chrisbowles
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Is this the ultimate portable toolbox?
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Outlawmws
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If it isn't it's pretty close. Not a great "road box" (too big) but if you need a lot of tools on a work site...
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malbojah
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Those are armstrong tools, but the sets come in various flavours. For about $2000 or so with the tools and the foam shadowing as well as the box. Heres a link to one on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Z8TDS2/?tag=atomicindus08-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Z8TDS2/?tag=atomicindus08-20
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chrisbowles
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Isn't this kit supplied to the military
alan camby
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I would find it hard to say it is the ultimate toolbox without trying it.
-Assuming there are no roller slides?
-do the drawers have stops, or do they fall out, or is this part of the design to carry a drawer to the job?
-A 100+ lb. Tool box is heavy for me. I see wheels but the beauty is the portability of lifting it into a truck, jeep, atv, ect. That would not work for a guy like me who has a 50lb work restriction.
For me a few $20 home improvement plastic tool boxes is a better setup for mobile tools.
That is what I use in my trucks aluminum toolbox.
Might work better for someone who always works as a team, maybe the military(I was not in the military so don't know how they work). I say might work for a team because you would have help lifting it.
-Assuming there are no roller slides?
-do the drawers have stops, or do they fall out, or is this part of the design to carry a drawer to the job?
-A 100+ lb. Tool box is heavy for me. I see wheels but the beauty is the portability of lifting it into a truck, jeep, atv, ect. That would not work for a guy like me who has a 50lb work restriction.
For me a few $20 home improvement plastic tool boxes is a better setup for mobile tools.
That is what I use in my trucks aluminum toolbox.
Might work better for someone who always works as a team, maybe the military(I was not in the military so don't know how they work). I say might work for a team because you would have help lifting it.
alan camby
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As far as tools on a jobsite.
I have worked with many different contractors. Mechanical, electrical, pipefitters, ect.
Everyone of them shows up at the job with a large steel job box with forklift pockets, Some have casters too.
I have worked with many different contractors. Mechanical, electrical, pipefitters, ect.
Everyone of them shows up at the job with a large steel job box with forklift pockets, Some have casters too.
I believe that you will find that most travelers with a box like that get one custom made to hold the tool set specific to the job at hand. I spent years traveling around the world as a technician and do not see that as a tool kit that would have met my needs. For some jobs, to big, for some to small, and some just the wrong set of tools. I, like zkling, would load the toolbox for the upcoming job.
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maxwage
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I have quite a few portable boxes and I still haven't found a flavor I like... I don't mainly contracting work and this is definitely a wrenching setup.
For my use I need a job box to use.
I do have quite a few of the Dewalt Tstaks and like them, but not an overall solution.
One of my projects I've wanted to do for sometime is a modified handtruck tool box, most likely with a Magliner hand truck.
That is a bad *** box though.
For my use I need a job box to use.
I do have quite a few of the Dewalt Tstaks and like them, but not an overall solution.
One of my projects I've wanted to do for sometime is a modified handtruck tool box, most likely with a Magliner hand truck.
That is a bad *** box though.
Toymeister
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I am in Aghanistan and I see these boxes all the time. If they have the tools they are secured to prevent theft. I also see the boxes unsecured in the scrap pile. The tools are always removed. Either the tools have been removed to the ferrous metal pile or (more likely) they were pillfered.
Contrary to the "if its not SO it's garbage" crowd I am a believer in Armstrong. These tools are not babied, they are not cleaned after each use, they are hammed, abused in every form imaginable by teenagers who did not buy them, do not care about a tool legacy and simply want the job done. In short the ultimate tool borrower of your nightmares.
The pelican boxes are the same, they are virually impossible to destroy.
Contrary to the "if its not SO it's garbage" crowd I am a believer in Armstrong. These tools are not babied, they are not cleaned after each use, they are hammed, abused in every form imaginable by teenagers who did not buy them, do not care about a tool legacy and simply want the job done. In short the ultimate tool borrower of your nightmares.
The pelican boxes are the same, they are virually impossible to destroy.
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Best way to get Pelican is bid at:
www.govliquidation.com
This is where all those military sets end up . . . most with partial set of tools.
www.govliquidation.com
This is where all those military sets end up . . . most with partial set of tools.
I think you can get them pretty cheap through Gov Liquidation if you keep your eyes peeled. An acquaintance bought a nearly complete set for $250 from somebody who had (presumably) paid even less on the auction site. His is the older version that has SK wrenches, ratchets, and sockets as well as Crescent, Craftsman, and General miscellaneous stuff.
My buddy's has fewer drawers than the one pictured above (5 if I recall) but they are deeper and the tools are packed more tightly so they take up less surface space. The drawers are just plastic trays that slide on shelves in the box. There are no slides to speak of but the plastic is slippery enough that the drawers slide in and out easily. The back of each drawer has a lip that catches on the shelf above to prevent them from falling out but if you lift the front edge of the drawer you can lift them out. The whole box is pretty heavy when loaded (probably 75 lbs) but it's not too heavy for one person to lift. It's a great set, it's a pretty complete set of mechanic's tools and works great when you need to fix something away from your shop. It's also waterproof and rolls easily on pavement. You can buy an oversize wheel kit that makes them easier to move on rough surfaces. I wouldn't pay full price for one but the used prices are more than fair for what you get.
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Those Pelican cases are no joke!
I buy them when I find a deal on CL. I used to use ammo boxes, but they are so expensive now that you can buy used Pelicans for almost the same price if you're patient. It's ridiculous that the military crushed so many ammo boxes. I really miss the days when they were dirt cheap!
I buy them when I find a deal on CL. I used to use ammo boxes, but they are so expensive now that you can buy used Pelicans for almost the same price if you're patient. It's ridiculous that the military crushed so many ammo boxes. I really miss the days when they were dirt cheap!