Changing a flat tire, could not use the included jack

[RickKeen]

An old, old pickup truck trick = keeping a 2 x 2 square of 3/4 inch plywood in the bed, as a wide slip-resistant base for just this type of use. The plywood could well be scrap plywood that many of us have. It spreads the weight of even a loaded truck bed very well over soft ground, even sand, and usually prevents the jack's base from shifting. It's either a pretty cheap or a completely free solution, depending on what scraps are lying behind the garage .

A couple of short (10-12") scraps of 2x6 treated lumber tend to ride in the bed of my truck. They get used under trailer tongue jacks, to chock trailer wheels, and would be handy under a tire jack if needed.

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