Snap On Tools Vendors
I need a specific socket and so far no store carries one. I want to check with a snap on vendor to see about getting it. I saw a snap-on tool truck the other day and I thought I remembered the phone number correctly but it doesn't work or I remembered wrong.
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I guess I'm not that interweb savy to find a way to locate an individual vendor to see if they have what I'm looking for so I'm asking you guys. How is it done? How can I find a vendor? I have been to the snap-on site but I only find information on starting my own franchise. My Specs Engine: 4.0 I6 Transmission: 6spd Transfer Case: Teraflex SSYE Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: 8.8 Axle Gear Ratio: 3.73 for now (4.88) Suspension: MC 3.5' coils, handmade SA lift with duroflex joints Tires: 35 KM2s Wheels: 15' ARs Recovery: Hi-lift, Straps, Pioneer kit, Smitty XRC12 winch. Armor: Or-fab (R.I.P.) tub tire carrier, Genright corners, MC fenders, PS stinger Accessories: Custom overhead CB rack, York OBA, Rear overhead rack (coming soon) Future Mods: 4.88s, lockers, roof rack, light bars. My Specs Engine: 4.0 HO, AW4, NP242 Transmission: stock AW4 Transfer Case: stock NP242 Front Axle: stock D30 Rear Axle: stock Chrysler 8.25 Axle Gear Ratio: 3.55 Suspension: stock awaiting Rock Krawler LA Tires: cheap ATs Wheels: stock 15x7 Recovery: a couple of bungie cords and some fishing line Armor: awaiting TnT Rock bumper Accessories: 62mm TB, XJ Armor intake, MSD 6A, Blaster SS coil, Gibson stainless header, GDI 3 core radiator Future Mods: 4.56s, Detroit for the rear axle, SYE and 4:1 low, D44 and Ford 9', 700R4 and stroker.
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My Specs Engine: 4.0 HO, AW4, NP242 Transmission: stock AW4 Transfer Case: stock NP242 Front Axle: stock D30 Rear Axle: stock Chrysler 8.25 Axle Gear Ratio: 3.55 Suspension: stock awaiting Rock Krawler LA Tires: cheap ATs Wheels: stock 15x7 Recovery: a couple of bungie cords and some fishing line Armor: awaiting TnT Rock bumper Accessories: 62mm TB, XJ Armor intake, MSD 6A, Blaster SS coil, Gibson stainless header, GDI 3 core radiator Future Mods: 4.56s, Detroit for the rear axle, SYE and 4:1 low, D44 and Ford 9', 700R4 and stroker. My Specs Engine: 4.2, Howell TBI, GM HEI distro Transmission: TF999 Auto Transfer Case: 231. AA SYE, tom woods driveshaft Front Axle: D30, ARB locker, Yukon Shafts Rear Axle: 8.8, ARB locker Axle Gear Ratio: 4.10 Suspension: 1' BL, 5/8 shackle lift, 2.5' OME Tires: 35x12.50x15 Wheels: black steelies Recovery: strap, front d rings, front chevy two hooks, mile marker winch.
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I have been reading about owning a tool truck, 'snap on' wants 20,000 to 200,000 plus a truck lease to start. How much do snap on guys make a year?
They have fixed customers that you must sell too lots of fees/bills a month people leaving town not paying you for tools Also long days $400 in gas a week ive read about guys only lasting 2-4 years and giving it back the turn-a-round nationwide is high for a tool guy. I dont think im going to switch my job to try it. But i had a idea of starting a part-time gig called the 'Used Snap On Truck' truck.???
I was a Snap On tool dealer for almost 30 years. I may of been one of the few that broke the code to sucess in the tool business, but many others have done well also. Many of the things you mentioned are true and there is no hiding the fact that the days are endless and the weekends are sometimes non existant. With hard work,the right attitude and good customer service the rewards are very good. Do you have customers that leave without paying there bills, Yes you do but if you are in control of your business you monitor your credit outlay so as to not lose more than 2% a year.
This is by no means an easy business but with dedication and persurverence you will not be disappointed. From a customer's point of view, I have been on the same Airport since early 1979, altho at different locations. Hp elitebook workstation 8560w i7. There has always been a 'snap on' vendor coming around, but they seem to ebb & flo with the business climate. By that I mean, when the large Maintenance shop has a slow period, the truck stops showing up, unless you call him. When the Maintenance shop went under, he stopped responding to requests to come. I guess he thinks you've got something broke. They have no problem making the rounds when a couple of guys owe 'em money on a big tool box.
