The Ultimate Shop Tool Carts!!!

[votawcg]

I started UPGRADING my tool cart after watching my friend trick his out!!! SHOULDN'T THERE BE A SHOW ON TV ABOUT "TRICK MY TOOL CART"?????:bowdown:

[votawcg]

SECOND SET OF PICS!!!!:bowdown:

[votawcg]

set 3....:bowdown:

[votawcg]

set 3....:bowdown:

:beer:

:bowdown:

:thumbup: :needpics:

[JB740i]

What is it that you have holding your wrenches together? I like it

[jhn9840]

Great use of some limited space. I agree with JB740i, looks like a compact way to store wrenches. Can't make out what it is either.

jhn9840
John

[MXtras]

Looks like a ball-detent, quick release pin and a washer holding them thar wrenches together.

Neat idea!

You should call the show "PIMP MY CHEST"!!

:lol_hitti

[jimmycrackcorn]

This is what i use on a daily,
Cartpic1 (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/erner718/2.jpg?t=1185834422)
Cartpic2 (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/erner718/1.jpg?t=1185834504)
Cartpic3 (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/erner718/3.jpg?t=1185834543)
Cartpic4 (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/erner718/4.jpg?t=1185834580)
Cartpic5 (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/erner718/box.jpg?t=1185834613)
Cartpic6 (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/erner718/5.jpg?t=1185834654)

[chad s]

I want one of these:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=79697&group_ID=20825&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Im out of space on my KRA4813, and I think instead of adding a side cab, that rool cart would serve my needs, and be very nice to move around the garage. A bit pricy right now, when there are more air tools I want/need.

[MAD]

What is it that you have holding your wrenches together? I like it

Looks like these: (click on quick release ball lock pins)
http://www.fixtureworks.net/?gclid=CJ-OgfG80I0CFQl_Hgodix6rbw

[jimmycrackcorn]

I want one of these:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=79697&group_ID=20825&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Im out of space on my KRA4813, and I think instead of adding a side cab, that rool cart would serve my needs, and be very nice to move around the garage. A bit pricy right now, when there are more air tools I want/need.

Yeah put all your common tools, it eliminates the need to walk back and forth to the box. I had a regular tool cart with no drawers, which i worked out of a pile, realy sucked trying to find a wrench that i just used. I developed the habit of putting the tool back in it's place, very convenient people may think its a pricey
tool cart, but it pays you back the more you use it.

[eschoendorff]

Here's my crap cart:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/cart1.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/cart2.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/cart3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/cart4.jpg

[Uncle Buck]

esch, what are the blue and white drive handles in your socket drawer? Who makes em ? etc... etc....? They kind of almost have a 1970's Indestro look!

Also, the needle nose set you have is considerably shorter than the set I was speaking of yesterday, possibly by as much as 4"!

[jimmycrackcorn]

looks like old SK stuff,i have a old SK 1/4 drive with that handle. Whats holding the sockets to the drawer, if its nothing then you probably gotta open it real slow.

[Uncle Buck]

looks like old SK stuff,i have a old SK 1/4 drive with that handle. Whats holding the sockets to the drawer, if its nothing then you probably gotta open it real slow.

The sockets are held in place by little squares of plastic that are molded into the drawer insert in the various drive sizes of the sockets. I thought old SK stuff was either white and green, or green and clear? At least the bits and pieces I have are those colors.

[eschoendorff]

esch, what are the blue and white drive handles in your socket drawer? Who makes em ? etc... etc....? They kind of almost have a 1970's Indestro look!

Those are 3/8" drive locking spinners - made by VIM. They are handy and you can buy the exact same thing at HF (under the Pittsburgh name). The quality really ain't half bad.

[Uncle Buck]

Those are 3/8" drive locking spinners - made by VIM. They are handy and you can buy the exact same thing at HF (under the Pittsburgh name). The quality really ain't half bad.

What the heck is a locking spinner? & where do you get VIM & are they expensive? never heard of em?

[bmwpower]

Can someone define tool cart for me?

[Uncle Buck]

Looks like a little 4 wheel cart with a drawer or two and not like a conventional roller cabinet. Hows that? :headscrat

[eschoendorff]

What the heck is a locking spinner? & where do you get VIM & are they expensive? never heard of em?

Here's a pic of one of them.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/vim.jpg

It's just a spinner handle and the blue thing at the end slides back to lock your socket on the 3/8 square drive. This one happens to be made by VIM (the advertise in PTEN all the time) and I found it at a tool store in Flint, MI. It came as a two piece set- this is the short one and there is another one about 9" long.

You can literally find the same exact thing at HF in the screwdriver aisle with the word "Pittsburgh" on it instead of VIM for about $15 or so for the set of 2.

[Uncle Buck]

Here's a pic of one of them.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/eschoendorff/vim.jpg

It's just a spinner handle and the blue thing at the end slides back to lock your socket on the 3/8 square drive. This one happens to be made by VIM (the advertise in PTEN all the time) and I found it at a tool store in Flint, MI. It came as a two piece set- this is the short one and there is another one about 9" long.

