Recommended Tool for the road

[BMYbri]

Good evening. Just recently joined the MV owners world and am loving it! Purchased a 1990 M923A2 and wondering if anyone has compiled a list of tools one should carry with them in their truck.
Any help/guidance/suggestion greatly appreciated.

 

[Mullaney]

Good evening. Just recently joined the MV owners world and am loving it! Purchased a 1990 M923A2 and wondering if anyone has compiled a list of tools one should carry with them in their truck.
Any help/guidance/suggestion greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the group! There is a list here that is fairly comprehensive. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threa...e-for-an-fmtv-add-your-02.152218/post-1851692

Another really useful thing to have is a "Day Glow" vest or jacket if you find yourself on the side of the road. Especially in crummy weather... If nothing else, the list (even though it says LMTV / FMTV) gets your mind churning on things that could be useful if you find yourself "in a tight spot".

 

[charlesmann]

I bought 6 4 pack of the knock-off guardian angel magnetic puck lights from tractor supply. Keep some in my truck, some in my mv and my wife has some. Wouldnt think they would replace road triangles but a good sub for road flares.

 

[Mullaney]

I bought 6 4 pack of the knock-off guardian angel magnetic puck lights from tractor supply. Keep some in my truck, some in my mv and my wife has some. Wouldnt think they would replace road triangles but a good sub for road flares.

Have you had a chance to play with the magnetic road pucks? Any idea what kind of battery life they have? Just curious... I spotted them last weekend and considered them as well.

 

[charlesmann]

Have you had a chance to play with the magnetic road pucks? Any idea what kind of battery life they have? Just curious... I spotted them last weekend and considered them as well.

i have not. But my business partner uses them for makeshift remote heli landing pad for night time landing while feral hog hunting. He says they last a while ( 3 rd season this yr and still good batt charge.

 

[Mullaney]

i have not. But my business partner uses them for makeshift remote heli landing pad for night time landing while feral hog hunting. He says they last a while ( 3 rd season this yr and still good batt charge.

Wow! 3 seasons - guessing an hour per landing... Setup, Wait, Land, Shutdown, Deal with the Chopper, and either power up and take off again - and then gather and shutdown the pucks. I would guess an hour minimum. Who knows how many landings per season. DEFINITELY sounds like those batteries are pretty healthy!

THANKS for the info.

 

[charlesmann]

Wow! 3 seasons - guessing an hour per landing... Setup, Wait, Land, Shutdown, Deal with the Chopper, and either power up and take off again - and then gather and shutdown the pucks. I would guess an hour minimum. Who knows how many landings per season. DEFINITELY sounds like those batteries are pretty healthy!

THANKS for the info.

Probably 15-20 night flights per season. So id say cumulative, 2-3 hrs per season. Only turn them on when the acft is heard 5 min out, then around 5 min for shut down, but by then, vehicle headlights are illuminating the acft and unloading zone