Couldn’t fix a fucking ham sandwich…….. another legendary quote from your good self 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍
@spiket4
3 жыл бұрын
As a field service engineer working on Diesel generators. Over the years I have learnt that you do break or lose tools on site. That's why I now use Halfords advanced tools that only cost a few £££ if lost. And another thing an old guy told me as an apprentice. The box you keep your tools in doesn't make you an engineer.
@tinytonymaloney7832
3 жыл бұрын
I have to say I do agree with you there completely. What I hate more bi's if you lose a spanner or socket from a set and you cannot buy just that one replacement part to restore the set. As you get older you tend to leave the odd driver on site, bleeding annoying. Senilism 😂😂
@deezelfairy
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Im a mobile forklift engineer and things tend to get lost before broken, stolen occasionally too (backwards and forward to the van ect). Once had a 22, 24 & 30mm halfords pro spanner knicked in a builders merchant when going back to my van that was 20 feet away - I was pissed off for a day. If they were Snap-on I'd be crying for a week
@Jimbo2922
3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha you can say that again currently our joint tool box consists of a tub for stuff like pliersetc two cheap Aldi kits and the rest is in an empty tin of biscuits my next project I'm thinking is a solo one of restoring an old digger to clean out besides the old garage at mine then put in a shed of some sort and find an old tractor or car to try and restore it
@fenlandrob6203
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Mucker just watched it with my 16 year old Son who’s starting college doing a agricultural course. I told him to listen to you and everything you said is true!! Fenland Rob
@andybowyer3602
3 жыл бұрын
My lads just got an apprenticeship an he's all goin all goofy over tools thinking he needs a fcukin 10k snap off tool chest lol. He will be watching this video tomorrow mark my words! Wise words here from the Lord!! Hope your lad does well😉👌
@ianphillips2498
3 жыл бұрын
When I was an apprentice,the Foreman gave me a lecture on buying tools, dont buy anything you can’t afford to buy outright, don’t buy anything you aren’t prepared to lose as over time you will lose more than you will ever break and your expensive lifetime warranty is worthless then, don’t buy anything you aren’t prepared to modify to get a job done, and I won’t say what he threatened to do to me if he caught me anywhere near a Snap-on van or buying tools on credit !
@jimmeroniuk8266
3 жыл бұрын
That man gave you great life advice
@SabretoothBarnacle
3 жыл бұрын
I'm using quite a lot of my grandpa's tools from the 40s and 50s. I mixed these with a lot of Halfords Professional tools and other 2nd hand bits. The only other thing I would add is get a proper decent BS marked safety glasses...
@martinhopkins4421
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I've been tinkering with stuff most of my life. Coming from a farming background and now being a plant operator/fitterI've never paid too much for tools as they often get lost/misplaced or occasionaly abused.The Halfords advanced sockets do put up with a lot, not managed to break a rachet in over 25 years( they even better when they on sale) Def leppard "pour some sugar on me" always does it for me
@shaunqueale282
3 жыл бұрын
This should be compulsory viewing for every apprentice. Started my apprenticeship in 88, with a new, but empty "Stanley" 9 draw top box. Funnily, contains only 2 tools are Snap-off, the rest are the good, the bad and the ugly. Each tool is worth a hell of a lot more than what I paid at the time. I'm still adding to it!!!
@stevec9653
3 жыл бұрын
Having had my van & tools nicked twice in 40 years as a mechanic it's the tools I'd made for specific jobs that I really missed
@russdavis1960
3 жыл бұрын
Tools don't make a mechanic any better... it's experience.
@patrickcampbell7307
3 жыл бұрын
Wise words that all beginners should listen to. Not alone is it cheaper to buy second hand but the tools from 15-20 years ago are far better quality than the shite they are selling today and that includes snapon.
