Mobile tool box.

[Conor]

Question: Do you have a mobile tool box that you either keep in your car/van or one that you can grab and go if you need to fix something/help somebody while out and about? What do you keep in it?

I quite like the look of this. I would have room for some sockets / spanners and a breaker bar would fit in the bottom drawer along with a few bigger items such as impact etc..

Something like this could sit in the workshop, on the matching trolley unit. Then, if I need to go somewhere to help somebody or a track day I can just stock it up with what I think I need... having most of the common stuff live there anyway.

P.S. I know that no matter what I put in it and what I select when going out, there will be something in the workshop that I need! That's murphys law.

 

[LostKiwi]

I have a small case I keep in the car. Nothing much.
Just screwdrivers, sockets (1/2 and 1/4), ratchets, a few common spanner sizes, adjustable spanner, pliers, side cutters, insulation tape and zip ties.

All fits in a briefcase sized case.

Additionally I keep an Autel AP200 (R class), MB-II (r230), Carsoft 7.4 (r129) in the car for diags.
Star/Xentry sits in the house for whenever I need to go deeper....

 

[LostKiwi]

Just to add - as @00slk knows... If it can't be fixed with a bit of number 8 it's not worth fixing!



*number 8 is the standard NZ farmers fencing wire.

 

[Blobcat]

Very easy to steal...
Make sure it's well secured down because it's a missile if you're in an accident...

I've a Draper expert on a Facom roller cab - it lives in my garage and I take one of the briefcase tool boxes for trips etc

 

[00slk]

Just to add - as @00slk knows... If it can't be fixed with a bit of number 8 it's not worth fixing!



*number 8 is the standard NZ farmers fencing wire.

Sure is, number 8 and a tin of CRC, a complete tool box in a can

 

[Wighty]

Just an annual recovery service , they send a man with lots of tools to help

 

[LostKiwi]

Just an annual recovery service , they send a man with lots of tools to help

I have that as a backup.
If I can get going without waiting 3 hours then I prefer to DIY....

 

[flying haggis]

dont underestimate how heavy a box like that can be when filled. especially when " I'll just put this and this and this in...."

 

[Timeandleisure]

A chap came to fix some leaking pipe work earlier this year and he had all his tools in a really smart rucksack. Lucky his was company issue because it was an eye watering amount for the rucksack alone... I need to dig out the details of his exact one but here is a link to something similar but not as sleek and although not cheap... a little cheaper than his...

Costco

www.costco.co.uk

You get all sorts that might accommodate what you are thinking of, including sleek designs with wheels!

 

[star]

As above, this is my mobile tool box, if you can’t limp it home, I doubt your going to fix it roadside.

 

[Conor]

As above, this is my mobile tool box, if you can’t limp it home, I doubt your going to fix it roadside.

Agreed. Now that i've been thinking about the notion of having a toolbox in car. A bunch of tools ain't gonna fix much without the parts. eh!?

 

[LostKiwi]

Agreed. Now that i've been thinking about the notion of having a toolbox in car. A bunch of tools ain't gonna fix much without the parts. eh!?

Useful for reducing trim, possibly bridging a leaky hose, fine tuning headlight alignment, changing a bulb and tightening a nut/bolt/screw that may have come loose. That's about it.

 

[00slk]

Just an annual recovery service , they send a man with lots of tools to help

As long as it isn't a flat tyre caused by a pot hole

 

[Judwin]

I carry a box with enough tools to do a cylinder head gasket at the side of the road. Years living with a Lotus

However, as I get older I find my most useful tool is a "magnet on a stick". Means I don't have to bend down to pick things up when gravity does it's thing.

 

[00slk]

I drove 2000 miles in an event recently around Britain with a screw driver, 6" shifter spanner,= and a pair of pliers in my 49 year old car..................Luckily there were others around with a hammer

 

[EmilysDad]

Useful for reducing trim, possibly bridging a leaky hose, fine tuning headlight alignment, changing a bulb and tightening a nut/bolt/screw that may have come loose. That's about it.

you'd need tools of some kind to change bulbs at either end of your Roadster

 

[LostKiwi]

you'd need tools of some kind to change bulbs at either end of your Roadster

Front isn't too bad (ok side lights are fiddly but Malcolm watched me do it once and was amazed I could get my fingers in there).

 

[SL63 Mark]

As above, this is my mobile tool box, if you can’t limp it home, I doubt your going to fix it roadside.

^^ I think this is correct, with modern cars.

The only vehicle worth keeping tools in is our 1996 landrover Defender, which has zero electrcs, and can be fixed mostly with a hammer, a leatherman, two spanners, cable ties and some WD40.

The best cure is prevention, a car shouldn't be breaking down, if essential maintenance has been carried out and the vehicle is in good condition.

 

[EmilysDad]

Front isn't too bad (ok side lights are fiddly but Malcolm watched me do it once and was amazed I could get my fingers in there).

I used a couple of long slim screw drivers like chop sticks to replace the driver's side light No way will my podgy fingers fit in there

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

I find this as useful as anything when I’m out and about plus if it’s something specific where I might need a torque wrench etc I use a holdall or Dewalt tool case

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