Handy tool for your trailer!

Michigan_Mike · September 2015

Here is a handy little tool kit to have for your trailer and something that was worth it's weight in gold on my recent trip up to Alaska. I found it at an O'Reilly's auto-parts store up in Alaska when I couldn't find the square bit needed for the square head style screws on my trailer. You will need the square bit eventually and this small set of bits (costs about $10) is a nice addition that can be carried compactly in either your car or trailer. I do carry a small bag of hand tools with me in my vehicle, and since the factory uses the square head style screws in the trailer I highly recommend that you have this bit and an adaptable screw driver with you as it will definitely come in handy down the road.

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This is the square head screw below that the factory uses in the trailers.

Michigan_Mike · September 2015

I did some of that screw tightening last night while cleaning up the trailer after the 1400 mile trip up the AL-CAN highway from Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction. My fenders were literally sand-blasted and are now badly pitted from all the loose rock, grit and gravel along the way so I need to resolve that issue too. Other than loosing all but two LED lights on the driver's side rear tail light I fared well and came home with any rock chips in the windshield, nor any flat tires in 10K miles of travel there and back home to Michigan.

Nomad · September 2015

Yep, got a similar set - And inspect/tighten the screws every couple months.
Sandra - On mine, the screws on the tail lights are a different size as I recall so you may need another screwdriver.

Nomad · September 2015

I got my set at Home Depot.

Kats · September 2015

Mike, how did you like AK? I am a proud graduate of the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Handy tool for your trailer!

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