jenkinsph
Super Star Member
If you are carrying a fuel tank in the bed up front where would you put the large air compressor and the 20 ton floor jack? How heavy is the pneumatic floor jack? A typical 20 cfm engine driven air compressor weighs about 400 lbs. and is fairly tall. Assuming your next truck has an 8' dually bed I doubt you would have the needed clearance for the goose neck in sharp turns.
4570Man makes a good point about using a remote bottle jack. Much easier to store and carry than a large floor jack and is self contained. This is the best solution mentioned so far and is a safe way to go.
In the rare event of a tire failure on the road or in a customer field I would unload the tractor and use the fel to pick up the trailer. Always that possibility too. Slide a jack stand or blocks under it for safety.
I suspect you would be better served to keep the large floor jack and a large compressor in the shop. Why bring this stuff with you on tractor jobs? Nothing wrong with being prepared but do you need to have a tire shop on wheels for the rare tire change? Man handling this equipment would be more time consuming than what time you would save waiting for a small compressor to catch up.
There have been some good suggestions by others here that are easily used with good portability. I would suggest carrying these items if you are concerned about being prepared. I do carry other tools, but for the purposes of this conversation.
Stihl back pack blower you have Makes blowing the dust off the tractor and filters a 5 minute job at most.
The hydraulic pump, hose and bottle jack Adds a lot of safety and good for the truck, tractor and trailer tire changes and repairs.
Good pull bar and sockets to fit lug nuts These always work with no charging needed, include all lug nut sizes for all trailers towed.
Tire plug repair kit Cheap, compact and may save you a lot of grief with loss of tire fluid ballast, may not need to remove
the tires until you get back home.
Portable air tank Air up to 175 psi before leaving home.
Spare tires for truck and trailer If you change out a spare tire you don't need air for the tires.
4570Man makes a good point about using a remote bottle jack. Much easier to store and carry than a large floor jack and is self contained. This is the best solution mentioned so far and is a safe way to go.
In the rare event of a tire failure on the road or in a customer field I would unload the tractor and use the fel to pick up the trailer. Always that possibility too. Slide a jack stand or blocks under it for safety.
I suspect you would be better served to keep the large floor jack and a large compressor in the shop. Why bring this stuff with you on tractor jobs? Nothing wrong with being prepared but do you need to have a tire shop on wheels for the rare tire change? Man handling this equipment would be more time consuming than what time you would save waiting for a small compressor to catch up.
There have been some good suggestions by others here that are easily used with good portability. I would suggest carrying these items if you are concerned about being prepared. I do carry other tools, but for the purposes of this conversation.
Stihl back pack blower you have Makes blowing the dust off the tractor and filters a 5 minute job at most.
The hydraulic pump, hose and bottle jack Adds a lot of safety and good for the truck, tractor and trailer tire changes and repairs.
Good pull bar and sockets to fit lug nuts These always work with no charging needed, include all lug nut sizes for all trailers towed.
Tire plug repair kit Cheap, compact and may save you a lot of grief with loss of tire fluid ballast, may not need to remove
the tires until you get back home.
Portable air tank Air up to 175 psi before leaving home.
Spare tires for truck and trailer If you change out a spare tire you don't need air for the tires.
