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Old 03-28-2016, 12:14 PM   #18
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To avoid crawling around on wet or muddy pavement carry a small blue tarp in your tool box or in the tool tray of your old Ford. Open it up , slide it under the car, and now you can crawl under without getting wet or dirty. You can buy the small ones(usually 8X10) for a nominal amount of money.
I carry cardboard for my roadside repairs. Cardboard insulates the cold ground, makes it easy to find dropped bolts, and saves the elbows and knees from the gravel. A small screw jack with a collapsible long handle and a block of wood works for me.
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