Trailer freedom day.

[Canal Navvy]

I'm up at the same sort of weight that Giles is at currently as I'm having to dodge between three different projects.
Once the weather settles down I can shed a whole lot of just in case essentials that I can't see a scenario that I'd ever need them all on one job

 

[Smiffy]

I'm up at the same sort of weight that Giles is at currently as I'm having to dodge between three different projects.
Once the weather settles down I can shed a whole lot of just in case essentials that I can't see a scenario that I'd ever need them all on one job

Can't you leave kit on site ??
Working for a large firm and council contracting we show up and get sent all over the place but I still only carry hand tools, laser level, cat scan and Stihl saw.
The blokes with vans carry a generator wackerplate and cement mixer but they have more room

 

[hiluxman]

I've just had a look in the back of my truck and I don't think I can see more than 200kgs worth of tools. And it has everything for day to day.
What are you carrying to get that much weight.
Wackerplate and generator are the only things I can think of that would add to much weight

Lots of people forget suff like truckman tops can knock your weight down a good bit aswell

 

[Canal Navvy]

Can't you leave kit on site ??
Working for a large firm and council contracting we show up and get sent all over the place but I still only carry hand tools, laser level, cat scan and Stihl saw.
The blokes with vans carry a generator wackerplate and cement mixer but they have more room

Lots of people forget suff like truckman tops can knock your weight down a good bit aswell

Do I know you ...... so do engine/gearbox conversions

 

[Canal Navvy]

Can't you leave kit on site ??
Working for a large firm and council contracting we show up and get sent all over the place but I still only carry hand tools, laser level, cat scan and Stihl saw.
The blokes with vans carry a generator wackerplate and cement mixer but they have more room

I'm pretty much on local stuff at the moment but the road closures here are making line of sight jobs half an hour and a fair few miles apart

 

[Smiffy]

Lots of people forget suff like truckman tops can knock your weight down a good bit aswell

It depends on which one I suppose. I have a full fibreglass one which I can easily pick up myself, but I had one with sliding windows once and a full metal frame inside. I resorted to lifting it off with a telehandler.

 

[Giles]

So it’s about 2600 with truck man, trailers was about 1400 with 2 x jute tarmac sheets and big wagon tarp and 20 litres diesel.

What I carry
Mini graft
Round nose shovel
Shovel
Trenching shovel
1 single leg lifting chain
1 double leg lifting chain
6-7 shackles
4 lifting straps
30 ton tow strap
Heavy duty jump leads
12/24 jump pack lead acid

Full collection of bahco nut rounders 4” to 24” so 8 ish
1/2 and 3/4 socket sets
Filter wrenches, pipe squeezes, pliers, Nike grips, etc enough to fix most things
Spanner set 10-19
Cheater bar
Torque wrench
DEWALT 1/2 impact wrench and impact sockets 10-32mm set
2 x 5ah bats
Then a collection of hand tools screwdrivers hammers chisels lump hammers etc about 50-60kg
4 big staking out pins 16mm x 450mm
Full collection of man hole keys
Full concreting/brickwork kit so hand floats trowels etc
Couple of water fittings in few sizes

2 sets of wet weather gear bib braces and jackets, bag of gloves, wellies etc

That’s usual stuff then I added in for day
Full DEWALT kit
So
Impacts, drill, multi, blower, small recip, big recip, sds, sds max breaker, 230 cut off saw, basically with a ton of batteries it’s 3 DEWALT bags full at about 30kg each

Stihl ts420 and full stihl bottle
25 litre water drum
Rake
Spätzle
25kg gas bottle and roofing torch
Extra shovel and rake

Probably some other stuff I’ve forgotten have an odds and sods box that’s got lynch pins, various bolts, etc stuff thst get you out a pinch core set of filters for Kubotas,

Putting my draws in new truck today so will refine again

 

[Smiffy]

So it’s about 2600 with truck man, trailers was about 1400 with 2 x jute tarmac sheets and big wagon tarp and 20 litres diesel.

