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Two big shifters 18 & 24 have been all I have used for large hydraulic fitiings .....and a few specials bent to fit or welded up.............And I have two sets of big spanners ........shifters have wider jaws for better fit on tight hydraulic nuts

Max workable slip off on hyraulic fittings is 1mm IMHO ,any more and you damage fittings ,flare nuts etc .

Chinese yes ....India no,no ,no .......Lots of big combis bought for show around 20 to 25 yrs ago .......... Lots now on F/B mp...Mine was around $100 for a set of Chinese metrics up to 2 & 1/2 inch equiv (63 mm)......1" to 2 &1/2 ,maybe 10 /12 spanners ,maybe...

Fibre reinforced wheels are fibre reinforced for reason ........conventional grinding wheels are not fibre reinforced .

I will nver use a L key ever again ....I had one break and the razor sharp edge sliced my thumb and palm to the bone.......in socket hex only for me

The same Albert Ball also invented a lever action carbine during the civil war ...It was made by E.G. Lamson &Co ,and was the only gun I ever heard of to use a horizontally split chamber ......this clever feature meant the gun didnt need an extractor..

Fractions for modern kids .....I gave a list of sintered bushes I need to a kid in the bearing shop ,all fractional sizes ...... "No ,no ,no ......these numbers are doing my head in ".....Off out the back ,and the manager comes out.......you are intimidating the staff ....what do you...

I use a Landis type thread chaser in a shaper...... although any chaser in a coarse thread will do , like common 14 tpi pipe threads .

When I was at uni ,I purposely bought four wheels from a earlier model Ford so I could easily change tires myself .........mainly so I could use the $1 remould tires that all the taxis used ..........i always had good tread while other student cars had canvas...

Incidentally ,when cost is no object ,the army workshhop here used nothing but the 312 Weldall electrodes ......Ive seen army trailers with all welding done with weldall..........cost of electrodes exceed the value of the trailer

Unfortunately the good electrodes have a near 1/3 nickle content and cost a fortune

It will be some special long life grease......and should be replaced with the same

Id insert a sharp screwdriver at one of the lug points .......these are much stronger than the case edge ........worm housing seems the best place to me......once you lift one edge ,the rest will just crack open

I ve seen polyurethane sealant tear big pieces from fibreglass boat hulls .......modern sealants really stick

Some sealants (blue /orange silicone) can have mighty stiction.......lift a 700lb gearbox on the sealant alone on a six inch square selecter top .......once you break one edge they generall come easily

I would also carry a pair of the longest cheap tire levers ,not so much for tires ,but more for changing attitudes in a situation ...and yes ,a 24 to 29" breaker bar and a wheel nut size impact socket is a must ......Yes to a cheap air pump tire inflator .....no to any impact...

Quality pliers always have milled relief around the jointing ......cheap ones have feather edges that burr up ......funny thing is SnapOn pliers now have these cheap features .

Shed builder who did my shed had all Milwaukee ,his pickup must have had a million bucks in red tools and batteries .......I was charged $400 extra for generator hire by the shed co ,the builder said he would not use onsite power even if supplied ,simply because everything he had was battery.

One time the local big box hardware had big fruit barn style tubs full of new reject tools ...a mix of good stuff and rubbish ......anyhoo ,everything was 50 cents ......I got a tipoff and got there early ,and sorted out lots of quality stuff , the fleamarkt traders...

I went to a big store here to get a new phone ,obviously locked away with high value electronics .......no one at the electronics counter ,whole dept is deserted .......so I pressed the service button ...several times .......a guy with a huge bunch of keys eventually comes out , obviously...