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<p>[QUOTE="CrappieJunkie, post: 9856651, member: 138917"]There was a few things I couldnt live without on the road.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) my multiman tool. Gerber makes an excellent one. With it I was able to re-hang mudflap arms, rewire trailer lights. Change glad hand seals and fix landing gear arms.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) rubber bungee cords. Get a few packs of them. Use them to help keep your doors open. Prevents them from getting caught on anything. I also used them to hold tandem release handles in place and the metal S hooks can double as the nut and bolt on the landing gear arm.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) laminated truckers atlas. No gps for me. Okay to use both as long as the gps isnt your only means of guidance.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) small sledge hammer. Used it as a tire thumper and to beat on things that needed loosened.</p><p><br /></p><p>5) a basic tool kit with wrenchs, standard and metric, a socket set and a wire stripper with the wire nuts to hold wires together. Electrical tape and duct tape. </p><p><br /></p><p>6) a head lamp for pretrips at night. A maglight or good sturdy flash light.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is all I can think of now. If I think of anything else I will let you know. Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CrappieJunkie, post: 9856651, member: 138917"]There was a few things I couldnt live without on the road. 1) my multiman tool. Gerber makes an excellent one. With it I was able to re-hang mudflap arms, rewire trailer lights. Change glad hand seals and fix landing gear arms. 2) rubber bungee cords. Get a few packs of them. Use them to help keep your doors open. Prevents them from getting caught on anything. I also used them to hold tandem release handles in place and the metal S hooks can double as the nut and bolt on the landing gear arm. 3) laminated truckers atlas. No gps for me. Okay to use both as long as the gps isnt your only means of guidance. 4) small sledge hammer. Used it as a tire thumper and to beat on things that needed loosened. 5) a basic tool kit with wrenchs, standard and metric, a socket set and a wire stripper with the wire nuts to hold wires together. Electrical tape and duct tape. 6) a head lamp for pretrips at night. A maglight or good sturdy flash light. That is all I can think of now. If I think of anything else I will let you know. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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