boondock ,
heres what i did i had some basic tools already , but i bought a good wrench set and some other stuff from harbor freight , i know some ppl like them , some don't , i have always had a great experience w/ them , get yourself a chainsaw chain sharpener from there , i got mine for 40.00 , and have done quite a few jobs on it and it will pay for itself , another thing is a crankshaft straightener , you can find them on ebay , through foley belsaw , stens , ect .if you can look into getting a stens acct because your starting out small and sometimes cash is limited , stens will most likely give you a 1000.00 credit limit , so if you need a spindel for a customers rider you can order it , it should come with in 3 days and once your paid by the customer you can pay for the part through stens . also get yourself a goof puller for flywheels i got mine through harbor freight , a compression tester , spark plug tester , ring compressor , also when you can get the walbro and zama carb tool kits , they will help you on rebuilding weedeater carbs , you can make close to 45.00 for rebuilding a weedeater or chainsaw carb here in md and it takes usually under a hr . if you can go to foley belsaw's website and request a catalog on their small engine parts tools ect , they have some good stuff .but if you have your basic tools (screw drivers , allen keys , wrenches , socket set , air compressor , air impact gun , ect ) then focus on getting specialty tools like the carb rebuild tool kits for zama and walbro carbs , pullers , ring compressor , valve lapping tool , valve grinding compound , compression tester , spark plug tester , ect also get a good bench grinder w/ 2 wheels , you'll use that to gring down valve stems , sharpen blades ect . the crankshaft straightener will run you about 200-300 thats shipping included but it will pay for itself intime .
jay