What I carry
Mini graft
Round nose shovel
Shovel
Trenching shovel
1 single leg lifting chain
1 double leg lifting chain
6-7 shackles
4 lifting straps
30 ton tow strap
Heavy duty jump leads
12/24 jump pack lead acid

Full collection of bahco nut rounders 4” to 24” so 8 ish
1/2 and 3/4 socket sets
Filter wrenches, pipe squeezes, pliers, Nike grips, etc enough to fix most things
Spanner set 10-19
Cheater bar
Torque wrench
DEWALT 1/2 impact wrench and impact sockets 10-32mm set
2 x 5ah bats
Then a collection of hand tools screwdrivers hammers chisels lump hammers etc about 50-60kg
4 big staking out pins 16mm x 450mm
Full collection of man hole keys
Full concreting/brickwork kit so hand floats trowels etc
Couple of water fittings in few sizes

2 sets of wet weather gear bib braces and jackets, bag of gloves, wellies etc

That’s usual stuff then I added in for day
Full DEWALT kit
So
Impacts, drill, multi, blower, small recip, big recip, sds, sds max breaker, 230 cut off saw, basically with a ton of batteries it’s 3 DEWALT bags full at about 30kg each

Stihl ts420 and full stihl bottle
25 litre water drum
Rake
Spätzle
25kg gas bottle and roofing torch
Extra shovel and rake

Probably some other stuff I’ve forgotten have an odds and sods box that’s got lynch pins, various bolts, etc stuff thst get you out a pinch core set of filters for Kubotas,

Putting my draws in new truck today so will refine again

I have no idea how you fit all that in a pickup !!!

 

[JD450A]

Can't you leave kit on site ??
Working for a large firm and council contracting we show up and get sent all over the place but I still only carry hand tools, laser level, cat scan and Stihl saw.
The blokes with vans carry a generator wackerplate and cement mixer but they have more room

To be fair it must be a struggle to stay underweight with all the PPE you'll have to carry

 

[doobin]

So it’s about 2600 with truck man, trailers was about 1400 with 2 x jute tarmac sheets and big wagon tarp and 20 litres diesel.

What I carry
Mini graft
Round nose shovel
Shovel
Trenching shovel
1 single leg lifting chain
1 double leg lifting chain
6-7 shackles
4 lifting straps
30 ton tow strap
Heavy duty jump leads
12/24 jump pack lead acid

Full collection of bahco nut rounders 4” to 24” so 8 ish
1/2 and 3/4 socket sets
Filter wrenches, pipe squeezes, pliers, Nike grips, etc enough to fix most things
Spanner set 10-19
Cheater bar
Torque wrench
DEWALT 1/2 impact wrench and impact sockets 10-32mm set
2 x 5ah bats
Then a collection of hand tools screwdrivers hammers chisels lump hammers etc about 50-60kg
4 big staking out pins 16mm x 450mm
Full collection of man hole keys
Full concreting/brickwork kit so hand floats trowels etc
Couple of water fittings in few sizes

2 sets of wet weather gear bib braces and jackets, bag of gloves, wellies etc

That’s usual stuff then I added in for day
Full DEWALT kit
So
Impacts, drill, multi, blower, small recip, big recip, sds, sds max breaker, 230 cut off saw, basically with a ton of batteries it’s 3 DEWALT bags full at about 30kg each

Stihl ts420 and full stihl bottle
25 litre water drum
Rake
Spätzle
25kg gas bottle and roofing torch
Extra shovel and rake

Probably some other stuff I’ve forgotten have an odds and sods box that’s got lynch pins, various bolts, etc stuff thst get you out a pinch core set of filters for Kubotas,

Putting my draws in new truck today so will refine again

So maybe 350 kgs of tools after allowing for the truckman. Far from excessive, don't worry about it.

 

[Smiffy]

To be fair it must be a struggle to stay underweight with all the PPE you'll have to carry

I know you joke but ppe isn't the problem. For us It's signs and barriers.

Realistically it's an extra vehicle just for tm. With a driver sat in the cab with the engine idling all-day at the councils expense.
But vehicles need to be euro 6 as they are conscious of emissions

 

[Giles]

I have no idea how you fit all that in a pickup !!!

