What's the neatest tool you've found?

Mike88se

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DC Shunt , Multi meter, Spark Tester, Computer, Internet connection, Tachometer, sparkplug socket, compressor
and the list can go on and on and on and on.....:laughing:

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I'd like to have a tach but don't have enough use to justify the expense. $5 spark tester from autozone.
Hand tools... a good circlip pliers and gearwrenches. Love those gear wrenches for tight spots. Long curved needlenose.
My two favorites are my cordless impacts. The big Milwaukee saves time and effort... the little ryobi saves a lot of time overall... >2 seconds and the bolt is out.
 

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yep, i would agree with gearwrenches being near the top of the list, I brought a set almost 20 years ago & use them almost every day :thumbsup:
 

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Ultrasonic cleaner, multimeter, mityvac, spark tester(clip on & inline), compression tester, leakdown tester and other misc. tools.
 

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Fuel line hose pliers. I got a set of 3 (sm, med, lg) at Harbor Freight. Good for keeping gas off your hands and for tight spots. They look like needle nose with the end bent 90 degrees and has an opening for the fuel line.
 

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I would say the best tool I have when looking at a repair at a persons home is my trailer. If it can't be fixed with very few tools and time it go's on the trailer to my shop. Any time I go to look at a repair job the trailer go's with me.

What size trailer are you hauling around? I've got a step van I'm workin on to convert into a mobile shop but, I doubt I can fit any riders in it.. Especially the size of that one in your avatar..

How long do you work on a motor onsite before you trailer it?

Do you charge for pickup and return and if so, how much??

Sorry for all the questions, still trying to get a handle on this business and decide whether it's worth it to make my van into a mobile shop.
 

grumpygrizzly

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Since originally posting this, I've made a few modifications to one of my Arnold Multi-Tools. I went to a parts store and bought a small hex bit set that were exactly like the tools on my Arnold.. Basically, they're looped around one one end and it fits over one of the screws that holds the tool together. Not it's got even more functionality..

Some other favorite tools that have made it onto my bench and my 'Go-Bag' are nut drivers. I've been picking them up at yard sales for $.50 a piece. I usually only use Craftsman tools but, these will work until I find some more at yard sales..

One major score at a sale was a box full of new in the box spark plugs. I picked up 35 plugs along with an ols spark plug cleaner tool for $15.00.

Hemostats seem to come in handy along with those 6-1 screwdrivers..

And lights, lots of lights on those arms that extend the light over to where you're working..

And finally, a magnetic pickup tool.. That way when I drop one of those cursed springs that hide under the float lever in a carb, I can sweep the tool and find it... and also to pick up the wrenches I drop... and the screws... and pretty much everything else that's metal on these motors..
 

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my latest favorite tool is a Milwaukee tools 18 volt lithium-ion 1/2 inch drive impact gun also got the Milwaukee cordless drill with 1/2 inch chuck which uses the same battery
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my latest favorite tool is a Milwaukee tools 18 volt lithium-ion 1/2 inch drive impact gun also got the Milwaukee cordless drill with 1/2 inch chuck which uses the same battery
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How much was the impact gun? I'm thinking about getting one so I can take the blades off the mower, without having to use the air compressor
 

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My Ram-Line BBW-4501 1911 barrel bushing wrench.

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How much was the impact gun? I'm thinking about getting one so I can take the blades off the mower, without having to use the air compressor

we got a combo kit for around NZ$700 that's for both drivers & 2 battery's, the benefit is no air compressor or air lines needed & take it anywhere
 
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