what tools do you guys keep in your truck
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05-05-2010, 04:05 PM
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Tool Kit (including spare fuses, breaker bar, socket set . . . ) Jumper Cables, Shovel, Recovery strap, shackles, axe, first aid/survival kit, duct tape, ratchet straps, rubber bungee coords, rope, collapsable saw, paper towel, hand cleaner, flash light, headlamp, gloves, rain jacket, tire pressure gauge.
Durring the winter I add: V Bar Chains, hat, snow brush/ice sraper, tow chains.
At times I also add a chainsaw and comalong.
Durring the winter I add: V Bar Chains, hat, snow brush/ice sraper, tow chains.
At times I also add a chainsaw and comalong.
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05-28-2010, 05:31 PM
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Thanks for all the input guys its really helped. Ive been my family's roadside repair lately. im up to a Craftsmen tool kit, misc screw drivers and pliers, duct tape, tons of tie downs and a cordless impact with sockets. anyone know were to get a decent set of jumper cables, all the ones i see are cheap garbage.
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05-28-2010, 06:16 PM
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05-29-2010, 09:56 PM
Thanks for all the input guys its really helped. Ive been my family's roadside repair lately. im up to a Craftsmen tool kit, misc screw drivers and pliers, duct tape, tons of tie downs and a cordless impact with sockets. anyone know were to get a decent set of jumper cables, all the ones i see are cheap garbage.
#59
05-29-2010, 10:13 PM
I really like the way you've got your CB and trailer brakes setup... I'm gonna use that on my new truck On the one I've got now I've got the same CB and brake controller but the brakes are to the left of the CB and my knee sometimes hits it, gets pretty annoying. And that G19 sure fits nicely in there... too bad a full size probably won't though.
On the one I've got now I've got the same CB and brake controller but the brakes are to the left of the CB and my knee sometimes hits it, gets pretty annoying. And that G19 sure fits nicely in there... too bad a full size probably won't though.
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My dad actually made his own set... he took some HEAVY single-O stranded cables (they're the soft, flexible kind) and a couple of HD connectors and ran a short leg from the battery terminals to a connector on the inside of the bumper. He has about 20 or so feet of cable that has the opposite gender connector on one end and clamps on the other end. With his setup, you don't have the risk of shorting the clamps as long as the clamps are first clamped to the vehicle that needs jumping before you plug the cable into the thruck, you don't have to pop the hood to jump it, and it saves your truck's terminals from getting all torn up over the years. I like it and want to make my own set one of these days.