@chrisharding7203
3 жыл бұрын
I own a collection of stahlwille and king dick tools. Mostly because they were cheap from car boot sales and also because I am very childish about the names. Halfords also knock off the price of the VAT just after Christmas
@EricWillis77
3 жыл бұрын
Wise advice. You are right no need for super expensive tools to fix stuff. 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🇳🇿🇦🇺
@user-vj7nw3pe4i
3 жыл бұрын
Dead right Mucker when my brother was an apprentice Mechanic he spent a couple of weeks paying off a small socket set and left it in the booth of a customers car by mistake , when he realised where he had left it, it was to late the customer had already collected the car so the service manager rang the customer up to see if it was still there but the customer said no he must be mistaken it wasn't there . What a dirty B$#@&rd to take an apprentices tools or anyones tools
@ryanj9859
3 жыл бұрын
Get yourself a halfords trade card and get most things out of there lifetime warranty and quite good quality for the price especially if your starting out int he trade
@Tuscaforge
3 жыл бұрын
Been a Aviation tech for 38 years and seen a lot of mechanics with high dollar tools that couldn't wrench themselves out of a paper bag. Don't get me wrong I buy good tools, but like you I don't pay full price. Lots of bargains out there. You just need to be patient.
@Equiluxe1
3 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid 1970's I purchased a Japanese made ETC brand socket set and some polish ring and open end spanners, I still have them and use them, Have not lost any of them as I always place them back in the box as soon as I have used them never put any tool down thinking I will need that in a minute as that is how they get lost. I have broken one socket (21mm) and that was because I had a putlock on the tee bar undoing a lorrys wheel nut. I had to buy cheap back then as I was on £15 a week.
@petersimmons4749
3 жыл бұрын
Great video I worked with a guy £40,000 of Snapon kit £10000 of debt. Song Phil Collins I'm not moving from Face Value album. If you think it say it!
@tommyhanlon8012
3 жыл бұрын
One of your best vids & Great advice. The very nice rep kept trying to tempt me every workshop he seen me in when I was young & foolish. Eventually I told him one day in front of the owner, " listen Greg, on the money I'm being paid, I can't afford Snap-On tools, I can only afford 'Snap-Out-Of-It' tools" .. ... Both him & my then boss broke their Bollix laughing.
@steamfan7147
3 жыл бұрын
All good points, don't fall for the advertising hype and don't do things, anything, impulsively. Where I live Pawn shops usually have bins full of random sockets for $.50-2.00 each depending on size. Ratchets for $3-5 etc, etc. A person with a half hour to kill can usually walk out with a full kit and the drawer box to put it in for $100 and still have change enough for a decent lunch. Also Farm and Heavy equipment auctions. I have bought a lot of good tools out of the "smalls" row for cheap. The "smalls" row are the lots that are a pile or pallet of random tools and junk. They don't earn much for the auctioneer, so they typically run through them quick to get the the big ticket items. Best deal I got so far was a $20 pallet of junk that had a nearly new 3/4" drive Williams complete socket set in the bottom.
@davesanford4798
Жыл бұрын
I know when I started out in the 90's. I got a bunch of snap on and other high end tools and a snap on box. Happiest day was when that damn snap on bill was paid off. If I had to do it again knowing what I know now. I would have only gotten only a few snap on things and the rest habor freight. U definitely don't need snap on to get the job done. Awesome video as always Mucker keep them coming👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@wackedable
3 жыл бұрын
Favourite song Steve Earl - copperhead Road
@chucklez1956
3 жыл бұрын
hear in the states you can get a really good set of tools like Kolbert or Craftsmen for a couple hundred bucks and they have a life time warrantee, Now as for my favorite song that's tuff but I think I would say Eric Clapton Layla
@petefisk
3 жыл бұрын
Wise words Mucker, and when you youngens borrow a tool from your mentor, or the old guy in the corner, or even the flash git with the Snap on mansion, who ever. Ask to borrow it, use it, clean it and put it straight back where it came from and tell them. Cos if it dont come back for a day or so, it wont be going back in your hands again.
