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You really need a breaker bar, ratchets are not designed for undoing or doing up tight nuts or bolts, thats what a breaker bar is for, use it to break the nut/bolt and also to do the final tightening, then use the ratchet to do the rest. Ratchets have fine teeth and pawl inside and can be stripped. I know I will get replies saying " I always use my ratchet instead of a breaker bar and I have not had a problem", doesn't make it right, Regards Frank.
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Originally Posted by 101 Ron
Geez Ron,I'm impressed, you've got a good range of gear there. From now on I'm thinking that I'll just go where you're going :)
I note that you carry a pick head as per the military gardening tools.
IMHO a pick head may be useful for mining, but for general use a mattock head is much more appropriate and that's what I carry on the pick head mount (FWIW) :) .
in the back of the landy i have a full toolbox, a full Sidchrome socket set and rachets, Stanley screwdriver set, sidchrome spanner set and a bluepoint spanner set, workshop manuals, one for my Holden 186 motor and another for the Landrover, 100's spare bolts and light bulbs and fuses, hammers, Gasket goo, spare oil and water, i have a fridge (cooler) in the toolbox
ill post a picture later
I'm going to regret writing this list.... Some of the stuff is a hangover from when I was on tools and occasionally some stuff gets relocated if i'm playing with something inside
Passenger side toolbox:
Hand held work/inspection light
LED-Lenser rechargable headlight (tho this usually lives in the glovebox
Grease gun & grease needles
Several packs of zipties, both plastic and stainless
Handfull of hose clamps and brass hose joiners in various sizes
50-60 “Decor” baby food tubs with everything from crimp terminals, tyre valve stems, M4-M10 bolts/machine screws, QC connectors, grease nipples, riv-nuts, etc
“Goop” tray, with various Loctite thread sealers/lockers, Loctite promoter, superglue, 518 liquid gasket, collection of RTV sealants, Korode-Kure, Vaseline, graphite grease, corrosion inhibiting grease, Araldite, 2 part epoxy putty, etc
Several dozen types & ratings of fuses & fusible links
A collection of just about every common automotive light bulb
Electrical & duct tape
Rags
2x magnetic parts trays
Selection of screwdrivers, as well as insulated and through-tang
Tray of cutting tools, Stanley knives, HD shears, etc
Electricians, long nosed, duckbill, parallel, crimping (insulated and uninsulated) and fencing pliers
Sidecutters
Seal picks
Selection of drift, pin and centre punches
1” Cold Chisel
Couple of terminal removal tools
Couple of valve core tools
Couple of battery post cleaning brushes
Various trim removal tools
4/6” G-clamp
Measuring tapes, engineers square, vernier calipers, thread pitch gauges feeler gauges and 6 & 12” steel rulers
2x multimeters, about a dozen test lights
Iroda gas blowtorch, Sidchrome gas soldering iron/blowtorch kit, stick & rosin core solder
4", 8", 10" and 12" shifters
Few pairs of vice-grips
10/12" Stillsons
Selection of “Percussive persuaders” including a rubber mallet and a gasket hammer
2x Radiator blowout wands
Wire brush
Rats tail & Points file
Several lengths of emery tape
1/2” drive micrometer type torque wrench
Selection of Torx & Inhex drivers
1/4” standard and deep socket set
3/8” standard and deep socket set
1/2” socket set up to 25mm
450mm Caterpillar breaker bar (I'm getting buried with it.....)
Cheater bar
Aerosol selection covers: Dry-Glide, WD40, Aerostart, spray grease, black paint & brake cleaner
All of that is plus a myriad of job specific tools and probably a couple of kilos of recovered nuts, bolts, screws, etc that invariably get raided when I need something unusual....
Drivers side toolbox:
Cordless drill & Angle grinder with drill bits, cutting & grinding discs & wire cup brush
1800kg bottle jack
5L water jug
Guard cover
Drill press vice
Several metres of fencing wire
3 & 4mm two core, 2.5mm three and five core automotive grade cable
Portable anvil/vice mount (drops into a ladder rack hole in the tray and is nearly an inch thick, drilled & tapped for both a 5” bench vice and 4” drill-press vice
5x 500kg ratchet straps
2x spare tubes of grease
Oil & fuel filter & spare drive belt
3x 6'x8' plastic tarps (believe me, they're brilliant when you're faced with laying in the mud under a car or truck)
2x folding wheel chocks
2x flashing amber beacons
Reflective vest
4D Mag-Lite & amber wand cover
Clear safety glasses
Hand cleaner
Quick Detailer & Glass cleaner
Roll of “Blue dog” reinforced paper towel or a box of similar wipes depending on what I can get my hands on at the time
More rags
Fitting lubricant (aka my mates Jack Daniels & Jim beam, its suprising what you can achieve with a appropriately timed offer of a bottle)
4x .50 cal ammo boxes containing:
1: Personal hygiene needs, soap, shaving gear, Aerogard, toothbrush, BIG fluffy towel, etc
2: Approx 3 days of tinned & dry food, drink mixes, eating utensils, hexamine stove, lighters, etc
3: Approx 3 days of clean, dry clothes
4: First aid kit as supplied by Queensland Ambulance Service
In the cab I have a 2.5kg fire extinguisher, 25L esky with a couple of bottles of water
WHY? It wouldnt be the first time I've done several hundred K's in the dead of the night to bail someone out of mechanical strife, and despite a friends insistence that RACQ membership would be cheaper, I argue that so what if I get towed home.... then I'd only have to fix the problem at home... why wait for a tow truck when I can fix what I need and be on my way in less time?
As for the food and clothes.... never hurts to have that stuff with you if you need to be somewhere in a hurry, plus, when things go bad, a hot feed, fluffy towel and dry clothes are the best morale boosters on earth.
Its also gotta be said, I dont have a shed of my own, and I'm too lazy to keep humping my gear in and out of the house when I need it, and you ALWAYS forget that one important tool.... and at the end of the day, its better to be looking at what you need than looking for it....
I think you pack more tools than I own! Amazing.
Wow,,
Just how big are these tool boxes Sprint?
When I first started reading, I was thinking the "under seat boxes" :eek:
Lets see if this works....
20140730_140036_zpsb2f5c588.jpg Photo by MR3C | Photobucket
And for giggles, a mechanic from mackay dropped in needing parts, then had the problem that he didnt have any tools with him. At the time I had a much smaller toolbox, but he still questioned why I had all the gear with me.....
He looked rather sheepish when I said because it was because of situations like he was in that its better to be looking at it than looking for it....
Also in the cabin is two D shackels live screwed on to the helicopter lifting points on the cabin floor.
Is this the ultimate 4WD accessory :o
Does ARB sell them yet :D
YOUR THE MAN
Funnny thing is theyre factory fitted....Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyG