Wow an actually real toolbox tour. Not someone paying off snap on for the rest of their life

Don’t stop now man your channel could be huge if you upload consistently!

Exclent!!!!! Exclent!!!! Exclent!!!!! VIDEO. I started out on heavy equipment and worked 18 years later, got into industrial maintenance, and retired with 25 years. This guy covered the necessary basics very good.

Been buying tools for 20 years now ....every week to grow as a master mechanic

Awesome video! Keep them coming great content, actually has my old as contemplating being a Heavy Duty Mechanic!

Bro I still have my 3/8s harbor freight that I started out with. Even had it tested on the strap on truck

Another great video. Spot on man. Thank you for the time you are putting in to this. It’s awesome.

@TexasEmpire

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

This definitely help me out I got most of that stuff already

My new favorite channel. Thanks for the advice. This really helped me because I’m fixing to start dishing out money and now I know what I’m actually going to need.

Awesome video. Really great selection for the starter set

I have over 30 years of turning wrenches, you definitely gave some good advice regarding what tools you need to get in the door. As a new mechanic you don’t want to be asking to barrow tools from someone else. That someone else uses his tools as an extension of his hand. Great advice 33:26 , can’t wait to see your other videos.

@TexasEmpire

9 күн бұрын

Thank you

Terrific video and information from a terrific mechanic.

Thanks for the videos. I have enjoyed all of them thus far. Great information. Keep up the good work. Much appreciated.

@TexasEmpire

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I just found this video thanks for all the info i start my journey at a bobcat dealer and this should help me out some wish you had more videos!! thanks

Another great video !! Glad to see you putting it out there what people need and not try to get them in as cheap as posible cause lots of people getting in don't understand how much you need a month in or six months down road . Many video just set them up to get buy. It cost alot. It you are investing in yourself

Very well thought out, good advice. I have a set of Sunex impact sockets I bought in 1989 I haven't broken one yet and I have abused the crap out of them! Stay safe and God bless

I am loving your videos! I am fascinated with heavy equipment repair.

@POSSUM3K3

4 жыл бұрын

It's a fun trade but with so much different equipment out there it's so much to learn...but just like everything it takes time. I like working on CAT equipment because a lot of the same parts used on their different equipment and widely available.

But I'm glad to see a heavy equipment tool KZread channel. I've been in the heavy equipment industry for 3 years now just starting out, so I'm excited to see this channel

I think my best purchases for my first year was my Milwaukee 3/8" stubby impact with the 6.0ah battery along with a set of good wobble sockets. I can zip those clamps right off the valves for hydraulic lines with that stubby and some wobble sockets in some tight ass areas that there is no way I'd be able to get my air tool in. Oh an on prybars get you a 29-48" extendable indexing prybar it's the cats meow i can use mine on smaller stuff and extend it out for the big jobs an being able to adjust the angle of the head makes it really really nice. I probably got 10 different prybars an I pretty much just use the indexing bar 95% of the time.

@RememberThisKay

2 жыл бұрын

Please pass on this opportunity Participation in this will be paid $200 :) please put Kayleigh as “who referred you” I am also rewarded for participants So I work at a company called Vidlet and we do user experience research. So that basically just means that we are hired by companies to understand their customers. We were recently hired by a company who manufactures heavy equipment and they want to understand their customers! Do you operate any heavy equipment and works in either construction, concrete, road work, gravel and dirt hard scape? We would just want to understand what your day to day is like… What you do when the equipment breaks down… How you handle repairs. Stuff like that! We can either send you a list of questions through our app and you can answer them by recording yourself and then uploading them. Or we can invite you to a zoom interview and we can ask you the same questions live. docs.google.com/forms/d/1jH7yq0Vd744PrFXKim6ANyOe6YHCOh-mvKyazzA76EE/edit

@EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR

4 ай бұрын

Where did you get the pry bars from? What brand?

@POSSUM3K3

4 ай бұрын

@EnriqueReyesJrREALTOR Gearwrench I have the 33" and 48 inch indexing pry bars. They have handled a whole lot of abuse the still work fine. 82248 is the part# for the 48" and the 33" part# is 82220

good job well done for techs starting out.

Thanks alot more the info.

Damm bro sounds like you learned and went through it all. Great advice thanks.

Great video. I also love my husky 1/2 impact.

Great info! I'll be living on the road in a 40ft converted school bus with an 8.3 Cummins. I have most all the tools already, that you mention, with the exception of some of the specialty tools like the filter strap. I like to be self-sufficient and do repairs myself.

I have been working in this industry for a long time, it’s a really good list I really like that.

Great video thanks for sharing! 👍

I got a long handle tekton 3/8 ratchet i use for doing couplers in skid steers so i dont have to completely pull the hydrostatic pump out, get it setting back just enough to fish that long dude in and it works sweet

Hello again Brandon Son, I believe if you keep going as you have started. You will go a long way. You have more Wisdom than most your age. That's to your parents and Grandparents credit!!! I believe your on the right track in your tool buying and using estimation. I look forward to seeing more your Videos. Take care and God Bless you.

Just started my first year in school for heavy duty and I love it! Thinking when summer hits I’m going to try to get a job at finning or something as an apprentice

@TexasEmpire

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome!

Like how u honest..good job..I'm a industrial diesel mechanic.....

Good list man… I’m in heavy equipment myself but very specific field and we use the hell out of 24 mm but everything from 8-41 mm metric and up to 1/4 to 2-1/2” SAE wrenches sockets as you can …, air hammer with long chisel tip a must…slide sledges, and large pry bars are a must … use 1/2 impact on nearly everything I can and 3/8 on smaller stuff but some times all you can get is hand tools to fit… for what I do the first purchase I made was 24” 1/2” drive ratchet and air hammer I had most the rest of the basics but the air hammer for me is an absolute must have for starting out… as for a do most everything plier knipex cobra or raptor can’t remember which they basically replace slip joint pipe wrench and adjustable pliers imo

Great video boss!

Great video. Thanks for doing it.

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video the stuff you work on is a tad bigger than the stuff that I work on. When I started I had up to 11/2" Its amazing how many more wrenches the heavy equipment tech needs over a auto tech. On the Lkeys Allen i found that the stubby's work better.

Good video. I will tell you that we used a 3/4 impact gun and a 1 inch gun all the time. This was shortly after starting out. My company paid for 1 inch stuff but 3/4 drive was on you.

Yeah totally look into the ICON wrench sets from harbor freight. I have been buying up those hand tools. The are no skip sizing wrench sets like they sell on the tool trucks. They go up to 1 1/8 inch in the SAE

Intersting, I work with high speed presses, some are similar some very different 😅

Great video. I really like your way of not being all snap-on.

Really nice and Helpful best of luck

Good info!

👍🏼 nice vid , I’ve been wrenching on heavy eq for 20 plus yrs an still buying tools , it never stops 😁

@ifitsnotbrokenfixit1193

4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't its almost scary.

@POSSUM3K3

4 жыл бұрын

I figure in about 40 more years of turning wrenches I should have everything I need lmao. Everytime I get my tool list whittled down I add about 20 more things on top of that.....The tool purchase shuffle, one step forward and two steps back hahaha

I would also recommend a 1/2 drive 1-1/2 socket and wrench for the trans and hydraulic filters, 1 socket for the smaller hydraulic filters, 7/8/22mm for the newer cartridge oil and fuel filters, strap wrenchs and big filter pliers too

Thank you,

We use the Dominator pry bars at work or the Mayhew ones and they are by far the cheapest and best for your buck they also have a striking cap

Went to a place called Texas hose pro in Dallas to get some hydraulics fittings for my job. I saw some of those air swivel fittings there. Would recommend checking out your local hose and fittings places for those.

Great video man! Subscribed uk fan

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Great video 😁

Great video man, I’m a heavy equip mechanic as well at a rental equipment dealer for a little over 3 years now. Only complaint I have is I work on a lot of Japanese and some British equipment actually , so I’ve got to carry wrenches/sockets in metric..wrench’s go from 8mm to 38mm I believe..about the same with sockets so just wanted to put it about there that if you’re working on foreign heavy equipment you’ll have to have big metrics set as well. Mostly harbor freight for me as far as that stuff goes lol..been beating the crap out of it for years..no complaints and nothing wrong with it for starting out.

@RememberThisKay

2 жыл бұрын

Please pass on this opportunity Participation in this will be paid $200 :) please put Kayleigh as “who referred you” I am also rewarded for participants So I work at a company called Vidlet and we do user experience research. So that basically just means that we are hired by companies to understand their customers. We were recently hired by a company who manufactures heavy equipment and they want to understand their customers! Do you operate any heavy equipment and works in either construction, concrete, road work, gravel and dirt hard scape? We would just want to understand what your day to day is like… What you do when the equipment breaks down… How you handle repairs. Stuff like that! We can either send you a list of questions through our app and you can answer them by recording yourself and then uploading them. Or we can invite you to a zoom interview and we can ask you the same questions live. docs.google.com/forms/d/1jH7yq0Vd744PrFXKim6ANyOe6YHCOh-mvKyazzA76EE/edit

If I'm borrowing it I'm buying it. I got a whole Amazon shopping cart I'm slowly whittling down that list, but I'll have it filled right back up in no time lol Always so many tools I find I really need. I figure in about another 40 years of turning wrenches I should have everything I need lmao

I have a set of sunex wrenches and they are awesome

Hi Texas Empire, Great video you have produced here, I really enjoyed it, great content. I particularly enjoyed the whole video describing your whole tool kit starting at 1:00. I felt it was really informative and you really brought the point across well. I am really interested in engineering and have had a career in engineering for over 28 years from everything from starting as a mechanics assistant to now a Project Manager. I enjoy sharing my skills and knowledge as well with others like yourself. I have provide training to others and had apprentices work with me to kick start there careers. I have started my own channel to share some of my knowledge. I thought your video was so good that I have subscribed and look forward to other content. Many thanks, Great job.

