Outdoor power equipment customers, especially professional landscapers, occasionally need their equipment to be repaired. This creates an opportunity for dealers to make themselves more useful to their customers, by having quality service departmets and providing replacement parts.

 

The need for them to exist is simple to understand, but small engine repair shops are not themselves simple. Here are just 50 of the tools that every outdoor power equipment dealer's service department needs to operate effectively.

 

Air Compressors - Useful for pumping up tires and clearing small debris

 

Ammeters - Instruments that measure electrical current through a circuit

 

Aprons - Protect the body and provide carrying space

 

Battery Charger - Enable technicians to charge up batteries in less time

 

Blowtorches - Stuck bolts can be melted to loosen them

 

Brushes - Periodically clearing debris is essential to some repairs

 

Buffers - Remove the time needed for manual scrubbing

 

Chisels - When struck by a hammer, can exert lots of force

 

Clamps - Allow workers to keep components still while working on them

 

Compression Gauges - Test the gaseous pressure inside a closed system, for instance a tire

 

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Gloves - Protect the hands and provide additional grip

 

Cylinder Hone - Eliminates glaze deposits on cylinder walls

 

Degreaser - Cleans parts and lubricates them

 

Drills - Faster than using hand tools

 

Ear Muffs - Protect the ears - however technicians should adopt hand signals

 

Extension Cords - Extend the reach of tools that need to be plugged into an outlet

 

Extractors - Needed to remove 'stripped' screws and nuts

 

Fans - Make technicians more comfortable and dispel fumes

 

Files - Convenient for widening holes and smoothing nubs

 

Fire Extinguishers - Required by code and potentially life-saving

 

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Flashlights - Reduces guesswork

 

Goggles - Protect the eyes and make it easier to see

 

Grinders - Faster than using hand tools

 

Hammers - Grant the ability to exert massive amounts of force

 

Jacks - Hold heavy components up so technicians can see under them

 

Knifes - Great for cutting tubes and prying seams

 

Magnets - Capable of collecting small metal bits and magnetizing hand tools

 

Magnifying Lenses - Give technicians a closer look

 

Masks - Protect the lungs/retinas

 

Mats - Standing on cement is uncomfortable and dropped tools break less

 

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Needle And Seat Tools - Simplest way to replace seats inside carburetors

 

Oil Pans - Responsible disposable of grease is required by law, plus can catch parts

 

Parts Cabinet - Promote organization

 

Pegboard - Grant customizable access to tools

 

Pens And Paper - For technicians to jot down notes and make lists with

 

Pliers - Provide enhanced grip and force

 

Pullers - Only way to remove some parts without damaging them

 

Ratchet And Socket Sets - Best way to remove/tighten standardized nuts and bolts

 

Screwdrivers - Most sensible way to remove/tighten screws

 

Sharpeners - Improve both the customer's equipment and the technician's tools

 

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Soldering Irons - Necessary for fixing/replacing electrical components

 

Stools - While sitting technicians have steadier hands and can work longer

 

Tire Changer - Quickest way to replace a tire on a rim

 

Ultrasonic Cleaner - Most efficient way to remove debris particles from important parts

 

Vacuum - Handy for maintaining a clean work environment

 

Vise-Grips - Lets technicians hold things without spending energy

 

Voltmeters - Instruments that measure electrical potential within a circuit

 

Welding Torches - For when nuts/bolts/screws aren't an option

 

Wire Strippers - Most accurate way of removing non-conductive sheaths

 

Wrenches - Remove nuts and bolts with the added benefit of not damaging them