🔧 Tech Tip Tuesday from Tom Wood Subaru! 🔧
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🔧 Tech Tip Tuesday from Tom Wood Subaru! 🔧
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Transparency around pay, benefits, work environment, culture, and more is what we’re all about! Proud to have shops like Capital District Transportation Authority on our Top Shop platform that get it too.
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What factor is most important to you when choosing a shop to work in?
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What factor is most important to you when choosing a shop to work in?
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What factor is most important to you when choosing a shop to work in?
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Check out our new parts van! Come apply today and be the one driving this beauty around town dropping off parts to all our customers!
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Can you handle this red interior on the TRD Pro Sequoia?
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What do you look for in a shop’s tools and equipment?
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💥 Independence Runs Deep 💥
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At Woody Anderson Ford, our Mobile Service Technicians can perform many of the same services you'd find at our dealership—from oil and filter changes to brake services, battery replacements, tire rotations, recalls, DOT inspections, and much more—all from the convenience of a guest's location.
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Which brand is the easiest to work on?
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Best July 4th Tradition?
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How often do you use technology in your current job?
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"Buy the cheapest tools you can find. When you break it, you have used it enough, then buy the best tool you can afford." -- Adam Savage Don't be a tool snob. Find the OEM. Matco sells an oil pressure gauge set for $189.95, while you can get the exact same set branded OTC from Summit Racing for $95.99. Lang tools makes a 48 piece thread kit they sell for $147.82, while SnapOn sells the same kit for $184.
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Don’t completely write off purchasing tools from the tool truck, be selective. Yes, most tools on the truck are rebranded and can be found cheaper online. The warranty does change however. It may be the difference of handing a tool truck rep a broken tool and having it fixed or replaced instantly vs waiting weeks or months by going through a companies warranty process. Don’t buy from every tool truck that comes to your shop. $25 a week with 3 different tool trucks sounds cheap. However it actually translates into $300 worth of tool bills a month. Be careful when buying a used tool box. Sometimes people will owe on a tool box and try to sell it to get out from underneath a loan. It’s very possible you could end up with a technically stolen tool box without realizing it. Speaking of tool boxes.. DONT go out and buy the biggest most expensive tool box upon getting your first job. A big expensive tool box with no tools in it will never be helpful. And don’t let other technicians with very expensive setups make you think you need to imitate them to become a better/more efficient technician. On a personal level, I really like Snap-on. They’re the only “truck brand” I typically buy from. Snap-on produces more of their own tools than the “other” tool brands. When you start a new job (especially with a dealership). Ask around to other technicians what the must have tools are that they use frequently. These tools should be at the top of your wish list. (edited)
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