Overland Tool Kit, repair kit
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- My Overland Tool Kit, repair kit. In this video I get 2 expert mechanics to review my tool kit.
0:01 Intro
1:27 Tyre & Jacking Tools
3:28 General Mechanical Tools
13:14 The Other Important Tools
20:17 Electrical Tools
24:07 Adding Tools to the Kit
27:18 Weighing the Kit
29:07 Links
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Excellent video Ronnie. It is always nice to learn something new. My mechanic experience comes from the military aviation background, and if you allow me I would like to make some suggestions:
-Put sockets on rails. It is less likely you will lose them in the dirt.
-You can get a small can of rosin flux. It makes the solder flow better.
-Razor blades are useful for stripping wires.
-Carry extra battery for multimeter in case multimeter is dead when you need it.
-Have about 30 cm of wire with alligator clips on the end. You can use it in combination with a multimeter to measure voltage or resistance.
-Bring various size of shrink tubing and have lighter to shrink them around wires. Soldering wire with shrink tubing is superior to crimping it.
-Get rid of wire stripping pliers; you can use the razor blade for that.
-Get rid of the universal socket. It might be too tall for practical use in tight spaces.
-Add adjustable wrench. It is suitable for holding bolts while you tighten nuts.
-Add ½ universal joint. It is useful for getting nuts at the angle from your ratchet.
-Add medical locking hemostats to your tools. You can use them for routing wires, picking small parts or for cleaning hard to reach areas with a small piece of cotton ball and alcohol.
-Add small metal saw, or metal saw blade. If using blade wrap one end with a rag to prevent injury.
-Add mechanical fingers, and or flexible magnet to “fish out” nuts or bolts you can not reach with your hand.
-Add headlight torch to your tools. I love Pelican brand for their durability.
-Add a small inspection mirror. It will help you with troubleshooting.
-Alignment punches can be used to align parts in order to put bolt thru.
-Combination mallet with steel on one end and rubber on the other might be a more useful tool than a hatchet.
-Suggested tools should not add too much to the weight of your existing tools.
-If you put all your hand tools in rolls, they will be more compact, and you will save some weight by getting rid of the boxes.
Thank you for making this video. It is very informative, and there is a lot to learn from the professional mechanic perspective.
One tip for storing your ratchet straps. Toss each one in one of your old socks you were going to toss out and fold it over. It keeps the straps from hooking on each other and you also now have one more Rag in your rig just in case.
+Sean Burke best thing I've heard all day, worst thing when those straps get tangled
Also Grunt make man sized 5mm twisty cables ties! Use them on my straps all the time.
Sean Burke Damn good advice. I just use plastic shopping bags so they won't bind together
Great idea, i have enployed to great sucess to store my messy rachet straps. BRILLIANT.
I just wrap the strap with lecky tape across it. Same with cables once rolled up properly. You just need to grab 1 wrap on each side and yank and it breaks off
You should do a bit on the tie wire. Would love to see your technique and some of the stuff you do with it.
You should create an Amazon (or other site you could partner with) list and setup a shopping list. It would be helpful for us and maybe you could make some money on the referral.
LOved it and "Liked It"! Ratchet straps are also handy if you have a tyre so flat that that it un-beads from the rim. Put the ratchet strap AROUND the whole tyre before you re-inflate it, make it quite tight, and it will force the tyre to re-bead before it over-inflates the tyre.
Ronny, I don’t often binge watch UA-cam channels, but yours is truly binge worthy. I own a 2007 Chevy Suburban 2500 that I use to tow a ridiculously large camper because I have 5 growing spawn. At age 38, it is my first 4WD, and I absolutely love the beast. We recently took a vacation out to the Black Hills of South Dakota and I got a taste of off-road. Now I’m determined to find those trails in Wisconsin. My unicorn beast needs to be able to tow heavy and ‘froad moderately. Your videos are giving me the inspiration and knowledge to make that happen once the money shows up. The ole Burb is going to need a re-gear, some lift, and bigger tires, but a front locker and a winch will be a solid start. I’m already plugged into a few local off-road clubs. Thanks for your content.
thanks for the video. I like that you brought in the mechanics for their opinions too.
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Ronny Dahl, you are a legend! Really appreciate your tips and information.
just bought my first 4x4 triton 2016 model. love your show. learning a lot
The absolute best tool kit video. Like that you brought in the experts that do these things for a living. Thanks!
I'm sure other people have mentioned it in the comments but swap that bottle jack 3 part handle out for a solid bar you can use for a breaker bar as well. Cheap Bluetooth or wifi fault code dongle so you can use your phone to talk to the obd2 port.
