Which tools for tractor toolbox?

[Hoodoo]

I'm painting an ammo can to bolt to the back of my new tractor.....just wondering what the most essential tools are that you guys carry with you as you roll?
I'm guessing a couple of crescent wrenches and a screwdriver....what else? Pliers?

 

[Hay Dude]

Hammer, large locking pliers, tire gauge, 2 screwdrivers.
Other things too big for ammo can

 

[sea2summit]

Deadblow hammer
Two eight inch crescent wrenches
Several (types) lynch pins
Cat two adapters (two sets)
3-pt toplink pin
3" shackle(s)
Both flavors of screw drivers
3M tape of some random flavor half used I found in the garage
4' or 6' 2" lifting strap
A couple black bungee cords
Motorcycle tire on the back of the pallet forks

Solves most of my problems. I also have five gallon buckets specific to some chores like fence, felling, recovery, etc that get thrown in whatever vehicle is doing the task.

 

[p0diabl0]

Motorcycle tire on the back of the pallet forks

What's that one for?

 

[sea2summit]

What's that one for?

I only ever needed it to push something I didn’t want to angle with the pallet fork frame and I just left it tied on with a rope. Figure it doesn’t hurt anything.

 

[oosik]

Roll of paper towels. Thank God - my OEM tool box is just big enough. Nature often calls when I'm on the back side of the 80. No large leaves or moss around these parts. AND pine needles just don't cut it.

 

[Thunder chicken]

Roll of paper towels. Thank God - my OEM tool box is just big enough. Nature often calls when I'm on the back side of the 80. No large leaves or moss around these parts. AND pine needles just don't cut it.

 

[oosik]

Just another reason I bring a ROLL of paper towels.

 

[ptsg]

On mine, I carry:

- All the tools that came with the tractor: open end wrenches, box wrenches, pliers, Philips and flat head screw driver. Chinese specials but works just fine and covers all the sizes needed for the tractor and most implements and I don't have to carry my good tools at the risk of getting lost or stolen. I added a couple allen wrenches as well.
- A grease gun that also came with the tractor. It's the smaller size but it's surprisingly well bit and has good quality.
- Hammer and a punch
- A box of M8 shear pins for the brush mower and a bunch of M10 shear pins for the rotary tiller
- A couple grease fittings to replace if needed, along with a bunch of hairpin cotter pins and linch pins, the finger snapper ones.
- A couple of rags
- A bunch of random bolts and nuts for some implements that like to get bolts loose and lost
- Two spare pins for the brush mower chains
- The drawbar pin
- And a tire pressure gauge

 

[Hay Dude]

Just another reason I bring a ROLL of paper towels.

Yep, they're very handy in the cab!
I like a spare towing pin in the toolbox, too.
I carry my 1000RPM stub shaft in there, too.

 

[sea2summit]

Roll of paper towels. Thank God - my OEM tool box is just big enough. Nature often calls when I'm on the back side of the 80. No large leaves or moss around these parts. AND pine needles just don't cut it.

I often wondered your age with some of your stories.

 

[Hoodoo]

Good stuff guys....! I got all the tools, just gotta put 'em together....

 

[BackRoad]

What??? Paper towels??? Ya'll must have iron butts!

My excuse is a 1/2 roll of toilet paper takes less room in the toolbox!

 

[mcfarmall]

I must be a minimalist. I have a clevis, a pair of gloves and a couple of spare pins. Contemplating throwing in an 8" pair of Channellocks.

 

[WranglerX]

Adjustable end wrench, fencing pliers, roll of "mechanics" wire, some extra lynch pins & hair pin clips, band aids, paper towels.... Couple of clean rags (stored in ZipLock bag) for things to big for band aid...

Hmmm... A pair of channel locks might be good add....

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

We keep a 15" adjustable wrench on every tractor. Hammer, punch, channel locks, Lynch pins, top link pins, pin for trailer hitch, 7/8" shackle to pull and be pulled. Couple of chains handy, usually in the belly pans.

 

[JDZ735M]

A good pair of wire cutters.

 

[dirttoys]

Mice crap, a bunch of striped bolts and nuts that don't fit anything. Some bent pins and broken cotter keys, and hitch pins that are just slightly larger than the holes you need to put them in. Nearly empty can of wd-40 missing the spray button. One screw driver that is the opposite orientation that you need........

Oh you didn't ask what was in mine!!

Big hammer and paper towels (everything I work on is greasy and needs to be hit with a hammer. Open end wrenches to bled off the damn hydraulic pressure so you can get the quick connects to work, a crescent wrench to hold the other side. Vice grips to replace broken levers or whatever. Nice assortment of pins, and many of the things mentioned above. Hope it is a 50 cal

Best,

ed

 

[kenmbz]

I have spare pins, a short rope, a strap, crescent wrench, vise grip, small pruning shear. scrench and one wedge.
Gloves, shear bolt. Add stuff based on implement or job. Sometimes safety glasses.
I usually carry a longer strap in my BH bucket with some shackles.

 

[5030]

Mostly pull pins and a pair of small Channel locks. Each of my implements has it's own tool box and most will have shear bolts and a grease gun (full) in them as well. My mower toolbox also has the NH 'widespread' kit in it with the appropriate carriage bolts and wing nuts too. PTO covers also wind up in the tool box(s) when something is hitched to the drawbar that is PTO driven. Both mine have OEM tool boxes attached to the tractor frames...