I'm Christian Beyer, I own an automotive repair shop based in Eau Claire WI. I have a passion for working with my hands and in the trades as a general whole. I also have a passion for tools and I love collecting them as much as I love using them. So follow along as I go over the things I do in my daily life, the things I learn, and the tools I buy, organize, and review episode by episode.
Seem like a hard working genuine guy! Good luck with the business. I love cars but I run a tshirt business. Show your work & I will watch - people love watching & learning
I stay away from brands like Snap-On, Festool. Knipex, and other German tools because I consider them vanity tools. I will pay 3 or 4 times more for a tool only if it's 3 or 4 times better than other tools. Haven't found one yet.
If you expect a direct correlation of cost to performance then you'll always be disappointed in all things. There is always diminishing returns, small improvements become more costly, this is the same across literally everything in life.
Thank you for the information in this video. I’m in a position in my life where I want to change my career as a 12B combat engineer for the army to a heavy equipment tech. I have a very strong mechanical background always had a deep passion for the trade. I’ve worked on excavators, bulldozers, back hoes, and big army equipment for over 5 years. I’m hoping to get my ASE certifications through the army. I have a CAT rental/ dealership I am interested being hired by. I just don’t know if they will take me. If you could give me an experienced opinion on my situation it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration.
I feel sorry for these Men and women who fall for this crap that have to feed their families and pay bills and mortgages, rent, car insurance, medical insurance, gas only to work triple hard just to make a payment on those Tool Box Brands which would take them 50+ yrs just to finish paying them off. Sad. On top of that they got to pay interest to.
I also hate that some of these guys go into huge amounts of debt for this stuff. It kinda blows my mind. I can see buying the ratchets but with sockets you should never buy those from the tool truck. Everyone I talk to says there is no reason to buy those because even the Pittsburgh impact sockets will last a way long time. Wrenches? Just buy Tekton, Capri or Gear Wrench. The thing that's funny is that people say "If it breaks I can warranty it." Well IF you break something that costs 1/4 (or more) the price you just buy a new one. The only reason to buy tool truck stuff is to support US labor. But I look really carefully for US made tools and with hammers, pry bars, screwdrivers, pliers and some other things you can find all those US made. They usually cost a bit more bit they for sure don't break the bank. My two cents.
I will say obviously if there is a specialty tool that you can only get from the tool truck than it makes sense. Another thing is NEVER buy tool truck electric tools. Just get Milwaukee or hell even DeWalt has some killer impacts.
@@TraydonDunkheel I recently got me 2 Milwaukee impact guns 1) 1/2 inch pact, 2) 3/8 impact guns for less than half the cost at a pawn shops. Look into buying high price brand names look into buying at pawn shops you won't regret it.
G’day mate greetings from Tasmania Australia, that flag is really something it’s terrific the way you have built it beautiful thank you for showing it. Regards John
I don’t think it’s a choice of not wanting certain tools in snap on. You simply can’t afford them. You’re in debt up to your ears. Some people HAVE TO have the latest and greatest. Sad.
Good morning I am a diesel machanic in my country NIGERIA, i have up to 5 years experience on Mack trucks and i really want to improve and further my machanic career in a stable and standard country
You have experiance in the hd world. Im doing kind of the same thing in bush ak. Like me you have hd experiance you should capitolize on it what i have found is the guy with the 30k car has a much more difficult time paying for repairs and payments than tbe guy that has half million dollar 12:29 piece of equipment holding up a 30 million dollar project. 😊 12:29 12:29 12:29
great vid thanks just curious did you really do the entire thing using a torque wrench once or did i miss something? Pretty cool to see how simple you made that when i would of been doing that in my driveway for 2 days ha.
And now this wheel bearing will fail prematurely because you hammered the axle nut on with the impact wrench instead of torqueing it to spec with a torque wrench.
I work 2nd shift at anvil foundry.. making good money but I want my own business. They offer 70 percent tuition reinvestment. I love being around cars. Going to tech school and hoping it pays off. Already have my toes into tattooing and have a client base. So I don’t know if I should pursue tattooing or my love for cars. I only know how to do tires, oil changes. But a really good detailer and want to offer cosmetic things like body repair and wrapping. Any tips buddy?
@@clrussell3962 america could also apply to canada, brazil, colombia and dozens of other countries and their flags. But it is pretty understood when we talk about America its the united states.
A Car Lift would make your life easier...You still young yet but I am 53 and definitely need a lift as my back and knees are not the same! I am in state of Delaware with one man shop in a industrial park. Have a great day or night Thanks
@Valley 19:00 When U get ReBranded tools GearWrench made Matco? Who warranties the product(they both do LifeTime Warranty tho!) U also mentioned others Baco is SnapOn owned company?
Trust me its a waste. While impressive just because of the name there are tools just as good if not better for a fraction of the price. Like he could of saved probably 15 grand had he went with a different brand and the lifetime warranty aint worth that much when i could buy 20 harbor freight tools for the price of 1 snap on lol
I could NEVER afford a box like this, nor could I justify the cost to my wife because I do not wrench everyday for my job. I am a lineman so no need for the best of the best in tools & toolboxes. Thanks for sharing your toolbox, it is freaking awesome man!!
@@spencermorrow2899 nsaids side effects are well-known. Besides that, you’re asking the wrong question. Who said it matters less than wether or not the statement is true.
You can take 1000mgs or less of ibuprofen everyday and it will literally have no negative effect whatsoever in a lifetime. Do your research. It's dosages regularly above 1000mgs that can cause liver and kidney damage. You're welcome.
I was with Porsche for over 30 + years. I have 7 top & bottom boxes that are full. I had a Porsche shop, then restored Porsche, & Mercedes out of a E350 Ford Van. I was a high performance fabricator for Carroll Shelby. (I was involved with the original Viper.) I also designed tool boxes, & hand tools for a company in Tiawan. Your tool collection is awesome. Now, go make some money, keep America rolling!
Tools are an addiction, but there are a lot of worse things to be addicted to. Anything that makes you an income is a good investment. I do hospital maintenance and the other mechanics talk shit about me buying my own tools. I can’t stand using cheap tools and not having the right tool for the job.
Weak . Nice set up but got half of what I own which I’m at $290,000 and I got half of what a guy has I used to work with . I’m 43 he was 62 keep going nice setup but you need 2 of everything.
I just learned those cat wrenches that are made by Snap-On skip 4 of the heat treatment steps and don't get warranty from Snap-On. Dealers that did warranty them for customers never got reimbursed by Snappy.
When I started my career I watched this and thought equipment was too complicated to work on. After 3 years graduating diesel tech school and completing an apprenticeship at another dealership I start at NC Machinery next week.
This is a very common fault and a factory recall although as so much time as past Honda won't honor it anymore, I don't even replace it with a new one because the new one is also designed the same and will eventually fail in 10 or 20 years or less depending on how many times you turn that key, if you got in and out of your car 20 times a day it would happen 20 times faster than usual, also to note this will also put heat into the main relay the powers the fuel pump and everything's else, so depending on how much this car has been used since the key switch started arcing then that could need resoldering which is pretty easy to do, but anyway best way to fix the ignition switch is to take that contact pad out and then cut the black plastic a bit make a new contact that is slightly longer on the left so it doesn't sit on the edge anymore, i will make a video of it on my channel at some point
What if your strut extends down too far to put the strut back into the knuckle/spindle assembly, what do you do then, I currently have this issue, McPherson strut tool doesnt lift the strut up at all
