What's your favorite stuff?

[EdKing]

Duct tape
Saftey/bailer wire
rachet straps
WD40
RTV
Epoxy

Weldor
Torches
Grinder
Cresent wrench
Pipe Wrench
Pliers


and the most important tool
A Dremmel tool.

[Alan L.]

My hammers - rubber mallet, sledge, etc.
Cordless drill
Pipe Wrench
Angle Grinder
Stihl Brush Cutter
Husqvarna Chainsaw
42" shop fan
floor jack
bungy cords
workbench
55 gallon trash barrell beside the work bench
WD40
Liquid Wrench
Duct tape
Baling wire
Wire cutters
Diazinon
Tempo
Roundup
Sulphur

[Kodiak]

<font color=blue>Front End Loader</font color=blue>
<font color=red>Backhoe</font color=red>
<font color=black>Dump Bed</font color=black>
<font color=purple>Winch</font color=purple>
<font color=orange>Log Chain</font color=orange>

[cowboydoc]

If I had to pick one thing I could not live without on a day to day basis it would be my Gerber.

[B7500]

Chinese food, my Kubota and my wife when she's "in the mood".

[beenthere]

Please fill me in on what RTV is. I should know, but nothing pops into my head. Radio? Television? combination? Repair tape? Hmmmm? The other listed materials are well known and on my list too.

As far as having a hard time resisting when I see them - old or new - are logging chains. I buy them, make them up, repair them, and have them hanging everywhere. Also, anything JD green. Love that color I guess.

[Gary_in_Indiana]

First, what is RTV?

Here's my list;
Tri-Flow - a petroleum based version of WD-40 that's way better
Lock De-Icer
Gaviscon
Armor-All
Duct tape - 'Quando Omni Flunkus Moratati'
Electric winches (yes, I have more than one)
Makita cordless drill
Trailers (for hauling/towing, not for living/camping)
Chains &amp; hooks - I have some grade 70's only 1' long I use all the time and others up to 30' long
Tie down straps with extra long, wide handles
My ugly, old, orange F-450 dump truck
Quicken Home &amp; Business 99
Palm Pilot Vx
Dell notebook
HP printer/fax/copier/scanner
Convert-a-ball trailer hitch (and I used to laugh at them)
Leather gloves with extra long cuffs to keep my shirt/coat sleeves clean
Too many electrical outlets - in my truck, on my trailers, in my house, in my barn, anywhere
Power strips - those 6 outlet strips with the short cord

[ScottAR]

RTV is silicone gasket maker. comes in either toothpaste tube or a caulking tube if you need a lot. Put it a bead on in place of a gasket, let it set for about 15minutes or so, and bolt on whatever. instant gasket.
PB blaster is penetrating oil, a very good one. beats liquid wrench by a mile.

favorite stuff in no particular order:
Duct tape
3M electrical tape (more stretchy than the cheap stuff)
Body shop masking tape (3M green)
3M adhesive remover (stuff is amazing)
Laquer thinner
Zerorust
PB blaster
berryman's chem dip
carb cleaner
Castrol super clean
simple green
whitewall cleaner
zip ties (especially the giant HVAC ones)
anything cordless (including nail guns)
anything air powered
probably some stuff I forgot

[Gary_in_Indiana]

Thanks for what turns out to have been just refreshing my memory, Scott. I've used RTV but never thought of the name of it. It's always been 'the blue gasket goo' to me. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif[/img]

Also, while it's no 3M adhesive remover, believe it or not I've had amazing results de-lettering trucks (taking old company logos off) with starting fluid. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this if you're a smoker, though. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[EdKing]

RTV stands for "room tempature vulcanizing". Vulcanizing is the process used on natural rubber to harden it and make it more durable. It required heating the rubber and adding certain chemicals. When discovered, the different RTV mixtures didn't need heating for them to set up, hence the name "room tempature vulcanizing".