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landy andy



Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5729

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
I’ve seen many a thing forked up, on a LR, and that who the tools are normally for.
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sako243



Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Wales
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Wales 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White
Um where do I start.

Theres the Milwaukee power tools: big impact, little impact, driver, ratchet, jigsaw, plane, table saw, chop saw, drill, sander and grinder.

Then there's the sockets, torque wrenches, screwdrivers, chisels, router, timing kits, brake caliper rewind tool, bearing pullers, punches, hammers, pry bars and chainsaws.

Oh and let's not forget the electrical side of things, soldering irons, quad channel oscilloscope, precision multimeter, wires, power supplies and laptop.

Oh but then my Land Rover is a multi purpose work vehicle spanning mechanics, electronics, carpentry and metal working. Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6
95 Defender 110 300Tdi
Post #969229 28th Oct 2022 9:17pm
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Dave12345



Member Since: 04 Jun 2022
Location: North West
Posts: 87

United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi PU Keswick Green
Hope your security is good! That’s an immense rolling workshop by the sounds of things
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sako243



Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Wales
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Wales 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White
Security is west Wales and usually two labs in transit.

Perks of living out in the sticks. Ed
82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6
95 Defender 110 300Tdi
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blackwolf



Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
Another essential which I don't travel without in any vehicle is a hi-vis coat. With the modern standard of driving I reckon you'd have to be barking not to carry hi-vis.
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Dave12345



Member Since: 04 Jun 2022
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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi PU Keswick Green
Good shout Blackwolf I’d thought of that then forgotten.

That helps Sako - i’m so much more relaxed when I’m back on Anglesey than I am in Merseyside with it, it must be said, although I’m not sure if thats a false sense of security.
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Jabberwocky



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Luxembourg 
Mobile phone
AA membership

Job done.
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MichaelE



Member Since: 18 Jan 2020
Location: Crawley West Sussex
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England 
Three years ago or so I was leaving a Billing event. I'd only driven a few yards off my camping spot and the 200Tdi in my 110 cut out dead and wouldn't restart. It was absolutely peeing it down and I sat there for a good few minutes contemplating. Mulling things over I had an idea that it was the fuel injector pump cutoff. I had the bonnet up and could see the cable was still attached but couldn't reach it [I'm 5ft 7 which is normally good enough for most jobs but not reaching in to this engine bay].

So I got the Seeley fold up step thing that hooks over the wheel that I had just bought from that very show. That got me up there and now it goes everywhere with me.

Once I had access, I gave the cutoff cable connector a wiggle and tried the starter. The engine fired up and I was on my way. I got to thinking that I was lucky, but what if it hadn't just been a bad connection but a broken connector or an electrical failure somewhere in the harness? So now I carry in both my 200Tdi and 300Tdi a length of cable with a spade terminal at one end and a crocodile clip at the other, long enough to stretch from the fuel injector pump to the battery.
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Lightwater



Member Since: 28 Jun 2020
Location: Sydney NB
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Australia 
Don't think it has been mentioned yet.

Toilet paper.
DC clamp meter.
Builders gloves.

Moisture trap, after cooler (which can be refrigerated), air tank.




Someone to clean the car with triple ARB compressors.


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& water cleaning.

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100inch



Member Since: 15 May 2012
Location: Brunswick
Posts: 411

Australia 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Santorini Black
Jabberwocky wrote:
Mobile phone
AA membership

Job done.

And some good hiking shoes, 6 days worth of food and water too Very Happy
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markb110



Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
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England 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Epsom Green
I’m starting to think that you need to buy a trailer…… Whistle
Post #969594 31st Oct 2022 11:19pm
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Lightwater



Member Since: 28 Jun 2020
Location: Sydney NB
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Australia 
The Bosch 10.8/12v angle grinder is brilliant. It can't do a marathon. But it can do the first cut quickly.

60mm od steel pipe 3.0mm wall thickness. First cut 2 minutes. Second cut 4 minutes. Third cut 7 minutes.

But that first cut is impressive & it's a lot quieter than the larger angle grinders. Good to get into tight corners.


If all else fails:

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steveww



Member Since: 05 Jan 2022
Location: Uppingham
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Bronze Green
I have a fully equipped workshop at home and there's no way all that will fit in the back of the Defender. Therefore I think about what I could fix at the side of the road and the little things that can go wrong stopping progress.

Every time we've failed to proceed, it's been an electrical fault. Therefore I carry some spare cable, connectors and the matching tools including a multimeter.. Along with fuses, relays, cable ties and duck tape.

Given that it's a Defender I also carry recovery kit. Maxtrax, soft shackles, straps, shovel, ratchet straps and high lift jack.

If there's a major mechanical failure, mobile phone and AA membership.
Post #969618 1st Nov 2022 9:47am
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