Brian247
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I have been a forklift mechanic for the past 6 years and we do mostly mobile service out of a van. I currently have a gmc savanna 2500 that is absolutely loaded with tools and parts that I use hard everyday but I am always looking for new and better ways to organize myself. Here is my current tool setup.
I have a husky 3 drawer portable tool box that I keep all of my most used tools in. I have 1/4, 3/8, and half inch drive tools in both metric and standard, all the screwdrivers I could ever need, my fluke meter, electrical cutting/crimping tools and all the pliers and vise grips I can fit in the bottom drawer. My sockets are all the new craftsman gunmetal and I absolutely love them so far.
I have a small husky hardwall tool bag that I keep all my wrenches up to 1 1/4 in. They are a mixture of old USA craftsman professional from my grandfather, new gunmetal craftsman and a metric tekton set.
I have a us general 44x22 double bank tool box with the castor wheels removed right up against the bulkhead in my van for everything else I could ever need. In this box I keep my big wrenches, 3/4 drive tools, air tools, battery operated tools, pry bars, punches, picks, and everything else I could ever possibly need. The rest of my shelving in the van is filled with parts and filters for servicing all my customers trucks.
What kind of mobile setups do you guys use? I have tried quite a few different boxes but quite often I work inside plants and have to lug all my tools in, that’s why the husky tool boxes that I can load onto my collapsible dolly work best for me. I am always looking for ways to make my life easier!
I have a husky 3 drawer portable tool box that I keep all of my most used tools in. I have 1/4, 3/8, and half inch drive tools in both metric and standard, all the screwdrivers I could ever need, my fluke meter, electrical cutting/crimping tools and all the pliers and vise grips I can fit in the bottom drawer. My sockets are all the new craftsman gunmetal and I absolutely love them so far.
I have a small husky hardwall tool bag that I keep all my wrenches up to 1 1/4 in. They are a mixture of old USA craftsman professional from my grandfather, new gunmetal craftsman and a metric tekton set.
I have a us general 44x22 double bank tool box with the castor wheels removed right up against the bulkhead in my van for everything else I could ever need. In this box I keep my big wrenches, 3/4 drive tools, air tools, battery operated tools, pry bars, punches, picks, and everything else I could ever possibly need. The rest of my shelving in the van is filled with parts and filters for servicing all my customers trucks.
What kind of mobile setups do you guys use? I have tried quite a few different boxes but quite often I work inside plants and have to lug all my tools in, that’s why the husky tool boxes that I can load onto my collapsible dolly work best for me. I am always looking for ways to make my life easier!