WalMart 6ton bottle jack (Blackjack?) in the plastic box and a 4 way lug wrench.

 

If it's a heavy trailer, then a regular hydraulic jack as stated above. The 4 way is also a good idea but I've found them bulky for storage. I keep a 1/2" break over bar with a socket and short extension in the truck for the trailers.

 

Bottle jack or floor jack but carry a piece of 2X4 with you to spread out the load at the jacking point just to be on the safe side.
Carry enough wood blocks to get the height right and also to put under the jack base in case the surface is soft. It is sad to see your jack go down instead of your trailer go up.
X2 4 way lug wrench. They make foldable that are pretty easy to store.
Also loosen and tighten the lug nuts at the house once in a while to make sure they are

not frozen.

 

I'll go with you on the bottle Jack [emoji106] The lug wrench [emoji35] At 72yo and over 100° outside, nah, not for me! Battery powered impact wrench! [emoji40][emoji847]

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I do the same. I keep a 1/2" cordless impact on my truck and a set of impact sockets. I pull the boat, a 30' gooseneck, a 5th wheel and a 14' lowboy and I wouldn't dream of hitting the road without my barrel hydraulic jack and that cordless impact. And just in case I forget to change the battery I have a break over bar as well.

 

If you have a double axle trailer you don’t even need a jack to change a tire. After you loosen the lug nuts you just need to drive the good axle/tire over a wooden block or something similar (you can find products made to do this, I think one is called a trailer saver), and the other axle/tire will be raised off the ground so you can remove it and put the spare on.

 

I made one by stacking 2”x10” boards 3 high with staggered lengths and screwing them together.

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I carry cordless impact driver and a Trailer Aid Plus. No jack hassle and easy to use when alone.

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Harbor Freight sells an RV jack. It comes with a bolt head already welded on the end, so all you need is a ratchet...or better yet, a battery operated impact wrench.
https://www.harborfreight.com/2-1-2-half-ton-trailer-stabilizer-jack-96406.html

I have one, but use it in a different manner. Several years ago, I built a dual router table that is adjustable to different working heights. It can be used at low height for cabinet assy or raised for routing, or leveled off with the work bench for additional work space. I use a ratchet, or sometimes a cordless drill to raise or lower it.
Good luck. I hate flat tires!

 

If you have a double axle trailer, the Trailer Aid Plus is the fastest easiest option.
https://www.amazon.com/Trailer-Aid-...er+aid+plus+tandem+tire+changing+ramp&qid=1595104747&sprefix=trailer+aid&sr=8-3

 

Could go this route for a single axle trailer...or the second one for a dual axle trailer.
https://readyjack.com/boat-trailer-tire-jack-best-one/

https://readyjack.com/boat-trailer-tire-jack-best-one/

 

I keep a small floor jack in my truck. You can buy them for about $35.00 and I have a battery powered impact wrench with sockets for my truck and the boat trailer. Can't beat it.

 

exactly



small cheap floor jack with a long breaker bar, for little effort on lugs. The trailer gadgets are great for the trailer, but what about the truck?? The supplied jacks are like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple pieces missing. it's painful watching someone try to change a flat with such an inferior piece of equipment. :help::texasflag

 

I bought a cheapy battery powered 1/2” impact from harbor freight about 4 years ago and it works great. I’d rather have a Milwaukee one to match all my other power tools, but this one works

 

Run your lug nuts on and off twice a year with antisieze added to lug stud threads. Do not use copper based antisieze.

 

I’ve been doing this once a year using heavy duty CorrosionX, works great.

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I have the DeWalt 20V Max XR Brushless 1/2” impact wrench. I’ve considered buying a set of torque sticks or maybe just find a single 100 ft-lb stick.


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I haven't seen anything my DeWalt 20volt 1/2" wont bust loose.

 

Which one do you have? If I get another one it’ll be a dewalt since I’ve got the batteries from some of their other tools.

 

The cordless impacts are great and do work on some tuff stuff have used them farm equipment also.
Another handy thing I have had for years is a Gorilla Bar it extends from 14 inches to 20 inches and comes with 2 sockets that. Basically a cheater bar and was less than $30.

