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[chnlisle]

I use wing nuts on all my jacks. I never travel with them.

[knobbytracks]

Off the subject a bit, but after removing the jacks, how do you lift the truck in the event you need to change a tire on the road? Thankfully I have not had to do this but if I do, I would use the camper jacks along with the OEM bottle jack to change a tire. I have not tried the OEM bottle jack for my Tundra but am assuming it won't have the "oomph" needed to lift the back end with the camper loaded. Thoughts?

[SunMan]

Off the subject a bit, but after removing the jacks, how do you lift the truck in the event you need to change a tire on the road? Thankfully I have not had to do this but if I do, I would use the camper jacks along with the OEM bottle jack to change a tire. I have not tried the OEM bottle jack for my Tundra but am assuming it won't have the "oomph" needed to lift the back end with the camper loaded. Thoughts?

I've often wondered that too but haven't ever needed to change a tire. I carry a Hi Lift too so I figure I'm covered either way.

[Barko1]

I can't imagine using the camper jacks, bring a big bottle jack or hi-lift.

[Lighthawk]

I got a Makita LXT impact driver and it makes very short work of bolting & unbolting the jacks. I use an adapter for the socket driver and a box wrench on the other end. Pretty quick.

Now if I could get away from using turnbuckles!

[pvstoy]

Off the subject a bit, but after removing the jacks, how do you lift the truck in the event you need to change a tire on the road? Thankfully I have not had to do this but if I do, I would use the camper jacks along with the OEM bottle jack to change a tire. I have not tried the OEM bottle jack for my Tundra but am assuming it won't have the "oomph" needed to lift the back end with the camper loaded. Thoughts?

Some one years ago posted that they were lifting while removing camper and forgot to remove the turnbuckle. Thier eyebolt on the camper pulled through the wood siding.

I would not take that chance and get a bottle jack or highlift to raise the truck.

[leadsled9]

I can't imagine using the camper jacks, bring a big bottle jack or hi-lift.

Barko1,

Where do you have that high lift jack placed on the front of your truck? Is it just put through one of the eye hooks? I often wondered if that would be a stout enough mount point for my high lift jack.

[Alex]

Off the subject a bit, but after removing the jacks, how do you lift the truck in the event you need to change a tire on the road? Thankfully I have not had to do this but if I do, I would use the camper jacks along with the OEM bottle jack to change a tire. I have not tried the OEM bottle jack for my Tundra but am assuming it won't have the "oomph" needed to lift the back end with the camper loaded. Thoughts?

I had a flat in the passenger side rear tire and lift the rear with OEM bottle jack to change the tire with no problem. Here is my measurement of weight at each tire on my tacoma with ATC loaded.
front driver: 1280lbs
front passanger:1320lbs
rear driver: 1660lbs
rear passenger: 1380lbs

Only the drive side rear is much heavier then the front. I think if the truck is not lifted to much OEM bottle jack should be fine.

[knobbytracks]

Thanks for the replies.

"Thankfully I have not had to do this but if I do, I would use the camper jacks along with the OEM bottle jack to change a tire." I just wanted reinstate from my previous post that I would use, if needed, the camper jacks ALONG WITH the OEM bottle jack, not the camper jacks only.

[UglyScout]

I've jacked up 1/2 of my loaded car trailer (+/- 8000 pounds) with my OEM truck jack to change a flat. I would have no problems jacking up one tire on my truck with the camper on it. I'd wager most stock truck jacks could do the same.

I wouldn't want to chance hurting the camper using the camper jacks to help support the truck.