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SELLC · SELLC

Welp... I pulled the trigger on this bad boy today! I got what I consider to be a fair deal on it... considering I was using my Dad's old Solus (2015) and my MT2500 brick in global mode -- this unit should do everything I need it to do as I already have a Snap-On digital scope and Fluke multi-meter. Suppos...

SELLC · SELLC

For the last few years we have had a real hard time with winters in the garage and traditionally we have used torpedo heaters, from kerosene which is about the worst, on to the natural gas units to at least keep up a minimal existence thru the winter... often times we would end up closing up for the most par...

SELLC · SELLC

Well we're in the era of battery powered everything! The kids are all switching to battery powered ratchets and impacts... Having purchased a DeWalt set of power tools one Christmas I was surprised with the mini-impact and other stuff... now as I understand they got electric impacting ratchets wit...

SELLC · SELLC

Recently picked up an Autel TS601 TPMS scanner... not being a tire shop I really never wanted to buy one of these things, however it never fails I'll get a massive job in and the customer will ask "Can to turn off my tire pressure light?" and what are you gonna do when they are spending over a grand on repair...

Stellar007 · Stellar007

Recently I purcahsed the new Streamlight Stinger 2020 flashlight on eBay for an unheard of $119 brand new... or so they say. But it was sealed in a brand new box and looked brand new so I charged it up. WOW! This thing was SUPER BRIGHT! 2000 Lumens! But I noticed this ultra-blue bright light only lasted w...

Rastus · Rastus

Yo, So I just visited "Nick's Garage" on You-Tube, & though he's a specialist on the Chrysler / Mopar engines of the muscle car era, he allowed some friends from Ontario to come & visit, & test their new engine on his Dyno, hoping to get to the 800-Hp power mark... The engine is a Dodge 440 Big...

SELLC · SELLC

Well, just laid down $500 so I don't have to bust my balls as hard to do these press in wheel bearings that keep coming in... Last time around I got the OTC slide hammer with attachments to pull the hubs out of the knuckles, but finally got a hub that is nearly impossible to jig in my 20 ton press. So what do I do...

SELLC · SELLC

Well it happend... Today we had a car roll in that exceeds our current access to 2015... this 2019 needs a newer scanner to access the ABS and view onboard values to find out which wheel bearing reluctor ring has gone bad... Given the fact it's a Honda, and they press their bearings in, I just want to nail t...

SELLC · SELLC

Recently had my old 1/4 Snap on ratchet loose some teeth after a few decades and I called into Snap On for a replacement. Without any issue or problems they offered to send me a rebuild kit free of charge, if I thought I could handle it - otherwise they would just send me an entire brand new ratchet. Thinkin...

SELLC · SELLC

Well over the years I have worn out many impact guns. I have had Matco, MAC, Snap-On, and IR. Of all of them, by far the most durable and reliable has been my Ingersoll Rand. Seems many of the others required frequent service to keep up, while the IR has always been a proven performer. Outside of about 10 se...

SELLC · SELLC

Well, after having such success with the Hub Grappler from OTC I have been looking into the OTC 6559 Master Ball Joint kit that is supposed to cover everything up until 2008 for both cars and trucks. My main concern with the kit however is IF it does the W126 and Mercedes Ball joints because as most people...

SELLC · SELLC

C'mon PowerStroker! We want to see that new tool box! I am curious if it has a custom air-brushed mural of Obama on it! LOL!

SELLC · SELLC

Well I haven't had the need to own a mig welder since back in the 1990's. Back then I purchased a custom exhaust shop that came with a Miller Mig welder. I am not sure of the exact model number anymore, but it was a real heavy duty unit with the purpose of being used all day every day to fab up custom exhaust and...

SELLC · SELLC

In the market for a new floor jack... recently returned a 4 ton Daytona that I had impulse purchased when I seen this advertisement Now it would appear these are the exact same jacks! Apparently the Day...

SELLC · SELLC

I figured I would toss up an air ratchet thread for all to vote on. Thru the years I have owned many diffrent kinds of air ratchets, IR, Snap-On branded and Blue Point branded, CH and maybe a few others that were no-namers. Without doubt the Snap-On FAR72 3/8 Air ratchet is my favorite all time knuckle cru...

