I am graduating from school next summer, i went down to Ohio for diesel mechanics and i dont really know what tools i need for the job, every place says i must supply my own tools
Start an account with snap on... and sign your life away! Its expensive hah! Mac tools are made in china and taiwan... snap on is all made in usa! Ive dropped over 2g in the last 2 months and still need a ton more! Weekly payments are nice, makes that much debt not seem so bad! First things i got were a good impact, and a good air hammer, best investment ever is the air hammer, life saver youll never pick up a regular hammer again!
yeah i always use them at school they are a cats ass lol, i get 55% off all snap on products from the school i go to so i was for sure going with them i just wish i knew what all the things are i need
I'm always looking for my hammer and ducktape... but then again I dont work in a repair shop ==roll
Id say top tools would be torque wrench, Hammer, saftey glasses, punches, impact gun and if you plan to work in michigan, torches and liquid wrench :)
Working on diesels and large equipment is a hole different ball game than cars and pickups, start out with the basics, end wrenches and sockets from1/4 up to 1 1/2, hammers, chisels and punches, die grinders, 1/2 and 3/4 impacts the list goes on. Buy what you can afford and you dont need a 10,000 dollar box to store tools in. I have about 18,000 dollars in tools to do my job and i keep them in a 500 dollar craftsman box. JMO
Quote from: lilred on October 16, 2011, 08:10:02 PM
I'm always looking for my hammer and ducktape... but then again I dont work in a repair shop ==roll
Id say top tools would be torque wrench, Hammer, saftey glasses, punches, impact gun and if you plan to work in michigan, torches and liquid wrench :)
This all stated from a tire guy, you should see your rims when he is done. ==roll
Seriously, get a good impact, air hammer, and lots of wrenches, ratchets, sockest extensions, swivels etc. a good meter goes a long way too.
the probelm is when it comes to diesel motors [ cat,cum,detrot] all have differnt tools that you need to work on them.
Quote from: ProGrade on October 18, 2011, 04:22:34 AM
Quote from: lilred on October 16, 2011, 08:10:02 PM
I'm always looking for my hammer and ducktape... but then again I dont work in a repair shop ==roll
Id say top tools would be torque wrench, Hammer, saftey glasses, punches, impact gun and if you plan to work in michigan, torches and liquid wrench :)
This all stated from a tire guy, you should see your rims when he is done. ==roll
Seriously, get a good impact, air hammer, and lots of wrenches, ratchets, sockest extensions, swivels etc. a good meter goes a long way too.
==kk ==roll
Quote from: 4x4xdodgeman on October 19, 2011, 12:45:48 AM
the probelm is when it comes to diesel motors [ cat,cum,detrot] all have differnt tools that you need to work on them.
yeah thats where im kinda stuck at
make sure u get a box you like cuz most likely you'll have it for awhile. i got a semester and half to go then ill have my associates in auto and be ase and state certified. ferris gave us a 4 page list of required tools we had to have. dk about heavy equip. id get a 3/4" impact, air hammer, pry bars, biggest breaker bar u can find, and tons of sockets/extensions.
Quote from: ProGrade on October 18, 2011, 04:22:34 AM
a good meter goes a long way too.
Snapon tools have fed me my whole life, pretty good too lol, I will never buy anything other than snapon people say im wasting my money but o well its my money! My dads a diesel mechanic and has been for 20 yrs half of his box is nothing but custom made tools to get the job done, like stated all engines need alot of different tools, and my dad has a 30k box with about 100k worth of tools and still always needs somthing
Quote from: burl on October 19, 2011, 03:25:16 AM
Snapon tools have fed me my whole life, pretty good too lol, I will never buy anything other than snapon people say im wasting my money but o well its my money! My dads a diesel mechanic and has been for 20 yrs half of his box is nothing but custom made tools to get the job done, like stated all engines need alot of different tools, and my dad has a 30k box with about 100k worth of tools and still always needs somthing
thats what im afraid of, im only 19 i dont have that much money to dump on tools right now lol and i still dont know what i need, majority of the wreches, stockets, impacts, air hammers will be snap on but i dont think ill get a snap on box or any of the stuff i can get thats just as good for cheaper
I pay for my box and tools 50 bux a week, 5k toolbox and 500worth of tools usually lol can't stop buying
20 year Diesel Mechanic... While I personally own mostly Snap-On tools, truth is, the vast majority of them work just as well as the next. I do not know a mechanic without a ton of ol' trusty Craftsman in their box. Get with your Snap-On dealer... they sell complete kits. You can get Class A, B, C, etc. they make kits geared toward Diesels.
Snap On Sells pre-made kits for Students. There is kit for Diesel Mechanics. All the tools I got came in a Kit for being a GM Dealer Mechanic.
Talk with the Snap On Rep down there and He will/should know what to get you set up with.
I paid $2200 for all the the tools along with the box. At the time it was 60% off retail for students. But Talk with the Rep and he will know what to hook you up with.
sounds great got some books from the snap on guy, they sell a nice kit and for diesel, but im only seeing one...planning on getting that impact and sockets, wreches, and a few other things from snap on, might throw in some mac as well they have some nice ratchet wrenches
thanks everyone for the help if anyone things of some specific things i might need post it here, even if its a one time use thing because chances are to me that one time use will definitly pay for itself
if you go to unoh dale has tool shows which im sure youve probly been to. he can answer your questions, just shop it out an make a list some tools are made more presist then others and may take more abuse. also if you have a job lead, ask them what basic tools they recommend.