Mechanic / Technician reviews from the field

[Clayton]

Not that you do not have enough on your plate at his time but …… What about reviews of the guys / gals in the field of tools and storage units ? Not sure if this would interfere with some of the sponsorship possibly ? Some oddball stuff out there will make life a bit easier or more organized to us more productive . When I first got into the business it was the older generation passing down what they learned that helped the younger group of us acquire the tools to make us better .

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[EricTheCarGuy]

I sort of covered this a few years back.

I’ll also work to try and continue to cover stuff like this. I hope to keep it relevant and useful rather than an advertisement.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Clayton]

What I was suggesting was those of us out here give you feedback on what we use in our daily battle to keep America rolling . Then of course you would pick and choose what to feature if something is of interest .

[EricTheCarGuy]

Not quite sure I follow you here. Are you suggesting tool reviews or interviews with viewers?

[Clayton]

Strength comes in numbers . Myself it has been over 30 years and some tools have been a total waste while others have been lifesavers . Back in the day you had to buy it to try it . Online reviews help me make some choices as what to buy if an actual tech has a positive or negitive thought I want to know .Some short cuts were learned the hard way or the seasoned tech would pass the “trick” to the younger generation . So the vast knowledge could be passed through this venue . We are all never to old to learn . TTYL .

[Lee Ann]

[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=138814]Not quite sure I follow you here. Are you suggesting tool reviews or interviews with viewers?[/quote]

Interviews with viewers seems like it could be interesting-
Maybe calling on the various groups of techs/mechs (i.e. the 30+ years in the field, the under 10 years in the field, tech-turned-shop-owners, etc.) to submit their stories/tips for success and then choose a couple to interview personally.

…somewhat similar to what was done for the Valvoline video with Erin and Travis.

It would take some coordinating but could be quite valuable. B)

[EricTheCarGuy]

Interviews like this may be a little more work than I can invest in right now. I’ll look for opportunities in the future however.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Clayton]

I never thought about actual interviews . That would be different . In the short term my thoughts were we , the other techs in the field could submit say a tool we have purchased which really proves to be useful . Or a tech tip like a short cut we found to doing water pumps on trailblazers as some examples .

[EricTheCarGuy]

[quote=”1oldmechanic” post=138899]I never thought about actual interviews . That would be different . In the short term my thoughts were we , the other techs in the field could submit say a tool we have purchased which really proves to be useful . Or a tech tip like a short cut we found to doing water pumps on trailblazers as some examples .[/quote]

I actually have a place for this on this very forum.

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/kunena/10-Repair-Central-The-How-To-Forum

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