Best all-around Jack?

[RedMF40]

and to answer your question i say the jackall is one of the best all around jacks. and with a load on a trailer you can jack on the frame and take most of the weight off then put a hyd. jack under the axle. always carry these two in my truck pulling a trailer. plus a couple short planks . been carrying a jackall all my life in the back of my trucks. i always travel prepared, including booster cables and tools.

I may go that way--jackall and hydraulic bottle jack even though it means carrying two jacks instead of the one I had in mind. They are both small enough I can stow them away without using up too much space.

 

[MeanGene1]

Where do you place your Hi-Lift jack on a newer trucks built after bumper jacks went away? Walk up to any make or model of pickup truck on any lot and about the only place to use a Hi-Lift jack on one would be the fender wells..
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I prefer carrying a low profile floor jack and a piece of 3/4" plywood in case I'm on a gravel or dirt road.

Well, I usually try to ignore snarky responses, but since you chose to selectively edit what I said, I will refresh a bit- "when hauling stuff on trailers". Never said anything about trucks- didn't feel it necessary, as my Ford has a quite good factory jack that has been sufficient. The comment about using the jack on the fender wells is pretty special lol. Bye!

 

[Russ from MN]

I'm glad some people realize a floor jack needs a hard smooth surface to roll on to work properly! I have seen guys use them on gravel and wonder why they tip! A ramp block is a good idea if you have a tandem trailer. I would carry my High-lift and 5-ton hydraulic bottle jack, but I don't haul anything very heavy. I run old tires on my firewood trailer, but I travel prepared, 2 spares, and a High lift jack, I can change a tire in 10 minutes!