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Tools - What to carry? What stays?

onetonbb74 said:
I have the Atlas 45 tool roll organizer, mine is blue and black. Id recommend it, but its pricy.
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I like the newer roll with the pouches for the end wrenches on the backside. Even more pricy than the one I have.

For now I keep the wrenches in tool pouches from old Toyotas. They hold a perfect amount of wrenches up to 1" and down. One pouch for metric and another for standard. Picked up the pouches years ago in the junkyard. Tough stuff.
 
I've been known to carry everything but an engine crane and transmission jack in my old heap !..but not my "good" tools,just cheap crap so if they get stolen I wont be out of a lot of money..

I'm getting old enough that "roadside repairs" are often impossible even WITH all the right tools--I'll instead just call a tow truck and have it hauled home where I can hopefully fix it myself more safely..
It is suicide trying to fix a vehicle on the side of any road around here now..even changing a flat tire might end up being fatal ..
 
diesel4me said:
I've been known to carry everything but an engine crane and transmission jack in my old heap !..but not my "good" tools,just cheap crap so if they get stolen I wont be out of a lot of money..

I'm getting old enough that "roadside repairs" are often impossible even WITH all the right tools--I'll instead just call a tow truck and have it hauled home where I can hopefully fix it myself more safely..
It is suicide trying to fix a vehicle on the side of any road around here now..even changing a flat tire might end up being fatal ..
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I am about there too...if it's anything major I'll just call roadside service...but it can take up to 2 hours...if I had simple tools I might be able to fix whatever it might be. I carry a bag full of tools and even a tire patch kit and an belt and an power inverter and 110 ac tire pump...I hate the bag, I can find anything without pouring it out...my sockets are some in the bag, some in the toolbox...it's aggravating
 
I'm to the point I have difficulty just jacking my truck up--I have put a floor jack in the bed to use,that weighs like 70 lbs,got it free in a pile of scrap,missing the handle--have to use a wrench on the "gear" to lower it and I made a shorter handle out of a hunk of pipe..
I got tired of cranking the factory jack up 1000 times,only to have the truck roll off it and crash too many times..


Then I'd have to get the 120 lb spare tire & rim out of the bed ,get it on the axle,after unscrewing all 8 lugs that come off hard every thread by hand with a 4 way or tire tool--this is where a 12V impact would be handy,but a cordless one would likely have a dead battery by the time I had to use it..then put all 8 lug nuts back on..by then I'd likely be ready for CPR and oxogen..especially if it was 90+ degrees,or in the dead of winter...I'd rather wait the 2 hours for a tow..

I have a diamond plate aluminum tool box in the bed ,packed full of spare parts,a tool box full of various (cheap) tools,extra fluids,funnels,etc,and I still don't have enough room to haul everything I'd like to,I even have a cardboard box on the front seat full of stuff and one on the passenger side floor ,that I keep more fluids and my tire plug kit,patches,you name it..no passengers in my truck!..no room for them!..
Most likely all that stuff would do me no good in the end,because my luck is any roadside failures are usually ones I couldn't correct on the side of the road,like a transmission going south or something similar..
About the only roadside repairs I'd attempt would be a fan belt or radiator hose--maybe..if I could get off the road into a safer area..
 
I have the klein backpack, I use it for work, not the Blazer. I am retiring it soon for the veto pro pack bag. My Klein backpack is falling apart, already sewed on it a couple times and the zippers are failing.
 
In my experience,you never seem to have the right tool you need,both at home OR on the side of the road,even if you have a tool box with ten grand worth of tools in it..:surepal:...
 
One other thing you can do with your roadside tool kit is to only carry wrenches and sockets that you need. No need for a full metric set when only 10,13,15,18 mm are needed for mid 80s squares. Inch sizes you will need the full set though.
 
What tools you should carry depends on what you want to be able to fix on the trail/side of the road. Whether it be for just your vehicle or others, how difficult of repairs to accomplish.

Would be nice to have every tool/part, but even with these older/simpler trucks that can quickly fill a 9ft service bed.
 
ZooMad75 said:
atlas 45 roll up tool organizer. Slick as hell. Bright orange so it can't be missed. I can fit a lot of stuff in there except the 1/2" drive stuff.
I take mine to the junkyard as it's just the right size.

When I know I'm going wheeling I've got a bigger bag that hauls the 1/2" drive stuff, hub nut socket, hammer, larger pliers, meter, test light and wiring crimp era and strippers plus an assortment of terminals and rolls of wire and tape.

I also have soft gear bags that carry spare fluids, cleaner, bailing wire, zip ties spare belt and other assorted goodies.

I tend to over pack for the trail, but other than the weight it's not hurt. When I or others needed the tools they are quick and easy to access. I fall under the rather have and not need than need and not have line of thinking.
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got a link to this? i'd like to get something like that for my blazer...
 
I use one of those too...works good
 
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