Let's see your toolbox.

[Holzarbeiter]

To add one more,
Your tools are an extension of your resume. When you hire a contractor or craftsman of any trade, don't his tools and equipment make a difference?

 

[eze41510]

Not much but here's my set up at work.


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[Ejlanou]

As stated above your tools and box are your resume a lot of the time I started out with a husky box where I work now full of what I thought would be good tools(craftsman and small amount of harbor freight) this was a 46" unit with a tool cart loaded full. If it wasn't for the fact I had extremely good references with a previous employer doing auto work I wouldn't have even been looked at for the job the day I unloaded it all from the back of my Durango the first thing my employer asked was when I would upgrade to a better set up as customers would scoff at my box thinking it was junk and wouldn't want me working on there cars. It wasn't till a week into me working there till he realized he was wrong about me when I was out working an out selling the guys he thought were his top guys. Ever since then he looks at me as his investment he puts me thru training no one else in the shop even gets asked about and I've become his new go to guy other than his wiring/diag guy. I worked for 2 months out of that box people would come in an laugh at the box till they saw the quality work the received during that time I built a relationship with my snap on guy and upgraded to a Kra stack I ran out of room 2 months later so we regrouped and got a bigger box and he sold the old one to a co worker now I have a half full classic 96 that will take a while to fill. But this all being said a big shiney tool box doesn't always mean ur the best tech but 9x outta 10 the guy with the big tool box will get the job over someone with a small Chinese made box. Also here's a pic of the new box!

 

[MagnumForce]

To add one more,
Your tools are an extension of your resume. When you hire a contractor or craftsman of any trade, don't his tools and equipment make a difference?

Quite honestly, they shouldn't and in my experience they don't. But you have a hard time being taken seriously if you have ****. But some of the most skilled tradesmen I know have crappie tools. Perhaps an industrial setting is just different that way.

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[jpickar]

To add one more,
Your tools are an extension of your resume. When you hire a contractor or craftsman of any trade, don't his tools and equipment make a difference?

No, I worked with plenty of old journeyman electricians when I was an apprentice. The guys with the oldest, ratty looking tools did the best work. The guy with a box full of new tools was soon looked on as a person who had to compensate with tools for his lack of skill.

John

 

[adamaglio]

Hey guys, more pics of INSIDE my box. Working late tonight, so I took some pictures, some are multiples of same drawers. Didn't feel like pulling everything out and taking pictures of everything desperate. Any questions just ask





























So there my box. I hope they all load up fine, and I don't have to do it over. Side lockers will be ordered someday. Hopefully before January. I have all my buffing and polishing equipt. In a plastic tote. I'd like to use one locker for that, and the other for mechanical things.like what's on top of the box, and the bottom drawers. Any ideas how to better organize this mess?

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Nice setup you have there. I'm wondering if you could let me know what the height of your bottom box is from floor to your topper. I'm in need of more room and I've been humming and hawing over what to get for over a year now. I just can decide on a style or what size. Everyday I have a new thought or desire. I think I've been left with to many choices. Thanks.

 

[hautpot]

Quite honestly, they shouldn't and in my experience they don't. But you have a hard time being taken seriously if you have ****. But some of the most skilled tradesmen I know have crappie tools. Perhaps an industrial setting is just different that way.

The most important tool you possess is your brain. Where you spend your money doesn't make a statement about the quality of your work.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

The most important tool you possess is your brain. Where you spend your money doesn't make a statement about the quality of your work.

This is true...but when the job takes specific tools to do correctly, then the mechanic needs to HAVE those tools...lots of touchy feely / PC kinda attitudes around here that have little to do with the real world in a shop. We do judge a mechanic by both his experience and tools and, with that, overall expected performance - both brain power and the tools required to work effectively / efficiently on his own.

I Just had this discussion with a neighboring shop manager yesterday - both of us trying to find mechanics worth hiring - we talked about the number of applicants we see who want top pay and have next to nothing in tools and little experience....and the good guys already have the tools and also have a good job / aren't looking for a job.......employers running shops don't want to hire mechanics who don't have the tools to do the desired level of the job. But most are willing to work with the potential new mechanic if he is willing to buy the right tools as he goes. We all start somewhere - I wallked in to my shop with a 2 drawer carry around CM box full of the basic 1/4 / 3/8 drive stuff and a handful of wrenches and built up from there....It's also true that a ton of great tools in a big shiny box doesn't make the mechanic any good - I got one of those types right now who I know will eventually dump those tools on craigslist an go do something else for a living. All the best tools in the world won't make him a good mechanic...there's no easy, definitive, answer. But, I can tell you the tools the mechanic has when being considered for hire IS a factor we discuss in the interview.

