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fastsvo

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So I bought this monstrosity from Lowes:


And since I have never transported something of this size and weight before, I have a couple of questions.

I am going to use a flat bed trailer, but unsure if I should keep the tool box on the pallet its coming with or place the wheels on it? The reason, I feel when strapped down the with the wheels on, it might be too much weight/pressure on the unit while it's going down the road and potentially bend the box?

Let's say I do keep it on the pallet, once I arrive home with it, what is the best coarse of action to get it off the trailer? It's heavy!

Thanks!
 
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It's only 313#. Put one end of the pallet or the middle on a furniture dolly and man up or invite a friend over and have a case of beer ready for him.

Or, skip that, install the wheels on the trailer, and roll it right off. Might need some plywood over your ramps unless they're pretty smooth.

Or, get 2-3 friends and just pick it up.
 
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fastsvo said:
… unsure if I should keep the tool box on the pallet its coming with or place the wheels on it? The reason, I feel when strapped down the with the wheels on, it might be too much weight/pressure on the unit while it's going down the road and potentially bend the box?
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I would keep it on the pallet for the trip to your house for exactly that reason.
 
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trailer, get a friend and load in bed of truck or large suv (if still in box).

I put a HF 27" top and bottom into a ford escape, just folded the seats down lol
 
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fastsvo said:
So I bought this monstrosity from Lowes:


And since I have never transported something of this size and weight before, I have a couple of questions.

I am going to use a flat bed trailer, but unsure if I should keep the tool box on the pallet its coming with or place the wheels on it? The reason, I feel when strapped down the with the wheels on, it might be too much weight/pressure on the unit while it's going down the road and potentially bend the box?

Let's say I do keep it on the pallet, once I arrive home with it, what is the best coarse of action to get it off the trailer? It's heavy!

Thanks!
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Keep it on the pallet, rent a Uhaul trailer with the drop down ramp. It should be easy to slide down with 2 people.classic78 007.JPG
 
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When I worked at SEARS AUTO CTR , I back it up to a trailer and laid it on it's back over a carpet. wheels facing out , got home flopped it back on it's wheels in the shop.
 
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Farmall450 said:
Plus rolly stuff is a PITA to strap down.
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Too funny, and oh so true! I learned this lesson when I bought my 72" Snap-on box from a mere 15 miles away. Rented a Home Depot trailer, rolled the box on to the trailer bare and strapped it down. Made it about a mile down the road and that box was shimmying back-and-forth like a twerking stripper. I stopped and tightened the straps, and less than a mile later, the shimmy dance started all over again. I washed, rinsed and repeated this tightening process several times before I got on the highway.

I truly expected to look back at any moment, see an empty trailer, and watch in horror as my new (to me) box passed me on I-395 at 60 mph. I heard that Snap-on casters can handle that speed.
 
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fozzy said:
Too funny, and oh so true! I learned this lesson when I bought my 72" Snap-on box from a mere 15 miles away. Rented a Home Depot trailer, rolled the box on to the trailer bare and strapped it down. Made it about a mile down the road and that box was shimmying back-and-forth like a twerking stripper. I stopped and tightened the straps, and less than a mile later, the shimmy dance started all over again. I washed, rinsed and repeated this tightening process several times before I got on the highway.

I truly expected to look back at any moment, see an empty trailer, and watch in horror as my new (to me) box passed me on I-395 at 60 mph. I heard that Snap-on casters can handle that speed.
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Buddy changed jobs once to a new shop 4 miles away, they towed his Snap On box the 4 miles with him holding on to it from the back of a puck up.......
 
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fozzy said:
Too funny, and oh so true! I learned this lesson when I bought my 72" Snap-on box from a mere 15 miles away. Rented a Home Depot trailer, rolled the box on to the trailer bare and strapped it down. Made it about a mile down the road and that box was shimmying back-and-forth like a twerking stripper. I stopped and tightened the straps, and less than a mile later, the shimmy dance started all over again. I washed, rinsed and repeated this tightening process several times before I got on the highway.

I truly expected to look back at any moment, see an empty trailer, and watch in horror as my new (to me) box passed me on I-395 at 60 mph. I heard that Snap-on casters can handle that speed.
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Glad you made it home, carefully.

