Type of Wood for Bottle Jacks?

There should be enough clearance to drop the oil pan without jacking up the truck.

Maybe you could just drive the tuck tires on top of a few well placed cheap 2x4 pine boards? maybe double stacked?

 

I have 1x8and 2x8 ..16" long oak boards. I stack them side by side alternating
90 degrees each layer. With 1) 2" piece under jack on top of stack.

Higher than 10" I use 6"x8" or 10"x12" 2' feet long.

For ramps I use 2"x6" 3 staggered layers of Doug fir. If I need a little higher, put the 2" or 1" oak perpendicular under the ramps to spread footprint.

 

I used a 8"x 8" 1/2" piece of steel, went to a Fab shop and asked if they had a piece laying around.

 

Don't lol but I use 45lb weight lifting plates

 

You won’t find oak thicker than 1” at any lumber yard for the most part. Least I never have. Normally that’s something that you would get directly from a mill.

 

Where are you jacking and what for? You should be using a 20 ton jack. Better safe then sorry. The jack shouldn’t need to sit on wood. Unless you trying to jack the frame. For that I use big jack stands but anyhow, just curious on what you are working on. If you need to use blocks of wood for jack, I wouldn’t worry about what you if wood. You should never be under or work near the truck while support by a jack. If I have to work on front backs or rear. I’ll jack it up and then use wood to support near the jacking point. Let the jack down onto the wood and then keep the jack under light tension for additional safety but never get underneath the jacking point regardless. I’m sure you know, but just saying. You never know

 

Oh ok makes logical sense bud