I have spent the last 20 years of my life building my tool box. When I was first starting out buying tools, tool sets were the place I started. Getting 200+ tools all together is a great place to start. Today we are going to look at the Husky 268 […]
Mechanics
In may places auto mechanics or auto technicians are not required to have a license to fix cars. Should we require mechanics to have a license before they can work on cars or trucks? Would forcing mechanics to have a license make things better for mechanics? How is a license […]
The OBD is short for On-Board Diagnosis, a diagnostic protocol that keeps track of vehicle operation. When the car is running, its control modules monitor how each system performs. They do this using a range of sensors, and when their values are out of predetermined range, the vehicle warns a […]
Buying Mechanic tools is EXPENSIVE! Did you know that most pro auto mechanics must buy their own tools? Even many beginner mechanics must spend a lot on tools. I spent about $5000 in tools my first year as a mechanic. So should you have to buy your own tools, or […]
Tool box organization is vital to a professional mechanic. To be successful, we have to work both smart and hard. Professional mechanics set their toolbox up in a way that promotes efficiency and cleanliness. Today I take you on a tour of my yellow box. You know, the one with all […]
When his mother told him she’d spent days of driving and in person visits trying to diagnose a problem with her car and set up a repair appointment, the founder of ObiiGO decided there had to be a simpler solution. John Harmon developed an application to connect consumers with repair […]
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — There are a group of mechanics out there that don’t have a shop or a garage, they work solely on house calls. Paul Richards goes to about 10 to 15 homes a week doing everything from shocks to breaks to oil changes and the owners of […]