New 56" Extreme Toolbox - pics & comments

[John Galt]

Got my new 56" Extreme toolbox in from strictly toolboxes this last week.

First of all, it's bigger than it looks on the website!















To give you some idea of the size of this box... Our Ford Expedition fits under the light over the tool box in the pic with about a foot to spare. With the lid, up, this box is actually a few inches taller than our Ford Expedition.

Overall I'm very happy. The toolbox is heavy and well built.

I've only got two gripes with this box. First of all it really needs two handles on each end of the top chest.

When the box arrived, it was on a small pallet and they had the top chest in a cardboard box sitting on top of the bottom cabnet which was in another cardboard box with strapping tieing the top and bottom togather.

The truck driver offered to help me lift the top cabnet off the bottom so I could inspect the bottom cabnet and I just about dropped my side. The top cabnet is just too heavy with the drawers in it to lift with a single handle on each side. That said, even Snap-on's KRL 54" top chests only have one handle on each side so maybe I'm asking too much.

The other thing I could do without is the big obnoxius Extreme Tools logo on the bottom. If they whould ditch this logo and use they money the save to add two more handles on the top cabnet would be perfect.

But it was well packed and arrived without any scratches or dings.

The the box looks a little hazy in the pics it's because I went over it with a coat of Zaino Z5and had not wiped it off when I took the pics.

Update... Some better pics after wiping off the Zaino...

[87GN]

schwwwweeeeeeeeeetttttttttt! Now to fill it.

Mark

[930dreamer]

very nice

[DHCrocks]

you Zaino'ed your box? did you wash with Dawn first....just kidding around.

nice color, Zainos good stuff btw, I've been using their stuff for over 5 years now.

[Rolling_Thunder]

Man that is one Gorgeous looking ToolBox!!!! Looks to nice to even use!

[John Galt]

Originally Posted by DHCrocks

you Zaino'ed your box? did you wash with Dawn first....just kidding around.

nice color, Zainos good stuff btw, I've been using their stuff for over 5 years now.

Nah, I skipped the dawn & clay bar. Didn't look like it had been waxed so no need to strip it

[iagsxr]

You can probably take a plastic Bondo spreader and pop the emblems off. The sooner the better.

Anyway that's what my old Mac man told me when I told him I didn't like the logos on my box. Wasn't brave enough to try it.

[TurboMustang370]

Looks good! time to fill it up.

[Handyman163]

That's some good toolbox porn right there!

[BlindViper]

is there rivets or fasteners holding that massive billboard on the bottom draw? If there is I wont even consider this box. If its sticky tape its ok.

[KNS Autosport]

Originally Posted by BlindViper

is there rivets or fasteners holding that massive billboard on the bottom draw? If there is I wont even consider this box. If its sticky tape its ok.

I agree with you, That would be the frist thing I remove from the box

[stok2]

WOW, very nice

[John Galt]

Originally Posted by KNS Autosport

I agree with you, That would be the frist thing I remove from the box

No rivets... it's glued or taped on on somehow.

[sharage71]

Nice box but still to pricey for my cheap @ss.

[aar0s]

thats one nice box ya got there!

[drsifu]

get a heat gun and some floss or fishing line.

the logo should come right off. apply some goo-gone on it to get off the residue, than wipe with damp cloth and re-zaino that area.

no personal experience with this tool chest, but that's how I got the emblems off my cars.

[Crizzle]

That is one HAWT box.

[tatra]

nice box and agree about the logo on the bottom...........that's what happens when they let marketing into the design team............

[PassnThru]

Beautiful, well built and functional. It has all the qualities of a great toolbox (and a great woman BTW ). Have to agree about the logo on the bottom - a tad overstated. If it is just stuck on, then as mentioned previously some fishing line and some goof off will make quick work of it. If you want to learn more, jump on just about any car forum and search for debadging.

[NUTTSGT]

It looks like a very nice box, have fun filling it up.