On my way to work on the long drive i tend to veg out and my mind runs random things. Today it was handy tools often over looked. I thought about my wheel barrel. I bought that blue Jackson around 22 years ago when mixing concrete by hand for side walks. Back then I was broke and I remember thinking how expensive the wheel barrel was.

22 years later its still being used. I have replaced the handles 2 or 3 times and the wheel with a solid one once but its still going. Money well.spent on an ofter abused left out in the rain tool I would immediately replace if it becomes non functioning. Probably some of the best value pre use items I have ever bought that makes life much easier and more productive.

What are some of your useful tools often over looked you have gotten your money work and wont go without?

tooth brush ZERO cavities in 63 years. Took that money saved on dental visits paid for my new truck. !!!

You're from Kentucky. You really expect us to believe you have all your teeth?

That why he said tooth brush not teeth brush.

A good bench vise, never know when you will need it but you will. And you will be happy you have it.

wws

Pocket knife and pliers.

Am anvil to go with the bench vise.

Chainsaw(or axe),use it all year round and carry it most of the time on the trapline.
And a come along to go with it.
Two essential tools when trapping alone far in the bush.

Pig Castrater, 40 yrs now..

A good 4 inch vise for shop, a strong metal table that is heavy to not be moved around while working with the vise, a decent set of dykes for wire cutting, safety glass's that won't scratch if you set them on your worktable and push stuff around them

Long nose pliers with a point that won't bend when using them !
Same with a general set of pliers that will actually grip when you squeeze them to use !

Just a start, probably get this mighty long in a day or so, from others adding !!

Too many to mention them all, but vice grips are way handy!

I pulled a old metal wheelbarrow from the trash driving through town and re-bolted it on with some new hardware. Put a new wheel on it and use it a ton.

I saw hammer several years ago that had a notch and a magnet on it to hold a nail so on the fist swing you don't hit your thumb and it struck me as odd. A hammer might be one of the oldest tools known to man. I just couldn't imagine someone improving it like that within in the last 20 years.

My grandpa sure did a lot of ranching over many years with pretty much just a hammer and pair of fencing pliers. A Leatherman type tool has to be pretty high on the list.

You only get ten items on that show Alone.

I bet its been 15-20 years ago i bought a metric and standard set of stanley allen wrench socket sets. Not sure how i havent lost one but they are handy.

Hammer

A gun....and ammo for that gun......pretty handy.

Wire feed welder

I’ve got a tape measure and a speed square that have served me for lots of things.
Jim

Handkerchief. I don’t leave without one. My mom thinks it’s gross

My Wiltion vises and my mig welder. Don't know how long the welder will last it's been working for 20 years. The Wilton vises will last three lifetimes

Retractable extension cord.. It came with this house I bought and broke 6 months ago. Couldn't believe how much I missed it... Bought new 2 weeks ago

Battery powered drill and all the other tools that take a rechargeable battery pack.

An adjustable wrench in the floor of every tractor, truck , sprayer will see a lot of use and get you out of a jam. Use it on nuts bolts hydraulic fittings etc.

Hammer
Pipe wrench
Pry bar

30 years ago my wife gave me a Super Leatherman.

I wear it every day, use it most days.

WS

most taken for granted , by people who don't know what they are

all those blocks of wood cut to the perfect size to do whatever it was you needed , like removing the mower blade.

4 wheeler

Leatherman, I think I've got more now than I've lost or broken.

Get some at work for safety awards, and gifts from family.

Found one today at estate garbage sale, for $3.00

a torque wrench . really helps to torque things the way they should be.

my cordless Milwaukee right angle gen 2 die grinder has been extremely helpful in cleaning up parts and corrosion on parts that would have taken a LOT longer just trying to get clean with out it.

need a clean surface to get a good seal.

It's a toss up between a four-wheeler and a pocket knife

Ol dad

I find dykes very useful. The diagonal cutting pliers, not Rosie O'Donnell type lesbians.

Keith

Cell phone and Internet.

well pump, wheels and tires, any motor, hvac units, nuclear bombs

I find the rosey oDonald type useful for removing some from the gene pool.

My Honda Foreman and an air compressor.

Good quality slip joint pliers are a tool I still use daily. I love my Leatherman and it gets used more than my slip joints but there are many times I'll grab the pliers on the bench over my Leatherman. Especially when I need a better bite than I can get with the Leatherman needle nose. And I found over four Leathermans, two lost and one broken, that the wire cutters have limits and can be damaged somewhat easily. I have an old, American made, slip joint that will cut anything that I can fit in the cutting slot. Prior to Leatherman, it rode on my hip every day.

Couldn't agree more. I did hundreds of trap mods with an arc welder but when I got my wire feed I could have kicked myself for not getting one sooner. And it got even better when I upgraded to gas shielded wire feed welding. I try to keep plenty of wire on hand so I don't have to ever use whats left of a roll of shielded wire. And I have a small back up bottle of argon/CO2 to get me by if my big tank runs out. I'm 40 miles from the nearest refill on argon/CO2 so running out can be a major inconvenience. Especially when I'm just an hour from finishing a project.

A Bandana, much bigger and useful for other things.

Great for hiding your identity in a flash mob, train robbery, or peaceful protest

Shoes

Im not sure how you would get those toes in shoes

Channelocks and Visegrips.

Pocketknife

Toilet plunger.

Moosetrot

Lol Moosetrot when u need it its right then

It is usually the first tool that boys in my family have learned to use.

Moosetrot

Smash, I'm with you
BigBob, have you found a bandana that's soft enough to use effectively as a kerchief? Every one I've handled was stiff, and the few I've bought never did soften up enough after washing a few times. I'd like to find a bigger option than the average kerchief.

Vise grips, duct tape, zip ties. A Nobel Prize should be give to the intentor of each of them.

These are to get those toes into shoes.

Toe nail clippers/4 inch grinder and cut off wheel

Big Sam..if you need bigger than a standard kerchief look into a cowboy "glad rag", or even bigger is a kafiya, like the Arabs use, I think it's 40x40", cotton, soft, and cheap...

X3, two bottles of Argon always, and at least 20# of extra wire.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Spade & close second a rake.