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I think it a Metric adjustable but only one at present🙏
Does it matter if it's metric or imperial - as it's adjustable.
I did once remove the head and replace all the valves on a Fiat (all metric) using a set of AF Imperial ring spanners - no torque wrench so just very tight!
I'd only use an adjustable spanner if it was used on an adjustable nut
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So the nut using the metric adjustable spanner can only use it on an adjustable nut? 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Sadly I used to have three sets of tools😱
Set 1 was at work and was the best I could afford.
Set 2 was on the boat and was good quality.
Set 3 was in the house and was all the rejects from 1 and 2.
Now down to one and a half sets.
Set 1 is now in the house
The caravan set is just a set of screwdrivers and a socket set plus my Victorinox Multi tool
Set 1 was at work and was the best I could afford.
Set 2 was on the boat and was good quality.
Set 3 was in the house and was all the rejects from 1 and 2.
Now down to one and a half sets.
Set 1 is now in the house
The caravan set is just a set of screwdrivers and a socket set plus my Victorinox Multi tool
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I recently got this from Screwfix Magnusson carbon steel sledge hammer 10lb you can do a lot of damage with this.🙏
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I also had the thought this morning in the last 20 years of owning a car I've never needed a tool to fix anything.
I'm hoping the same applies for the van however I will take a few just in case
I'm hoping the same applies for the van however I will take a few just in case
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To be fair we have decided we will only do hard standing and well resourced sites. So genuinely what's the worst that could happen?
Anything remotely serious or detrimental to us being in the van we just got home
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Thats an almost impossible question to answer as its very much owner and location dependent.
- Nov 16, 2015
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It can be like a Pandoras box, a couple of loose screws on a door, you tighted up three and strip the last one, get the wooden toothpicks out the fill the stripped hole, then you start checking doors, Oh the light in the wardrobe isn't coming on, change the bulb, notice the aerial wires are slack to the amplifier, Then the wardrobe door doesn't work. Fixing that the bar across the wardrobe is loose.
It goes on, only stopping when SWMBO, say sit down will you, and stop faffing about,
I find that what can happen will happen, usually when it's raining and everywhere is shut till Monday 🙂
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So true, also to what extent will you repair. I carry sockets up to 14 mm, spanners upto 22mm allen keys and torque drives up to 14 mm. Single Adjustable wrench , metric one side, Imperial re other, and a single left/right handed screwdriver. Multi meter( with new battery's) spare fuses, soldering iron, and solder, ( made that mistake one, NO solder) and a torque wrench.
String and Nylon cord. Duct tape, Alloy tape.
Car now probably over weight.
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The small box on the right, with the tools in that, I could take an engine out of a S76 helicopter, but would need a crane or Two American Rednecks.
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No they are in the car boot with the torque wrench, crowbar, tow rope battery leads, tyre inflator, rescues spade, first aid kit, inflatable limb splints, and space blankets. And 2 lb hammer.
- Jun 20, 2005
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Let me know your next pitch number
I'll park next to you. Saves carrying all my tools 😉
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