Jacks, tools, and other must-have stuff I need for my rig... (1 Viewer)

[Ride Fly]

Ok, I’m in need of a jack, and tools for the rig. What aftermarket stuff are you guys using? And no, I’m not in the need for spending $$$ on original TEQ jacks and tool set.

Are you using bottles, scissors, mini-hydraulics for carrying in the rig? I know the original TEQ jack was a bottle jack, and if I’m not mistaken, it was secured under the driver’s seat. For that reason, I was thinking of picking up a Husky bottle jack from Home Depot. What capacity do I need? 3000 lb work? What about tire irons and other tools? Show me what ya gots! Thanks bubbas!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

trail tools/repair kit

Basic tools to carry while on the trail!

Jack options?

There are a few threads that talk about similar stuff, I am looking for a suitable jack to use in my 40 myself. I was hoping there would be some new info that would get posted in this thread but it seems everyone still uses the old school bottle jacks.

 

[gibgoaz8]

Personally, I use a scissors jack. One of my earlier cruisers had the scissors jack in it and I have just kept it down through about a half dozen cruisers. Bottle jacks are great as long as you keep hydraulic fluid in them. Sometimes they tend to lead and cause a mess. Scissor jacks are all mechanical and I have not ever had a problem with mine. Just my 2 cents worth

 

[Pete]

Personally, I use a scissors jack. One of my earlier cruisers had the scissors jack in it and I have just kept it down through about a half dozen cruisers. Bottle jacks are great as long as you keep hydraulic fluid in them. Sometimes they tend to lead and cause a mess. Scissor jacks are all mechanical and I have not ever had a problem with mine. Just my 2 cents worth

The "old" yellow Cruiser bottle jacks are screw-type, mechanical. I'm not sure about the brown bottle jacks that I think were in 60s, 62s, 80s and maybe late 40s.These are all over the place on eBay and from a lot of the Cruiser vendors cheaper than the yellow originals. They are Toyota OEM on certain models but will work on anything. Personally, I much prefer the bottle type over scissors. I've always felt like the scissors type were not real stable laterally based on my experience with Porsche's but regardless of whether the jack is bottle or scissors, you need a firm, LEVEL base to sit her on. When necessary I put the bottle under the spring hanger plate, bot the axle, and you don't have to lift her a lot to get the wheel off the ground. This has usually been on my shop/garage floor.

On the trail I usually use my Hi-Lift which MUST be on a level surface!

 

[Pete]

Ok, I’m in need of a jack, and tools for the rig. What aftermarket stuff are you guys using? And no, I’m not in the need for spending $$$ on original TEQ jacks and tool set.

Are you using bottles, scissors, mini-hydraulics for carrying in the rig? I know the original TEQ jack was a bottle jack, and if I’m not mistaken, it was secured under the driver’s seat. For that reason, I was thinking of picking up a Husky bottle jack from Home Depot. What capacity do I need? 3000 lb work? What about tire irons and other tools? Show me what ya gots! Thanks bubbas!

That Husky is probably hydraulic but as gib points out in #3 and I agree, a mechanical might be preferable. See the post above for some other comments. 3000 lb will be good enough for emergencies as you'll be lifting abput 1/4 of the Cruiser's weight if you put the jack close to one wheel.

Re tools, there are all kinds of threads here for original type tool kits and City Racer has some good ones if you want to stay original. But in my opinion and experience none of the factory tool kits are going to let you do anything but very simple, basic repairs like pulling a spark plug or replacing a hose clamp or changing a tire. Whenever I've gone on a trail, I usually pack up a bag with a couple of sizes each of Philips and square head screwdrivers, channel lock and vise grip pliers, several 3/8 drive sockets, ratchets, and extensions, tape, wire, hand cleaner, rags, etc.

Forgot, a small to medium ball peen hammer and some WD40 too

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

And an ice chest full of cold beer

 

[Pete]

And an ice chest full of cold beer

I thought everybody knew that! And I don't even drink beer.

 

[tls3601]

@Pete I haul the same stuff and prefer the mechanical bottle jacks. Cooler of cold beer is always welcome as well!!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

One or two good dogs to run the problem by... You'd be surprised how often they have the best solution to a problem!! And it's always great to have an early warning system.

SPOT Emergency GPS notification system.

GPS... Compass... Maps to allow me to locate the shortest route for help.

Emergency backpack, for me and one for a dog... Stocked with emergency stuff, including a tiny stove and fuel.

Cap and watch cap... Both with lights.

Spares for everything you can replace on the trail.

A cheap HF 12v Impact gun... It's not strong enough to break anything, but loose. Works very well on breaking nuts loose without snapping them off.

A small soldering iron, solder and paste... A selection of electrical connectors... Cheap HF Multimeter.

A coil of soft fuel line... Clamps... A length of heater hose... Clamps.

A set of metric Allen wrenches.

FIPG... Red and black... Silicone

Gasket material... various types... Two large squares of different thicknesses of rubber.

Engine oil... Brake fluid... ATF... Gear oil... Concentrated antifreeze... Small cartridge grease gun and cartridges... Tub if grease... funnel.

Water... Food... Warm clothes... Change of clothes... Coveralls... Latex gloves...

HF 6 ton bottle Jack and HiLift Jack.

NiteIzes twist ties... Wire... Ratchet straps... Cam straps... Recovery bag full of stuff.

Too many other things to mention again... and dog treats & dog food.

