What tools do you keep in your Montero, and what do you keep them in?

[ManfromSnowyRiver]

There are different types of four wheeling. Easy trails like what you are thinking of in Michigan, or say Many Colorado or Utah Trails. Honestly a basic tool set is all you will ever need for minor break downs. Then there are typical trails and remote trails with some challenge, in those cases more tools are warranted. Then there are difficult trails, expeditionary fourwheeling or extreme trails such as the Sierras, AZ...In those cases stuff is going to break, even on a Montero. Thankfully it is usually just front suspension or CV parts relatively easy to fix. On gen 1s trailing arms that have not been re-enforced snap like twigs as well as axle tubes at the welds. Its all a matter of where you are going. If you are running 31's you are probably not running trails where things are going to break. As always you have to keep in mind we are driving extremely old rigs, and break downs must be anticipated even with great maintenance.

 

[Salonika]

I wish there was a way to have a better idea of what people on the forum are doing with their trucks. It would help to understand certain threads. Seeing the pictures Toasty posted is a good reference to have in mind when I read the posts in this thread. My Montero will likely never see anything that crazy as long as I own it. I'm mostly cruising the forest service two tracks and doing some photography. My biggest fear is a deep mud hole with a rock hiding on the bottom, or a rogue stump.. If my Monty can't do it in the stock configuration I will probably avoid it. I see some people are looking to really push their machines and when you do that, things break more often. There is nothing wrong with that! I love watching videos of the crazy stuff people have modified their machines to do but it's just not my objective. I am planning a cross country journey for my truck this year and I will be packing a starter and alternator just in case (my starter is original with 195,000 on it), but if I need either one I'll be paying someone else to do it. I'll have 4 people and a crapload of gear and I just won't have room for a full tool set. Plus with my luck I'd get in a regular accident on the road that my tools would be useless to fix. My focus is to keep my Monty well maintained stock in daily driver condition. So the answer to the original question: my tool kit is minimal. I might change my tune after this trip as I'm planning to hit a few trails in Moab but I'm only going for the scenery!

 

[Toasty]

I wish there was a way to have a better idea of what people on the forum are doing with their trucks. It would help to understand certain threads. Seeing the pictures Toasty posted is a good reference to have in mind when I read the posts in this thread. My Montero will likely never see anything that crazy as long as I own it. I'm mostly cruising the forest service two tracks and doing some photography. My biggest fear is a deep mud hole with a rock hiding on the bottom, or a rogue stump.. If my Monty can't do it in the stock configuration I will probably avoid it. I see some people are looking to really push their machines and when you do that, things break more often. There is nothing wrong with that! I love watching videos of the crazy stuff people have modified their machines to do but it's just not my objective. I am planning a cross country journey for my truck this year and I will be packing a starter and alternator just in case (my starter is original with 195,000 on it), but if I need either one I'll be paying someone else to do it. I'll have 4 people and a crapload of gear and I just won't have room for a full tool set. Plus with my luck I'd get in a regular accident on the road that my tools would be useless to fix. My focus is to keep my Monty well maintained stock in daily driver condition. So the answer to the original question: my tool kit is minimal. I might change my tune after this trip as I'm planning to hit a few trails in Moab but I'm only going for the scenery!

The tool kit included with the truck will disassemble most of your machine...

Really not much is needed but preparedness makes us powerful.

 

[JBThompson]

My tool kit is basic and almost purely out of convenience: a 1/2" electric impact, socket and TQ stick, hammer and prybar. Changing a tire has never been easier. Since I'm a mechanic by trade I just grab whatever else I need from my box at work, all dependent on what I deem necessary. I rarely need more than maybe a few small tools for minor roadside repairs, though I could raid my tool box and feel comfortable tackling a post-apocalyptic Moab.