The top of the bottle jack get a u shaped cap for it less chance of it slipping off when your underneath it. The only other thing that I can think of is get a blow torch head for your soldering iron, very handy if you need to heat up a suborn bolt or need to fix a hole in plastic.oh bin backs I always have a roll of back in the back of the 110 so handy.
This video was really informative, thanks Ronny. Good to get the opinion of these guys. What I also like to do is take note of tools I use went doing a job and work them into my trail kit. I've pulled apart and replaced most things on my car and I think my kit is now pretty comprehensive, but I really learned a couple of things. Thanks again.
good video! I added a few items to my list based on a few recommendations in your video. Thanks a bunch! Its definitely hard to balance weight, space, and a high level of preparedness.
Outstanding video Ronny. Wise move getting some expert opinion. Much better then just laying out your tools.
Excellent Ronnie. I'll be re-watching this one a few times.
Another awesome vid. I am digging the whole "snap in & out" thing.
Also a person can use a box end wrench on the end of a ratchet handle for extra leverage if they don't want to carry a piece of pipe.
Ronny I once tore off a tire valve on a stick now I bring a replacement ,there is a tool for it but vice grips should work .Thanks for what you do I enjoy all the trips you show us.
thanks Ronnie for another very helpful vid. good point about the tying tools down with Velcro, i have seen in car footage of rollovers and all the loose stuff fair flies around the cab.
Ronny, I love the socket retention using cable ties - I will steal that! Extra bulk in the rachet ring spanner, good tip. Vice grips - choice! Silicone repair tape & epoxy putty, thank you. Fencing or baling wire, pre-cable tie days, thank you farmers. Gas solder torch - didn't think of that. I didn't know you could join hose clamps. Love the test light. Thanks for another great video Ronny, cheers.
helps me develop my off road kit to be better prepared for the bush, glad to find missing bits before i need them:)
Good to see I’m not the only one who puts good tools in cheap brand cases 👍
Great presentation and concept in showing what you carry and what you lack with advice from your mechanics.
Binge watching all your videos and scribble notes all over thanks Ronnie
Good stuff. I add some socket adapters (1/2 - > 3/8 etc), a very small 3/8 ratchet, and some wire with alligator clip ends so I can clip the multimeter probes to whatever I"m testing.
Fantastic video Ronny, I really enjoyed it. I'm about to replace my current 4WD with a 76 series so this video was great to watch.
Thanks again mate.
I love your videos. I especially like how you are the Everyman off-roader/overlander. I have not got the impression from you that you need to spend a ton of money to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Keep up the good work.
Outstanding video Ronny.
I'll be recommending it to friends.
Wow excellent video. Now that we have the expert mechanics on board, maybe a new series of videos on how to carry out basic repairs, temp fixes, etc when out in the wild? You could start with areas that are prone to fail or those which you have seen failing often.
+Shobhit Mathur excellent idea, just need more time to build my funding for that type of video.
Shobhit Mathur Check out Chrisfix
I’ve pinched off a broken brake hose on two separate occasions with vice grips. Works great. I highly recommend carrying one or more.
hi-lift jack handle is a good breaker bar extension for more leverage
awesome video may i add that ive added silicon to the plastic on my socket set so the plastic doesnt crack and wear away that quick makes it solid as
One thing that would be useful for fuel tanks and oil leaks is a bar of soap along with your Liquid Steel or Putty bars (ref 15:52) the putty will be difficult to mold and stick to the surface if its wet with fuel and oil. Scrubbing the surface first with soap will help to momentarily dry the area and then apply the putty. Also, I have noticed that after about a year of not being used the putty can become hard as a rock in the tube when you go to use it. So keep up on some of the items in your spare kits. Great vids Ronny. Hello from Arizona in the US -Will
Every one of your videos is excellent. I’m learning so much from you. Thank you Ronny!
Great overview, thanks. Looking forward to seeing a video on the Knipex and wire combo - hopefully you can get round to this!
+0784crew next time I need to use it in the bush I'll film it
Really good. Always like to see titans coming to an agreement. You can never have everything and usually if I have it I don't need it. Tools are worth their weight IMO
Great maintenance vid, so many different basis to cover in maintenance
Got some good ideas from this cheers
Awesome video, a lot of good insight from the mechanics, I have been thinking about my tool kit and what I should add lately,
fuse wire can also be used as a "Get Me Home Field Repair". most proprietary fuses can be "worked around" with a wire fuse. Take a variety of amp rating. you can Multi Strand for higher amp. Research before hand as with all minimalist self rescue gear. good video. good advice. 😁. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Very useful info! Just a pro tip for the roll of tie wire.. wrap it in Duct tape, cut a hole in the center and pull it out from there. Keeps it all neat and tidy, but easily useable.
