends boat trailer. Works just fine. Flat ground or a block of wood is the key. I carried a hyd jack around for years, but when I learned that the stock one does just fine and is stowed cleanly in it's place behind the back seat, I saw/see no reason to carry another.

[scarabrick2]

I bought a jack awhile ago. leave it under the seat. I think i got it at a auto parts store. it's in it's own case. strong enough to lift my bro 2500 hd 4x4 and his 270 hallett triple axel trailer.

[Big Inch]

I had a jeg's 1.5 ton aluminum. Just returned it last week because it failed trying to lift my wife's Tahoe. Looking for a heavier duty replacement. I also carry a can of fix-o-flat.

[40FlatDeck]

I carry a 3 ton jack and a 15 ton bottle jack. I forget the makes of them. I also carry a fire ext. It would suck to have a trailer tire go bad and not be able to lift the damn thing to change it.

[GGR]

I run a bumper mounted Hi-Lift, which has been used as a winch, spreader, and jack so far.

[Ziggy]

I've used the stock jack on a few occassions without any real difficulty for the truck and for the trailer.
I carry a can of Fix-O-Flat and a portable jumper box that has an airpump for the appropriate situation.
I also try to carry some good luck with me as well...doesn't always turn out that way but I try :D:D

[boater72]

Been racing for over twenty five years and have gone through a lot of trailer tires. Going to Denver this year so I put ten plys on and hope we don't have anymore problems. But for the trailer we built a ramp to drive up on as it's quicker than getting out the twenty ton HF bottle jack.

[driverno8]

One thing I did that's not mentioned is lug nut size. I went down and bought a 1/2" breaker bar and a lug nut socket set. My truck lugs, boat trailer lugs and travel trailer lugs are all different sizes. Kinda nice to use a a big heavy duty breaker bar and socket compared to that piece of crap wrench with attachements the manufacture gives you or god forbid a colapsable tire iron. Used it a few times on the side of the road and it takes up almost no space. Leave it under the rear seat in the Quad Cab. .02¢
As for the jack. Only on big long trips if I'm towing. Stock jack sucks ass trying to lift the middle axle of triples on the boat trailer.

[707dog]

its like $$$ and beer never leave home without it..."knock on wood" but so far iv used it more times for other peeps than myself..:D

[ULTRA26 # 1]

With a tripple axle trailer you don't need a jack to change a tire. Just need about a 4' section of 4x4 for either a front or rear tire and another 1' piece of 4x4 for a middle tire. Just pull onto the 4x4(s) and it will lift the other wheel and tire off of the ground. Learned this trick from Shippingguy, and it works like a charm.
JM

[STV_Keith]

From this forum and a few others, looks like the Craftsman was the most popular. From that info, my buddy has designed and built a mount so you can carry your jack in the back of your truck without it rolling around or getting stolen.
Check it out: http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162560

[scarabrick2]

I also carry a pair of mech gloves, hand towel, breaker bar, 6" ext, socket for lug nut. They all fit in the jack case. Had a blow out going to cali to drop the boat off and I didn't even get my hands or clothes dirty.
The key is to get a jack LOW enough to fit under the spring hanger or u bolt perch when your tire is FLAT

[catman-do]

I dont keep one in the truck, but I do keep a 3ton in the 5th wheel.

[riverracerx]

I ditched the scissor jack for a nice little bottle jack. Fits under the back seat better.

[phebus]

I usually just lift the truck while my wife wrenches. :D

[Big Kahunaa]

i will be this weekend with the toy hauler 3.5 napa brand jack but going to start looking for cool one to keep in there all the time

[soulboater#1]

I carry a 3ton in the truck. It sure came in handy on the 40fwy late at night on the way to Laughlin. I also keep a big mag lite for the late nite changes.

[Singleton]

Keep a 3ton in the truck when ever I have the trailer behind it.

[airpacker]

3 ton floor jack in the greenlea box in the back of the truck and a 18v cordless 1/2" drive impact gun.

[CMac]

2 ton Crafstman, breaker bar, cheater pipe, wood ramp, tools, bearing buddy and grease gun.
Lost a bearing buddy due to a loose wheel bearing. Boy was I glad to have an extra and some grease.

[STVBOY]

AAA carries mine around not sure what size!