John in OH
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I try to do most of my farm equipment maintenance and tractor restoration in a shop environment, but often it’s necessary to do work in a remote machine shed, in a hay field, or “under a shade tree”. To support this work, I have a fairly well stocked portable tool box that I lug around from job to job.
As you can see in the pics, it’s a simple box with a lift-out tray that’s overflowing with the most used tools. I’m planning on upgrading this box to a slightly larger setup with, perhaps, multiple drawers to make it easier to find the specific tool I need without pawing through so much stuff and knocking half of it on the ground.
But my actual question here isn’t about the box itself. This box weighs a ton and it’s quite a chore to lug it any distance (or even pick it up off the ground). So, I’m wondering if anyone has built/made/modified some sort of two-wheel cart to move a heavier tool box around? It would have to be a “permanent” design, have decent sized pneumatic tires for rolling over rough ground, keep the box a foot or so off the ground so the box won’t sit in the mud/snow/****, and allow the top lid to hinge open without being obstructed by the cart handles. The cart could also serve to carry an extension cord/drop light, maybe a few cans of WD40 or never-seize, small box of rags, grease gun and maybe a small trash container.
Gee, sounds like a service cart!! But, a typical service cart is probably bigger than I want, isn’t a two-wheel design, and won’t travel over rough ground.
Any ideas or suggestions or pics of something like this you’ve seen or made??
As you can see in the pics, it’s a simple box with a lift-out tray that’s overflowing with the most used tools. I’m planning on upgrading this box to a slightly larger setup with, perhaps, multiple drawers to make it easier to find the specific tool I need without pawing through so much stuff and knocking half of it on the ground.
But my actual question here isn’t about the box itself. This box weighs a ton and it’s quite a chore to lug it any distance (or even pick it up off the ground). So, I’m wondering if anyone has built/made/modified some sort of two-wheel cart to move a heavier tool box around? It would have to be a “permanent” design, have decent sized pneumatic tires for rolling over rough ground, keep the box a foot or so off the ground so the box won’t sit in the mud/snow/****, and allow the top lid to hinge open without being obstructed by the cart handles. The cart could also serve to carry an extension cord/drop light, maybe a few cans of WD40 or never-seize, small box of rags, grease gun and maybe a small trash container.
Gee, sounds like a service cart!! But, a typical service cart is probably bigger than I want, isn’t a two-wheel design, and won’t travel over rough ground.
Any ideas or suggestions or pics of something like this you’ve seen or made??
On the wagon. you could get one of those landscapers wagons. You could get a bigger box and have room for parts/chemicals.