Ronny these videos are so bloody good mate thanks for your work brother
Vice grips: also incredibly useful for opening champagne bottles. I keep a pair in my kitchen drawer. 😂. I’d add a siphon for gas, a funnel or flexible thick plastic for oil, and being very old school a spark plug gap tool, and carb cleaner tool if your car is old enough. A bottle of compressed air is great, especially for electronics. If your car is newer, a code reader could be invaluable out in the bush to diagnose issues quickly.
very comprehensive, so so much stuff i need more room for the camping gear (don't want to ever tow). But i have managed to fit most of this ;) along with the recovery gear.
A welding hand piece and the glass from a welders helmet together with a few welding rods and some small scraps of metal. Welding off a couple of batteries has got me out of trouble a few times. Also handy is 1m of canvas to spread out on the ground to arrange parts, tools on while you are working. Get a decent set of fencing pliers and you can replace most of the other pliers you have. great video.
Great videos Ronny! I watch every episode! Keep posting videos ;)
Would love to see another episode on a Jimny, I'm also looking around to try and get one for my first car
Nice video! A lot of good advice for what to have on board.
XLNT! Good info! Now I can fill the holes in my kit. for me, if its large enuff, I use the (hollow) jack handle for leverage on breaker bars, ratchets and smaller combo wrenches
Translation for us yanks - Silicon = Black RTV. Metal repair = JB Weld. Plus paper clips and rubber bands to get you home (or at least to the road so AAA can pick you up) and a way smaller can of WD40 (for space).
Yes on a small tube of hand cleaner and a test light (instead of multimeter)./
Thx!
This is great. Time for a trip to Bunnings!
Great video. Good idea to go through the tool bag. Lots of ideas for me. FYI WD40 works great as a hand degreaser.
Glad the PDP guys are on the ball. I wouldn't rely on everyone else to be carrying half my toolkit but thats just me. Also I would recommend you learn how to use and carry a set of tyre patches. I carry a range of sizes for bush work. A sidewall tear is not going to be repaired with a plug kit. But with a patch you can drill and stitch a tyre together with cord or wire and patch on the inside to hold pressure which will get you home.. or at least out to the road. Providing you get a bead breaker (or that high lift you leave at home) and a 2nd tyre lever :P
Always liked your vids and then you pull out a bunch of knipex! Awesome!
at 12:23 could incorporate the breaker bar & the bottle jack jack handle to help keep weight & doubling up down,good vid
Looking forward to the bush mechanics follow up
Good vid Ronny. I've gone away from Hi-lift jacks also. I have a nice scar on my face which required stitches after the handle slipped out of my (wet) hands under load. I'd rather use all the other recovery devices at my disposal to get out of a bog, and for changing tyres i'll use the 10T bottle jack that I have like yours. My socket sets have had the silicon treatment & are still good after 20 years! I notice you have knipex pliers- best on the market and the mini bolt cutters have served me well for while working as a fencing contractor
Thanks for this video. Love vids like this, learn a lot. Keep the spare parts vids coming.
Who doesn't like a high life jack? They are amazing! Worth not being the safest. Just have to be smart and never get under the truck without jack stands
great vid Ronny, Travis and Simon gave some helpful advice , keep up the great vids Ronny
+Rolly B cheers mate will do 👍
Great video!!!! I used to pack enough tools to maintain and repair the Fedex ground fleet when I was offroading, way more weight and space than yours.
Great video. Looking forward to spare part one
Dude, great stuff. Just allow subtitles in your videos for those of us that barely speak Australian! 😄. Cheers mate!
This is awesome content mate. Well done
Great vid mate, some good tips. A little tip with your socket set is to fill up the back of the plastic insert with silicone. This stops the plastic from cracking and breaking while 4x4ing
great idea!
Or expanding foam.
good tip. similarly I've used hot melt glue to fill in various plastic molds to stop them cracking (such as the lip on plastic storage tubs)
My dad always used bondo, that was just to keep screwdrivers and such organized in his tool box though. Probably a bit heavy for trail use.
wishing I knew this before my socket kit fell apart.
A must have to go with the front wheel bearing socket is a pair of external cir clip plyers with a ruff edge to get the clip off the end of the shaft
Reference, , Ratchet Straps,,,, we call the
small ones Mouse Shit Straps,,,,
sounds silly but saves confusion
Great video. Some things i would have forgotten.
Colby Emergency Valve Stems are nice to have in a pinch.
Love your video's Ronny. Great stuff.