@trams66
3 жыл бұрын
Comfortable numb by Pink Floyd 👍. Fucking MINT 👌
@andybowyer3602
3 жыл бұрын
Halfords advance range is actually quite good infact it's very good, lifetime guarantee! Our kid has it if he breaks tools (he always does 🤣) he walks in our local branch of halfords and the swap the tool like for like without asking a single question as to how it has broken the just grab the tool off of the rack and exchange it! Proper good that!!😉👍
@doctorevil7352
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic advice Mucker. Song, AC/DC Why do they kick you when your down.
@WatchWesWork
3 жыл бұрын
Do you have pawn shops in the UK? Over here they are a good place to find tools. Just don't think too much about how they got them...
@LordMuck
3 жыл бұрын
Yes we have them Wes but like you say, I'm not sure how I'd feel buying stuff knowing some scrote had probably stolen the tools.
@royster211085
3 жыл бұрын
When I started as a gas apprentice, the guys I worked with put all their old tools together in a box as a welcome. They served me well for years! Never forget that. Favourite song - seasaw by the xx
@GARDENER42
3 жыл бұрын
What a thoroughly decent gesture by them.
@LordMuck
3 жыл бұрын
Decent folk back then and still a few around today.
@martinmumper3355
3 жыл бұрын
I was given a new socket set and tool box full of stuff at the start of my apprenticeship not snap on but every month the snap on guy would both me and he got a short answer the old guy that was teaching me always said you could almost fix anything with a adjustable a hamer and a flat and Philips screwdriver I have never had expensive tools mid range all the time sometimes cheap for one off jobs I have seen people spend thousands on tools and not even finish the course
@murph294
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Kurt I use teng bahco and draper expert sockets and spanners as for pliers I tend to stick to sealy my favourite song would be whitesnake here we go again
@gilbert7794
3 жыл бұрын
I love car boots for the old tools that where built to last and still to this day do a great job.
@geoffreygill3941
3 жыл бұрын
interesting as always Kurt, never understand the fascination with snap on, personally really like facom stuff, its really well made. fav song? out of the black-royal blood
@tonyr1963
3 жыл бұрын
Good advice. When I started mechanicing in 1980 the only two common brands to give a lifetime guarantee were Snap On and Britool. I almost fell into the “on the drip” trap when I bought a half inch drive Britool socket set. The car salesman at the garage saw the new set and asked how much it cost. When I told him he flipped. Called the “van man” a robbing B’stard and told me not to use it as it was going back the following week when the van came back. He took me down to the local auto shop and we bought a Draper set for about a third of the price. I’ve still got that set and I’ve only broken one socket in the forty years I’ve had it. Although I was only in the motor trade as a mechanic until 1990 I still do all of my own repairs as well as fixing my kids cars now. I have exactly that Snap On tool chest but I bought Clarke roll cabinet and mid cabinet to put it on. Decent stuff at a fraction of SnapOn prices. I do think the quality difference between top brands and cheaper stuff has narrowed immensely in the forty years I’ve been buying tools. Back in those days cheap stuff like Hilka and Kamasa were rubbish. The steel wasn’t anywhere near as strong as top brands and the fit of spanner’s and sockets was terrible. I buy a lot of Clarke sets now if I need new tools. Decent quality at a decent price. And I think if you buy the Pro range you get a lifetime guarantee too. My favourite song 🤔 If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot.
@megedwards313
3 жыл бұрын
I have lots of Sealy ,draper sets that I brought years ago and still going strong , I love Mac tools but that's my preference xx
@mambofred7625
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love my Halfords professional gear, my boxes are 60% Halfords, 15% snap-on, some britool, some missalanious, I've my gear on all kinds. Landrovers, transits, mitsubishi etc. But I'm a joiner. But my sets last 20 years and going well. I always give the same advice to apprentices, although our stuff is makita, dewalt, festool etc. Same principle though. I always tell them, better to do the job with a £1 tool than not be able to do the job at all. Your time will come.
