Jacking rear of vehicle from hitch receiver mount?

[Forestpatrol]

Could try 2x lumber to drive onto and raise the tires enough to get up the ramp. Heck the Uhaul car transporter video recommends that for low vehicles.

Really don't like ramps - they like to slide - and are not for working under - you still need jack stands.

That isn’t a terrible idea actually, about the 2x. And correct, I would use stands or cribbage for undercarriage wash, this was just so I could give the underside a good pressure washing so I wouldn’t be underneath!

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[davidg4781]

I do it all the time. I change oil every 4k miles and rotate tires. When changing oil drive front on to ramps. When rotating tires use 3 jacks. No issues and my 17 month old 22 BS is up to 69,000 miles.

Where do you put the 3 jacks?

 

[mikldom]

I jack the whole truck up when rotating tires. 1 jack at each front either at the pinch weld jack points behind the front wheels or the frame mount for the control arm. Then my big 3 ton jack goes under the rear hitch to lift the whole rear up. Only on jacks long enough to rotate tires. Never EVER get under a vehicle supported only by jacks. If I do any under work it's ramps and jack stands.

 

[AC AL]

I was thinking about doing this the other day. My disclaimer is this is the first time I've owned a vehicle with a hitch.

I was being lazy the last time I changed my oil, and only put the front up on stands. Towards the end, I felt the angle wasn't allowing for a good amount of oil to drain, so ... while it was on front stands ... I was simultaneously thinking about jacking up the rear end at the hitch, so the whole rear end would go up at once.

Ultimately, I felt making my BS perform its version of a handstand, would be a bit much, and decided that a little swish of old oil within the 5+ quarts of fresh oil that I just put in, was not a big enough deal to warrant such risk.

However, if you're on the front tires, I'd might be more obliged to give it a go, if I had to. You're talking a point that is dead center and attached to the frame. So in my opinion, it should be good to go.

Anyone know why the oil drain plug is at the front of the oil pan and not the rear? There’s plenty of room on the 2.0

 

[NMhunter]

I once used a Hi-lift jack to change a tire on my truck. It fell off the jack once I had the tire off. I was young.

 

[RWT]

Anyone know why the oil drain plug is at the front of the oil pan and not the rear? There’s plenty of room on the 2.0

Because that's where the engineer who design it put it. No, really. Automotive engineers don't give much consideration to maintenance in design, some but not much ( I have 2 automotive engineers in my family ). What little consideration there may be, is usually centered on dealership service conditions (not DIY). At the dealership it's going to be on a lift and therefore level. With a level vehicle it doesn't really matter front or back on the oil plug location. It only matters to us DIYers who use ramps or jack stands. It could be worse, you could own a Ranger where you have to go through the driver's side front wheel well to access the oil filter (as an example of poor engineering).

JMHO
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