Greetings from Belgium
Erik
Very informative video Ronny. Thanks mate very informative as always. 👍
Great video full of tips! I also like to carry good quality knife and hand wood saw and only a blade from metal saw.. I also carry 5m meter and different tipes of wire connectors and seeger plires :)
Hey Ronny, greetings from Germany and very thanks for your Vids!!
Recommending : if you need more of these bolt-on-fuses, go to Wuerth .. either online (wuerth.com or whatever) or to the australian shop in Thornton.
Next.. if you have to build a Handle for the extension tube, dont use any tape or rope .. take electrical shrinking tube.. if its to thin take a second and maybe third one .. its much more resistance and above all way more grip in wet or hot conditions than other things !! ..
Thats from me .. wish you all the best on your tours!!
hahaha love the finger-clicking :P
Another well made video mate, I was starting to get withdrawals - I'm running out of unwatched vids on your channel!! Looking forward to the next one. Cheers
Damnit, he cracks me up every time he jumps out from behind something.
This was a really informative video! Really useful!
Great video, and many new ideas for other videos, can't wait...
Hey Ronny! You need to make a trip up to Geraldton when it gets wet. We have awesome mud here. I drive a chopped 80 and my brother a HJD79
Excellent video. Humble approach to two professionals. Some excellent tips & pointers all round. New subscriber! Cheers
+Flap Bean cheers mate and thanks for watching
Testing a lot of stuff on my LR3 i would replace that multimeter with one that comes with a DC clamp as well Ronny. DC clamps are extremely handy.
very good point, was using my multimeter just the other day (didnt fry it this time) and found those needle style handles a real pain...
Highly recommend t-bolt clamps if you can carry them. Stupid strong and more useful than regular hoseclamps.
I genuinely love his cheesy camera tricks. It makes a Ronny Dahl Video, a Ronny Dahl Video.
Still watching this for tips. For your qik grab tools (I think you have carpet from other videos?) get a wide roll of Velcro "hooks" and sew/glue them to the bags. It grabs carpet just enough to prevent sudden forward or backward movement and still makes them easy to peel upwards in a hurry.
2:00 minute mark... good stuff.
Ronny Dahl getting it done again!! I'm from the States and up here we have some nice trails too. Maybe we could host you guys up here then come down there to check out western Australia?
Hey, a couple thoughts. Race cars and airplanes use tie wire as hose clamps, it works great for many uses if you know how, so your tie wire can do double duty. Also fuses can fairly easily be by passed or you could put some wire on a different style of fuse and get home ok.
Great job. Good kit
Great advice and shows me that i need to raise my game. Cheers Ronny. ATB Moose.
Some great ideas there
Hahaha.....5.38 "Yeah I've seen when your car has come back" nice one.
Sweet as Ronny👍🏻
I have flexible socket rails in the back of my car. You may have to sand down the posts to fit your sockets. Some brands fit tighter than others. A headlamp is more useful than a flashlight. Zebralight make headlamps where the flashlight can separate from the strap and they make them in multiple beam patterns and battery platforms and they are well worth the price. Go for a neural or warm tint ideally. A big prybar is very handy. Groove joint pliers or Channellocks are good too. I'm guessing you have a tire inflator and pack concentrated biodegradable soap and water to find leaks and to clean your hands. A magnetic pickup tool is a must, a flexible one is better. A small hook and pick set. I keep an adjustable wrench for the imperial sizes occasionally. A muliti size/ function hacksaw can sometimes be useful but otional. A paint pen or marker can be useful to mark where things need to line up. A 21 inch or larger 1/2 drive breaker bar. Always have a pair of leather gloves. Long reach needle nose pliers are useful. I'm sure I have other things in my car that I can't remember that would be useful for this application.
Outstanding and informative.
RONNY SHOULD DO AN EPISODE ON BUSH MECHANIC FIXES. MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HOW TO GO ABOUT IT.
I carry my general kit for even my daily. Each car I own has a repair kit with common spares, wires etc.
Just incase.
No matter how new or good it is.
You MUST.
I love your truck Ronny
I used drink cozie for stowing my ratchet straps; no tangle mess to deal with.
Great stuff, good points!
Really interesting vid. thanks for sharing
Something that would have been handy in our Simpson trip was additional flexi fuel line, fuel hose joiners, bolts to block fuel lines.. we had to remove a faulty fuel solenoid .. and bypass the aux tank to get us moving. Worth adding.
About your tie wire. To store it and make it easy to pull wire out wrap duct tape around the outside and then wrap it completely the other way.( like you were flipping a tire over and over until it’s completely covered). Poke a hole in one side in the middle and pull the loose end of wire through. It will never get tangled.
jack handel as extension, c clamp are handy
Great video !
Thanks for the great video Ronny. Are you going to do one showing how to use the tie wire?