@chrisharris8727
3 жыл бұрын
Favourite Song - that’s really difficult I reckon it has to be “Always look on the bright side of life” from the film “Life of Brian” by Monty Python. It’s so good I want it played at my funeral 😀👍🏻
@donc81
3 жыл бұрын
Everything you’ve said is spot on. I’ve been a diesel mechanic for the last 20 years and I was fortunate enough to not fall into the trap of buying a new toolbox from the big high dollar manufacturers. I know the pressures of wanting nice tools especially when starting at a new shop. Sometimes you almost have to buy the expensive tools because the shop requires you to have certain items but if your able to resist and be frugal I promise it will be worth the wait
@LordMuck
3 жыл бұрын
That's so true Don.
@jasonlewin2878
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video again favourite song AC-DC high way to hell
@bmacd2112
3 жыл бұрын
Very good advice! I've seen a lot of young fellas fall into the "tool truck trap". They can keep you poor until you die and you still won't have every tool they offer.
@Mr.M1STER
Жыл бұрын
The halfords advanced stuff is good quality and really affordable. Especially if you buy the sets during sales and it is very easy to get a trade card too which knocks another few quid off. The lifetime warranty on it speaks for itself too.
@garyprovini3370
3 жыл бұрын
Good tools help but the man behind the tools is what makes everything work
@BestUserNameUK
2 жыл бұрын
Sound advice. Some of my best tools are 50yrs old. Makes I have are King Dick, Britool, Gordon, Steadfast, Roebuck, etc. Buy British 'New Old Stock'.. Plenty on ebay. More than likely made from good quality Sheffield steel.
@colinchurch7500
3 жыл бұрын
Favorite all time song. 'Love will tear us apart' by Joy Division.
@paralogregt
3 жыл бұрын
Still have a couple of spanners, i borrowed from the army 40 years ago.
@ianwood6814
3 жыл бұрын
I have always told my apprentices to buy the best that you can afford at the time, but stay clear of cheap shite. Buy it cheap buy it twice!
@karlsimms7243
3 жыл бұрын
Another great video. My go to spanner for hydraulic fittings is a 22mm Kamasa!!! Nothing special but it served me well as l was given the set when l was 15!!! 30yrs old and still going strong. 👌👌👌
@michaelhorn5633
3 жыл бұрын
excellent video mucker, lost many a snapon allen key, nothing more annoying than an allen key set with a " spare hole" in the plastic holder, now find wera or bondhus way better and much cheaper, fav song at moment, supertramp take the long way home
@farmersson6721
3 жыл бұрын
Paradise city guns n roses love that’s tune real banger
@MagnumCamNZ
3 жыл бұрын
Marty Mone, Hit the diff! Toolbox building was 1 of the few things my drop kick old man taught me and to this day the only major brand kit I have is a powerbuilt 9 draw box brand new as cheap 1 fell to bits after 5yrs in the elements on back of my ute and a stanley 3/8th drive socket set. All the rest is life time warranty trade quality gear from the auto parts shop's that generally alot cheaper then snap-on etc and does the trick perfectly and wallet don't cry as much if lose 1 in a field or have to modify for a job with grinder or mig welder lol. Great video mucka! Cheers n beer's from New Zealand 👍👍🍻🍻🔧🚜🇳🇿
@falksweden
3 жыл бұрын
This is excellent piece of advice. Buy used! Buy it for money you have in the pocket! A couple of weeks ago I bought six (!) used Bahco adjustables in different sizes on Facebook Marketplace. Payed like 40 quid.
@topoftheleaguemostlygamer3021
3 жыл бұрын
You gotta have 3 ratchets in my opinion . Your good one, your everyday use one and your give it all hell's abuse ratchet.
