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Top 5 Tools: Mike Crahan, Cherokee Complete Trailer Maintenance and Repair

The country's top technicians tell you which five automotive tools help them the most.

Mike Crahan, Owner
Cherokee Complete Trailer Maintenance and Repair
Scottsdale, AZ

 

1995 Clark Forklift — It’s how we get all the trailers in the air.

Miller and Lincoln MIG Welders — We could not run this trailer repair center without them.

Snap-on Long Pliers — We do a lot of wiring. They are great.

Miller Plasma Cutter — New to our shop. Wish I had gotten one years ago; love it.

Snap-on LED Test Light — A must-have for a shop like ours.

 

 

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 TOOLS?

Send in your list of your five favorite tools and equipment that help you most in the shop, and you could be chosen to win a $25 gift card for Bass Pro Shops.

From scan tools to flashlights, impact wrenches to on-car brake lathes or computer systems — tell us your Top 5 Tools, complete with descriptions on why the tools are your favorites, and your photo.

If you fulfill the above requirements and are chosen to be in a future issue of TechShop, we’ll send you a $25 Bass Pro Shops gift card.

Submitting your favorite tools is easy. Just click here for the entry form.

Or now you can call 330-670-1234, ext. 230 and leave a complete message. Talk about your favorite tools and then e-mail a photo of yourself at the shop to [email protected].

Be sure to include:

• The brand name and type of tool (for example: OTC’s Pegisys scan tool);
• A sentence or two explaining why those tools/equipment are your favorites;
• A photo of yourself and/or your shop to feature in the magazine; and
• Your name, title, business name and address of your shop, so we can send you the gift card if you win.

 

 

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