I would put it right behind where the bumper is mounted to the frame, do y'all think it will screw up the bumper?
http://www.tractorsupply.com/trailer...48-in--0115902

 

If you're talking about jacking the truck up with it, then no i doubt it would hurt as long as you jack the truck up in the ballmounts area on the rear bumper. as far as the front i dont think you could find a spot because these bumpers arent soild steel like they use to be.

And that mud jack you're looking at we have 3 or 4 of them on the farm to change tractor tires with. they are were orginally designed to copy the oldschool bumber jack's of the 60's and 70's.

the reason why they dont use that style now is because the cars and trucks now adays are built like ****.

 

and those suckers can be dangerous if you don't know what your doing, I saw one fail one time. The tractor fell and the handle to jack it up hit the guy operating it square in the face and it wasn't a pretty sight.

 

trust me i know exactly what you're talking about, iv got a 2 inch scar ontop of my head where my lil cousin was messing with the reverse switch on the jack, and i happen to be near the handle of the jack and when he flipped the reverse switch forwhatever reason the jack had a funky handle and the handle would always drop whenever you did anything with the switch. But he did it anyways and the handle basicly hammered me into the ground.

Gave me 4 or 5 really solid wacks, knocked me out cold and the tractor just softly set on its frontend nose down in the dirt. about 8 inches away from me.

Those jacks a ****ing evil but they are the most reliable jacks you can buy

 

The 1500 with an empty bed isn't heavy. If the bumper and mounts are solid(rust or previous abuse)it should be fine.

 

this is just one of those "wild ideas" that pop into my head every now and then but if you got the skills its possible. Lets say for arguement sake that your driving down the highway and you see a damsil in distress with a flat tire on her well why not ford lightning, ya pull over and help her out, instead of reaching for the jack you bust out your inventive airbag jack, yep thats right build a bracket to keep it flat on the ground and then for the top of the airbag make a universal bracket like the top of a jack stand with the indent for the axle to rest on, hook it up to your air tank hoist the truck, get out your air ratchet and commence your own version of a NASCAR pit stop. i'm sure some of you will come up with negative thoughts about this but that ok cause i would love to hear them, i am thinking about doing this, would save alot of time in the rain/snow/tsunami/tornado/hurricane or a very hot summer day.

 

where the hell did that come from ?

 

J/K, i kinda get the idea

 

That looks like a knock off Hi-Lift Jack. They are very popular with off roaders becuase of their multi uses. They are great for what they are. Very simple and few moving parts. They can be dangerous as other have mentioned. I wouldn't use one unless there was no other option.

 

I carry a 20 ton bottle jack in my toolbox with blocks of wood. But Hi lift jacks have multiple uses.