@bayleyanderson8178
3 жыл бұрын
And if you have to cut up a tool to make it fit, it doesn’t break your heart if it’s a cheap one
@billupstateny9151
3 жыл бұрын
Rolling stones, Can't Always Get What You want but if you try sometime, you get what you need w/ London Philharmonic Orchestra .
@vwboy57
3 жыл бұрын
BAHCO is a Snap ON brand and make good stuff for a fraction of the price, very good value here in AUSTRALIA
@LordMuck
3 жыл бұрын
They knew the only way to take out the competition was to buy them. Bahco tool sets, adjustable and cutting tools are first class.
@iainmel1
3 жыл бұрын
Bahco is Swedish, started by Bernt August Hjorth, BAH, hence BAHCO
@dieselhatz4247
3 жыл бұрын
Bahco was bought by the SNA Group, they own lots of tool brands, Snap-On and Bahco being two of them.
@normangibson9907
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video as always but serious common sense for any lads coming up these days especially with the price of tools. I'm a chippy by trade and fell into the"I need the best" trap when I started 35 years ago because the older guys had the better gear . Put me under severe pressure to the point I nearly packed it in so good on ya for putting it across so well to start small and work up over the years. Jobs a goodun mucker 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@timknights7980
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Lord Muck, love the videos, keep them coming! I started out out with a little Clarke box with sockets, ratchets and spanner’s which my dad + grandad bought me when I started my apprenticeship. They added a hammer and oil filter tool in there for me too. I think it was just over £100. Over the years when stuff got lost or broke I replaced them with snap on but I still have a lot of that original kit left. Snap on do deals sometimes, so I bought a set of torx screw driver set which came with a complete screwdriver set. I know it is an expensive kit to start with but at least I got something extra (in my eyes anyway!). Halfords and others are just as good especially with the lifetime warranty. My box is made up with all sorts of brands! Any way keep up the good work, and to answer your question, my fav song is Oasis, Live forever. Cheers and do well 👍
@mikejh321
3 жыл бұрын
When I started off in 1974 I bought heyco and elora tools and still use them today I’ve added over the years using lifetime Halfords advance and seally never liked snap on it’s just expensive bling that don’t do anything different to more cheaper quality brands as for the song that’ll be what a wonderful world as was my dads fave and always reminds me of him 👍🏼👍🏼
@heavymachinery2843
3 жыл бұрын
I only use german or austrian made tools like gedore hazet knipex stahlwille and more
@ABH313
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent info 👍 listen to this guy...the money is better when it's in the bank
@andybowyer3602
3 жыл бұрын
Alright mucka!👌🤣
@tigerspook1
3 жыл бұрын
It's Now or Never, by Elvis Presley..........
@rossmarkle1713
3 жыл бұрын
Again I would like to shake your hand. You sir need to be invited into any and all trades schools and high school tech departments and pass this along.i too try do do this whenever I get the chace. Keep up the good work thanks.
@GarethPierce69
3 жыл бұрын
Great advice. I’m just a hobby spannerer and still building up my collection. Only get the ‘expensive’ stuff when it’s cheap! LOVE a bargain. Got my t-shirt! Happy supporter.
@richwells9220
3 жыл бұрын
Superb vid Mucker. Always good to hear from somebody who knows what they're talking about. Brilliant 👏
@MrJamestoon
3 жыл бұрын
Still got the same socket set I got from Lidl for £30 at the start of my apprenticeship 10 years ago and it’s still the one I use now.
@theskepticalnegativist1004
3 жыл бұрын
A tip, you need 4of each. 10mil, 13mil, 1/2", 9/16". 2 to use, one to miss place and one i reserv.