I have the decked draws which holds all the mechanic tools and odds and end, chains etc then other stuff sits on top in various boxes. Nee truck as side opening windows which will help access.

 

[JerryRtilt]

I have a set of these drawers to fit a Ranger if anyones interested, id like to get them out of my garage. They were great for organising tools etc. but with a roll top fitted rather than a canopy, the space on top was just to small for the larger items that wouldn't fit in the drawers, now using a gear mate sliding bed.
Drawers would probably fit other pickups with a bit of ingenuity

 

[groundworker]

Just been through the same process with my van, 'refining' out all the stuff I have accumulated over the last year.

I've always had the mindset of not wanting to be lacking a tool or fixing and losing time as a result but have taken it to an extreme so the entire contents of the business is in the van at any one time.

I've just taken on a better yard closer to home so I've thinned out the less frequently used tools as well as smaller stocks of consumables (diesel, spray, blades, nails, screws, fluids etc.)

By my maths over 200kg removed

Should save a bit of fuel plus means I can distribute the weight better, makes towing easier etc.

 

[Smiffy]

Just been through the same process with my van, 'refining' out all the stuff I have accumulated over the last year.

I've always had the mindset of not wanting to be lacking a tool or fixing and losing time as a result but have taken it to an extreme so the entire contents of the business is in the van at any one time.

I've just taken on a better yard closer to home so I've thinned out the less frequently used tools as well as smaller stocks of consumables (diesel, spray, blades, nails, screws, fluids etc.)

By my maths over 200kg removed

Should save a bit of fuel plus means I can distribute the weight better, makes towing easier etc.

I think it's also a case of you fill whatever size van you have. I work with a bloke who has a twin cab transit and the amount of crap he carries is unreal. Permanently carries a pressure washer sack barrow 3 wheel barrows ballast and cement, on top of a similar list to giles.



I have one of the high top canopies now. Ugly as hell but way more useful than a normal one. Would love an n and j one one-day.

Just had Stihl saw laser level cat and gennie and a bag with cordless drill impact and grinder stuff in the space left.
Leaves enough room to pick up any extras in he space left.

Also a pool of vehicles and trailers in the yard if I need lots more space.

 

[William127]

Last few posts are confirming my current thoughts about my next 'main' vehicle.
Basically if I get a pick up with a canopy, no matter how clever I am with the back, I'd still be better off with another Discovery and trailers and a tipper for tight access/chipper jobs.
No one truck can do it all...

 

[Smiffy]

Last few posts are confirming my current thoughts about my next 'main' vehicle.
Basically if I get a pick up with a canopy, no matter how clever I am with the back, I'd still be better off with another Discovery and trailers and a tipper for tight access/chipper jobs.
No one truck can do it all...

Not all canopies are made equal. The fashion canopies vary from alright to absolutely terrible. The high top gull wing type are better but @V8Druid has some pictures of another forum members canopy that fully replaces the tub. Which would be mutts nutts but dear.
My canopy will still hold way more than a discovery boot.

 

[6feetdown]

Not all canopies are made equal. The fashion canopies vary from alright to absolutely terrible. The high top gull wing type are better but @V8Druid has some pictures of another forum members canopy that fully replaces the tub. Which would be mutts nutts but dear.
My canopy will still hold way more than a discovery boot.

Overlanding type

 

[Smiffy]

Overlanding type

In aus and nz it's all they seem to have all the trades seem to run them. When I was in nz it was very rare to see a panel van. Definitely make our pickups look a bit pointless and I love the interchangeable ones for work and play. Or even different work setups save unloading and reloading tools.

 

[Grahams]

I have the decked draws which holds all the mechanic tools and odds and end, chains etc then other stuff sits on top in various boxes. Nee truck as side opening windows which will help access.

You leave that lot on display in the back of your truck and don't get burgled? I've had my pickup broken into more times than I care to remember. Now all the expensive stuff is in locked drawers, but the scum still smash their way into to top just to see what is there.