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08-05-2020, 09:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: California
Posts: 7,616
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyLCDR
No, it's easy. At least on the 100 ft-lb torqued nuts I have removed with it.
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I carry one of those too. However, I carry a torque wrench to put the lug nuts back on.
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08-06-2020, 05:38 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 31
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No lug wrench
This is our first pop-up trailer, the forest river 2716F. As a first time camper owner, I was surprised to find out that it did not come with any kind of lug wrench. Fortunately I have been watching a lot of videos and someone in the video recommended buying a star wrench because there isn’t one included with your trailer. That’s pretty crazy. No Jack and no wrench. Very happy I watched that video, and I am now in the market for a nice lug wrench and jack. :-)
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08-06-2020, 06:37 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 1
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My Motto
My motto is (and I am a retired army helo mechanic and pilot) “It is always better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.” I have a tool bag with pliers, wire cutters, gloves, and screwdrivers. I carry these in addition to my DeWalt socket set and my cordless drill. I also brought my small compressor and 20’ hose with a tire inflator attachment. I had to use the bottle jack from my truck to change the tire on my 5er when I had a blowout.
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08-06-2020, 06:43 PM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 135
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I carry the set shown below, plus an X wrench for the wheels (my truck jack works on the trailer) and a cheap multimeter for electrical diagnosis. https://www.harborfreight.com/105-pi...-kit-4030.html
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08-06-2020, 07:21 PM
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#45
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
Posts: 21,587
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iwannacamp
I think I prolly have a hundred pounds of tools in the RV and at least another hundred in the TV. Don’t even ask about repair parts.
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Once we had a weight policeman on here state definitively that everyone who tows a TT carries 1000 lbs. of tools! Er... uh... not me.
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08-06-2020, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Baraboo, WI
Posts: 611
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I use to carry a t-bar type lug wrench. I have had one in every vehicle that I owned for the last 50 years. I went to pull my wheels off of the TT when we bought it to check the brakes and bearings. I was surprised that the head of the t bar would not fit in the well of the aluminum rim. I am glad that I found this out at home instead of along the road. When I bought my F150 I found that the lug nuts are to be torqued to 150 ft/lbs. I got a long breaker bar and a new torque wrench that stays in the truck at all times. I carry metric and SAE sockets. I have helped out many people that were relying on their tow vehicle lug wrench and found that it did not fit.
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08-07-2020, 07:28 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 45
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Yer gunna think I'm crazy
As I rebuild my gooseneck RV, using every tool known to man, I have been maintaining this list.
Will I take them all? No, but it is a good reminder of what I needed when I did the repairs/rebuilds.
Tool and Supplies (traveling ?)
1) Socket set. 3/8
2) Socket set, 1/2
3) Socket set, 1/4: for drive bits
4) Sockets, specialty
· 1-1/6 x1/2 drive : Water heater anode
· 1-1/2 x1/2 drive: Axle spindle nut
· 13/16 x 1/2 drive: scissor jack
· XXX x 1/2 drive: lug nuts
5) Breaker bar x 1/2 drive
6) Breaker bar extension pipe
7) Wrenches, hand: SAE and metric
8) Multi-bit screwdrivers, std/Philips/square
9) Pliers: needle nose, std, pipe
10) Nut drivers
11) Wire cutters, strippers
12) Wire terminal crimp tool
13) Wire terminals: butt splice, eye, hook, spade
14) Knife
15) Hacksaw, small
16) Rivet gun and rivets
17) Volt/ohm meter
18) 12v circuit tester
19) Jack: bottle and scissor
20) Drill, 12-18v
21) Drill bits. Drive bits
22) Lug wrench
23) Flashlight, headlamp
24) Fuses
25) Jumper cables
26) 12v extension cord (cig-cig)
27) PEX tubing, misc fittings, valves
28) PEX tubing cutter
29) Axle bearings and seals (2 complete sets)
30) Grease gun
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08-07-2020, 07:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Pleasant Prairie WI
Posts: 1,483
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Myself included, have strayed a bit from the OP who stated their inexperience and asking about the common sockets for their new to them Class C motorhome
Common sockets for a Class C motorhome, and inexperience.
The OP will hopefully take into account the relevancy of replies ranging from seasoned Class A owners who dont leave home without their torque wrenches to wise 5er owners who carry bottle jacks in case another china bomb explodes.
I try not to wade into Class A, 5er, or TT discussions simply due to my lack of real experience with those types of rvs.
Something to think about
Chris
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08-07-2020, 07:28 PM
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#49
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Rocknoids
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Round Rock, TX
Posts: 26
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I don't have everything that DJ Glover7 has, but, I have most of it.
Metric & SAE sockets, 4 of each type of screwdriver, 3 crescent wrenches, pipe wrenches, pipe pliers, hammers, torque wrench, & meter. The list goes on. I hate not having what I need for a repair. If I need plumbing repair, it will have to wait until I get home
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08-18-2020, 09:35 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 130
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I never even thought to carry pex parts and tools i will be looking at picking some up
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08-18-2020, 10:08 PM
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#51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 4,555
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezzola
I never even thought to carry pex parts and tools i will be looking at picking some up
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You can forego the pex crimp tool by carrying spare hose clamps of an appropriate size. It's imperfect, but it should solve a problem until you get home and they're versatile in what you use them for.
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TV: 2021 Ford F-150 4WD XLT Crew w/ 3.5L EB & HDPP, payload: 2,416#.
RV: 2020 Rockwood Mini-Lite 2507S, Propride 3P hitch w/ 1400# spring bars
Camping nights: 2021, 52; 2022, 99; 2023, 88; 2024, TBD (Est: 80+)
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08-18-2020, 10:12 PM
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#52
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: California
Posts: 7,616
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezzola
I never even thought to carry pex parts and tools i will be looking at picking some up
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I have a pex tool but will never carry it with me. Too heavy for the slim chance I will ever need it.
If I carried every single tool for the tiny chance I might need it, I would have an extra hundred pounds in my trailer. Its not like we are in a boat in the middle of an ocean here.
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08-18-2020, 10:33 PM
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#53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: KS
Posts: 2,369
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I just have a few sharkbite connectors for the plumbing I have....a straight, a 90, a T and an end cap. That will allow me to use plumbing until I get home to crimp. I do have a few hose clamps but I save them mostly for dumpstations that don't have threaded connectors.
I carry the screwdrivers, sockets to change flats and the hitch/anode and large crescent wrench, hammer, drills meter, etc all of which I have used to get going again when on the road on some trip.
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08-19-2020, 04:55 PM
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#54
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 4,555
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dbledan
I just have a few sharkbite connectors for the plumbing I have....a straight, a 90, a T and an end cap. That will allow me to use plumbing until I get home to crimp. I do have a few hose clamps but I save them mostly for dumpstations that don't have threaded connectors. ...
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With a $3 Sharkbite removal tool you can recycle those for the next emergency repair.
Edit: Further thought: if you have to patch a damaged section, having 2 T's might be necessary
Edited edit: I meant 2 straights.
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RV: 2020 Rockwood Mini-Lite 2507S, Propride 3P hitch w/ 1400# spring bars
Camping nights: 2021, 52; 2022, 99; 2023, 88; 2024, TBD (Est: 80+)
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08-19-2020, 05:03 PM
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#55
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 31
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Great ideas, I hadn’t even thought about plumbing. Thanks!
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