How many different torque wrenches does a good mechanic need to cover every job he sees? I can tell you I have more mass/ weight in those specific tools alone than what I see the average "trade" guy carry in the building to wire a circuit or fix the A/C. I might not need but one on a given day, but I have the right one for every job that comes through and those jobs get done without delay while I run to find shop tools or borrow from someone. Heck, I have at least as much specialty stuff as the shop owns.

Many love to debate this issue around here, but the bottom line is wrenching for a living is not working in a "trade" where one can get the job done correctly with your brain and a limited level of hand tools. There' too many situations requiring a very specific tool.


Sorry for the rant...just seems like so many of the loudest voices around here speak from theory of how it "should be" on the outside, not reality in the shop.....

 

[archirelic]

This is true...but when the job takes specific tools to do correctly, then the mechanic needs to HAVE those tools...lots of touchy feely / PC kinda attitudes around here that have little to do with the real world in a shop. We do judge a mechanic by both his experience and tools and, with that, overall expected performance - both brain power and the tools required to work effectively / efficiently on his own.

I Just had this discussion with a neighboring shop manager yesterday - both of us trying to find mechanics worth hiring - we talked about the number of applicants we see who want top pay and have next to nothing in tools and little experience....and the good guys already have the tools and also have a good job / aren't looking for a job.......employers running shops don't want to hire mechanics who don't have the tools to do the desired level of the job. But most are willing to work with the potential new mechanic if he is willing to buy the right tools as he goes. We all start somewhere - I wallked in to my shop with a 2 drawer carry around CM box full of the basic 1/4 / 3/8 drive stuff and a handful of wrenches and built up from there....It's also true that a ton of great tools in a big shiny box doesn't make the mechanic any good - I got one of those types right now who I know will eventually dump those tools on craigslist an go do something else for a living. All the best tools in the world won't make him a good mechanic...there's no easy, definitive, answer. But, I can tell you the tools the mechanic has when being considered for hire IS a factor we discuss in the interview.

How many different torque wrenches does a good mechanic need to cover every job he sees? I can tell you I have more mass/ weight in those specific tools alone than what I see the average "trade" guy carry in the building to wire a circuit or fix the A/C. I might not need but one on a given day, but I have the right one for every job that comes through and those jobs get done without delay while I run to find shop tools or borrow from someone. Heck, I have at least as much specialty stuff as the shop owns.

Many love to debate this issue around here, but the bottom line is wrenching for a living is not working in a "trade" where one can get the job done correctly with your brain and a limited level of hand tools. There' too many situations requiring a very specific tool.


Sorry for the rant...just seems like so many of the loudest voices around here speak from theory of how it "should be" on the outside, not reality in the shop.....

VERY well said.

 

[ckblum]

Most of the people that take their car in don't even know enough about tools to make a judgement. I don't ever remember going into a shop and thinking "oh man these guys are hacks look at those Canadian Tire boxes" or "they remortgaged their house to buy all Snap-On tools, they must be really smart mechanics (and really dumb/single, financially unstable guys)"

Most people don't think that way. Maybe the hand full that know wrenching will recognize your financial effort you put into your tools, and even then that means nothing about your skills.

All this being said, I do buy SO, Mac, Proto etc. I also am very minimalist compared to most people on here. My box is a Mac MB1004, not stuffed to the brim and I only keep what I need. I don't need 25 ratchets, and a million screwdrivers. For the longest time I only ever had my ratcheting stubby screwdriver. It's worked for 99% of the situations in my 5 years working on helicopters, and now my transition to heavy duty/industrial I still find it sufficient.

I genuinely feel for you automotive guys, getting caught up "needing" to buy SO much stuff and having condominium style tool boxes to store it, all while being stressed under time and potentially not even making money with flat rate sometimes. We all appreciate nice boxes and tools and a good looking setup, but being a mechanic is not a **** swinging contest about who has spent the most money on tools. The customer and surprisingly lots of employers (maybe not so much automotive) don't care that you pay the Snap-On truck $200 a week to "be the best".

Just my $0.02, seems a lot of industrial/equipment type guys think similar.

Any who here's my box.

 

[jpickar]

This is true...but when the job takes specific tools to do correctly, then the mechanic needs to HAVE those tools...lots of touchy feely / PC kinda attitudes around here that have little to do with the real world in a shop. We do judge a mechanic by both his experience and tools and, with that, overall expected performance - both brain power and the tools required to work effectively / efficiently on his own.

I Just had this discussion with a neighboring shop manager yesterday - both of us trying to find mechanics worth hiring - we talked about the number of applicants we see who want top pay and have next to nothing in tools and little experience....and the good guys already have the tools and also have a good job / aren't looking for a job.......employers running shops don't want to hire mechanics who don't have the tools to do the desired level of the job. But most are willing to work with the potential new mechanic if he is willing to buy the right tools as he goes. We all start somewhere - I wallked in to my shop with a 2 drawer carry around CM box full of the basic 1/4 / 3/8 drive stuff and a handful of wrenches and built up from there....It's also true that a ton of great tools in a big shiny box doesn't make the mechanic any good - I got one of those types right now who I know will eventually dump those tools on craigslist an go do something else for a living. All the best tools in the world won't make him a good mechanic...there's no easy, definitive, answer. But, I can tell you the tools the mechanic has when being considered for hire IS a factor we discuss in the interview.

