HGV mechanic- TOOLBOX TOUR
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- čas přidán 3. 02. 2022
- Welcome to this video, its been asked off for a while so here it is, I go through my toolbox and show the tools I have, what I may use them for, favorite tools, advice for new apprentices about the start there career in the HGV Mechanic industry.
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I love when you go through your toolbox and what memories each tool holds am i the only one that thinks that ?
No I totally agree, lots of old tools
With lots of memories
What. U need is most important . great tool box bro👊🏿
Awesome box and tools, great to see such a wide variety of tool brands.
Thanks mate
Hey there. Great content enjoying watching the older videos currently. Im lucky enough to be starting a apprenticeship with DAF and they let you buy a whole toolbox at a lower price paying it off monthly on scheme from your wages. Keep the good work
Thanks mate! The DAF apprenticeship I did in Bristol, learn as much as you can, and enjoy the process! Good luck with it al!
Surprised you didn't go for a battery impact, the new snap on one is a beast, thanks for the tour
Yeah I think if I was mobile and impact battery would be perfect but I see it was got good air pressure at work might as-well stay air tools. But they are a beast!
Loved the tour. COYS Good Lad
Thanks mate!! COYS!! Great result weekend
I'd definitely agree on the tools when you start out, the main tools that get used hard are worth getting quality stuff, otherwise if the the cheaper less used tools do the job it's money in your pocket instead of snap on man's. That said I can see why it's easy to get drawn in to the snap on scheme, bit of a pilgrimage from the workshop when the van turns up!
Yeah definitely if I buy cheap say pry bars etc don’t be moaning if they break while your trying to leaver a tyre on 😂 yeah I agree can turns up see lots of shiny stuff haha but like I say in the video there are some really good Snapon/Mac dealers that can be really helpful and do a good deal.
been through a few snapon air guns never the same after being repaired needed a short term replacement and got a aircat gun would recommend this make to apprentices very strong even upping it to 3/4 sockets and very affordable.
Ahh I’ll be honest not really heard of them, I’ll have a look into them! Abs your right once there repaired not ever right, I have a mac battery powered 1/2 gun and got respired a few times was never right.
Great content . Showing some support .
Thank you mate and thank you for the support!
Good video nice collection
Thanks mate 🙌
Looks good 👍
Thank you 🙏
Hi spot on video again
Thank you glyn 🙌
Nice tour 👍👏👏
thank you mate
Good one,🙂, mines not too big, just right to wheel around the workshop too... ,
That’s all you need mate
Good collection, and well used tools. I remember that very same MAC gun on sale came with sockets lots of lads bought it. I couldn’t afford it as I was only apprentice. So I bought the lesser one also a great gun.
Definitely right about the halfords tools still have some of mine 17 years later going strong, even draper tools or sealey tools are not bad.
That Mg 725 is a weapon excellent gun I’ve got 3/8 dr and 3/4
Yeah I’ll be honest it’s more powerful that that Snapon one for sure, yeah Halfords tools are the way forward 🙌 yeah all good tools and facom ain’t bad tbf! ☝️yeah it’s decent tbf ohh 3/4 that any good?
@@freightlanetv yeah have a few facom tools also good stuff, the 3/4 is a beast 💪 use on alot of engine overhauls undoing head bolts bottom end etc worth every penny.
It’s mad the power these guns have these days, I remeber my first 1/2 air gun had no power what so ever 😂
@@freightlanetv yeah I've had one of them, drain the compressor and open nothing 😅
Good job!
Thank you
Some good advise mate and like you said look after your gear
Thank you mate
Forgot the tools the moment you said spurs ur a friend for life being a tottenham lad myself cheered me up in these dark times lol 😆
Haha yes mate! Hard times but we’ll get there if conte is backed!
Spot on
I appreciate that wasn’t sure about doing this video tbh
Brake chamber cage bolts and calliper winder nuts is all you need to see to know a guy is a commercial vehicle technician.... Some nice tools there bud.
Yeah definitely is, very handy bits of kit especially wind of nuts and so many people don’t put them back 😂 and thank you mate
I really liked your toolbox tour, you have just about everything that you really need and not alot of junk. But I must ask don't you have a torque wrench or impact swival sockets???? Your box looks to be 36" wide, can you measure it and the length of the drawers????
Thank you I appreciate that, tried to be as honest and as real as I can about it, torque wrench we have company ones and swivel sockets funnily I’ve just ordered 🙌 yeah course I can I’ll get that done 🙏
Did you ever get the measurements of the box mate?
Try PB blaster air tool conditioner put it in like oil but let sit in gun for 30min or so then run it full speed it might help.
Ahh nice one mate I’ll look into that! Thank you!
