Top 5 Tools: Theo Kazadzis, Theo’s Automotive
Theo Kazadzis Theo’s Automotive Peachtree City, GA www.theosautomotive.com My Top 5 Favorite Automotive Tools: Hunter HawkEye Wheel Alignment System Matco Interceptor Scanner (Pegisys) GM TECH2 Scanner Bosch VCI Master Tech Wireless Scanner OTC LeakMaster EVAP Tester & Smoke Machine We are also using the following
21 Tool and Equipment Manufacturers Earn TechShop Magazine’s 2010 Top 5 Tools Award
Each month, TechShop readers tell us the top 5 tools they use in their shop and on the job. Award winners are determined based on the number of times a company or product is mentioned by shop owners and technicians in the previous six issues of TechShop in the Top 5 Favorite Tools section.
Editor’s Notes: ‘These Tools Make or Break The Day!’
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Top 5 Tools awards.
Top 5 Tools: October 2010
Pete Ross, owner Pete’s Car Care Rochester, IL Snap-on SOLUS Pro iATN Snap-on 1/2” Cordless Impact Power Probe II Snap-on CTS561 Cordless Screwdriver Richard Rawls, owner and technician Rawls’ Auto Garage Houston, TX OTC Pegisys Diagnostic Tool Mitchell 1 Wiring and Technical Information Ingersoll Rand Impacts and Ratchets Air Cools VW Engined Shop Air Compressor
Pinpoint Engine Problems Quickly with Matco’s ADMM50
Matco Tools introduces a new Automotive DMM (True RMS), the ADMM50. This tool has professional-quality features that help pinpoint engine problems (auto-ranging, auto shut-off, over-load protection); measures inductive rpm pickup and vehicle rpm (including coil-on-plug vehicles). The tool’s 10 MegOhm impedance prevents damage to the ECU. It also tests alternator diodes, duty cycle, solenoids, breaker
Pneumatic Tools — Choosing the Right Air Tool for the Job
Power, control, durability and lightweight. These are features technicians demand in their pneumatic tools. Life as a technician would be a whole lot more difficult without the power tools that have become such a large part of day-to-day life in the shop. When you’re looking for a new pneumatic tool, the trick is deciding how
Top 5 Tools: Lionel Harms, 1 Auto
Lionel Harms 1 Auto Wendell, ID OTC Scan Tool — Makes diagnostics easier. Ingersoll Rand Air Tools Matco Hand Tools Blackhawk Snap-on
Top 5 Tools: Roma Walter Loudermilk, Midas
Roma Walter Loudermilk, manager Midas Oklahoma City, OK Relay Shorting Plug Kit from Nu-Di Corp. (P/N 420-221) — These are so cool. They are used to power up circuits without using jumper wires. They are direct fit into the power distribution box and are fused so you don’t have to sweat cooking the wiring if
19 Tool and Equipment Manufacturers Earn TechShop Magazine’s 2009 Top 5 Tools Award
TechShop – Equipment, Tools & Supplies magazine is pleased to announce the winners of its 2009 Top 5 Tools Award. Only 19 manufacturers were awarded this year’s honor. They are: ALLDATA ATS (Automotive Test Solutions) GearWrench Hunter iATN Ingersoll Rand Lisle Mac Tools Matco Tools Performance Tool Power Probe Ranger Redline Detection Snap-on SPX Corporation
Top 5 Tools: Michael Palmer, RCP Auto Care and MCP Auto Care dba Midas
Michael Palmer, president RCP Auto Care and MCP Auto Care dba Midas West Sacramento, CA Bosch Scanner RTI A/C Machine BG Trans Flush Machine Snap-on Battery Driver Snap-on and Matco Hand Tools