LXBRADY
Hard Core 4+
Had to laugh, rumor has it you sat in the drivers seat smoking a cigar during the fix.......do the right thing, post the picture!
Abbreviated tool kit suggestions
- Thread starter kurtnkegger
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Had to laugh, rumor has it you sat in the drivers seat smoking a cigar during the fix.......do the right thing, post the picture!
I sat in the drivers seat while you guys removed the drive flange so I could get off the trail and it was much appreciated. I changed the birf out in camp.
I do notice with this club it typically isnt the persons whose truck is busted doing the work. Thats a nice thing as they are stressed. I remember all of us gathering around UB handing tools etc why we fixed Chri's knuckle bolts on Hatfield hill in Rubicon Springs
LARGEONE
Rising Sun Member
I have done the same...tool rolls are great for keeping it light and tight. Except I purchased a completely separate kit that stays in the truck....I'll trade between trucks, but I they don't really come back into the garage kit.
I buy the plastic vacuum formed took kits from Costco and keep one in each vehicle. Tools that really matter ( 3/8” drive quality ratchet etc) Ill keep seperate in my loose bolts, fuel line, silly putty, calking cord, hub tools and random odds and ends bag. Both rigs are ready to go without having to think about what I need. If i loose a socket or whatever its not a big deal as I can replace the whole kit fairly cheaply and my good tools are home ready to fix my crap before I head out again!
Rezarf
Hard Core 4+
I agree Ken, I have been super impressed and grateful. I sheared a spring perch bolt on Steel Bender at "the fall" obstacle. Once I realized what had happened and let some folks know I needed a minute to repair. Kit was flying around, a new bolt was sourced, Isaac had his coverall's on running up the hill with a tool box and Groucho's friend (a Toyo tech) was under the rig pulling stuff apart. All in all, I uber grateful... I was stressed, knew I didn't have the part to get off the trail and bummed I was holding the group back. The other guys came through and we were up and running quick! It is one of the coolest things I have learned from this club.
On a side note: I try to get my cruiser to break down in front of Uncle Ben so that I can have his expertise working on my crap.
Sometimes if Robbie is there, I will sabotage something for the same reason. I am currently creating a diabolical plan to get the 40 in front of them both and hoping it won't start... when it doesn't, I'll start to cry... Kevin will cave and help me out from shear pity. Robbie, will likely cuss at me and tell me to suck it up before he jumps in to not be outdone by Kevin... trust me, it will work. 
my 40 will be good as new 
I'd like to get to dedicated tool kits per rig, but that'll still take some time. I have noticed that I sometimes left something in the 40 when I am in the 100 and vise a versa. However, I haven't had anything bite me in the butt... yet. I have got separate recovery equipment and air on each rig, tools are next.
I need to free up some extra cash and hit the pawn shops to round out a few trail kits that stay in the trucks. This thread is motivating me.
LXBRADY
Hard Core 4+
On a side note:
Uncle Ben so that I can have his expertise working on my crap.
That's why I laugh at their jokes.
Silly boys. Trail/back country repairs are just that. Nothing can benefit a rig more than being maintained before it hits the trail! I cant put a number on the times I have heard someone that is broken on the trail say “ this ______ has been giving me fits for a while”. Murphys rules aside it stands to reason that your weak link will break in the worse possible place. Many tools can be used outside of thier designed purpose. You need to carry what cant be improvised on. Other tools probably can be improvised around ( hub socket, etc) but when its 9pm, 20 degrees and dropping, snows blowing and you forgot your boots do you really want to fumble around an extra hour+ when you already cant feel your fingers? A roll of cheap calking cord might just hold in that hole in the gas tank or oil pan long enough to get to the main road. A few old bolts, washers and nuts will keep you from having to decide what you will sacrafice to raid them elsewhere. That cheapo muti-gauge sucks but it might be what lets you drive out instead of towed out. Harbor Freight has many uber cheap tools and supplies (wire splice kit, o-rings, pry drivers, tarps, etc) that are awesome to have in the middle of nowhere but if left or given to someone else are cheaply replaced.
Rezarf
Hard Core 4+
This thread has got me off my can and putting together a dedicated kit for trail repairs. I’m kinda shocked how many duplicates I’ve had laying around and how quick I’m assembling a good kit without spending a buck nor robbing my main tool chest. I’m making one for the 100 first and for the 40 once I dial the first kit in. Thanks for inspiration!
GV27
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Y'all have left out key pieces of kit: a cell phone and a AAA card for when you do get it limped back to the main road.
Rzeppa
Rising Sun Member
Too funny! Yeah, Chris McCleod used to joke (he not only didn't know how to wrench, he didn't even change his own oil) he'd hold his cell phone in one hand and credit card in the other and say that was his tool kit LOL...