SELLC · SELLC

Well its getting into October here in Michigan which means that the beautiful autumn colors should be in full effect soon. One of the indicators is the low 30 degree weather that rolls in during the night. In Michigan we see temps dip into the sub zero's in November, December, January and sometimes Feb...

Rastus · Rastus

Hello folks, Pictured above is a remarkable little tool, that you're going to love using, (or smashing against the wall) LOL ! This device is specifically meant for the use of synchronizing the throttle-positions, typically at idle speeds, of multiple carburetor, or multiple throttle-body equ...

SELLC · SELLC

http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/04/17/trumps-snap-on-visit-will-t...

PowerStroker · PowerStroker

PowerStroker's socket set: Scrot was telling me my tools were impressive. Hey Rex, why don't you whip yours out and show us to compare?

SELLC · SELLC

I figured I would have to do a thread about Craftsman tools given the fact that everyone has at least a few of them. Craftsman tools was a "Sears" exclusive back in the days and offered low priced, generally quality tools with lifetime guarantees. Back in the day exchanging a Craftsman tool...

SELLC · SELLC

Edit - Since the time of this posting K Tool has since taken care of my warranty issues. I have left the thread mostly in tact so people can understand the difficulties I faced, which made my warranty efforts seem impossible at the time. I'm here to say that if you need warranty issues resolved with K Tool...

SELLC · SELLC

How can you tell if your a mechanic? 1) Look at your thumbs, is there perma grease? 2) Wash your hands and take a 20 minute shower. Is that grease still there? 3) Take a soap stone and rub 5 layers off skin off your thumb, did you notice increased feeling in your thumb that was not there before? If you answere...

SELLC · SELLC

One place that seems to be getting a lot of business from me is Harbor Freight. Its very hard to pass up their deal on 90 degree die grinders for $9.99, and they even have a lot of torque! Things like picks, NOID lights, and other specialty tools that might be used a hand full of times a year are actually nice...

SELLC · SELLC

This $9000 bad boy right here is what I consider to be the "Cat's ass" when it comes to diagnostic equipment. The first fully-integrated handheld diagnostic tool with customer/vehicle reco...

Administrator · Administrator

Well here is a fine example of why we dont have to worry about countries like China and Korea taking over the world. What we have here in this photo below is a brand new China made ball joint press that I figured would at least make it thru one ball joint job. I purchased it because someone walked off with my O...

