Yeah and my old boss says that a tool cart is not functional and efficient enough for a professional technician. I'm glad you proved him wrong sir, you are the man.
It’s nice to only need 4 or 5 sizes. I was at a shop that did mostly hondas and kept trying to set my cart up that way. Every time I’d immediately get some random chrysler or something that I had to do in an open bay across the shop. Then I’d spend more time going back for tools than actually fixing the car
Yea I feel you there. The only reason all these tools are selected in here like this is because my lift broke down and I worked 3 months across the shop from my bay. Being a dealer tech definitely has it's benefits.
This is the most efficient cart I have seen on RU-vid. You obviously weren’t afraid to tweak it to perfection over time. I’m taking notes and cleaning mine out this weekend
I really like your setup. I like how you're able to keep it simple, keeping only what you use in the cart. I'm honestly a bit jealous. I worked at a Ford dealership very briefly, but otherwise I had to work on whatever rolled or was towed into the shop.
Because they're straight. Why snap on don't make a set of straight regular wrenches is beyond me, they could sell millions. They almost never slip even when hit with a sledge hammer, you can even put a 2 ton jack under one if needs be!
You were talking about the Jesus pliers from harbor freight have you checked out the tekton complete line on the pliers i bought a i believe 9 1/2 inch long handles i had like $23 in rewards for the website and i got the pliers and honestly and this is coming from a big fan of channel lock pliers I've owned several different sets of them that pair of tekton pliers is impressive they are built really well and made in the USA, and as far as your craftsman USA made pry bar set,hyper tough and Menards master force and the Mayhew i believe that is the dominator series are all the same pry bar set all are made by Mayhew.
The only problem with having a stacked cart with no wasted space is once its full it hardly moves. You definitely don't want to roll it around all day. I have a blue point 3 drawer with a top lid and the wheels feel like they're gonna snap going over a zip tie. I'm thinking of welding some cross braces or some adjustable cables like a steel structure. I can't afford a new box suitable for like 5k in tools, haven't found a solution yet.
Hondas are great to work on very limited tools needed, hardly ever needed to go to my main toolbox, 99% of the work could b e done from the cart. Best car company if you r on flat rate, Ave over 10 hrs per day nice box and understand the set points on torque wrenches, be efficient
Very cool set up .I feel for you brother I all so work on three ramps all over the work shop cars and trucks got a similar set up I put side cabinet's on my cart .keep safe buddy 🇬🇧
please don’t tell me you torque your filters. filters go on hand tight, this just makes it harder for the next guy. honda needs to discontinue that tool from the program
Yea I had these mag rails for my sockets for the longest time until I got the toolgrid system and then I needed to figure out what to do with 3 sets of mag rails.
@@johnb1121 Homak. I don't think they manufacturer this one in particular anymore. www.vehicleservicepros.com/directory/equipment/tool-storage/toolboxes-and-tool-carts/product/12033015/homak-manufacturing-llc-35-stainless-steel-4drawer-service-cart
How do you like those KTC clip pliers? I'm guessing by the locations you use the 80 degrees more than the 35's. Working on Hondas, do you think you could get away with just the 80 degree set for most things? Thanks and loved the tour!
The bigger ones are really nice I use them 99% of the time unless the clip is recessed it won't grab it. The smaller ones are nice too but I don't use them a whole lot. I seem to break less clips with the ktc ones vs the harbor freight ones.
I have my cart layout with complete sets. Your layout is more efficient and allows you to have a wider variety in your cart. It gives me Something for me to think on.
I got really annoyed of having sockets I didn't really use on my cart. I found myself grabbing them by mistake often. At one point I flipped the ones I didn't use much around so I could identify them, then I just took them out all together. They are still really accessible in my tool box, but not in my way on my tool cart.
It's a regular 5/8 spark plug socket. Had a car that overheated and the plug wires melted in the spark plug hole. Customer wanted a leak down test, so I modified it so I could cut through the rubber and get the plugs out.
Yea I put my power tools inside the bottom drawer and I can close the lid. The other stuff I'm not worried about too much we have cameras in the shop and no tool has really grown legs.
My digital torque wrenches have not needed to be calibrated. They get checked on the Snapon truck from time to time on the machine they got. As long as you torque at a slow consistent pace holding on to the handle correctly you find the wrenches to be really accurate. The Honda ones our tool dealers will check if I ever drop them.
Online. I got some through Amazon and some I ordered online on home Depot. VIM magrails. They come as a set of 3 on a metal tray. I got rid of the tray a long time ago.
Works great especially with a little heat. Actually used the wrench extender with one of my screwdrivers to get an CV axle popped out of the transmission where a pry bar wouldn't quite fit due to the angled tip.
Hey Tech T-Bone new subscriber!; I have a question I’m currently going to start as a Lube Tech and was curious cause my boss said I’ll need a air gun (impact) but didn’t specify what size? Does he mean like a 1/2 if so can I just get a cordless or should I go with the air
From the techs that I have seen get those the locking mechanism is not the best. It breaks often and can get knocked free. I have not really needed a locking one, however if I had a Matco dealer I'd probably get a Matco locking one.
To me, it doesn't seem that you would need a larger tool box given your optimization of this roll cart. I'm not sure what else I would need to successfully flag except what is in this tool box. Do you think I would need more tools than this to successfully flag? Maybe a separate smaller toolbox to keep my power tools in?
Nice set up. Too bad you have to buy your own tools so you can make the servive writers, who come to work with a 2.00 pen, and the service manager, and the dealer principal pay check and then get your pay which is about 25% of the door rate. Techs like yourself are worth 75.00 and hour all day long. Dont let the service writers give your work up too cheap.