anyone carry tools with them?

[capev86]

i carry a small tool box in every car with some basic emergency stuff, tools, etc, just like my dad. i often carry my 150pc craftsmen set with me for going junkyard shopping or when using the auto hobby shop at work. my dad has a big box full of tons of stuff for trailer towing (adapters, stuff for repairing wiring, extra hitch balls and draw bars, etc) that he throws in his 87 burb when he is planning to haul the camper, tow dolly, etc. i have a smaller "towing" that is starting to fill up. i carried it in my 89 lesabre and now it is tucked under the second row seat on my 72 burb.

[pmpski_1]

It's an old truck. Yep, I carry tools. Simple set from Costco.

[grayw0lf]

I never go anywhere w/o my tools. "Be Prepared"

[pritch]

I have an old army ammo can that I have the basics in. Enough to fix roadside emergencies, for sure. I have the same thing in my F-250 company truck. It gets used more often.

[rusty baker]

2 tool boxes and a garage type floor jack.(weighs 100 lbs.)

[Leviticus]

Originally Posted by slomotion

I've got a 9 1/2 foot X 7 foot deck and didn't have any where to carry tools......go figure!
Ended up hanging a couple of under-deck boxes. Powder coated with SS doors. Inside the left one is a complete set of 3/8 and 1/2" drive socket sets, a set of combinations, box ends, and assorted screw drivers. A hydraulic jack, jack stands, jumper cables, 12V trouble light, rags, 2 qts of oil, some empty coffee cups, and probably some empty soda cans.
The right one has a bunch of cleaning stuff, two gallons of water, a tow chain, tie-down straps, and misc stuff.
I was in the check-out at Lowes several months ago and they had some self-stick battery powered LED push-on, push-off lights. $6.00 each. So I bought one for each box and they do a great job lighting up the inside of the boxes at night.
I don't carry the stuff for myself as much as just being prepared. You never know. I hear someone saying..." it's killing your mileage"......what mileage?

SloMotion,

I just had to say that I love your truck, I think I want to make my next project something like yours. Anyways great work on the truck.

And I carry Duct tape, a couple hose clamps, a few bulbs, cresent wrench, 2 screw drivers, wire strippers, socket set and an electronic lock box with a .40 S&W Springfield XD .

And a few old crispy french fries under the seat, after a few months you can scape just about anything with them

[68_chop_top]

I carry a cell phone to call my son. No jack, no spare tire, no tools. It's a Chevy. We laugh at a F*** found on the side of the road dead, but we will stop and help if its a Chevy! Got to get it going before a D**** sees it.

[70Custom10Nut]

I have my "go to the junkyard" selection of tools (combo set, Deep socket set with small breaker bar, screw drivers, adjustables, hammer, punches, hacksaw, ect) that I keep under the seat in an Army mechanics bag. Haven't had to use it on my truck lately, but have helped quite a few people out of tight spots in the past. BTW nice box and great looking truck. Cnut

[MVHandy]

Sams Club has a nice Channeleock tool set with all the basics for around 70 bucks that would fill that box nicely. If you carry them you'll probably never need them but the opposite is painful,

[slomotion]

Stueber68, Leviticus, thank you for the comments!

[kyle fitz]

got a bag of tools, dont know whats in there, hopefully it in there when i need it. and i always take the hi-lift to the salvage yard

[tcb-1]

since I still run a points distributor,so I carry a distributor hold down bolt tool, a set of points, a long screw driver to adjust dwell, and old small Sun dwell meter.

then the regular hand tools and the gold standard, steel tie wire.

and all of that's thrown into my old Coke cooler pulled by my trusty Radio Flyer