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10-03-2003, 09:47 AM
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Tools for your tools
I know you've got tools. Hammer drills, cup grinders, compactors, saws, augers, tractors, skid steers, zero-turn mowers, trucks, trailers....
But what about the tools for your tools?
It seems like all of a sudden I've been having a need for large wrenches. Sockets, open-end, etc. 1" and over. It got me to thinking...
What kinds of tools do you have for your tools?
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10-03-2003, 11:32 AM
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And someone said this was a cheap business to stay in?
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10-03-2003, 12:54 PM
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Oh yeah! Oversized hand wrenches set $100. 3/4" socket sets $150 . Complete set of Torx wrenches $75. Every size oil filter wrench$75 Trip to Farm and Fleet expensive, but not priceless!  Then they tell you that any guy with a pickup and a wheel barrow can be a landscaper  Gotta have a torch, gotta have a welder, 2" trash pump for the hydroseeder is a nice touch, pliers, 1/2" socket set and handwrench set, vice grips in every vehicle and every trailer. It adds up fast! |
10-03-2003, 03:04 PM
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I just said it's a cheap business to get into not stay in for the long run LOL
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10-03-2003, 03:06 PM
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I remember a long time (in internet time) some one asked why I had all the tools that I listed once in my enclosed trailers, I guess he's finding out...................
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10-03-2003, 05:25 PM
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I never thought this biz was cheap - I'm sure that many of us could buy a second house if we sold all of our equipment.
It seems the bigger the tools, the bigger the tools for those tools are. (who's on first?)
I don't know if I asked why, but I was impressed with the amount of tools you outfit every trailer with. More stuff than we have with our guys, anyway.
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10-03-2003, 09:04 PM
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We carry a 4" angle grinder under the seat of the truck with a flap disk. You can sharpen any shovel, pick, chisel, whatever in less than one minute. The guys got to sharpening the shovels last week, funny what a big difference it makes!
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10-04-2003, 05:15 PM
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I carry a lot of tools for my tools too!
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10-05-2003, 12:34 PM
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We don't carry as big a tool box as that, but we do carry enough large tools to handle most repairs. Somethings just come in handy, we have expanded our air tool line up a bit with a 3/4" air gun and have included a air stapler for installing of Geoweb walls.
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10-07-2003, 11:58 AM
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We purchase most tools from local suppliers. We have found that they are better qualilty than going with Home Depot. For heavy duty equipment not falling into the small tools category, we often use Grainger. I recommend first getting their big free catalog and CD. When it comes time to purchase from them, go to a local store before ordering online - - you might save you some time and money.
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10-08-2003, 12:31 PM
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Has anyone tried Gear Wrenches? They are open ended on one end, and are ratcheting on the other. They are shaped just like Snap-on's wrenches, and only require 1 or 2 degrees turn for them to ratchet. They are awesome!!!  The only place I have seen them is at Farm & Fleets. I originally bought 5 sets, both metric and standard at an Auto Zone on a close out sale for $30 per set. If you can find them, buy 'em. It will be money well
spent!  Tim
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10-09-2003, 09:24 AM
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I had a guy (the one I just let go) talk about those. Said he loved 'em. Unfortunately, because that was lumped in with every other tool known to man that he thought we needed, it fell on my deaf ears.
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11-19-2003, 11:25 PM
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When I was a kid, my family owned a marina. Dad bought me my first set of Snap On tools when I was 6. To date, I have a shop full. Tools we leave in the trailers are all Craftsman small kits, like those 100 piece sets. If you loose them no big deal. I do not like the way they feel at all..I got spoiled on my Snap On's
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11-20-2003, 12:07 AM
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Bill, you're not the first person I've heard say that. I've never held a Snap-On before, so I'm wondering - what is special about Snap-On?
BTW, welcome aboard! I read your article in Pro from a past issue - lots of things we can all relate to. I frequently tell people 'I hope I run out of mistakes before I run out of money.'
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11-20-2003, 12:07 AM
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I've got some of my grand dads snap ons in my box. I reach for them before my shiny craftsmen tools.
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