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	OTOFIX D1 Lite Bidirectional Scanner Full System Diagnostic Key Coding Tool (Preview) Welp... I pulled the trigger on this bad boy today! I got what I consider to be a fair deal on it... considering I was using my Dad's old Solus (2015) and my MT2500 brick in global mode -- this unit should do everything I need it to do as I already have a Snap-On digital scope and Fluke multi-meter. Suppos...	SELLC	7	472	07:30 AM Mar 25, 2024 by Rastus
	Mr. Heater 80,000 BTU Garage Heater LP / Natural Gas (Preview) For the last few years we have had a real hard time with winters in the garage and traditionally we have used torpedo heaters, from kerosene which is about the worst, on to the natural gas units to at least keep up a minimal existence thru the winter... often times we would end up closing up for the most par...	SELLC	1	2368	01:57 AM Feb 1, 2024 by SELLC
	Electric Power Tools? Any suggestions? (Preview) Well we're in the era of battery powered everything! The kids are all switching to battery powered ratchets and impacts... Having purchased a DeWalt set of power tools one Christmas I was surprised with the mini-impact and other stuff... now as I understand they got electric impacting ratchets wit...	SELLC	37	825	01:37 AM Feb 1, 2024 by SELLC
	Autel TS601 TPMS - Tire Pressure Monitoring System scanner/tool (Preview) Recently picked up an Autel TS601 TPMS scanner... not being a tire shop I really never wanted to buy one of these things, however it never fails I'll get a massive job in and the customer will ask "Can to turn off my tire pressure light?" and what are you gonna do when they are spending over a grand on repair...	SELLC	1	102	11:30 PM Jan 25, 2024 by SELLC
	Streamlight Stinger 2020 Flashlight Review (Preview) Recently I purcahsed the new Streamlight Stinger 2020 flashlight on eBay for an unheard of $119 brand new... or so they say. But it was sealed in a brand new box and looked brand new so I charged it up. WOW! This thing was SUPER BRIGHT! 2000 Lumens! But I noticed this ultra-blue bright light only lasted w...	Stellar007	16	666	06:51 PM Oct 19, 2023 by SELLC
	Dyno Testing your engines. (Preview) Yo, So I just visited "Nick's Garage" on You-Tube, & though he's a specialist on the Chrysler / Mopar engines of the muscle car era, he allowed some friends from Ontario to come & visit, & test their new engine on his Dyno, hoping to get to the 800-Hp power mark... The engine is a Dodge 440 Big...	Rastus	8	453	08:23 PM Jun 21, 2023 by Rastus
	Got a new toy! OTC 6575 Hub Grappler (Preview) Well, just laid down $500 so I don't have to bust my balls as hard to do these press in wheel bearings that keep coming in... Last time around I got the OTC slide hammer with attachments to pull the hubs out of the knuckles, but finally got a hub that is nearly impossible to jig in my 20 ton press. So what do I do...	SELLC	27	4874	07:30 AM Jun 20, 2023 by Rastus
	Snap On Zeus Diagnostic Scanner (Preview) Well it happend... Today we had a car roll in that exceeds our current access to 2015... this 2019 needs a newer scanner to access the ABS and view onboard values to find out which wheel bearing reluctor ring has gone bad... Given the fact it's a Honda, and they press their bearings in, I just want to nail t...	SELLC	4	617	01:57 PM Jun 25, 2022 by SELLC
	Snap On has one of the best tool warranty programs in the business! Thank you! (Preview) Recently had my old 1/4 Snap on ratchet loose some teeth after a few decades and I called into Snap On for a replacement. Without any issue or problems they offered to send me a rebuild kit free of charge, if I thought I could handle it - otherwise they would just send me an entire brand new ratchet. Thinkin...	SELLC	8	2153	07:43 PM Mar 31, 2022 by SELLC
	Impact Guns (Preview) Well over the years I have worn out many impact guns. I have had Matco, MAC, Snap-On, and IR. Of all of them, by far the most durable and reliable has been my Ingersoll Rand. Seems many of the others required frequent service to keep up, while the IR has always been a proven performer. Outside of about 10 se...	SELLC	12	5928	06:11 AM Nov 11, 2019 by SELLC
	Been mulling an OTC 6559 Master Ball Joint kit.. (Preview) Well, after having such success with the Hub Grappler from OTC I have been looking into the OTC 6559 Master Ball Joint kit that is supposed to cover everything up until 2008 for both cars and trucks. My main concern with the kit however is IF it does the W126 and Mercedes Ball joints because as most people...	SELLC	9	3703	02:01 PM May 6, 2019 by SELLC
	WE WANT TO SEE THAT NEW TOOL BOX! (Preview) C'mon PowerStroker! We want to see that new tool box! I am curious if it has a custom air-brushed mural of Obama on it! LOL!	SELLC	46	6886	02:06 AM Mar 2, 2019 by Rastus