You can literally find the same exact thing at HF in the screwdriver aisle with the word "Pittsburgh" on it instead of VIM for about $15 or so for the set of 2.

Yup, that is just the kind of tool I would take a chance on except I bought the equal to that and the other in that set in Snap On years ago. If I were to do it today I would not hesitate to go cheap on them! Looks good to me. :thumbup:

[bmwpower]

Looks like a little 4 wheel cart with a drawer or two and not like a conventional roller cabinet. Hows that? :headscrat

I was asking since I didn't know if my small Lista roller qualified or not.

[strizzy]

I only have a cart cause Im a poor college student...It was super handy when I worked at the marine shop though...
http://lh6.google.com/CoryTufano/Rq6aofBqgDI/AAAAAAAAANI/3nBG9l7GdaM/s800/100_1955.jpg

http://lh5.google.com/CoryTufano/RqENgclqm-I/AAAAAAAAAL4/i9JVICGu1f4/s800/100_1951.jpg

http://lh3.google.com/CoryTufano/RqENe8lqm9I/AAAAAAAAALw/gJ814t3dMRM/s800/100_1953.jpg

blah blah http://picasaweb.google.com/CoryTufano/Tools
http://picasaweb.google.com/CoryTufano/Tools/photo#5018933890573587746

[Uncle Buck]

I was asking since I didn't know if my small Lista roller qualified or not.

Why not throw a picture up for guys like me that don't know what one looks like! :headscrat

[Uncle Buck]

I only have a cart cause Im a poor college student...It was super handy when I worked at the marine shop though...
http://lh6.google.com/CoryTufano/Rq6aofBqgDI/AAAAAAAAANI/3nBG9l7GdaM/s800/100_1955.jpg

http://lh5.google.com/CoryTufano/RqENgclqm-I/AAAAAAAAAL4/i9JVICGu1f4/s800/100_1951.jpg

http://lh3.google.com/CoryTufano/RqENe8lqm9I/AAAAAAAAALw/gJ814t3dMRM/s800/100_1953.jpg

blah blah http://picasaweb.google.com/CoryTufano/Tools
http://picasaweb.google.com/CoryTufano/Tools/photo#5018933890573587746

So what brand is the blue impact driver in the picture? Whats the poop on it? price etc...?

[Deafautotech]

So what brand is the blue impact driver in the picture? Whats the poop on it? price etc...?

i own Goodyear impact wrench cordless (24V) it have 170 ft lbs as maxium and 2,200 impact per minute. i bought two years ago and still used it. i used it for remove anything that dont require air impact wrench. BUT big problems is it is too loud because other tech in my work complaints about it....:bounce:

I paid it for 90 dollars at Pep Boy....

[strizzy]

So what brand is the blue impact driver in the picture? Whats the poop on it? price etc...?

Believe it or not, Goodyear. Available at PepBoys for $60-70 on sale. 24v, mine is 200ft-lbs. Its not too shabby at all, hell of a deal if you ask me. Now I have used 3 Snap-Ons, and they're VERY nice, but for 1/6 of the price...these rock in my opinion.

[Deafautotech]

i will buy that goodyear imapct wrench when my one stop work or worn out...

[bmwpower]

Why not throw a picture up for guys like me that don't know what one looks like! :headscrat

Alrighty then.

Not quite the same thing as you guys have, but....There isn't much inside since I've been rearranging things between my big cabinets and this one. This was my first Lista box. I bought it used and it came without the mobile base originally. When I bought my other cabinets I thought it would be a good idea to have at least one mobile cart/cabinet. I'm glad I did. I use this more than anything else in the shop. It's so nice to be able to wheel this thing under the car on the lift and have all the stuff I need at my fingertips. It wouldn't be quite possible with a bigger roller, but this one fits the bill. 440 lbs. per drawer capacity - 8 drawers. Colson heavy duty casters with poly wheels. I haven't tried it yet, but I could probably drop a transmission on it instead of buying a trans jack!

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller4.jpg

[Uncle Buck]

Alrighty then.

Not quite the same thing as you guys have, but....There isn't much inside since I've been rearranging things between my big cabinets and this one. This was my first Lista box. I bought it used and it came without the mobile base originally. When I bought my other cabinets I thought it would be a good idea to have at least one mobile cart/cabinet. I'm glad I did. I use this more than anything else in the shop. It's so nice to be able to wheel this thing under the car on the lift and have all the stuff I need at my fingertips. It wouldn't be quite possible with a bigger roller, but this one fits the bill. 440 lbs. per drawer capacity - 8 drawers. Colson heavy duty casters with poly wheels. I haven't tried it yet, but I could probably drop a transmission on it instead of buying a trans jack!

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller4.jpg

Man bmw, that rig impresses the crap out of me, looks like a real quality piece!:thumbup:

[bmwpower]

Man bmw, that rig impresses the crap out of me, looks like a real quality piece!:thumbup:

I love it. I'm sure I'll be flamed, but I think these cabinets are so much better than the big truck boxes...and at a much cheaper price! People don't really know what they're missing I guess.

