What Spares Would You Keep Operating on a Remote Island?

I'm sure the other guys will add to this list but I'd keep the items that could cause me to lose work..

Hoses
Belts
Tires
Air lines
Air line fittings
Hose plugs
Gaskets
Duct tape
Stainless steel safety wire
A couple of tubes of Form-a-Gasket
Filters...several filters of each kind you use.
Brake parts...shoes, springs etc.
Brake drums, at least two.
A couple of spare oil hubs
Light bulbs


There's plenty more but you get the idea. There's nothing worse than losing a 1000 dollar day for a five dollar part.

 

In all honesty, if it's that critical, you need a second truck that runs.
For example what happens if you have a wreck and the truck is completely disabled? Does everybody die because there's no water available to them?

Now if you're not that critical, and you just provide a service like those other companies you compete with, yeah a list of spare parts is not a bad thing to have to prevent other companies from getting your clients.

 

The parts that are most often needed on service calls.
D2 air governor, starter, alternator, fittings to by-pass dryer, relays, breakers, wheel studs and nuts.
REO6205 mentioned a lot. I will just add to his hose section. If you have 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, and 5/8's plastic line with about 3 boxes of fittings, 3/8's rubber brake hose comes in a 50 foot box. With a box of fittings for that and the others you can get out of a lot of tight spots.
One front and rear wheel seal.
A good preventive maintenance program is most important.

 

I vote for spare truck……

 

A U Joint for the front and rear. If it has the joints with no grease fittings I would give them some attention. Some had a plug in the center of the cross. The shaft could be dropped and plugs replaced with grease fittings. The lubricant in those sealed joints was good for life. I have seen them never have any play. Then they come apart taking out chambers, valves, wiring etc. Needles in the caps were nothing but rust. It's life was over and they took done a lot with themselves.

 

Spare truck of exactly the same make and model, then you have all the shares you need, rotate them so both get a good usage.

You can't carry all the spares u need, and God forbid something really bad happens and the engine goes and it's a 3 - 4 week repair.