Tools for Beginner Diesel Mechanic

Looking for suggestions on tools/brands of tools I should get. Started working on garbage trucks last September, got brought on with absolutely zero experience, been getting trained up. Looking for suggestions for tools I should get. So far I have
>Impacts (3/8,1/2)
>Electric ratchet (3/8)
>Multimeter
>Circuit tester
>Snap ring pliers
>Ball joint press
>Standard/metric wrenches, ratcheting wrenches
>Crows feet up to 2"
>Sockets up to 1 1/2
>Deadblow
>little tackle boxes full of fuses, connectors, and air fittings
>Air line pliers
>Channel locks

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  1. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >brain
    >big rag to stuff in the air intake to stop it from exploding
    >alternatively, if you want to keep your turbocharger in one piece, a CO2 fire extinguisher

  2. 10 months ago
    Bepis

    Are you working for WM?

    Guarantee they’re going to stick you on PMs and replacing light bulbs. You won’t need much. A big company like that will supply a lot of the expensive diagnostic tools and stuff. I very much doubt you will need to buy your own fuses.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I drive for them and break a lot of shit lmao. He’ll be the lube guy and won’t need much more than basics.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      My bad I think I was unclear, I've been doing it since last September, I was the pm b***h until about February when I got promoted and they hired another.guy for that. I'd still do a fair number of PMs, but I've also done shit like putting in new radiators, replacing EGR coolers, bolster springs, valve cover gaskets, pto shafts, various valves, brake shoes/cans/lines, and a couple starters and ball joints in the light duty stuff. So I'm.not a complete noob anymore but I still have a lot to learn and a lot of tools to get.

  3. 10 months ago
    Bepis

    Also the electric ratchet and 3/8” impact wrench are going to be luxury tools. If you’re not sure what you need, wait on those for a couple weeks so you have a budget for the random big ass channellocks you may need and the tools for air brakes.

    Power Probe. Think about it. They got expensive lately but there are some knockoffs from Foxwell and Ancel and shit on Amazon.

  4. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Torque wrench, 3/8 and 1/2. You might need several to cover the ranges you'll be working to.

  5. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Desoutter Prosthetic penis for when the inevitable diesel dick occurs.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      cancer?

  6. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    See Torque Test Channel on jootoob for cordless tool info. I fricking love my DeWalt DCF900B 1/2" impact.

    An ordinary ball joint press is too small for big trucks. Find what's popular for what you work on. An air hammer and pickle forks are very useful for suspension work.

    Does your shop have an oxy-acetylene torch? If so learn how to use a cutting torch and how to heat stuck parts for removal. Practice on scrap and you can get good enough to wash a stuck nut off a stud without trashing the stud.

    A mechanical torque multiplier like the X-4 is a fantastic lifetime tool and you can use it to precisely apply torque too. Heavy equipment guys love them. I use mine for machinery repair, Harley compensator nuts and pinion yoke nuts on pickups.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Yeah shop has a torque multiplier and a torch, I actually started with this company working on dumpsters so I'm more familiar with the cutting and welding. The ball joint press is for the light duty trucks/pickups/vans that we have, bought it because our lead mechanic left and he was the only one that had one

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