Spare Parts To Carry

I try to carry as few spare parts as necessary. However, there are a few that I consider to be mandatory. Fuel and oil filters for engine and generator and fan belts for engine and generator. Spare light bulbs for tail and blinker lights but not headlight (pick that up anywhere) as well as porch or similar lights. Otherwise, I have every tool I have ever used even once. No spare tire and no tools to change a tire (that's Good Sam's road service's job). Duct tape and all forms of oil are always on board. Most anything else can be dealt with at the next destination or at the next service appointment.

Extra woman to bring alone is nice in case the dishwasher you married or cook breaks down.

I carry xtra fuel filters and some wrenches. Ebay sellers will ON stuff also.

Amazon Prime can have you most parts the next day.

We carry a spare serpentine belt, fuel filters, and alternator (had one replaced that we didn't need). Carried a spare tire in the bed of the Toad for a year, but have a short bed now with no room so got rid of that. have used the filters but other than that knock on wood no need for the others. I agree with most, credit card and coachnet and cell phone!

I carry a credit card and my coach net card. They are both light and take up very little space.

OK. I'll admit it. I'm one of those who overdoes it and carries a LOT of spare parts. Not only chassis related, but "house related" too. And, believe it or not, it has gotten me out of a bind on several occasions. I also carry a lot of spare hardware of various sizes and configurations - nuts, bolts, screws, washers, threaded rod, assorted fasteners, wire, connectors, glues, tapes, sealants, patches...and here's a handy item to consider...Plastic Tie Wraps of several lengths. I have ties wraps as short as 3" long and as long as 3 feet long. They are very handy to have on hand should something come loose.

Tools? Yep I've got 'em on board, and a LOT of 'em too. Pretty much anything that you can think of, and then some. I even carry a spare Gonkulator!

Epoxy and JB Weld.

Duplicate. I didn't see that this was an old post and I had already replied - no spares. :)

Jim Norman wrote:
Attending Camp Freightliner this week. They will be doing the Service on my rig while I am in class. I will be obtaining a set of spares to carry. I figure the things that are easily fixed IF you have the right parts are Filters and Belts. I will have a set. when i do the next service, we'll use them and I'll put new in storage. I already carry a tool kit, wire, fuses, tape, hose clamps and patch tape. It isn't like the old days an a naturally aspirated Chevy, you could fix just about any problem yourself and get home. I figure if I stall due to a clogged filter or I break a belt, having them shuold make the repair much more likely in a short time frame. If I have a major issue, nothing I carry is likely to help. That is where planned maintenance comes in. If you plan your maintenance and you follow through and DO your maintenance then the incidence of breakdown should diminish greatly.

So I have now been to Freightliner. There is a LOT TO LEARN. SO one item or two I'll be adding to my spares; I will be carrying a gallon of diesel, unless I can get a hose down into the tank. If I need for some reason to change a filter, having fuel to fill the new filter is important. I am also getting a vacuum sealer. Filters and belts do better stored in a air tight vacuum package.

What else regarding maintenance? DO IT! Cummins recommends annual service regardless of mileage. Certain things age. So regardless of whether I have gone 5000 or 15000 miles I will get my rig serviced at a one year interval. Some I can do my self, An oil change is GALLONS of waste oil, so I may have that done, but inspection I can do, Changing a fuel filter and water separator, I can do, Inspecting or lubing brakes and links? Not likely. Not having my own shop makes a lot of this less and less DIY, especially as I age. That all said, Plan your Maintenance and then DO IT!