@TheGingerGenius78
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, totally agree when I started out at college and industry at 17-18 I was extremely lucky my father took me to the local Lucas branch and let me select a basic set of tools they were mostly Draper expert back in 1995-1996 and I still have a lot of them now, they did exactly what they should do! Later on I was lucky enough to start building up a good selection of Snap On tools and cabinet and roll chest but I was able to buy a trade in 26” roll cab and box from the van for £600 and then a few years later swapped it for my 42” roll cab and box for similar money ! I still have that box and a large amount of snap on gear but I’m actually choosey about what I buy as quite a bit of there gear is just branded tools you can buy exactly the same but cheeper else where ! The thing I tell new people too tools is similar to your advice. The benefit to me for the Snap On tools I have is I will buy something I use day in day out and likely to wear out or get damaged in the line of duty and the fact I can get it changed on the van easily etc but I will still go to my local engineering factors for tools. Love my collection of Bacho adjustables and all but one I have picked up cheep from eBay and such ! I do hope the new people into the industry can take the advice and help themselves to build quality kits for sensible money! Keep up the good work !
@stevenroberts7627
3 жыл бұрын
Spot on comments, bought a Teng box and kit as I started 20ish years ago and most of it is still going.
@CPthetooladdict
2 жыл бұрын
Very well explained much better then anyone I have ever heard!!
@LordMuck
2 жыл бұрын
Now show us how it should be done 😂
@iainbrims3776
3 жыл бұрын
Worked on fishing boat repairs for a while, never forget pulling a bucket of spanner’s up onto the pier rope broke whole lot in the bottom of the harbour, best advert for buying cheap tools!
@masseyman6290
3 жыл бұрын
Mike and the Mechanics, Living Years.
@henrysaunders8891
Жыл бұрын
Have you thought about putting a box or a couple boxes together (I have no doubt people would donate tools!) and do a give away? But to enter it’d have to be someone either entering an engineering career or within their 1st year and looking to upgrade as you say?
@LordMuck
Жыл бұрын
Stay tuned for next month 😉👍👍
@henrysaunders8891
Жыл бұрын
@@LordMuck I’ll be here if you are!
@ProjectMarlin
3 жыл бұрын
When I stated out in the plant trade, all the guys and lads took the piss out of me for buying Halfords Professional tools rather than selling my sole to the snap-on van. Those tools will never last the said, Well 20 years later I'm still using the same spanners. I've seen some real crap mechanics with a very expensive tool box.
@orange5fox
3 жыл бұрын
Some good advice there, pretty much mirrored by my own experience. Buy good quality without spending ridiculous amounts, only buy what you need, and only replace things if they turn out to be shite. I'm in the cycle industry at the moment, and it's an odd one compared to everywhere else, most mechanics think it's a bit weird to have your own tools, and expect everything to be supplied by the employer.
@beakittelscherz5419
3 ай бұрын
My first Tools I got from german "Craigslist" (Kleinanzeigen) and the good thing about that is: Buy old stuff from wellnamed and good Branches for low budget and clean them up/ repair if necessary. Scrapyard finds provided me and my Garden with endless tools that are practicly cost a fraction there compaired with new stuff and it is like a scavenger hunt and much fun to renew them. If you can weld, have a hammer and a hex saw you can make all kinds of tools work again! I had a piece of railroad as an anville for a long time, and still wish I hadnt give it away. There is also a second aspect to that: You need old stuff that you can cut and weld to make special tools that you need or want. Find a good scrapyard and keep coming back!
