The Tools You Need To Fix Cars At Home!
Just starting to work on your own car or truck? I’ll break down hand tools, power tools, floor jacks, jack stands, specialty tools and more! I’ll also reveal a great mechanics set if you’re just getting started!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Automotive Tools Overview
01:17 Hand Tools
02:23 Great Mechanics Tool Start for Getting Started
03:59 Hand Tools I Use the Most
07:09 Cheap vs Expensive Hand Tool Sets
09:12 Power Tools!
11:35 Sponsored Segment – Techron!
12:11 Floor Jack and Jack Stands
15:10 Automotive Specialty Tools
17:54 Tool Storage
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Getting the Lowe’s where I live to honor the warranty is like getting my kid to eat Brussels Sprouts. I won’t try either again for a long time. I’m stuck with my kid, but at least I don’t have to buy more tools from Lowe’s.
3:01 I haven’t progressed further yet but this bit about “with a usable case” you also want to make sure that case is sturdy. I bought my first set of hand tools in a Canadian Tire with their “Certified” brand (aka the “economy” stuff) and it had everything laid out in its bird-wind style plastic carrying case in a way I liked. But.. after about a year the case SPLIT and became progressively less and less useful, to the point I just dumped all the pieces into a metal toolbox and tossed the case away. Now I spend all my time seeking the right socket and the right drill bits because nothing is labeled either 🙄 so anyways, carrying case build quality also matters. I should have known better to buy once cry once but here I am looking for another set.
I bought a 154 piece husky set about 13 years ago. I stll own it,bought it for $100 and It was worth every penny. I’ve worked on my last 3 vehicles and still have the complete set without anything missing. I recently been upgrading all of my mechanics tools too Icon. I was examining my old sockets and wrenches the other day to see how they have held up after so long, no rolling, no bends or rounding off at all. Still work like the day I purchased them. Great polish no rust. Very impressed. I will have it until the day I die. They have never let me down! I look forward to creating memories with my icon tools. But my ol husky set will always have a special place in my heart. One day when my son gets of age, I will buy him his first set! And it will be a husky!
I’ve got a question I don’t see anybody answering. Why do you need regular sockets if you have impact sockets? The impact sockets are the same but rated higher for impact… and why do you need a set in every size like 1/4 3/8 and 1/2, when you can just buy one size and adapters? Same with the ratchets… seems like 75% can be eliminated and simplified.
If you have ratcheting wrenches when would you use the regular wrenches? is it duplicative and I don’t need both and I should prefer ratcheting wrenches if it’s in budget? do you need quarter inch rachet if you have an adaptor? Then you can have less overlap in sockets too.
If you want to pare down your tools, buy impact sockets only and you don’t need the regular ones.
I follow you from Mauritania, how about you send me some tools as a gift for me to start with cars, the mecanic here in my f…k me so many time, and a start learn everything about cars but sill don’t have any tools.
If you are interested in bringing some joy to the life of one of you’r followers cross the border, just contact me .
Dude,,, you do not need any wires plugged into this to use it, it is wireless, aka bluetooth, thanks for the video
For anyone in the UK instead of the Craftsman tool set which doesn’t have a lifetime warranty here, look at Halfords Advanced tool set as this comes with a very easy lifetime warranty and the have stores all over the UK. You will find most trainee mechanics in the UK buy Halfords for this reason. If you can wait for their offers you could save a nice amount of money as well. Also if you can buy a tool set with deep sockets.
thanks for making my financially destructing hobby even more financially destructing
Excellent video! I would’ve gave it a like on the simple fact you watch Randall Carlson! Thank You.
Man not to be a ball buster
If I came home with all that. My wife would think Im having a mid life crisis lol
I have duratech and At Ryobi power tools
I’m not a tool snob has a Milwaukee heat gun 🤦🏻♂️
Craftsman warranty is not always that easy at Lowe’s. At least not the two near me.
Cool Tools! Hahah love it
Why not use 3/8 for most things
Do an on trail tool kit vid.
If I were starting out again, I would buy the largest metric set of sockets and/or wrenches I could find. Then fill in with standard sockets with only the ones that are not cross compatable, like 1/4", 3/8" etc. from a pawnshop, swapmeet, auto parts store or garage sale. The best garage sales are the ones where the husband cheated on the wife, she will sell the tools CHEAP !
