Jiffy Jack

bigtiller · May 26, 2014

Has anyone used one or something similar to jack up a tandem axle trailer? I'm thinking of ordering one just in-case I have a flat someday.

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Bigfoot62 · May 26, 2014

A couple pieces of treated 2x6" will work just fine. And it won't cost $100.

bigtiller · May 26, 2014

There is one for sale on Craigslist, that is what brought up the question. Your idea was my first thought after I seen a price list from the company that makes them.

i'm still wondering if they work a as good as advertised.

Bigfoot62 · May 26, 2014

Don't know how that overpriced piece of aluminum works, but I would think it would be fine.

I know that the boards work great. Got them in the back of both of my Super Duty's. :thumbsup:

tcreeley · May 26, 2014

I just bought a medium size aluminum one for my horse trailer. It is well built. Someone told me that on sandy shoulders they sink a bit - might need some plywood to set them on. I like it because it can double as a jack support under the tongue on soft ground and it is easy to throw in the back of the pickup.

---To use it, you just set it against your good trailer tire (front or rear) (and after you loosened the lug nuts on the bad tire) and then just drive forward or back up. The good tire rolls up on to it, lifting the bad tire up off the ground so you can replace it. Use it instead of a standard jack. - don't have to unload the horses.

Bigfoot62 · May 26, 2014

tcreeley said:
1. It is well built. . .
2. Someone told me that on sandy shoulders they sink a bit - might need some plywood to set them on. . .
3. I like it because it can double as a jack support on soft ground and it is easy to throw in the back of the pickup.
4. To use it, you just set it against your good trailer tire (front or rear) (and after you loosened the lug nuts on the bad tire) and then just drive forward or back up. The good tire rolls up on to it, lifting the bad tire up off the ground so you can replace it. Use it instead of a standard jack. . .

1. So is the 2x6, but it doesn't cost $100.

2. The 2x6 doesn't sink too much, and if it does, just stack another one on, and it doesn't cost $100.

3. So is the 2x6, but it doesn't cost $100.

4. Use the 2x6 the same way, but it doesn't cost $100.

Does anybody see the pattern?

If you have the urge to buy one of these, just PM me for my address, send me the $100, and go by the local lumber yard and pick up a couple of short 2x6's.

tcreeley · May 26, 2014

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There are always different ways to do things. I'm not as flexible as I used to be, I like something easier.
Once I had the bearings on a tire fall apart, the axle heated up and the tire spun off and shot into the bushes. I felt the change. We switched my horse to the other side and drove home the remaining few miles on three wheels. (after retrieving the tire)

-Bigfoot, you're a frugal sort of guy I figure... what's with 3 tractors! -I bet that NH is your favorite, followed by the Ford!

Bigfoot62 · May 26, 2014

TC,
Just messing with you.

2 of the 3 tractors are mainly for hay production. I have 52 acres of hay meadows that I cut and bale myself. I cut and rake with the NH, cut and bale with the JD. The cab on the JD is really nice for baling.
The Ford mostly just mows the yard. I have a 72" finish mower on it. We've had it for about 30 years now. Still a good tractor.

ENC · May 26, 2014

I have a set of ramps that I use when I change my oil. When I'm towing a trailer I try to remember to throw one the back of my truck. Works great. With 2x6s sometimes I this hard to get it started climbing instead of pushing it but it does work also. I would not pay 100 for one of these but you can get a pair of heavy duty polymer ramps with non skid feet at any auto parts store for about $40. I try to also have a chain and ratchet boomer or a small chain hoist or come along in case I throw a bearing or for some reason don't have a spare and can get home on three tires.