@patrickhosking613
3 жыл бұрын
Hello mucky, totally agree with you, wise words indeed. I’m in the motor trade and I’ve still got most of my west German kamasa spanner’s and half inch sockets,they’re 40 years old now. Yes some have split and shit themselves and been replaced with other makes,including “rip off” (snap on) and mac. I always say to the lads that I’ve had start with me,buy the best you can afford for now and when they bust replace them with better. That’s how I’ve done it and I don’t walk straight onto the van now if I bust something. I’ve found that some of the lidl, parkside stuff is good, and reasonable too, in fact their 40piece bit set is the same as the mac one,only one quarter of the price. Now the record choice ac/dc THUNDERSTRUCK. LOOOOUUUUDDDD!!!!! Thanks for another cracking vid 👌👍
@philglover2973
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video mucker thanks for your time 🇬🇧 🚜🇬🇧🚜🇬🇧🚜🇬🇧🚜
@chucklez1956
3 жыл бұрын
oops fat fingers that's Kobalt tools at Lowes
@SuperCzechmate
3 жыл бұрын
Good advice Kurt. Favorite song, 8 ball by underworld (it’s in The Beach). Btw, I was surprised, they don’t have snap on here in France, in fact I haven’t found anyone who has even heard of them. Façom is good gear and here we have another good make; SAM. (Appropriate for me)
@LordMuck
3 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of BETA in France also. Lumpkin loves his Facom stuff.
@antlane365
3 жыл бұрын
I still have my big Kamasa socket set from when I started in 1981, ratchet wore out though and no other one will fit in its place. Howard Jones, New song, record.
@johnharris1636
4 ай бұрын
Sultans of Swing. My folks gave me a small box of Craftsman tools when I was in my teens. I supplemented them with a lot of road finds. A few years back I bought some Cobalt tools from Lowe’s ‘cause I wanted something more shiny. There were the odd tools that employers were getting rig of so I do have some Snap On but the Craftsman’s have served me really well!
@davros517
3 жыл бұрын
If tools work, who cares how much they cost - posing is expensive !. Favoutite song , that would be " Love is a stranger " by the Eurythmics - cracking track for us oldies
@samkennerley5951
3 жыл бұрын
All I can say is DONT DO IT! I started HGV mechanic nearly 10 years ago now. I was the one on the snap on van and got hooked in by them. My full set up box and tools stands me at £17000. Just buy cheap cheap to start off. Yep fair enough trucks need a lot of specialist equipment and that cost you but you can get all these from tractor and truck shows. Don't fall for the SHINY SHINY
@kenmurray4232
3 жыл бұрын
Bought my first set of 1/2" sockets & a ratchet from Craftsman 50 plus years ago. 1/3 the price of Snap-On. I still have them & use them. Did not see the value for the expensive stuff when I had the same warranty. Favourite song is Kashmir by Led Zeppelin. Cheers
@buildthingsrepairthings8950
3 жыл бұрын
Halfords advanced. Sealey. Bacho And knipex👍.
@stephennewman4693
3 жыл бұрын
Bahco got my 1st adjustable at 17 years old used it the weekend I'm now 54
@huskykev9037
3 жыл бұрын
Work mostly on chainsaws etc, spent €250 in Aldi/Lidl when I started 3 years ago. 200 piece socket&spanner set and a battery impact and grinder. As stuff breaks I’ve replaced with King Tony or Bahco at cost price which the garage sells.
@norman32949
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid as always Mucker and after nearly 45 years in construction/engineering I still take the advice of 'buy it as you require it'. Now as for a favourite tune here's one you may remember if you ever listened to Radio Luxembourg in the 70's/80's its "Maybe the Morning" by Sunny Leslie - which was the tune that was played at the end of the nights broadcasting - strange but hey it evokes good times.
@rolandjones5832
3 жыл бұрын
Wise words there mate . Nothing else matters - Metallica.
@jimclements3190
3 жыл бұрын
Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC, Draper Expert from Halfords and local tool stores and Clark Blue Tool boxes from Machine Mart ,all excellent in my drunken opinion 🍺🍺🏁👀
@craigorford9932
3 жыл бұрын
All my tools are Teng Tools,Halfords advance,Stanley screwdrivers,Eswing hammers,set of pliers are Kennerdy.Allen keys and torqs bits are Faithful,set of mole grips And still looking for bargains on eBay.my tool box is a no name brand and better made than snap on.Makita drills and impact drivers and DAB Radio all bought when sales are on eBay All my spanner’s are 2 of each,And there are more tools all engraved I think in the 30 years ish I have spent about 2k yes it’s a lot of money but over 30 years it’s peanuts buy good quality,And don’t lend it out. Do not get in debt for a company to do there work!
