Need suggestions jacking truck up on an incline in mud.

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I need some new ideas on how to keep the truck up so I can be under it removing the coil brackets. The problem is that I’m on the side of a hill and even though I have an engine hoist, 4 jack stands on pavers, and my jack under it everything is sinking in the mud and shifting over. This last time I collapsed it almost landed on me so I need to try some other way to get the front in the air.
 

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This from 3 of the different times

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I would say get some long planks, or 3/4 inch plywood sheets (4x8) and put under the truck. Use this as a weight distribution under the stands and jacks. I would park something heavy on the uphill side (truck, tractor, something) parallel to this truck, and chain this truck to it, that way it would have to pull it sideways to move it. Put as many stands as you have under there, or better, crib it up in multiple spots. Use longer boards to crib it to spread out the weight. This is what we would do in a rescue situation when a vehicle is in a ditch, or on it's side so we can safely extricate someone.

The important thing to remember is what Dad told me at a young age. Never put anything under a vehicle that's jacked up that up that you aren't willing to loose.....

This technique is what I am talking about:

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I would say get some long planks, or 3/4 inch plywood sheets (4x8) and put under the truck. Use this as a weight distribution under the stands and jacks. I would park something heavy on the uphill side (truck, tractor, something) parallel to this truck, and chain this truck to it, that way it would have to pull it sideways to move it. Put as many stands as you have under there, or better, crib it up in multiple spots. Use longer boards to crib it to spread out the weight. This is what we would do in a rescue situation when a vehicle is in a ditch, or on it's side so we can safely extricate someone.

The important thing to remember is what Dad told me at a young age. Never put anything under a vehicle that's jacked up that up that you aren't willing to loose.....

This technique is what I am talking about:

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I completely agree. Make a large footprint with lumber, they should be solid, 3ftx3ft or so. This should prevent sinking in mud. I did this some years ago with scrap 2x4s and 2x6s, it took a bit to get it right but it worked. The truck was up in the air, four pointed with Jack Stands

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@snicklas nailed it on the head crib it up with dunnage that's just scary when it was diving we had a boat we cribbed up on the bottom of a lake worked like a charm
 

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I LIVE with a muddy driveway that makes that slope of yours look level.

First thing I do is to aim the truck at a tree then chain it to that tree.. With two chains, if I can, so there is no sideways movement possible, (Keeps the back corners of the truck that are the farthest from the tree, from moving sideways.)

Then as everyone points out, I build up a LOT of wooden cribbing. I use blocks that were meant for holding guard posts on the highway, mostly. They are 8x8x 20 or something like that. Come are 10x10x20. Then Use some 6x8 structural wood blocking and 4x4, and 2x4 if necessary.
 

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I swung the front around, chocked the rear tires and used T posts to tie it to. Got the passenger side done before it was time to go. It’ll be a few days until I can get to the drivers side as it’s supposed to rain nonstop for the next 4 days. ☹️ The sad part is that is the most level dryest place in the driveway lol!
 

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