What tools does an auto repair shop have?

Answer 1

The shop will usually provide the "bigger" or specialized tools. Anything to lift the vehicle, for example. Be it a rack, of some sort, to lift the car, (preffered) flor jacks, jackstands. Air compresser, and usually diagnostic equipment. That pays for itself in saved labor, and, with some vehicles you cannot even fix them without certain equipment. I always supplied "hazardess equipment", as well. That is usually state mandated. i.e., rubber gloves, respirator, safety glasses. These usually were for liability issues. I always offered an educational program, of some sort. Job related, PASSED course, FULL recompensation. The trade is set up so that you go to school, get out and start on a lube rack, (basics) and progression from there. The tool guys that come around in the trucks will set you up with an account, and you start to build up a lifetime worth of tools, that, they can guide to with, as to what you will need, and when. As you progress up the ladder, your tools will have grown with you. When I lost mine, I had well over $30,000 in my roll away. But, that was acquired over about 30 years. The tool investment will become mandatory, for the trade, however, with those tools, and the knowledge you will gain, and, an entrepeneurial spirit, you will never be hungry......chuck