How many of you carry a Tool Box in your Bus Conversion?

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

The more vintage the bus, the bigger the Tool Box you should carry.  How many carry a Tool Box in your bus when you go on a trip? 

[Dave5Cs]

We have three in my tool bay and one in the car. Way to many tools all sizes and battery impacts and air over jacks 12ton and 20 ton. I give away tools every chance I get.

[silversport]

Yes

[Iceni John]

As Gary has seen, my whole bus is basically just a big rolling toolbox!   Everything I've done to it over the last seventeen years has been made and installed with only the tools inside it (I have no separate workshop).   I have several ways to change wheels if Good Sam can't/won't, I have a 120VAC air compressor connected to the bus's air system with multiple air outlets and inlets, I have underfloor 120VAC and 12VDC outlets for tools, and a small workbench inside with a grinder, drillpress and vice.   So far, so good!

John   

[luvrbus]

I never carried large tool boxes or a lot of  tools just the basic tools ,I was lucky I always had a shop to work in and do my PM.Only major problem we incurred in 40 years was a broken cam in the 8v92 outside El Paso ,I would have needed a 20ft trailer to carry enough tools to repair that break down so I bit the bullet and paid Stewart and Stevenson the $13,000 that was in 2002 it would cost you $30,000 now .With the cost of towing and shop fees of $200.00 a hour now I see why people carry so many tools, with older buses, do it yourself no need to pay that big money for someone education that have no idea what they are doing on these older buses .I have always used OEM parts for the 2 stroke engines but dealing with BMW going on for over a year for warranty work, I would buy after market parts and take a chance FWIW

[Glennman]

I have enough tools to do some pretty advanced repairs outside of getting into the inside of the engine. I once had my tag axle dislodge from the bus where the radius rod attaches to the axle when we arrived at our destination at Lake Wenatchee here in Washington. With the tools in the bus including my 4 1/2" grinder/cutoff tool, several drills, drop light, small vice, large C-clamps, etc, I was able to put it all back together and not spoil the rest of the trip. The only thing I had to obtain was the bolts (the rusty bolts had all broke off). My daughter brought those to me and I had it up and functional in a few hours. The tire got a huge grove cut in it, but it still held air until we got it home. My other radiator experience was not as lucky. I had to leave the bus on the Oregon coast until I was able to get another radiator, but the tools on the bus were all I needed to get that going as well.

[dtcerrato]

We carry lots of tools and spare parts. According to police- they have said to us on the highway shoulder (if there is one)...
"Funny place to set up a machine shop son"!
Well to be honest they don't call.me son anymore, that was a while back. 

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

In the Prevost I just bought, and am moving into, it came with this toolbox full of tools in one of the bays.  Now I basically have two sets of tools with me at all times. 

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

How about this Toolbox? Yes or No.   

[freds]

The last toolbox looks appropriate!!!

[luvrbus]

The last tool box will make you think you are smarter than you are anyways 

[dtcerrato]

Tools help but it's the man behind the tool that really counts. Right?

[luvrbus]

All the Prevost came with Snap On tools and boxes when new,I would laugh sometimes at Marathon with owners showing off their tools and boxes most of their tools had never been used they still had zip ties on tools 2 years later and were in shop getting a leaking faucet or light bulb replaced at $150.00 a hour back then,that won't happen with Gary once he figures the Pervost out