You must be going through Overtown to get home, Miami Lakes? Did you buy it from a garage somewhere near downtown? A friend had a beautiful Matco, dunno what model, probably 5 ft long, and it could have been bought w/o tools for $1,700. I had no need for one, not enough space in a 2-car attached garage. It was up in Dania Beach, by the FL Turnpike/I-95 and I-595. Just down the road from Bass Pro Shops.
 
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Glad you made it home, carefully.

You must be going through Overtown to get home, Miami Lakes? Did you buy it from a garage somewhere near downtown? A friend had a beautiful Matco, dunno what model, probably 5 ft long, and it could have been bought w/o tools for $1,700. I had no need for one, not enough space in a 2-car attached garage. It was up in Dania Beach, by the FL Turnpike/I-95 and I-595. Just down the road from Bass Pro Shops.
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This was when I lived in Washington DC a decade ago. I certainly drove carefully!
 
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Buddy changed jobs once to a new shop 4 miles away, they towed his Snap On box the 4 miles with him holding on to it from the back of a puck up.......
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Glad he didn't hit a divot in the road, it dosen't take much to rip a caster off sheetmetal. I wonder if SO would warranty that. 🤣
 
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Ita not that heavy. Leave it boxed or crated to avoid damage. Then get a friend or two to help uload it when you get home. That's what I did with a similar box. I think I might have even unloaded mine on my own, slid it off the trailer, wasn't that big of a deal.
Maneuvering it around to put the wheels on was the harder part.
 
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ronr80 said:
When I worked at SEARS AUTO CTR , I back it up to a trailer and laid it on it's back over a carpet. wheels facing out , got home flopped it back on it's wheels in the shop.
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A fellow Sears tech. Worked there 2002-2003 as a part time job. Days there and nights USAF.
 
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My 56X24 has/had a shipping weight of 354 pounds. I had them put in in the back of the pickup still on the pallet and when I got home I just slid if off until one end touched the floor, tipped it on end, drove the truck away, set it down, took the box off, unstrapped the pallet and slid it off on a couple of furniture dollies, jacked up the ends and put the wheels on. I did it by myself because of a time crunch; I had to get it all done and pushed back in the corner before my wife got home and saw it. By the time she noticed I had a new toolbox, I'd had it for about two years and there was enough dust on it she couldn't complain about me buying it. because in the mean time I'd bought her a new truck.
 
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fastsvo said:
So I bought this monstrosity from Lowes:


And since I have never transported something of this size and weight before, I have a couple of questions.

I am going to use a flat bed trailer, but unsure if I should keep the tool box on the pallet its coming with or place the wheels on it? The reason, I feel when strapped down the with the wheels on, it might be too much weight/pressure on the unit while it's going down the road and potentially bend the box?

Let's say I do keep it on the pallet, once I arrive home with it, what is the best coarse of action to get it off the trailer? It's heavy!

Thanks!
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I got something similar at lowes in November. I had them load it on my truck (on the pallet), and a friend and I unloaded it. (on to some furniture dollies.
 
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@fastsvo - You're really overthinking this. Leave them boxed on the pallet for transport. It's easy to prop up the ends to attach the casters.

I bought this Craftsman set in 2017. Didn't have a truck at the time so I rented a U-Haul box truck and picked the boxes up at Sears. Used their hand truck to roll them up the ramp and strapped them in. At home, tilted them up, slipped in a HF furniture dolly at each end, and rolled them down the ramp. Truck rental was dirt cheap. My neighbor helped me lift the top chest onto the lower. He was rewarded with my old CMan 12/12 drawer combo.

Unlike @sparky 1971, my wife was all in on the purchase and helped me unload it. :cool:


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Is it for sure on a pallet? The 52" version is just wrapped in a box and fits in the back of a Durango.
 
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sparky 1971 said:
My 56X24 has/had a shipping weight of 354 pounds. I had them put in in the back of the pickup still on the pallet and when I got home I just slid if off until one end touched the floor, tipped it on end, drove the truck away, set it down, took the box off, unstrapped the pallet and slid it off on a couple of furniture dollies, jacked up the ends and put the wheels on. I did it by myself because of a time crunch; I had to get it all done and pushed back in the corner before my wife got home and saw it. By the time she noticed I had a new toolbox, I'd had it for about two years and there was enough dust on it she couldn't complain about me buying it. because in the mean time I'd bought her a new truck.
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At one point I had to explain why my tool box cost more then the car she was driving.......
 
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