What tool (that you own) are you most fond of? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

evenBIGGERrock · 04-05-2004, 09:09 AM

Only NO:
welders
plasma's
benders
or your pecker

Those are too easy.

For me, it's the floor jack. Why? I have toooo many memories of Dad giving me a job to do before we ever owned one and had to do the whole thing of driving up on a wedged block of wood.

I can deal and make do without having a lot of the tools I own, but don't ever leave me without my floor jack.

What prompted this? I left mine at my brothers (1.5hrs drive away...............dumbshit

). Coulda used it yesterday :banging head on garage wall:

sceep · 04-05-2004, 09:13 AM

YJ4RoX · 04-05-2004, 09:16 AM

4.5" angle grinder. I use it for everything, it is by far the most used tool i own.

Now sentimetally its my 1/2" drill cause it was my grandfathers. We used it alot when he helped me work on stuff and its the only thing i got when he died. My greedy bastid uncles took everything esle

usmcdoc14 · 04-05-2004, 09:17 AM

(the one on top)
I feel naked without it,to the point where it need to be resharpened at the factory and i am procrastinating the week it would be gone to do so .

To me a good knife is the most valuable tool.

fullygruntled · 04-05-2004, 09:21 AM

There is no problem on earth that can't be solved with the judicious use of razor blades, WD40, and/or some duct tape.

Of those three, I'd rank the razor blade #1.

mantis · 04-05-2004, 09:22 AM

church key

Welby · 04-05-2004, 09:25 AM

HYRIDEJEEP · 04-05-2004, 09:26 AM

my Matabo I think i'd be lost without it

Roxywheels · 04-05-2004, 09:27 AM

Robert

RMW · 04-05-2004, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by YJ4RoX
4.5" angle grinder. I use it for everything, it is by far the most used tool i own.

ditto. to quote my dad "ahhh angle grinder - truely a king among tools."

The Adam Blaster · 04-05-2004, 09:37 AM

evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack???
I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack. And i don't even have a finished garage to work in yet!!!

Oh, and i'd put my knife as the top tool. Can be used for more than just cutting things when the need arises.

Travis Waldher · 04-05-2004, 09:41 AM

socket wrench, or even those newer ratchet wrenches.

I remember playing with those a lot as a kid.

sceep · 04-05-2004, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Adam Blaster
evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack???
I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack.

lol.. no shit..

i think theres 4, 5 tons, and one 20 ton in the shop. pluse 5 or 6 8 ton bottle jacks, and 2, 20 tons.

+ a 6500# hoist, and a 10k# hoist.

Co Pilot · 04-05-2004, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by Roxywheels
Robert

come 'awn!!!

Pdaddy · 04-05-2004, 09:43 AM

Hand Tools has to go to 12in adjustable wrench..also known as a Texas Torque wrench. Pliers and visegrips are damn handy as well.

Electric variety 4.5 angle grinder gets my vote also, these things are the shit I dont care who ya are

Hammers are also super, I buy hammers all the time just so when I need one (Im generally pissed and it angers me more to have to hunt one down) Can never have to many hammers

fledgling666 · 04-05-2004, 09:54 AM

tie between my 300 buck welder and my 20 buck grinder. both too important for one to be more valued than the other.

evenBIGGERrock · 04-05-2004, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roxywheels
Robert

Recheck the exceptions I list in the original post. Note the last one.

Sundowner · 04-05-2004, 09:58 AM

those gearwrech/craftsman ratchet wrenches.
I keep three of 4 in my pockets while workin on the rigs and I rarely need to go back for the ratchet set or hand wrenches.
they're just too easy.
the flex-head ones are my favorite.

evenBIGGERrock · 04-05-2004, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Adam Blaster
evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack???
I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack. And i don't even have a finished garage to work in yet!!!

Never needed more than one...........until now!

Of course I'm sure if I had more than one I'ld get accustomed to it real quick. Just like before we ever had one, then got one and wondered how we ever managed without it.

Ohhhh, and we won't discuss my "garage" situation right now.

Roxywheels · 04-05-2004, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by evenBIGGERrock

Recheck the exceptions I list in the original post. Note the last one.

He serves many other purposes than that! Besides...its not MY pecker...its his, so I am within the guidelines of the exceptions!

cdarthvader · 04-05-2004, 10:02 AM

Sawzall

evenBIGGERrock · 04-05-2004, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Roxywheels
He serves many other purposes than that!

OK, I'll give you that one.

Quote:

Originally posted by Roxywheels
Besides...its not MY pecker...its his, so I am within the guidelines of the exceptions!

Are you sure about that? If it's truly HIS, wouldn't that mean he could use it to "work" on anything he wants to with it?

NO? Didn't think so. Be real now. Fess up. It's got YOUR name all over it doesn't it?

SteveZ59 · 04-05-2004, 10:11 AM

Gotta be my Leatherman tool. I had one of the originals that I carried for more years than I can remember. Last year I retired it in favor of one of the newer style Leatherman Wave ones where the main blade locks and can be open and closed single handed. No matter what job I'm doing, I generally end up using it at some point or the other.

scott-885 · 04-05-2004, 10:20 AM

My bottle opener.

