We’ve been asked these questions many times on the side of the tracks and at the local bush pub, the answer is not simple, and it is not just a particular tool or a simple set of rules. A true great bush mechanic, is a combination of being prepared to fix nearly anything around and by using creativity to fix your vehicles issues with what is on hand.  understanding the way your vehicle operates, is key to being able to remedy any of the issues you may encounter using the resources you have at hand!

Necessity is the mother of invention and the requirement to get your vehicle home, means that even with minimal mechanical knowledge, jury-rigging your vehicle back onto the tracks is absolutely possible!

With this being said, equipping your vehicle with a toolkit, like the Adventure Kings 150 Pieces Bushmechanic Tool Kit, you equip yourself with many tools you may require fixing, repair and identify mechanical issues you may encounter on the tracks. Coupling this with an Engine Data Scan device, you can monitor the digital sensors fitted to your vehicle trouble-free via the integrated OBDII port found on many modern 4WD vehicles.

By identifying potential mechanical issues before you encounter them ensures that you have less to fix, however with ingenuity nearly any mechanical issue can be remedied.

The Adventure Kings 150pc Bushmechanic Tool Kit includes;

14x 1/2″ Drive Chrome Vanadium Sockets

17” 1/2″ Drive Chrome Vanadium Breaker Bar

1/2″, 72 Teeth Ratchet

2x 1/2″ Spark Plug

5” 1/2″ Drive Chrome Vanadium Extension

1/2″ Drive Chrome Vanadium Universal Joint

Wire Strippers / Crimpers

9x Metric Allen Keys

24x12V Fuses

72xTerminals

Long Nose Pliers

Combination Pliers

Side Cutters

12x Metric Chrome Vanadium Combination Spanners

10” Adjustable Chrome Vanadium Spanner

Philips Head:

1x75mm

2x100m

3x150mm

Flathead:

5x75mm

6x100mm

8x150mm

4 in 1 Circlip Pliers

Carbon Steel Ball-Pein Hammer

8″ Half Round File

12″ Hand Saw

Chrome Vanadium Locking Pliers

The Adventure Kings 150 Piece Bush Mechanic Tool Kit offers just about every tool required to get your vehicle back on the road, but failing that there is plenty of room in the soft material bag, to allow you to add extras like Gaffer tape, zip ties, fencing wire, and your favorite lubricants and water dispersant sprays, and adhesives.

There are no limits when fixing your 4WD, we’ve seen people wire a sawn log to a broken leaf spring to keep it in place and cable tie stitch body panels back together, and even seen a front swivel hubs and CV’s serviced on the tracks using good old bush ingenuity and a sound understanding of how your vehicle operates means you can piece your vehicle back together when it counts the most.

Coupled with the ability to, digitally diagnose fault codes and get your vehicle out of limp home mode, you are equipped with the perfect 4WD Bush mechanic combo that will allow you to tackle harder tracks with less fear of being stuck in the middle of nowhere.

The Engine Data Scan device, has 4 main functions as a digital scan tool, handy for monitoring your vehicles sensors, gauges and digital systems, as a digital trip computer monitoring things like fuel usages, distance travelled and more, and review any ECU fault codes that may be putting your vehicle into “limp home mode” a default factory ‘failsafe’ that restricts the performance of a vehicle, and can be dangerous when you are a long way away from the nearest town.

The EDS allows you to unleash your vehicle and effectively “switch off” the limp mode, to ensure you can get back to civilization to repair the issue you encountered.

The EDS is another tool you can implement, to ensure absolute certainty that you and your 4WD will make it to the end of the track and all with a simple 1 plug installation.

By being creative and bringing an arsenal of tools with you when you hit the tracks you can be prepared for nearly any eventuation and can even undertake routine servicing at home using the awesome mixture.