Miscellaneous Parts you carry with you......

Veteran stripers....what are those parts you needed or that you carry with you for those "just in case Moments" that seem to hit us when we least expect it. Ie. like extra pull rope for the motors. Just wanting to see what else I may need that I don't think of carrying. Thanks in advance......

we always can a front wheel swivel release. Its cast and breaks pretty easy. extra release cables, we use bike cables rather than gracos. 3 dollars verse 24 dollars. Spark plugs, gun arms, valve stems, Jim

Spark plugs, motor oil, tire patch kit, hose connectors, assorted sizes of springs, gun tips of various sizes, black tie raps and various size worm gear clamps always left the shop with me! Oh yeah and my helper if needed that day?

Starter rope

I bring my whole shop with me. That's a tough question though... Water for you and your employee to drink. Extra tips. A couple channel locks. Wire brush. Gas. WD-40. Spare packings rebuild kit. Rags. Masking tape. Caution tape. Box cutters. Big pieces of carpet or cardboard.

TruColors wrote on May 5, 2015:Go to #5

I bring my whole shop with me. That's a tough question though... Water for you and your employee to drink. Extra tips. A couple channel locks. Wire brush. Gas. WD-40. Spare packings rebuild kit. Rags. Masking tape. Caution tape. Box cutters. Big pieces of carpet or cardboard.

Carpet remnant is a great idea for refilling or if you need to take apart the pump or fittings sometimes that can get messy I also include all the tools required to take apart the engine cover like a 10 mm socket, I also have a good set of allen wrench sockets and allen wrenches to take the pump apart. Probably be a good idea to have spare tires for the front and rear of your striping machine because a buddy of mine popped a front tire on one of those parking lot spikes that let you only go one way across them basically preventing you from backing up. Also mix of gas and 2 cycle oil in a smaller gas can for the blower Zip ties are always a must

small town striping wrote on May 5, 2015:Go to #6

TruColors wrote on May 5, 2015:Go to #5

I bring my whole shop with me. That's a tough question though... Water for you and your employee to drink. Extra tips. A couple channel locks. Wire brush. Gas. WD-40. Spare packings rebuild kit. Rags. Masking tape. Caution tape. Box cutters. Big pieces of carpet or cardboard.

Carpet remnant is a great idea for refilling or if you need to take apart the pump or fittings sometimes that can get messy I also include all the tools required to take apart the engine cover like a 10 mm socket, I also have a good set of allen wrench sockets and allen wrenches to take the pump apart. Probably be a good idea to have spare tires for the front and rear of your striping machine because a buddy of mine popped a front tire on one of those parking lot spikes that let you only go one way across them basically preventing you from backing up. Also mix of gas and 2 cycle oil in a smaller gas can for the blower Zip ties are always a must

I clean/repair my machine in my trailer. I refill over a large tarp. I use the carpet/cardboard to clean stencils with. Here is a short time-lapse of how we clean stencils. https://youtu.be/ntjxYfXzGFA

TruColors Great Idea with the carpet, I'm going to use that idea

ive always thought having similar machines was a good idea. then you always have spare parts with you.

TruColors, You never cease to amaze me with different ideas that others would never talk about, I love that carpet idea because I am always waiting for my hermie stencil to dry or spending time wiping the stencils off

A big hammer for when things really need a fixing.

I just bought a new sledge hammer today. the old one was 15 years old and the handle was rotting. LOL