 

I carry a half inch breaker bar with 6 different size sockets. 20vt dewalt impact. The big one

I use the bar to break loose, then impact them off.
Change the tire , impact lugs back on then breaker bar to make sure its where it needs to be.

I carry differnt sizes, cuz I’ll help people on the road with a blow out if possible. Never know

 

Milwaukee 1/2 M18, lots of torque. I use it around the ranch in the field have not seen anything it cannot break lose. Just make sure your batteries are charged. Made life a lot easier for those of us passing 60 now.

 

Yep. I rarely out it full power so it won't snap bolts. Spin off crank pulley bolt like nothing.

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I am so tired of these types of post. What is the best jack to use, the one you have on hand when you had the **** blowout!! If you thought you should have had a better one then you should have brought that one. I carry a 6 ton with me so I don't have to jack with a scissors jack but that is my decision. What is the best way to break lug nuts, you have got to be kidding me!! Carry a 4 way and a battery powered impact. if the impact can't break it then maybe your candy *** can break it with the 4 way.

Have people stopped thinking and figuring out how to survive for themselves. My granddad would have kicked my *** for asking these types of questions!!

 

I am so tired of these types of post. What is the best jack to use, the one you have on hand when you had the **** blowout!! If you thought you should have had a better one then you should have brought that one. I carry a 6 ton with me so I don't have to jack with a scissors jack but that is my decision. What is the best way to break lug nuts, you have got to be kidding me!! Carry a 4 way and a battery powered impact. if the impact can't break it then maybe your candy *** can break it with the 4 way.

Have people stopped thinking and figuring out how to survive for themselves. My granddad would have kicked my *** for asking these types of questions!!

The OP is planning ahead so he can buy the better one and can gear up with the 4 way etc. Asking the 2cool family for experienced advice is good stuff. Good community sharing.

I bet you and grandad are a great joy to discuss ideas with.....

 

I agree with sgrem.

The interjection by UnclePoPo is why people are hesitant to post.

Place nice.

 

As for the OP.....I do not trust bottle jacks.

I carry a small floor jack in the truck with 2 - 6x6 blocks.

For the lug nuts....I have a set of 1/2" sockets and a breaker bar.
And the Dewalt 1/2" impact.

And I hope I rarely ever need any of them.

For the trailer....the drive-over jack idea is really good. If I don't have much weight, I've been known to just take the flat tire off and roll with 3 on a short trip home.

 

a 4x4 board for tandem trailers

 

Uncle popo your a friggin mullet

Your grandad would be ashamed of that post and you lookin for a fryer ... fool

 

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If you need a LOW COST solution for the short term, go to your local junk yard and get the screw jack out of a F250 / Excursion. I have used mine many times to change flats on boats and heavy duty trailers. It is REALLY short and fits under the spring and it's REALLY easy to crank being geared very low. If you can get the first extension with the hook, that's all you need. Find an extra 3/8 or 1/2" socket and hammer it on the end for your ratchet or impact.
I used the a ramp on my first boat trailer and bent the end axle. Maybe it was already bad, I don't know, but now I'm leary of them.
That swivel thing on the side of that one trailer looks flat out scary. At least for heavy boats like run.

For the lug nuts, check em for corrosion before you leave. If you see any, spray them down with corrosion x red before leaving. The heat from your hubs will help it creep in for easier removal.
And like most, I clean mine twice a year AND they get sprayed every time they get saltwater wetted.

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DeWalt has a regular impact driver that produces 330 ft-lbs of max torque. They also have a brushless high torque driver that produces 700 ft-lbs max torque and 1200 ft-lbs of breakaway torque.

I bought the 1/2" high powered one: https://www.dewalt.com/products/pow...-max-xr-high-torque-12-in-impact-wrench-with-detent-pin-anvil-tool-only/dcf899b

 

That 1/2 inch Milwaukee is a brute....but watch out going full bore on a passenger car or small pick up (it'll snap en right off). I already had the Ryobi batteries so this is what I use to remove and re tighten my 8 lug dual tandem and 1 ton truck. I have broken a frozen stud off a 1/2 ton Chevrolet pick up with this.
https://www.bbrsale.shop/zrp261--bare--impact-ryobi-one--3-speed-1-2--18v-wrench