	Best Mig Welder for the money? (Preview) Well I haven't had the need to own a mig welder since back in the 1990's. Back then I purchased a custom exhaust shop that came with a Miller Mig welder. I am not sure of the exact model number anymore, but it was a real heavy duty unit with the purpose of being used all day every day to fab up custom exhaust and...	SELLC	21	18746	01:42 PM Oct 7, 2018 by Shawnee_B
	Harbor Freight Daytona vs. SnapOn 3 ton automotive floor jack (Preview) In the market for a new floor jack... recently returned a 4 ton Daytona that I had impulse purchased when I seen this advertisement Now it would appear these are the exact same jacks! Apparently the Day...	SELLC	3	2577	08:36 PM Jul 12, 2018 by Rastus
	Air Ratchets (Preview) I figured I would toss up an air ratchet thread for all to vote on. Thru the years I have owned many diffrent kinds of air ratchets, IR, Snap-On branded and Blue Point branded, CH and maybe a few others that were no-namers. Without doubt the Snap-On FAR72 3/8 Air ratchet is my favorite all time knuckle cru...	SELLC	11	5393	09:51 PM May 24, 2018 by Shawnee_B
	Getting COLD - Dipping into the 30's - NortherTool Centruty Whistler 110,000 BTU Wood burning stove? (Preview) Well its getting into October here in Michigan which means that the beautiful autumn colors should be in full effect soon. One of the indicators is the low 30 degree weather that rolls in during the night. In Michigan we see temps dip into the sub zero's in November, December, January and sometimes Feb...	SELLC	2	5918	03:59 AM Dec 14, 2017 by SELLC
	Motion-Pro Carburetor Tuner... (Preview) Hello folks, Pictured above is a remarkable little tool, that you're going to love using, (or smashing against the wall) LOL ! This device is specifically meant for the use of synchronizing the throttle-positions, typically at idle speeds, of multiple carburetor, or multiple throttle-body equ...	Rastus	1	2374	03:31 AM Apr 24, 2017 by cracken
	President Trump visits Snap-On factory to promote buy American! (Preview) http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/04/17/trumps-snap-on-visit-will-t...	SELLC	0	2211	10:55 PM Apr 17, 2017 by SELLC
	I'll show you mine if you show me yours... (Preview) PowerStroker's socket set: Scrot was telling me my tools were impressive. Hey Rex, why don't you whip yours out and show us to compare?	PowerStroker	42	9181	04:38 PM Apr 5, 2017 by PowerStroker
	CRAFTSMAN TOOLS now owned by K-MART (Preview) I figured I would have to do a thread about Craftsman tools given the fact that everyone has at least a few of them. Craftsman tools was a "Sears" exclusive back in the days and offered low priced, generally quality tools with lifetime guarantees. Back in the day exchanging a Craftsman tool...	SELLC	13	9401	07:39 PM Oct 22, 2014 by Rastus
	HOW TO WARRANTY K TOOL / PTE / Preferred Tool (Preview) Edit - Since the time of this posting K Tool has since taken care of my warranty issues. I have left the thread mostly in tact so people can understand the difficulties I faced, which made my warranty efforts seem impossible at the time. I'm here to say that if you need warranty issues resolved with K Tool...	SELLC	3	7619	10:20 AM Oct 16, 2014 by SELLC
	Are you a Mechanic? (Preview) How can you tell if your a mechanic? 1) Look at your thumbs, is there perma grease? 2) Wash your hands and take a 20 minute shower. Is that grease still there? 3) Take a soap stone and rub 5 layers off skin off your thumb, did you notice increased feeling in your thumb that was not there before? If you answere...	SELLC	17	7801	03:45 PM Jul 7, 2010 by SELLC
	HARBOR FREIGHT - Cheep China made tools (Preview) One place that seems to be getting a lot of business from me is Harbor Freight. Its very hard to pass up their deal on 90 degree die grinders for $9.99, and they even have a lot of torque! Things like picks, NOID lights, and other specialty tools that might be used a hand full of times a year are actually nice...	SELLC	3	9942	03:56 AM Jun 20, 2010 by SELLC
	Snap-On VERUS Platform - KING OF THE SCAN TOOLS! (Preview) This $9000 bad boy right here is what I consider to be the "Cat's ass" when it comes to diagnostic equipment. The first fully-integrated handheld diagnostic tool with customer/vehicle reco...	SELLC	17	23431	06:22 AM Mar 2, 2010 by SELLC
	CRAP ASS CHINA STEEL! (Preview) Well here is a fine example of why we dont have to worry about countries like China and Korea taking over the world. What we have here in this photo below is a brand new China made ball joint press that I figured would at least make it thru one ball joint job. I purchased it because someone walked off with my O...	Administrator	5	6381	10:58 PM Aug 11, 2008 by stoma
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