Roxywheels · 04-05-2004, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by evenBIGGERrock

Are you sure about that? If it's truly HIS, wouldn't that mean he could use it to "work" on anything he wants to with it?

NO? Didn't think so. Be real now. Fess up. It's got YOUR name all over it doesn't it?

Do lip prints count?

If so...then yes, its partially mine! he can go work on anything that he wants at anytime...he makes the choice not to. I think it has something to do with not having a home to come back to when he done

Ok....next to Robert I REALLY love a big hammer!!!

04-05-2004, 09:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
evenBIGGERrock Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9423 Location: Newcastle, CA. But don't ask me where the Old Castle is Posts: 689	What tool (that you own) are you most fond of? Only NO: welders plasma's benders or your pecker Those are too easy. For me, it's the floor jack. Why? I have toooo many memories of Dad giving me a job to do before we ever owned one and had to do the whole thing of driving up on a wedged block of wood. I can deal and make do without having a lot of the tools I own, but don't ever leave me without my floor jack. What prompted this? I left mine at my brothers (1.5hrs drive away...............dumbshit ). Coulda used it yesterday :banging head on garage wall: __________________ Mantra: The more you learn, the more you realize how little you really know. Translation: If you think you know it all.....you don't know jack.

04-05-2004, 09:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
usmcdoc14 Fistful of Boomstick Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13344 Location: Norfawk, VA Posts: 12,279	(the one on top) I feel naked without it,to the point where it need to be resharpened at the factory and i am procrastinating the week it would be gone to do so . To me a good knife is the most valuable tool. __________________ Doc-14 Tactical Products: When it absolutely, positively needs to be made from random crap found in the back of my garage. You cant ban knowledge, learn to make your own guns right Here. New York, Colorado, Maryland, Conneticut….is your state next? Yes it is. Write, Vote and Fight.

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fullygruntled Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9614 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 1,008	There is no problem on earth that can't be solved with the judicious use of razor blades, WD40, and/or some duct tape. Of those three, I'd rank the razor blade #1. __________________ Choose Life. Preferably Cinnamon. [url]http://McBob.TV[/url]

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YJ4RoX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1930 Location: Leon, WV Posts: 3,273	4.5" angle grinder. I use it for everything, it is by far the most used tool i own. Now sentimetally its my 1/2" drill cause it was my grandfathers. We used it alot when he helped me work on stuff and its the only thing i got when he died. My greedy bastid uncles took everything esle

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mantis Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Member # 13322 Location: Needville, TX Posts: 1,537	church key

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The Adam Blaster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1479 Location: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Posts: 4,273	evenBIGGERrock, dude, you only have one floor jack??? I've got 2, and a 20-ton bottle jack. And i don't even have a finished garage to work in yet!!! Oh, and i'd put my knife as the top tool. Can be used for more than just cutting things when the need arises. __________________ Just call me Humpty Dumpty.

04-05-2004, 09:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Travis Waldher Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4878 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 7,530	socket wrench, or even those newer ratchet wrenches. I remember playing with those a lot as a kid.

04-05-2004, 09:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
Pdaddy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8133 Location: Back in Kansas Posts: 5,390	Hand Tools has to go to 12in adjustable wrench..also known as a Texas Torque wrench. Pliers and visegrips are damn handy as well. Electric variety 4.5 angle grinder gets my vote also, these things are the shit I dont care who ya are Hammers are also super, I buy hammers all the time just so when I need one (Im generally pissed and it angers me more to have to hunt one down) Can never have to many hammers __________________ LCQ / KOH 09 Co-Driver #62 Midwestwheeler / Hardline Custom

04-05-2004, 09:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
fledgling666 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11425 Location: sananto Posts: 1,365	tie between my 300 buck welder and my 20 buck grinder. both too important for one to be more valued than the other. __________________ [I][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Silver"]"do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law"[/COLOR][/SIZE][/I]

04-05-2004, 09:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
Sundowner Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Member # 8203 Location: West Milford NJ Posts: 1,942	those gearwrech/craftsman ratchet wrenches. I keep three of 4 in my pockets while workin on the rigs and I rarely need to go back for the ratchet set or hand wrenches. they're just too easy. the flex-head ones are my favorite. __________________ super cool turbo 4runner

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04-05-2004, 10:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
SteveZ59 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Member # 24992 Location: Sch. Hvn., PA Posts: 151	Gotta be my Leatherman tool. I had one of the originals that I carried for more years than I can remember. Last year I retired it in favor of one of the newer style Leatherman Wave ones where the main blade locks and can be open and closed single handed. No matter what job I'm doing, I generally end up using it at some point or the other. __________________ 5.9 ZJ on 31's - Wife's DD. '94 YJ - RE 4.5XD, 1" BL, Waggy 44's, 4.88's, ARB's & 35's.

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scott-885 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6967 Location: dallas tx Posts: 347	My bottle opener.

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