Tools To Have In Truck
#1
12-21-2006, 08:55 PM
Tools To Have In Truck
What are some of the tools that you would or have used for your Truck or Trailer that:
a. You would be sure and have for everyday use. b. You could use in case of emergencies. c. Items that would be nice to keep in your Truck just in case. d. Items you have had to use to get going until you could get it either home or to a shop.
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#2
12-22-2006, 05:04 AM
Re: Tools To Have In Truck
Originally Posted by Papa Rick
What are some of the tools that you would or have used for your Truck or Trailer that:
a. You would be sure and have for everyday use. b. You could use in case of emergencies. c. Items that would be nice to keep in your Truck just in case. d. Items you have had to use to get going until you could get it either home or to a shop. When I travel light. I take good vise grips, an assortment of screwdrivers, wrenches, 1/2" drive sockets/ratchet/breaker, cheater pipes, a bottle jack with wood blocks, duct tape, extra air governor, 2 good flashlights, jumppack, wirebrush, bungies, grease gun, oil, coolant, mudflap, sparetire, extra bulbs, coathangers, wd40/pbblaster, cash money, credit card, cell phone, power of prayer. All of these things have served me in a,b,c,d above. Also glad hand seals and pancakes for brake chamber, rubbing alcohol.
#4
12-22-2006, 11:41 PM
When I travel light. I take good vise grips, an assortment of screwdrivers, wrenches, 1/2" drive sockets/ratchet/breaker, cheater pipes, a bottle jack with wood blocks, duct tape, extra air governor, 2 good flashlights, jumppack, wirebrush, bungies, grease gun, oil, coolant, mudflap, sparetire, extra bulbs, coathangers, wd40/pbblaster, cash money, credit card, cell phone, power of prayer. All of these things have served me in a,b,c,d above. Also glad hand seals and pancakes for brake chamber, rubbing alcohol.
#5
12-25-2006, 03:59 PM
tire inflator using a gladhand to hook to your truck air supply, and 50' of hose. You can buy them at the truckstops; I made my own using a $3 gladhand and $10 worth of hose and inflator from Harbor Freight. 8)
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#6
12-25-2006, 04:54 PM
Originally Posted by Mountain Flyer
I made my own using a $3 gladhand and $10 worth of hose and inflator from Harbor Freight. 8)
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#7
12-26-2006, 02:32 AM
Thanks Load It, some of the items you mentioned I have already in my Truck, but some I didn't even think about, but will get and put in my Truck. Thanks So Much!
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#8
12-26-2006, 03:16 AM
1 gallon of oil, 1 gallon of anti-freeze, spare lights for truck and trailer, couplings for splicing wires together, knife, wire splicer (you can often find these with the couplings in a kit at some parts stores), tire gauge, small sledge hammer, gloves, 1 bottle of rubbing alcohol (for freeing ice in air lines should they freeze), 1 bottle of Dawn ( for making a more effective windshield washer fluid) just mix with water. If it freezes, then add a little rubbing alcohol to the fluid.
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