what's up guys it's Kyle from RR buildings and as you can see that
trailer is empty of all the tools because as the 2019 building season
approaches I thought it was time to bring this thing home and do a little
spring cleaning so let's get into it
now if you guys have been following me on this channel for any amount of time
you know that I do have a ton of tools I am a tool lover and some I buy some are
actually sent to me for free which is an awesome perk of making content for you
guys brands want me to clearly show their brand in front of you however for
me what it means is I'm lucky enough to get to use a wide array of tools and
find the ones that are gonna make me the best post frame builder possible because
in the end my bread and butter comes from building buildings and through that
I'm able to make all this content use all these cool tools to show you guys in
these videos now what I also know is that what happens is my tool trailer
gets over ran with tools and it gets a little bit overwhelming so I thought
let's bring the tool trailer home let's get it cleaned up and let's pick out all
the best tools they're gonna be be there to make my job as easy as possible but
also this gives me the opportunity to share with you guys what a tool trailer
might look like if you're trying to get into the trades are you gonna go out on
business on your own because that's a question I'm asked quite often so I'll
be able to show you what goes into our trailer for the 2019 season and yes I
already know it you're probably thinking it this is a ton of tools and probably
more tools than I would ever need but stick around to the end of the video and
I'll share with you guys my thoughts and what I'm gonna do with these tools once
I've picked through the ones that are gonna make me hopefully the most money
out on the job site now what I've done is I've put together a list of all the
categories that I need to fill in order to get this trailer back on the job site
and what I'm gonna do is we're just gonna kind of go through because clearly
I've got a lot of drills I've got a lot of circular saws I've got a ton of SDS
hammers framing you name it I've got multiples and I'm just gonna pick
through and grab the best one and listen this is non sponsored content this isn't
a commercial it's really hard for me to share the information that you guys want
about what the best tools are without some of you assuming that it's sponsored
so I get it but enough talk about that I'm
gonna share with you what I love what I use and you do with it what you want the
first thing is probably the most important is tool belts I've got a
couple more tool belts than I really need that's because I actually used
different tool belts depending on the application whether I'm up on a roof
whether it's the middle of the winter or it's just a nice sunny day and you don't
want suspenders you just need a nice strap because you're doing some you know
light work and you don't need big belts so I'm gonna probably pick my
diamondback tool belt that's gonna have just the waist belt it's that and really
needing suspenders as we go into the warmer weather but I'm gonna keep the
exo fit because that's my fall protection and it allows me to also put
bags on when I'm up there in the roof doing you know whether it be rough steel
ridge cap whatever and I can tie off so that's kind of a nice plus now the next
thing that I'm gonna pick out is a circular saw circular saws are so
important so common on the jobsite and once again there's way more than a guy
actually needs but they do serve different functions so I'm gonna go
ahead and I'm gonna grab one of the six and a half inch left blade because I'm
definitely a left blade guy and imma grab a rear handle saw the rest of them
I probably don't need I don't really like right blade circular saws however
they have their place I'll probably keep one in the shop just in case you need it
for a certain application where you you need the blade on the right now the next
thing that I'm gonna pick out to go into the trailer is the impact driver you
guys know how much I love an impact driver and really any carpenter is
probably going to utilize an impact these days they're so versatile but that
doesn't mean that one impact will do everything perfectly I like to choose a
standard framing impact then I also like to go ahead and use a hydraulic driver
that's going to help me just get that nice detailed finish screw work without
having all that noise and vibration in my hands now obviously all job sites
need a table saw so I think a jobsite table saw especially nowadays we've got
the cordless options which I don't care it'll make a believer out of you they
last forever and they have tons of power and they're just super lightweight so I
love a good job sight table saw that's definitely going in the trailer now I
know this is something that a lot of people might argue me about but that is
a framing nailer I don't typically use a compressor for a standard framing
gun you know I got my jumbo nailer which I'm definitely gonna put in the trailer
but also cordless framing nail guns have come so far and there's a lot of
different options to choose I've actually done a video about these so if
you want I'll go ahead and tag that video go check that out but I'm still
gonna throw a couple framing nailers cordless framing nailers in the trailer
for sure now you guys if you watch the channel you know I do a lot of metal
buildings which means I'm dealing with a steel all the time so the metal tools
those are definitely going in the trailer my nib lers my shears grinders
things of that nature now we already talked about the impact driver but you
definitely need to consider to have a good drill driver and with today's
awesome cordless tools you've also got the hammer drill as an option on a drill
so make sure you get a good one of those because that's gonna be a great
all-around tool to have next time the list is a good miter saw I
would definitely recommend looking into cordless miter saws I've done another
video on that which I'll go ahead and tag here as well so check that out but
you got to have a miter saw out on the jobsite
now here's something that I don't think everybody needs to run out and buy the
first time they're filling up their tool trailer but if you're at the point where
you got a lot of tools and you're looking for that next tool that can
really help you out I would look at a track saw there's a couple different
options whether that be like the Festool carpentry saw that I use or just a
regular track saw used to cut down sheet goods but it's definitely something that
I love to have in my trailer I don't know how I waited this long to tell you
guys you gotta have a good level in your trailer or your work truck no carpenter
can just say looks good enough to me looks good to the eye you got to put a
level on it to make sure things are level and plumb so definitely have a
