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What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:08 PM
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shadams
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Seems like everytime I go out I forget something when I go out to do the rounds to check/fill feeders/game cams etc. and then I either have to drive back for it or do without it, or the dreaded "this will work" fix. So I just put a "new to me" toolbox on my ranch truck and trying to organize everything and make sure I have everything I need.
I'm gonna add to my list below as you guys post so that if we wanna look back at a nice list it'll all be at the top here..
Wasp spray off (bug spray) WD-40 Tow straps and chains/tie downs Paracord bundle of rope rebar pieces/sledge hammer tool bag with lots of hand tools/screwdrivers roll of bailing wire fencing pliers bungee cords 12v tire inflator and repair kit ax machete crescent wrench lopers hand saw bar oil premix toilet paper duct tape work gloves self tapping screws tape measure utility knife empty feed sack or trash bag for trash or to plug up feeder if box removed Bee, Pillow, and blanket tow hitch (ball mount or hook) come-a-long
electrical kit:
flash/head lights digital multimeter wire strippers/crimpers gas soldering iron electrical tape butt connectors spade terminals small screwdrivers heat shrink tubing big and small tie straps AA batteries 6v feeder batteries spare sd cards spot for extra game cameras lighter WIRE NUTS
What do you guys keep with you at all times?
Last edited by shadams; 10/21/15 09:57 PM.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:14 PM
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all of that plus a 12v tire inflator and flat tire repair kit, a digital multi meter, a small ax, a machete, flash light, a lighter, and lots of tools
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:23 PM
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need to add some rope to the list of at least 3/8 dia. at least 100 feet or two 50 foot sections and a container of drinking water larger than you normally carry on you.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:23 PM
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Electric kit(wire stipers/crimper, variouse connectors and some extra wire) spare battery solar panel Screw drivers/self tapping screws
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:36 PM
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:39 PM
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I hate tool boxes... I carry what I need in a backpack...
AAs Multi tool, covers hammer, screw drivers, pliers, file, knife, bottle opener, pick...wrench.. etc black tape Rope Sd cards TP
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:50 PM
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 04:56 PM
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add a Qt of readymix gas and extra baroil for the chainsaw/weedeater and batteries to the list.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 05:01 PM
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Yalls definition of checking and filling feeders goes way beyond mine I guess I try to make minimum noise while doing this and get in and out... If a branch is down I will not move it unless its in the road and I can not drive around it... ill tend to it when season is over
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 05:45 PM
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I wasn't so much thinking of a toolbox just for checking feeders just some basic tools for around the ranch. To save the trips back and forth.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 05:47 PM
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I like to have lopers cause I hunt the ground mostly and use branches to build blinds out of cedars. I like to be flexible but I usually only keep some basic tools with me.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 05:55 PM
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Zip ties and a crescent wrench
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:03 PM
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Yalls definition of checking and filling feeders goes way beyond mine I guess I try to make minimum noise while doing this and get in and out... If a branch is down I will not move it unless its in the road and I can not drive around it... ill tend to it when season is over For sure....at this point most everything is good to go. This is just so I (people reading the post) might get some ideas of what you guys have for general property maintainence so I can put it in there now instead of being out there and needing it...TP!!! good one!
Last edited by shadams; 10/21/15 06:07 PM.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:07 PM
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I am not much on having everything, all of the time. The bin in the Ranger is usually good for tie wire, pliers, channel locks. If trimming trees, running traps, fixing/checking feeders, building a pen, fixing a fence etc. I take that stuff only as needed and get it out of the Ranger.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:07 PM
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Don't forget some wire nuts.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:08 PM
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Extra bolts/nuts... I took the box off last week to take home and clean out the dirt dobbers. When I went to install it Sun afternoon at 4:00 I could not find the bolts. I could swear it put them on the brackets but they were nowhere to be found. Luckily Ace is 20 minutes away and open on Sunday.
Add trash bag. When I took the box off I shoved a trash bag into the feeder and used bailing wire to hold it in place to keep corn from spilling.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:16 PM
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Bee, Pillow, and blanket.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:16 PM
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 Replaces most of that crap, add baling wire and you're GTG
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:16 PM
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Add trash bag. When I took the box off I shoved a trash bag into the feeder and used bailing wire to hold it in place to keep corn from spilling. Oh thats a good one. I hunt around for a stick the right diameter and cram in there. Another tip I was taught. empty feeder bag, tear off a square and put it in between the battery and timer box door to keep the battery terminals from shorting against the metal door. (if of course the batt has to go in sideways)
Last edited by shadams; 10/21/15 06:22 PM.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:17 PM
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Beer pillow and blanket. Does this forum have an edit?
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:20 PM
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Metric and Standard combination wrenches Needle nose and standard vicegrips adjustable wrench lineman pliers flat and phillips screwdrivers standard and metric 1/4 and 3/8 socket set tape measure utility knife bit driver and 50 piece bit driver set Deepwoods Off Ratchet straps spare scissor jack toe hitch (when not in use)
and... duct tape
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:45 PM
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Most of what everyone else listed I also carry.
Add: 6 pound flat head axe folding tree saw Come-a-long (actually 2) Tractor jack t-post driver bill doogie snatch block for the winch on the truck clevis
Half the reason I drive a 3/4 ton is to carry all my daily tools.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:45 PM
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I might be in the minority, but I usually take corn when I go to check and fill feeders.
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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Re: What's in your tool box?
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10/21/15 06:56 PM
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I can tell right know my 4 wheeler is not big enough to carry everything listed and the truck tool box is not big enough.
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