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@foreignermakingmoney-phili1458

3 жыл бұрын

@@TexasEmpire no problem, hope your channel goes from strenght to strenght

Hey man you did justice we cat dealer and I still buy all my stuff all around not off the tool truck but I'm same if going to break I get off the truck keep up im 5 years I love my job keep good work

@TexasEmpire

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Check out the icon torque wrenches especially the digital 1/2. My buddy let me use it and I was impressed

Lol it’s crazy how much shit we need. I just do semis and stuf but it’s pretty much the same except everything I use is usually 1/2 inch. But I know sometime in the future we will be getting electric trucks so I’m sure that will be more money we will have to spend on tools

Like the videos👍👍👍👍👍 will tell Mechanics about your videos

Thank you

@TexasEmpire

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks for making this video learned what to buy and not to buy. Big thumbs up 👍🏼 for Helping out the next generation of heavy equipment mechanics.

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support

Grey pneumatic also make awesome sockets and are usually complete I’ve had mine for 5 years and I’ve never broke one

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a brand I always forget because I don’t have any. But Iv heard nothing but good things!

Idk who wouldn’t use a creeper other than the rare case, i have a low profile creeper with side trays built in the plastic mold, cheap, and rolls great!

I work on garbage trucks man and I agree I have even harbor freight ratchets thag far outlast my Mac ones I have a 1/2 long ratchet swivel head have had to replace the head twice

The mayhew bars have the best steel and they private label a lot for the tool trucks

Love the shirt. Which Holt you work for

That would be awesome to work at cat, you should pick up a pliers set and screwdriver set to show off that are cat, but snap on at 1/2 the price. Do they have the tools instock normally or do you guys gotta order them in?

Nails video man but u have a make a video tour from you tool box. Thanks man.

Astro makes probably the best bang for your buck air tools in my opinion, the Thor v2 1/2 will do just about everything. The Thor v2 3/4 is really handy for tracks. I have the snap on battery power tools and honestly I like them but the DeWalt dcf 900 would be your best bet starting 1/2 cordless. I've got John Deere SAE wrenches and some bigger John Deere and Pittsburgh. I've got an old set of snap on FD+ wrenches in metric from when I worked on cars. I also heavily suggest avoiding comfort grips and going for hard handle and chromes. They stay clean way longer. I've got the EZ red flex head 24 inch 1/2 ratchet. It works pretty great. If you really need a 3/4 ratchet I like the snap on L872 but I'm pretty sure Williams makes a similar head and I'm not sure about different pull handles with it. Don't bother with the blue point hex kits to start, gear wrench makes a great kit also.

Hey man, you're doing it great! Keep posting videos, even if they're short or parts of the same series... Just a thought, select 3 tools and make a full review of why you should get them for a daily basis. And the more I like from you, you are not a Tool Truck fanboy, you see the value of the tools and your recommendations are based on that. Never change that. Keep going!

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure why I’m just not seeing this comment! But thank you!

I just bought a mayhew dominator prybar and its skookum!

I want one of those hats 😂😂

@JustinAnderson-mp8ri

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

I've been in the game 3 years or so so still a newbie I don't have any 3/8 stuff at all just 1/2 personally I don't think if your new you need both just get one for the time being but idk I dont have the experience with 3/8 if I tried it I might say different

Air tools: the swivel, they sell them at harbor freight, I use them on all my air tools, no leaks (yet) after a year, and no loss of air flow that I can tell.

Quinn master impact socket sets are cheaper and they last, no skips and lifetime warranty

Buy the Tekton right off the Tekton website. First time buyers get a 10% discount. All purchases wrack up points which can be applied to future purchases and result in a discount. Screw Amazon. Very well done video. You could be the next star on here.

Tekton kicks ass for the money

Good start... @truck mechanic told me about you. Did you know that if you buy @tekton from their wab site, they give you 10% back towards future purchases.

@TexasEmpire

4 жыл бұрын

I did not know that! Thanks for the info!

Great video loved it very much but I only have one question where did that pipe wrench come from?

@TexasEmpire

Жыл бұрын

UPRR

I don't know about him but at my truck shop tmc transportation one of the very first things you need is a angle die grinder 15 bucks at harbor freight won't last long but will last until your first paycheck

I'm a truck mechanic I always go right btinthe test light

Hey man I will be attending Central Texas college in about a month for their diesel technology program and curious how you got into the career and any recommendations going into it?