good set of levels that you can rely on not just the cheapest ones that you buy
because that's super important now also depending on the type of work you do I
work outside dealing with large structures I got a couple different
lasers that aid in that process so depending on what you're doing you want
to look at a laser so maybe you don't want to put a level up on a wall if you
do a tile go get yourself a nice line laser for me I've got a rotary laser a
layout station laser and I do have some line lasers we use occasionally and
those are definitely important out the job site you know how much I love my
cordless tools or my gas free power tools however you gotta have a
compressor out on the jobsite because you never know when you got to run air
for us it's with the Jumbo nailer so I've always got to have a compressor in
the trailer as well now it doesn't matter how good of a contractor you are
we all make mistakes or we gotta tear somebody else's work down which means a
salsa is probably one of those tools that even if you don't use it every day
you got to have in your trailer because when you need it you'll wish you had it
now even though I work outside 99% of the time I still like to have a vacuum
handy sometimes I don't leave it in the trailer but with these new cordless
vacuums that are pretty small they stack real nice you can slip them in a nice
spot in the trailer so I've been adding that to the collection as well now
having a circular saw or a sawzall those are great for cutting lumber but also I
would recommend going out and getting yourself a good jigsaw because they're
handy to get into tight places or make those detailed cuts when they arise not
everybody is gonna need an impact wrench right away but the more you do the more
you find good uses for them whether you're doing some bolts and some
Ledger's on a deck or like me putting brackets in and bolting your columns in
for your post frames so look into an impact wrench for a good addition to the
tool trailer all those tools I just shared with you are my opinion probably
a good general contractor and list of tools however you're always gonna have
all those niche tools that you need in order to do specialty items a little bit
easier make your job a little bit more efficient now with that in mind here's a
list of some of those other things that might be specialty tools that I put in
my trailer for what I do personally we keep a blower on hand in case we got a
blow off and sawdust off of tools or snow off of material in the middle of
winter so that's nice because of the fact that we do a lot of concrete
drilling we always have a couple SDS rotary hammers in the trailer a good
right angle drill will help you get into those tight spots to do some big boring
of holes or just screwing a fasteners since we deal in metal clad exteriors so
often a versa clutch screw gun helps us put those screws in a lot quicker and a
lot more effectively I'm not sure how I forgot about a cock
gun every contractor needs a good cock gun remember do your best cock the rest
it's always nice to have a couple cordless staple guns handy help you put
up your soffit maybe some tie Veck or vapor barrier now if you throw the right
saw blade on a circular saw you can get away with cutting steel but I like to
have a sauce specifically made to cut metal in my trailer because we do deal
with that quite often next up is a planer which definitely comes in handy
when you need it if you've ever pounded tico nails in a metal connector or while
you're doing trusses you know how handy it is to have a tool for that so a strap
nailer always makes its way into my trailer now I don't want to forget to
talk about fall protection because that's important and especially if
you're out working on lifts up on the side of a building or on a roof so make
sure you got that in the trailer but listen there's a ton of other things
that I don't really have time to go through like a first-aid kit that's
super important you got to have batteries obviously when you're talking
cordless tools which means you got to have chargers potentially drop cords in
the trailer maybe a miter saw station or a cut station you've got things like
hand tools hammers we didn't even talk about
hammers you got drills you got screwdrivers maybe snips punches I mean
the list goes on and on and the big thing to take away from that is it takes
time to accumulate all of this stuff it's not gonna happen day one you'll go
broke trying to do it I remember hauling all of my tools the first year of
business in the back of my Volkswagen Jetta it was a diesel Volkswagen Jetta
and all of my tools that I use to do my work fit in that car and as I grew I got
a pickup then I remember getting my first tool trailer so don't be
discouraged if you guys are looking to get into this you know gig of being a
tradesman or a carpenter you're not gonna have all of this on day one it
takes hard work and it takes time but hopefully this video kind of gave you an
idea as to what it does take or what it can become after a long time of doing it
you start getting those niche tools and you start building that portfolio to do
the job the best you can the most efficiency because in the end
that's what it's all about it's about making money and so by having happy
customers and yes you can do it with what circular saw and a hammer but as
you branch out and get more tools you become better and I will argue that with
anybody so hopefully this video helped you guys but also gave you insight into
what we're doing specifically to prepare ourselves as the weather turns nice
outside northern Illinois and we're getting ready for that 2019 building
season to really kick off but I know it means that there's also a ton of tools
that are gonna be leftover tools that I don't use I don't really need sitting on
a shelf and I'm really excited to maybe give that stuff back do my part to help
out those young people that are maybe working out of their Volkswagen Jetta so
stay tuned to the channel because I'll definitely share with you guys how I go
ahead with sharing these tools and maybe hopefully making some people's lives a
little bit better and you know just in general give back because I am very
fortunate with the brand sending me all this stuff and I don't need it I really
appreciate you guys hanging around hopefully you enjoyed it hopefully if
there's a tool that you think I need in my trailer obviously I want to know
about it because I love tools and that's what it's all about we all want to learn
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two things I almost forgot one you cannot go to a job site without a radio
so make sure you got a job site radio and now that I've got all these tools
picked out that are gonna go in the trailer I got to actually organize them
in the trailer maybe a future video so let me know down below if that's
something you're interested in