There has been three guys who have gone bankrupt over the years selling Snap on tools, that I'm aware of. At today's tool truck price levels, I can't imagine what motivates anyone to start collecting tools or toolboxes from any of the trucks, other than peer pressure. $150 for a set of 1/4' drive deep sockets, or $175 for the metric version, ratchets and extensions not included, ain't exactly the sort of thing that's gonna have customers chasing you down the road and waving money in this economy or in the foreseeable future IMO. I'd say any person considering any sort of franchise today needs to do so with a full understanding of the difference between 'what used to be' and 'what is'.
Personally, I'd much rather face paying off the million bucks it costs to get set up in a Chick-fil-a franchise than to have 1/10 that much debt tied to a tool truck where I also have to act as the finance company for all my customers. Things like this make Gary's hot dawg cart look pretty damn good to me. Ok, So lets say 100K up front, since there is some risk, lets say you need a 24% return on that money- Or 2000 a month.
So 2000 a month plus truck lease plus gas etc plus reserve for no pays plus $30 an hour for your time for 50 hours a week or 6300 a month. Say the margin is 50%. Say the lease on the truck is 1K, and $200 in reserve for no pays. Thats 9500 a month X2 is 19000 gross sales a month to break even while paying yourself about $20 an hour for 50 hours a week. Must really depend on territory and how the rep of the company is in the area. Ok, So lets say 100K up front, since there is some risk, lets say you need a 24% return on that money- Or 2000 a month. So 2000 a month plus truck lease plus gas etc plus reserve for no pays plus $30 an hour for your time for 50 hours a week or 6300 a month.
Say the margin is 50%. Say the lease on the truck is 1K, and $200 in reserve for no pays. Thats 9500 a month X2 is 19000 gross sales a month to break even while paying yourself about $20 an hour for 50 hours a week. Must really depend on territory and how the rep of the company is in the area.IF this crok a crapo requires $100 K up front. ONLY and IDIOT or someone with the desire to BURN that money would walk blindfolded into this deal. There are MUCH safer ways to make money. I wouldn't even consider it unless your territory was densely populated.
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I live in a rural area, and used to work closer to the Twin Cities. Around here, turnover is high and I don't think the tool guys make much- one of them that eventually quit told me he was probably making $15/hr when times were good.
Too much time and fuel between stops. However, the guys in the metro area have a lot more to work with. The Snap-On man that covered the territory where I used to work had been on the job for many years, but he worked long hours and extended a lot of credit, even in a target-rich environment. I think it's possible to succeed if you are smart and work hard, but this is not a business model that looks good to me. High risk, lots of overhead, and too many customers expecting you to be their personal bank.
My son is a Toyota mechanic and I get a lot of insight to his profession. Tools being one of them. I'd agree with it needs a densely populated area (with mechanic type shops) to make a good buck at it. Remember there is also going to be the MAC, Matco, Cornwell tool trucks to compete with.
You need mechanics that want to make money to buy your tools. Time is money to a mechanic when he is getting paid 'book time'. New model years require new specialized tools too. My kid probably spends $100/week on an average for any given year. However if you are only getting paid by the hour there is much less incentive to buy the latest/greatest tool gizmo. With time being money you don't have time to waste going to Sears or any number of other places to see if they either have what you need or have a replacement for the one you just broke.
Besides, After a few years you already own every tool that Sears could possibly sell you. As a tool truck salesman you have to know what will save the savy mechanic time. You can't be a passive salesman. Show my son a $50 something that will save him 10 minutes on a job he does every few days and he will buy it. Or something that makes his job easier. For instance, hauling around a air hose 8 hours a day gets old in a hurry. Battery powered 3/8' impact, $300, sold.
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Some extra, outrageously cost batteries, yep, give me 3. If it breaks and needs repairing the good tool truck guy will give him a loaner while getting the broken one fixed. Or how about a 3' long 3/8' extension for those damn transmission bellhousing bolts. Beats piecing smaller extensions together. Or how about an extension that positively locks the socket on. Yep, take a couple of them too in various lengths.
It seems to me its the specialty tools that make the tool guy the real money. The everyday sockets and wrenches just get you in the door the 1st time and keep the good will up when you have to replace them. I'm sure there are even more specialty tools and more expensive tools in the truck repair industry or other specialty mechanical repair businesses. Big dealerships are to the tool trucks advantage.
Sort of like the roach coach pulling up to a construction site. 20+ mechanics come out to see your latest and greatest suck money from them tool.
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Race car shops also come to mind. Again you need to be proactive as a salesman and chase the business. I've known guys that worked on race cars in their own one/two man shops that had the tool truck stop weekly.
On the other hand, if you, the mechanic, aren't buying, he isn't going to stop every week either. Tough life, but most things someone is successful at takes a lot of hard work and long term dedication.