I used to have ALL my tools in here...just to give you an idea of how much space is inside. Then again, my tool collection has increased in recent years. :)

[votawcg]

YES in deed the wrench organizer is a ball detent quick release handle. Good Eyes....:bowdown:

[MAD]

Posting these images of Hazet assistant tool carts because I think they are kinda cool.

[Uncle Buck]

Posting these images of Hazet assistant tool carts because I think they are kinda cool.

The Hazet tubs are rather European in design to me. Looks like someone from across the pond designed it. (i know Hazet is foreign) It is nifty looking though.:thumbup:

[dxdexter]

Here's mine. I only use it when I'm doing a job, for tools and parts. When I finish the tools are cleaned and put back in the box.
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z102/dxdexter/cart001.jpg

[votawcg]

Did your chest come with the shock absorber for the top lip??? THATS COOL!!!

[ultgar]

http://www.ultimategarage.com/storage/cabinets-red.jpg

A few tool carts here. SD

[CedarSpeed]

my cart the inspiration for this thread, it includes a glove box, rear deck, and surround sound using an mp3 player. This is my cart at work I am a n equipment tech at a mfg. plant.

[dxdexter]

Originally Posted by votawcg
Did your chest come with the shock absorber for the top lip??? THATS COOL!!!

No it didn't. I was really surprised that it didn't and did not quite know what to do with the cover when not closed, beside hang it in down the back of the cart.

I purchased a small shock (2 1/2" travel) at a surplus store for $3.50 and using 3/16" aluminum rivets I connected 4 - 3/4" countertop attachment brackets, 1/4" bolts and self locking nuts. It works quite well.


http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z102/dxdexter/cart003Small.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z102/dxdexter/cart004Small.jpg

[enginerd]

http://www.ultimategarage.com/storage/cabinets-red.jpg

A few tool carts here. SD

A little too much red for me :)

Are those Lista's?

[ultgar]

A little too much red for me :)

Are those Lista's?

I agree...not my shop so I didn't have a choice with the floor color.

Cabinets are C-Tech. The high end aluminum cabinets (C-Tech and Moduline) look great but price out 20-30% higher than the Lista steel cabinets I use. Aluminum is the way to go if you're outfitting a lightweight trailer or a shop environment with wet conditions or high humidity. These companies do make aluminum tool carts which is what I was trying to show.

[enginerd]

Moduline does make some really nice pitcarts, i've seen a couple at the track, very well built...and extremely expensive.

I think it might be the same red floor/cabinet setup on ctechs website, a bit overwhelming. White floor with red accent would have bee much more classy :)

Aluminum does not make much sense to me in the garage. Hopefully there will be some affordable high end customizable steel cabinets on the market at some point. Lista is great but out of many peoples budgets...and MOduline/ctech/vault/etc are just outrageously priced.

http://www.modulinecabinets.com/images/pit_cart_black.jpg

http://www.racecabinet.com/pic/100_1458.JPG

[JB740i]

YES in deed the wrench organizer is a ball detent quick release handle. Good Eyes....:bowdown:

Where'd ya get em?

[MAD]

Where'd ya get em?

Reid Tool has many styles of quick release pins that would work for this. Personally, it seems like a great way to keep wrenches together in the emergency car kit but a real P.I.T.A. for frequently used wrenches in a tool cart.

link to Reid Tool:
https://reidecom.reidtool.com/xephr/qbe/HOMEPAGE

[NSXSOON]

Alrighty then.

Not quite the same thing as you guys have, but....There isn't much inside since I've been rearranging things between my big cabinets and this one. This was my first Lista box. I bought it used and it came without the mobile base originally. When I bought my other cabinets I thought it would be a good idea to have at least one mobile cart/cabinet. I'm glad I did. I use this more than anything else in the shop. It's so nice to be able to wheel this thing under the car on the lift and have all the stuff I need at my fingertips. It wouldn't be quite possible with a bigger roller, but this one fits the bill. 440 lbs. per drawer capacity - 8 drawers. Colson heavy duty casters with poly wheels. I haven't tried it yet, but I could probably drop a transmission on it instead of buying a trans jack!

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller3.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~bmwpower/garage/roller4.jpg

bmwpower,

Nice job on the Lista rolling cart/box. Did you build the mobile base yourself or was it a Lista option? If it's not too much trouble I'd really like the size/part numbers of the Colson casters so I can build a similar mobile base.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Mike

[bmwpower]

bmwpower,

Nice job on the Lista rolling cart/box. Did you build the mobile base yourself or was it a Lista option? If it's not too much trouble I'd really like the size/part numbers of the Colson casters so I can build a similar mobile base.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Mike

Thanks! The mobile base came with the casters from Lista - it was all one kit for an SC size cabinet. P/N CB-SC4ML. Not sure of the caster part #, but I can see if they have one.