What Spare Parts do you Carry?

[TomC]

Spare parts I carry-extra fuel filters (one each), engine oil filter, hydraulic transmission oil filter, air compressor filter. Spare air compressor governor, 9 gallons 40wt oil, 2 gallons 15W-40 oil, 2 gallons anti-freeze, 2 gallons trans fluid. Other than that, I rely on getting that part as it breaks.
You have to consider-how much do you carry with you and sacrifice weight carrying and fuel? Good Luck, TomC

[oltrunt]

I carry a pair of linear actuators for the pop up, a small electric air compressor for the door and Toad brakes and a cake size Tupperware box of hand tools.  Oh yea, and my Good Sam Club tow card.
Jack

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

The best solution is to find a bus the same year and model as yours and tow it behind. You never know what part you may need. 

[daddysgirl]

While I haven't gone anywhere in a while, there is a toolbox mounted in the LF bay with all types of light bulbs and a spare relay for every one in the coach.

[Bill Gerrie]

I carry spare fuel, oil, trans filters, fuel pump, starter motor (mine is left hand turn), one injector, one front and one rear air bag, a tin of the sensors for the DDEC, one of each of the small drives on the engine, and the test equipment for the DDEC and ATEC. Not a lot of weight but you just never know.   

[GnarlyBus]

Found this in the Tech Archives a few days ago:

https://www.busconversionmagazine.com/forum/index.php?topic=3238.0

Seemed like a little bit of overkill to me but not everybody wants to drop the toad and run to the nearest town or wait a few days for shipping if they need parts.

[muldoonman]

Credit card and a tow vehicle.

[richard5933]

Aside from all the tools and usual bits and pieces that most carry, we also bring along a front & rear air bag, front & rear leveling valve, and other parts that may leave us stranded waiting for parts and which may not be readily available in remote areas. Also carry a few spares for house systems such as a spare 12v battery charger and house water pump - things that would permit us to continue on a trip without having to hunt down an RV supply house while on the road.

In addition to a mounted spare, we also carry a few wheel studs and lug nuts for both sides.

Complete set of manuals for the bus and all the gear I've got installed.

[kyle4501]

Credit card and a tow vehicle.

And a cell phone !


Good preventive maintenance saves lots of issues on the road . . . . . If you wait until a part completely fails, you don't get to choose when it is replaced.

[chessie4905]

And a cellphone antenna, for areas with no reception.

[dtcerrato]

Whatever & where ever you can fit it...

[chessie4905]

Murphys law states... "no matter how much spare parts supplies you carry, you'll need something you don't have."

[windtrader]

It seems if the bus is current on regular maintenance such as changed filters, then one would not need them onboard for a given trip. All fluids make sense for top offs. Other spares seems specific to the bus. Spare air bag makes sense if you have some old ones still in place but not if all the bags have been replaced. Same with starter motor, not sure why carry a spare if it was replaced recently. etc. etc.


It seems most useful would be a variety of tools and repair materials such as clamps, tape, wire, stuff to make emergency repairs to get far enough to sort out the real issue. Anything to slow/stop a leak, secure a part, etc.

[buswarrior]

"The one 12 point socket, that you left on the bench in the garage... is the one that fits the now dead starter..."

A warm day one winter in Yellowknife, it was only -20C/ -2F...

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[Van]

I never carried any spare parts, of course not everyone gets to plan a "STAYCATION" within a 250 mile radius from Clifford's house.