BC #16 had two bedside aluminum semi style big tool boxes under the aluminum flat bed.
Both of those boxes would be crammed full every time I left the county I lived in!
But i did the same thing with my $50K airboat even when it was brand new.
Old habits are hard to stop, (Boy Scout thing bout' "always being prepared" for the Murphy Law stuff)!
But at least:
1) one container of all fluids, (oil/coolant/tranny fluid/brake fluid).
2) four way lug wrench / five extra lug nuts and decent floor jack (no bumper jacks on our trucks)!
3) spare ignition (I had Petronix so i kept a spare set of points and condenser for emergency)
4) Good spare cardboard /rug / drop cloth to lay on for wet ground is handy (toss it behind the seat)
5) Some kind of spot light for roadside nighttime emergency, (I had a 12 volt plug in with a 20' cord on it).
6) Tools to include full SAE socket set/combo wrench set/volt ohm meter /
7) One each of the hose clamps used on your engine and fuel piping
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One each of every light bulb used in the truck( headlight/parking/brake/instrument panel/interior)
9) Siphon hose / 15' section of rubber 3/8" fuel hose, (and spare gas can-think fuel tank issue having to run an emergency tank to get the truck home)!
And highly suggest a good set of MECHANICAL GAUGES (in lieu of the dash "idiot lights") for any long trip like this as if you start losing oil pressure or any engine high temp incident you need to shut it down so you can repair or get it towed BEFORE YOU BLOW THE ENGINE!
You only live once! I say do it/be safe/start a thread here to update us (or update this thread)
AND ENJOY THE SMILES AND WAVES AS FOLKS PASS OR SEE YOU IN THE BUMP!
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Jeff
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4