I would just say it depends on the guy ur learning from my guy that I started off learning from let me go through his box as a I needed when I first started and that is because I would take care of his stuff he would not let anyone else even look at his box

Knee pads i use a fair bit too

Best video that's

Hey witch milwaukee bit set from your video?

The only thing i can add to the video is husky pry bar set with striking ends are pretty good and way better priced thant tool truck brand. Also if you go the electric route instead of air get stubby 3/8 and high torque 1/2 will save you a lot of time and that setup will last you a while also with screw drivers hes not wrong but i think the sunex set for like 50$ is a better option cause it also comes with torx and is just less of a pain to deal with. For the light id go with the small streamlight its 30$ and a starting technition is going to lose a few before they find a permanent spot for it that they can remember to return it to, But other than that hes spot on

@TexasEmpire

2 жыл бұрын

You know I just saw those husky pry bars in a video a couple days ago. I didn’t even know they had those. They looks pretty good. Thanks for watching!

He really goes on the cheap for tools, but I guess he saves alot of money.

I used a lot of 1/4 inch

Does anyone have links or a price breakdown of these tools?

when you talk prices are you referring in CAD or USD ?

Hey man, great video. I work on semis and I got some of the tools you mentioned. I wanted to suggest a good option for a rechargeable pen light. Harbor freight sells this light (sku: 56511). Been using it for a few months now and it's been great. Bright and works really well.

@ryanfrancis9893

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a good one. Keep it in your pocket. It will be one of if not the most used tool.

What wrench’s from 1 inch to 2 inch should you get? What are the main big standard wrench’s needed?

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

The most common ones I use are 1”3/8, 1”1/2 , 1”5/8 and sometimes 1”7/8. I have everything from 5/16 to 2” though. Those sizes are normally on hydraulic hoses. I always use a 1”3/8. I have 3 different styles of that that one size for weird situations with hoses. Made my life a lot easier.

Torx t15 20 25 and 27. That 100% they love t27 for some reason. T 30 aswell..t40 and 45 55 and shit get whole set omg

It's funny you mentioned the grips on those Mayhew pry bars because Mac and Matco pry bars are Mayhew pry bars lol

You work for holt cat nice man I work for warren cat glad to have found your channel nice video

@blazebox71

3 жыл бұрын

@@grzegorz16100 yea man its great I love it

Man I’m in grade 11 looking to get into the trade. Got a 4 credit co op with a shop I’d like to work at and hopefully get hired after my co op but I’m hoping if I bust my ass do as they say and learn as much as I can and give them 5 full months free work and show them what I can do, I’m hoping I can land an apprenticeship after high school

@POSSUM3K3

4 жыл бұрын

Good trade to get into! Always work and good pay no matter where you go in the heavy equipment or diesel world. Keep at it and learn as much as you can and start saving up for your tools that's an investment in yourself and you will always need to fix something whether it's your own stuff or some company's stuff. Good luck in your adventure hope it happens for ya!

@prestonkerr4421

4 жыл бұрын

POSSUM3K3 thanks I plan to farm on the side(family farm) so I wanted to get into a trade that’d be very useful on the farm as I’d be fixing my own equipment. Ya lots of work everywhere. Thank you

I’m torn between going to school for heavy equipment maintenance and general heavy diesel maintenance. I’m guessing there will be a lot of knowledge that Carrie’s over between the 2 but what do you more experienced guys think would be the best bang for my buck?

@TexasEmpire

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I won’t be much help here. I don’t know anything about tech school. I would assume heavy equipment would cover most of heavy diesel plus equipment? But I’m not sure. Hopefully somebody more knowledgeable will comment!

If you take them air swivels and put both ends for your air hose on it you can use it with any tool vs just one. I have the 44 inch harbor freight box and it's okay, but the drawers open whenever it's slightly uneven. Kind of annoying.

@TexasEmpire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

On the big wrenches starting out on a budget, China's from Flea Market and the like to start out. You break it not out slot of money on the large wrenches.

This is why many do not want this type of job. Tools are not cheap. The company should supply or help with cost.

@TexasEmpire

Жыл бұрын

Man I’ve really started to see that. When I started with holt I was completely new to the field. So I didn’t even know companies did that. Since iv moved on from horn and met other guys that have been turning a wrench for years but didn’t have hardly any tools. I was so confused. But then they told me about how their old company supplied most tools. They barely needed anything. And to me that would open the door to so many more people jumping into this craft.

Did you ever do the Tools within first 6 months video?

What do you think for points? With the high torque are 6 points better or 12 points?

@TexasEmpire

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer 6 point all day. That’s just my opinion though

My 1/2 drive goes to 1 1/4 and up to 36mm