Trailer jack

I got a very small floor jack rated at 2 tons. It is similar to this one, except mine did not come with the lug wrench.I carry it in a plastic bin in the bed of my truck. It could travel in the R-Pod, and had before we got the truck. I also made a block which I use so that I am putting the pressure on the mounting frame for the axle and not on the axle tube (a big no-go). There is a picture in my mods but I don't remember which page. It is two pieces of 2x6 screwed together and then cut so it fits around the axle tube and also the wire harness that runs along the axle.

I got this when I bent the scissors jack from our previous Ford Escape trying to jack up the 'Pod. It was too much for it. The hydraulic jack takes some effort, but it is low enough to go under and still leave room for my jacking block. I don't know if it would do well on soft ground, but on my concrete driveway, it performs well.

I have 4 small floor jacks, one new from Harbor Freight, other 3 salvaged from curbside during clean up week. Added oil and yes they all worked.

2x4's 2x6's and 4x4 chunks I have plenty of. Figured I'd take onee of my wifes least loved grocery sacks (she likes the folding cloth kind with a bottom) Put together a little kit.

Originally posted by furpod We carry a small bottle jack. Had to use it once, worked fine. I did have to run the flat up on a lego to get the jack under. No issue. I carry legos anyways.

Yah. I have a couple of 8-ton bottle jacks that are really, really compact. Only need one of them to lift one side of the pod.

Like furpod I too carry a small bottle jack, 3 ton, that tucks away nicely. I also carry in a box in my truck a "+" lug wrench because the lug nuts are torqued at 100 ft. pd. That's allot of torque on a lug nut to try to break free and am now considering simplifying by buying a cheap breaker bar from HF and appropriate socket.  

I bought one of the Chrome 4 way lug wrench's from HF once I had commited to the trailer.

Just seemed like a good tool to have. I also have sockets, impact sockets, etc. But a good lug wrench and a 4 foot piece of PVC pipe for a cheater bar makes life easy.Only use it to take off, never on.