@syzsounds
3 жыл бұрын
Evenin M'lud, Brilliant video and really good to see/hear, I started with borrowed tools from my dad , All sorts of random stuff including woodworking stuff. All shoved in a rusty toolbox from the tip ! Nowadays i love Halfords advanced kit and have a few sets , Dont get me wrong id love snap on kit but my tools do the same job for a 1/3rd of the price and im good with that. Brand snobbery for fu***its does my head in .
@Ibsonlovesyou
7 ай бұрын
"Couldn't fix a fucking ham sandwich" 🤣That made me chuckle. I don't own a single snap on tool.... I like having the right tool for the job, I do, but it doesn't have to be the most expensive for me.
@greighenderson4464
3 жыл бұрын
Great advise for the youngsters, only spend what you can afford to at the time, getting a decent tool box together takes years especially specialist service tooling, something rather satisfying about making your own though, may take a few attempts to get it to work mind but when it does I guarantee you’ll have the biggest grin and a “ham sandwich” brilliant 😂 Favourite song is a tough one, I will have to go with The Travelling Willbury’s End of the Line because we’ll it’s alright 😎. 🐶🚜🛠👍👌
@VincesEngines
2 жыл бұрын
Good advice, I remember when I started off most of the mechanics I worked with just had a cantilever tool box and some of them full of mostly nuts and bolts and still managed to get the job done mostly from borrowing tools off us apprentices but I know modern vehicles have a lot of different fasteners.
@bobpaterson1845
3 жыл бұрын
Great advice Kurt 👍 I've never bought cheap due to the fact am allergic to pain 🙄☹️ I have a draper socket set I bought more than 40 yrs ago still going strong 💪 and I do have a snap on box which I bought second hand for £100 still goin strong 👍👍
@whitestream5233
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent advise about getting good tools. Yes the Snap on stuff is good but bloody expensive. I started out with a second hand box of various tools bought for £8 and a hilka socket set that cost me £12. Then just bought what I needed when I could afford it. My favourite song and means a lot to me is "A travelling soldier" by the Dixie Chicks. Makes me tear up every time I hear it. All the best .
@te55aboo
3 жыл бұрын
Summer of 69 Brian Adams
@richardparton1655
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot on with the advice, I started with shite stuff kazma crap in 1982 and have named tools now even Aldi shite.as long as they do the job who cares. Best song, U2 the unforgettable fire.
@RCUKScaleModels
3 жыл бұрын
great video Lord Mark I have Parkside tools from Lidl's and they are great tools. my favourite song Genesis - Driving the last spike (1991).
@thegregdavieschannel
3 жыл бұрын
Bacho tools are pretty good, the few I've broken broke because I was abusing the shit out of them. Record tools I'm yet to brake. Torx bits are useful for removing rounded out Allen screws. If your looking buy better quality tools start with the tools that need good quality materials to work. So Allen keys, torx bits (if your work needs them), circlip pliers, drifts/punches and maybe a ratchet. Facom do a reasonably priced ratchet with a rotating handle which is great when your in a tight space. Hammers don't need to be of great quality. 90% of the time, cheap sockets and spanners are ok, if you find your self breaking them, then look to upgrade. It's also worth bearing in mind that tools often get lost more than they break so bare in mind that cheaper tools are easier to replace. Personally I wouldn't buy snap on because id be afraid of loosing them. If your doing onsite work they have a habit of getting lost no matter how careful you are.
@Tomcat71
Жыл бұрын
A good tech makes the tools, Tools dont make the tech. Learn the skill not the debt. I've been working on shit since the late 80's and I get the cheapest I can get away with because Almost everything made nowadays is only made in a few places, and the quality is pretty close to each other. plus you dont want to get a huge lump of debt for tools and then come to the realization you hate the job.
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