 

[Pete]

Wow Danny, you carry more stuff than I have in my shop! Couldn't agree with you more when it comes to dogs though. My posts were just referring to basic tools and jack, but I always have with me on the trails a couple of extra radiator hoses, some fuel line tubing, a gallon of 50-50 coolant mix, a couple of quarts of oil, fuses, a beat up Haynes manual and of course tow straps, tree protector, about 15 ft of winch cable that wraps neatly around my spare, 2 or 3 shackles/clevises, a smallish tarp (beats laying in the mud!).

I don't go equipped for major repairs because I never go off road without at least one other vehicle to tow me home or who I can tow home. I'm not in the middle of nowhere like some of you guys out west or in the mountains. I kissed a tree once at the Indy Badlands in Attica enough to push my radiator into my fan and take out a good part of the rad. We tried stop leak and other tricks like running with no cap but couldn't keep enough fluid in her to prevent overheating so my buddy in his CJ7 towed us 60 miles home in pretty heavy rain with a 20 ft yellow tow strap. Couldn't see S***t but we made it. Another time I towed my niece home in my brother's Wrangler after she threw a rod but that was only about 25 miles. Never leave the road alone!

Pete

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Oh, there’s a lot more than I listed... almost all my trips are remote and alone... except for my dogs... and I never plan a return date, or stick to a particular route.

I send a custom SPOT message before sundown... it notifies Dianna and others “I’m fine. Staying another night” and includes GPS coordinates.

Fire extstinguishers and a good first aid kit... I have a smaller kit in my emergency backpack... and a smaller one yet in my hiking daypack... covers me and my dogs.

I’ve had to fix a few issues, in very remote locations... and had to be towed once or twice.

Before I set up my dual electric fuel pump system, I had to replace the oem fuel pump.

I also had to fix a leaking brass valve, in my coolant system... a vinyl glove, duct tape and wire... got me home... but, used almost 2 gallons of water... it was 108 that day.

If I had spent more time talking with my dogs, I wouldn’t have needed one tow.

 

[leucadiacruiser]

If you end up going OEM bottle jack, highly recommend the @LandCruiserPhil jack adapter

 

[tlaporte]

One or two good dogs to run the problem by... You'd be surprised how often they have the best solution to a problem!! And it's always great to have an early warning system.

SPOT Emergency GPS notification system.

GPS... Compass... Maps to allow me to locate the shortest route for help.

Emergency backpack, for me and one for a dog... Stocked with emergency stuff, including a tiny stove and fuel.

Cap and watch cap... Both with lights.

Spares for everything you can replace on the trail.

A cheap HF 12v Impact gun... It's not strong enough to break anything, but loose. Works very well on breaking nuts loose without snapping them off.

A small soldering iron, solder and paste... A selection of electrical connectors... Cheap HF Multimeter.

A coil of soft fuel line... Clamps... A length of heater hose... Clamps.

A set of metric Allen wrenches.

FIPG... Red and black... Silicone

Gasket material... various types... Two large squares of different thicknesses of rubber.

Engine oil... Brake fluid... ATF... Gear oil... Concentrated antifreeze... Small cartridge grease gun and cartridges... Tub if grease... funnel.

Water... Food... Warm clothes... Change of clothes... Coveralls... Latex gloves...

HF 6 ton bottle Jack and HiLift Jack.

NiteIzes twist ties... Wire... Ratchet straps... Camp straps... Recovery bag full of stuff.

Too many other things to mention again... and dog treats & dog food.

Reading Mud while cooking dinner I scrolled right past the author to the body of this post. Got half way through and thought, hmmm, this must be a @pngunme post. Scrolled back up, sure enough!

 

[65swb45]

And an ice chest full of cold beer

With an ice chest full of beer people with tools will find you!

 

[oregon fj]

With an ice chest full of beer people with tools will find you!

Up here in Oregon, it has to be good craft or microbrew beer to attract attention and help from others. People will turn up their noses at Bud, Miller or Coors.

 

[65swb45]

Up here in Oregon, it has to be good craft or microbrew beer to attract attention and help from others. People will turn up their noses at Bud, Miller or Coors.

@chris Hatfield got a carb rebuild out of me on the Rubicon while I relished four of his Colorado microbrews.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Reading Mud while cooking dinner I scrolled right past the author to the body of this post. Got half way through and thought, hmmm, this must be a @pngunme post. Scrolled back up, sure enough!

I never mix mud with dinner... at least, not since I was a little snot nosed hellion, in a diaper full of ... hmmm, maybe that wasn’t mud!!

It’s good to be recognizable... but, validation for being anal can go either way.

 

[coonassjohn]

Don't forget a good firearm and spare ammunition.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Don't forget a good firearm and spare ammunition.

Yep!

.40 for little animals... .44mag for big animals... 12ga Express for campsite security.

Bear spray for those times when I haven’t been out long enough for BO to keep unwanted visitors at bay.

Machete for splitting/shaving kindling.... Axe for bigger stuff... folding pruning saw for medium stuff... multiple knives, for multiple uses.

Shovel for shoveling... folding G.I. shovel for latrine doody.

Two-handled manual chain saw... tiny two-finger-ringed cable saw, in my emergency backpack.

Four pairs of bifocal sunglasses, in 1.50, 2.00 & 2.50 power... two are 2.50, one dark grey lenses and on light amber lenses... eye protection, with interchangeable lenses, in different colors... ear protection... dust masks.

There’s more in there, but can anyone say... anal?!?

 

[coonassjohn]

I don't say "anal" I say "where the hell do you put it all" you must tow a trailer behind you.