New subscriber 👍You not got a decent air hammer? Bought a snap on one last year. She was expensive but it's a beast for drifting bolts out etc. I'm a PSV / HGV / van fitter so get a variety of things in the door. It's all Fleet maintenance so you get to know gear is required. 8 years down the line and I'm still buying the odd bits here n there Still
Thank you for subscribing! I’ve a air chisel, ahh what makes of vehicles you work on? Yeah I’ve been at it for 16 years still buying things mate can never have enough haha
@@freightlanetv we run a mix of coaches few DAF powered, older one is sb400 and other is mx13 i belive bother suffer from leaky oil filter housings. New cap each filter change 🙄and 1 Cummins that you never touch. 15 transit minibuses, 5 Renaults. 2 MAN tractors 1 man rigid and a shitty iveco 7.5t
So I see a variety through the door ha.
Oh wow never had problems with oil caps. Before! What you think to the MAN? Ohh iveco 🤮🤢
100% agree i always suggest apprentices buy halford to start with ,if they use a socket enough and it breaks then replace it with snap on ,,No point them spending £200 pound on sockets and only use the 13 and 17mm ..Once they are qualified and know they want to stay in the trade ,get a decent wage then buy the snap on ...Oddly the 1st thing the buy is an airgun then start breaking bolts with it ..Theres an 8 mm bolt get the 1/2 inch gun on it ,,oh look it sheared ,wasn't my fault lol
Halfords tools I find are very good especially like starter sets etc, and I 100% agree mate, if you break your cheaper sockets then buy more expensive stronger ones! Yeah I’ve never understood that, if I started again now first thing I’d buy is a Halfords large set with loads of sockets and spanner’s in.
@@freightlanetv Some of the halfords kit also gives a lifetime warranty ,get a tradecard and there is a discount .like most i have mainly snap on ,but halfords isn't bad kit
@@norb0254 yeah it’s not bad at all, and yeah lifetime warranty always good to have! But I think most mechanics have a bit of everything tbf
If any tool breaks,then your employer should replace it.Do office staff, pay for a repalacement printer,or chair,if it breaks?No,they don't.Current and previous employers,have paid for any tools,I've broken,which is not many,over many decades.
Halfords tools are good.
Nice tool collection 👍 i am an austrian heavy equipment mechanic 🇦🇹👍🍻
Thanks mate 🙌 ahh nice what sort of things you work on? Makes etc?
@@freightlanetv i use lots of gedore stahlwille knipex and beta tools i work on cat volvo komatsu hitachi all kinds of stuff
Ahh decent! So we’re talking big boy vehicles then!
@@freightlanetv yes sir 85 mm is my biggest wrench in my Private tool collection
That’s impressive! What sort of thing would you use that for?
Had a really comprehensive set of tools lent them to a friend to restore a land-rover twelve months later I retrieved th most were missing lesson learnt never lend my tools out now spent thousands replacing what was missing
Yeah that’s the problem mate, can you imagine the amount of 10mm sockets that have been lost in the world 🤦♂️
Yep, never lend anything out. People don't value anything given to them, only when they've earnt it and shelled out. My younger brother rang me to borrow all my tools while I was away for 2 weeks once, came back and he'd left the box outside! Wouldn't admit to how long for but even the screwdriver bits in cases were rusty. Spent a whole day in front of the buffer to sort it all out, never ever again.
Looks like a fuel pipe clip in the 2nd draw
100% right mate 👏
Do you get any help from your employer towards tool costs?
When I started as an apprentice we did mate but other than that no unfortunately not, some companies do do that though.
DO YOU WANNA COME AND DO A REVIEW OF MY TESLA !!!!! ????
Yes 100%! We’ll sort it for 2 weeks time?
Great channel buddy Ive subscribed 👍 contemplated unsubbing when you said COYS🤣🤣
Haha welcome mate and thanks for subbing
I can’t see you dp Liverpool or united?
@@freightlanetv Liverpool mate 😁😁
Ahh not as bad then 😂😂
You didn't tell us what the headlight bulb and wires was for.BTW .. I know...
Haha for anyone wanted to know it’s a test light 💡
Personally I found the mac side cutters to be really poor and blunted really fast
Touch wood mine haven’t been to bad!
Fuck me been in the trade for 40 years. Must some sort of prick. Seen all the boys with the big boxes and all the gear. But no fucking idea. True what you say don't spend to much at first you can always add to though you time. Falcom for me mate.
Nah you don’t need to spend loads gotta start somewhere! Falcom is good tools!
How many 10mm and 13mm sockets have you lost hahah. Tourches... don't mention tourches... I have lost and killed so so many
10mm and 13mm socket there’s probably shit loads on the m1, m6 and any other roads where they may have come off 😂 haha I left one once on a chassis went from
Northamptonshire to Manchester and back still
There tho 😂😂