Tools, are in fact, cool.
The ratchet wrenches 🔧 are clutch!!! 🫡💯
Just wondering why buy 2 sets of sockets instead of buying just one impact sockets to be used by impact tools and non impact tools …
GREAT VIDEO
Get yourself a 3/8" M12 stubby and believe me while it isn’t as strong as the M18 line up it’ll quickly become one of your favorite tools.
Im here for the Rav4
My dad was appliance repairman and a missile mechanic in the Army. He has only ever had Craftsman, Irwin, and Stanley. I find myself following in his footsteps. Every vehicle and every project around the house these brands have made my life easier. Just great quality
Majority of DIY home mechanics don’t need 12 Ton jack stands. Use that money to buy a better quality jack or power tools. I’d recommend checking out US General tool chests at Harbor Freight. Better build quality than what you find at Costco, lowes homedepot etc.
You forgot 6 pt and 12 point sockets, for older and rusty, and 12 pt for newer
For anyone new or just starting off, please know over the years you’ll acquire tools as they are required for different jobs. Get some of the essentials to start and then you build your arsenal from there. I can’t tell you how many trips to Harbor Freight and the like I’ve made over the years for one off things, but I end up finding multiple uses for them!
I don’t even do automotive work but I still love to buy tools!
For people on a budget just get impact sockets skip the chrome
I too had been gifted tools over the years. I appreciate videos like these for ideas on rounding out my selection. For 1/2 drive I went impact. Getting "consumables" with a convenient warranty is such great advice. I like how I can indulge in one area and still maintain a level of quality. Sometimes it’s cheaper to buy a new set of sockets. It’s an enjoyable pursuit
301 piece Pittsburg kit from harbor freight for $200. Jackstands are about $50 and a decent floor jack is $220 👍🏾
I fix my own car. Because I got lied to by repair shops too many times.
You walk into Sears?
Good video sir.
The old dewalt batteries had weird storage settings to keep them from dying fast from shelf life but the new ones have the technology built in so they last a while now
In regards to the floor jacks, if you have a lifted vehicle I strongly suggest the badlands floor jack from harbor freight
Thanks for that shot of nostalgia. Always wanted those as a kid
Awesome video and insight. Harbor Freight is a must when you’re getting started. More bang for your buck and they do offer the good, better, and best options.
Have you ever used tekton? If so what are your opinions on them vs that craftsman set? Their sets are incredibly affordable and they don’t skip too!
Cheat code ONLY BUY impact sockets don’t have two of everything
You kinda conveniently left out where you go to access the warranty with your Craftsman hand tools; it’s not as easy as walking into sears. There’s no more Sears…..
Always go bigger then you need so you don’t day – it is best advice ever! Guys listen to this man he knows what is talking!
For things like jack stands which keep your life I can’t describe how important is to take something really heavy duty.
Shd I just buy impact and skip chrome sockets
Lost me at lubricate with WD-40 … WD-40 IS NOT A LUBRICANT ITS A solvent ! It actually will clean off lubricates
Only buy good/ high-end tool/boxs if you will use it every day. AND better to have 2 medium-sized boxes than one massive box, that is a HUGE pain to move. Ask me how I know . . .
Is there like a list here, like words? Thanks for the vid btw! God bless!
I watched the whole video, and I find the message/ target audience a bit confused. A lot of this stuff is pretty extra, and a couple things were missed. If you’re trying to start fixing cars: get a jack, 2 jack stands and chalks. Get a full 3/8" drive socket set, a 24"+ breaker bar + either a 3/8" to 1/2" adapter or preferably some common 1/2" sockets (17, 18, 19, 21, 22 24mm) get a full wrench set, get some screwdrivers, get some pliers (needle nose, side cutters, vice grips, and a set of 16" channel locks), get a comfortable, mid-sized hammer. Get some pry bars as well (maybe a 6", a 24" and a 60"). These tools will get you most of the way to anywhere you want to go. You don’t have to acquire them all at once; it’s better to buy tools for the project you’re trying to complete.
I cant trust anyone and what they say of they are using an adjustable wrench to remove a drain plug when the video is about tools needed to work on cars. This guy has no real world professional experience working on cars. He is a hobbyist so take it for that.