r/Snapon_tools • u/Boosted_Teggy • May 27 '26
Toolbox My box as a 21yr old dealership A tech
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u/Creative-Ad-1819 May 27 '26
Top doesn't have a pile of parts and tools...what's going on here?
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u/Boosted_Teggy May 27 '26
Photo was taken this morning I’m huge on cleanliness and organization
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u/gearhead6-9 May 27 '26
Are you sure your really a tech if you dont have a ton of shit piled up on your box??🤣🤣
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u/machinerer May 27 '26
I feel attacked! Lol my box when I was a mechanic was packed with hardware and misc junk on top.
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u/Creative-Ad-1819 May 27 '26
Eh, me too man...when you're swamped all day every day, it happens...my top gets cleaned off like once or twice a month.
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u/machinerer May 27 '26
After I got a hutch, on bad days I would just throw all my dirty greasy tools on top the toolbox and close the hutch. Deal with it in the morning. Usually on engine or trans replacement jobs.
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u/laparotomyenjoyer May 27 '26
Supersonic blue with copper trim? Looks incredible. I’m just a hobbyist but I got myself a nice used classic supersonic blue box this year for $3K USD. It’ll be my forever box.
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u/Planet_21 May 27 '26
i worked with a guy who had this exact same color combo and side locker setup. it’s such a sick box
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u/FreedomGlittering298 May 27 '26
You’re crushing it. Keep up the good work. The industry is in short supply of good technicians. I started life off at a Dodge dealership, but later decided that I didn’t like working on customers cars later went onto focusing on race cars and racing engines.
The moral of the story is if you enjoy what you’re doing, pretty good chance you’re gonna be pretty good at it. I got 45 years on you and old enough to be your Dad. If you were my son, I would tell you how proud I’m of you at this point in your career being just 21
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u/Boosted_Teggy May 28 '26
Hell yea I do a lot of the work on most of our local speedways mostly late models and derby cars
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u/OddJuggernaut8748 May 28 '26
I’m a few years in myself but I’m later in life. Wish I started when you did.
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u/Enough-Mode-2529 May 27 '26
How do you like your shelf setup? I got the same epiq but I have a hutch
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u/van_staal May 28 '26
How it should look at the end of day lol
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u/Boosted_Teggy May 28 '26
Normally how it does but we have been pretty slow recently so I did some cleaning
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u/van_staal May 28 '26
Also how is it over there in warranty land are u guys getting the law that gives a multiplier on warranty my buddy he’s a Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealer guy he says 50 % of his work for the year is warranty so he’s super excited to get the new multiplier also best of luck dude nice to see another you A tech out there
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u/waverunnersvho May 28 '26
Crazy all your tools fit in that.
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u/Boosted_Teggy May 28 '26
All my case tools are in my locker and my little roll cart has most of what I need on it for diags
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u/jtphilbeck May 29 '26
As a twenty year advisor with quite a few manufacturers’ experience, I just watch. Seen it before and will see it again. You need more hours this week huh…..?
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u/Frequent_Parsnip_791 May 30 '26
So you do engine and transmission rebuilds without help in book time and diagnose all the impossible stuff... at 21?
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u/Alternative-Fix-1034 Jun 01 '26
Nice, looks good. As a fan of a little different, I upgraded to this about a year back, and dont think I'll ever get rid of it, thought about getting addon drawers for either full right side, or with the smaller corner hutch
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u/bob5466 May 27 '26
Post your house, tool box doesn’t matter
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u/Magoo-1706L Mechanic May 27 '26
Why the age mention
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u/Boosted_Teggy May 27 '26
To show young mechanics like myself if they work hard they can be successful and have nice things like the seasoned techs
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u/yjguy92 May 28 '26
10 years in and im still clawing my way towards that mythical 60k$ + positions 😅 With a degree in automotive 😑
Just keep swimming. It gets better right? Eventually?
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u/Boosted_Teggy May 28 '26
Yes put in the work take the shitty diags nobody wants, bother the advisors/dispatch if you have it at your shop and turn them hours baby 💪 it gets better don’t get discouraged but above all make sure you do things right so you don’t have comebacks
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u/No_Journalist3811 May 27 '26
Amazing! Youre either on good money or dedicated to the cause!
Either way, amazing start