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blue dog

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Well then in the meantime, post what you have!

I'm tempted to post my mobile tool bag.

I did, way back below 100 pages somewhere in this thread. 41" cman upper and lower. Can not even fit a piece of paper in that poor thing these days.
Been watching a big Cornwell box on CL for a while, only prob is it is yellow, i hate yellow. and contemplating a 72" from strictlytoolboxes.com What to do ?
 

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Jawn,

Do you you mind me asking what socket organizers you use? I am starting to look for some for my over grown collection of sockets.

Thanks.
 

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Jawn,

Do you you mind me asking what socket organizers you use? I am starting to look for some for my over grown collection of sockets.

Thanks.

The red and gray trays are by Hansen Global.

http://hansenglobalinc.com/

I have the 3/8" trays in metric and fractional, as well as the hex/torx tray. After Christmas I'll get the 1/4" trays and the 1/2" trays. May get another set of 3/8" trays for my impact sockets too.
 

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Well at some point the tools become lodged on the under side of the neighboring drawers... you open the drawer, reach in, and hope you sharp stuff hasn't made its way to where you are looking.

That box is so ahead of its time I'm just making things up as I type. :p
 

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heres some pics of my box at work; and whats in it
i work more out of my cart(99$) than my box(1500$) though:headscrat
 

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heres some more pics rest of my box and what i keep in my cart
 

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here is my box and cart after my boss ran into them


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Ouch, that cart almost hurts to look at. At least it was something he can (and should, did he?) replace for you, instead of, well, you. What did he hit it with?
 

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Ouch, did you guys exchange insurance? :p

Ouch, that cart almost hurts to look at. At least it was something he can (and should, did he?) replace for you, instead of, well, you. What did he hit it with?

He hit it with a 2000 Dodge 1500 4wd. Brake line was rusted out and he came in to fast for the situation. He is going to replace both the cart and the box. Real stand up guy when it comes to things of this nature.
 

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That's good to hear. And now you're getting two nice new shiny tool holders :)

Also, what kind of box is that? I can't make out the tag.
 
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Yeah, he came in the shop at 10-15mph. Brake line was blown and the truck had no brakes. Trans cooler line was leaking and the valve body was shot. So when he tried to go into reverse, it didn't. After that, he hit the cart, which pushed into the box.
 

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Yeah, he came in the shop at 10-15mph. Brake line was blown and the truck had no brakes. Trans cooler line was leaking and the valve body was shot. So when he tried to go into reverse, it didn't. After that, he hit the cart, which pushed into the box.

man that sux; my boss ran into my cart thursday with a pos suv. i lucked out it didnt even dent my cart.
was kinda funny cuz i ran a car into his huge krl.....he said we should call it even:lol_hitti
dodgez said:
I know what thread you have been shopping from. LOL.
yup the triangle sockets and lowes pliers are the most obvious...god knows tons more of it is from the hot deals thread too
 
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>aussiek2000
Sorry about that. Since your boss has agreed to replace both, why not ask for the cash instead and think about upgrading both? Seems like a great opportunity.

If your boss will give you the cash, you can find some amazing deals these days on used boxes. Nicest carts I've seen are the MAC high end carts with the slide open tops. They list $879..but used about $300-$400. It's great to be able to open the top to your cart to access the tools and still have the flat top area to put something down while you're working:

http://www.mactools.com/shoponline/product/tabid/120/p-330386-mb197uc.aspx

There are other quality carts, but these are my favorite. And I'd look for a Snap-on KRL series box, preferably with a stainless top if you don't use a top box.
 

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>aussiek2000
Sorry about that. Since your boss has agreed to replace both, why not ask for the cash instead and think about upgrading both? Seems like a great opportunity.

If your boss will give you the cash, you can find some amazing deals these days on used boxes. Nicest carts I've seen are the MAC high end carts with the slide open tops. They list $879..but used about $300-$400. It's great to be able to open the top to your cart to access the tools and still have the flat top area to put something down while you're working:

http://www.mactools.com/shoponline/product/tabid/120/p-330386-mb197uc.aspx

There are other quality carts, but these are my favorite. And I'd look for a Snap-on KRL series box, preferably with a stainless top if you don't use a top box.

I told him what I paid for both, and he didn't think that was enough. In his words "I want to set you up better than you were before".
 

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I told him what I paid for both, and he didn't think that was enough. In his words "I want to set you up better than you were before".

Sounds like a good guy to work for. Time to start scouring Craig's List. If I were you, I'd be checking every local CL within about 200 miles, at least a few times a day. Have cash on hand, and be ready to move fast when the right deal comes up.
 

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Just got this in on Wednesday. Upgraded from my Mac cart and got a pretty good deal on it too. Now I've got space for everything and can continue to build my collection.
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The Red one is a Waterloo I bought from a friend for 150.00. It was rattle canned black when I got it. I shot some poly red on it.
The brown one is my father in law's old Kennedy
 

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The black roll cart next to you is that a custom hammer holder setup?

Its my black cart and i believe it is 1" square tubing with 1 7/8" exhaust clamps. If i remember ill snap some pix of it monday. I do remember when i drilled the holes through the square tubing i drilled them so the exhaust clamps barely fit through the holes, so they didn't move.

Ill also try to get some inside shots of the box monday.
 
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