- Location
- East of Cincinnati
Okay, here's a topic that I've seen mentioned, but not discussed much. I think it'll sound pretty familiar...
Unloading the jeep after this weekend's trip, I realized I probably had 300# of tools and parts in the back, that I never use. I've been loading up using xjtrailrider's list, and while I'm still impressed at how incredibly thorough that list is, in reality, it's gross overkill for me.
Like a lot of guys here, I tow to the trail. So I could leave a lot of that stuff out of the XJ. Some of it I can pack in the tow rig, and other stuff I can just leave at home. There's no way I'm going to drop the tank to swap fuel pumps on the trail. I'll take it home and do it there.
So instead of bringing every part and every tool I might need (which has grown to about every tool and spare I own), I'm going to prioritize. I want to make a list of likely failures, and carry just the specific tools and parts needed to fix those failures.
So I'm only going to prepare for a trail repair, if it's something:
(1) I realistically might break on the trail.
(2) I realistically could fix on the trail.
(3) I would realistically need to fix on the trail.
I'm not going to carry spares for stuff that won't break, or for stuff that would be harder to fix than to drag the jeep back to the truck, or for stuff that wouldn't stop me from driving back to the truck.
So what's left? What do I need to prepare for? Flat tires. Blown radiator and steering hoses. Serpentine belt. Broken axles/driveshafts/ujoints. Steering and suspension mounting bolts.
Now I know the danger here is that you always break what you don't plan on. But really, what else will stop me in my tracks?
(And if you guys help me with a list of likely failures, I'll organize a list of the tools needed for just those jobs, and post it up.)
What do you think?
Robert
(This list will also depend somewhat on rig and terrain. For sake of arguement, we'll use my rig, since I think it's pretty common: 4.0, aw4, 231sye. 5" w/DBs, 35s, D30/44, 297 ujoints, and lockrights f/r. The terrain is woodland trails: A nice mix of rocky creekbeds, some mild mud, and dirt/loose-rock hillclimbs.)
Unloading the jeep after this weekend's trip, I realized I probably had 300# of tools and parts in the back, that I never use. I've been loading up using xjtrailrider's list, and while I'm still impressed at how incredibly thorough that list is, in reality, it's gross overkill for me.
Like a lot of guys here, I tow to the trail. So I could leave a lot of that stuff out of the XJ. Some of it I can pack in the tow rig, and other stuff I can just leave at home. There's no way I'm going to drop the tank to swap fuel pumps on the trail. I'll take it home and do it there.
So instead of bringing every part and every tool I might need (which has grown to about every tool and spare I own), I'm going to prioritize. I want to make a list of likely failures, and carry just the specific tools and parts needed to fix those failures.
So I'm only going to prepare for a trail repair, if it's something:
(1) I realistically might break on the trail.
(2) I realistically could fix on the trail.
(3) I would realistically need to fix on the trail.
I'm not going to carry spares for stuff that won't break, or for stuff that would be harder to fix than to drag the jeep back to the truck, or for stuff that wouldn't stop me from driving back to the truck.
So what's left? What do I need to prepare for? Flat tires. Blown radiator and steering hoses. Serpentine belt. Broken axles/driveshafts/ujoints. Steering and suspension mounting bolts.
Now I know the danger here is that you always break what you don't plan on. But really, what else will stop me in my tracks?
(And if you guys help me with a list of likely failures, I'll organize a list of the tools needed for just those jobs, and post it up.)
What do you think?
Robert
(This list will also depend somewhat on rig and terrain. For sake of arguement, we'll use my rig, since I think it's pretty common: 4.0, aw4, 231sye. 5" w/DBs, 35s, D30/44, 297 ujoints, and lockrights f/r. The terrain is woodland trails: A nice mix of rocky creekbeds, some mild mud, and dirt/loose-rock hillclimbs.)