How many different torque wrenches does a good mechanic need to cover every job he sees? I can tell you I have more mass/ weight in those specific tools alone than what I see the average "trade" guy carry in the building to wire a circuit or fix the A/C. I might not need but one on a given day, but I have the right one for every job that comes through and those jobs get done without delay while I run to find shop tools or borrow from someone. Heck, I have at least as much specialty stuff as the shop owns.

Many love to debate this issue around here, but the bottom line is wrenching for a living is not working in a "trade" where one can get the job done correctly with your brain and a limited level of hand tools. There' too many situations requiring a very specific tool.


Sorry for the rant...just seems like so many of the loudest voices around here speak from theory of how it "should be" on the outside, not reality in the shop.....

Good definitive answer. No one said you shouldn't have specialty tools or the right tools. My original question What makes a Snap-on box worth the money they bring when it doesn't cost 1/10 of that to make them. Good points of view here. Thanks,John

 

[G-Ram]

Any who here's my box.

love that box I wish I would have gotten a Tech series with the 2 full length drawers...

 

[ckblum]

love that box I wish I would have gotten a Tech series with the 2 full length drawers...

I love it. Perfect size for me. My first "big" tool box. The extra depth adds so much space, and having the two full length drawers helps a lot too. The second thinner one is all my wrenches and long pry bars.

Was actually hoping for a green or red at the time but this one came up in flat black and he made me a really good deal on it and I was in the market ready to buy so figured I'd jump on it! Colour is not a huge deal to me, the flat black definitely grew on me though! I grabbed a cantilever box from Canadian Tire and it matches prefectly, guys keep asking if it came with it.

 

[pdizzleinmt]

Well haven't posted pics of my new road box. Had the bigger one but it did not work with our trucks and how they are set up.
In its normal spot.

Top with my sockets and ratchets.

Top drawer.






Air tools and misc next to the road box in the first compartment.

All my cordless stuff

And my epiq that's been collecting dust lately.

 

[Dmoen]

Good definitive answer. No one said you shouldn't have specialty tools or the right tools. My original question What makes a Snap-on box worth the money they bring when it doesn't cost 1/10 of that to make them. Good points of view here. Thanks,John

For me, I think the big thing is sometimes I am lazy. I have a lot going on at work, 2 young boys (4 and 14 months) and a soon to be wife. So a lot of it boils down to convenience.. yes I'd really like to get a nice big lista, but they don't have a dealer to come to me, finance it, deliver it, and take care of any issues I may have. I have a broken Mac 3/8 head ratchet that as been broken for well over 6months now. No Mac dealer, and keep putting it off to send it out. So 99% of my purchases come from snap on, or the parts store next door.

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[Dmoen]

Nice setup you have there. I'm wondering if you could let me know what the height of your bottom box is from floor to your topper. I'm in need of more room and I've been humming and hawing over what to get for over a year now. I just can decide on a style or what size. Everyday I have a new thought or desire. I think I've been left with to many choices. Thanks.

Yes I will get a measurement on Monday..it's a krl1022

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[Snap_cap]

This is true...but when the job takes specific tools to do correctly, then the mechanic needs to HAVE those tools...lots of touchy feely / PC kinda attitudes around here that have little to do with the real world in a shop. We do judge a mechanic by both his experience and tools and, with that, overall expected performance - both brain power and the tools required to work effectively / efficiently on his own.

I Just had this discussion with a neighboring shop manager yesterday - both of us trying to find mechanics worth hiring - we talked about the number of applicants we see who want top pay and have next to nothing in tools and little experience....and the good guys already have the tools and also have a good job / aren't looking for a job.......employers running shops don't want to hire mechanics who don't have the tools to do the desired level of the job. But most are willing to work with the potential new mechanic if he is willing to buy the right tools as he goes. We all start somewhere - I wallked in to my shop with a 2 drawer carry around CM box full of the basic 1/4 / 3/8 drive stuff and a handful of wrenches and built up from there....It's also true that a ton of great tools in a big shiny box doesn't make the mechanic any good - I got one of those types right now who I know will eventually dump those tools on craigslist an go do something else for a living. All the best tools in the world won't make him a good mechanic...there's no easy, definitive, answer. But, I can tell you the tools the mechanic has when being considered for hire IS a factor we discuss in the interview.

How many different torque wrenches does a good mechanic need to cover every job he sees? I can tell you I have more mass/ weight in those specific tools alone than what I see the average "trade" guy carry in the building to wire a circuit or fix the A/C. I might not need but one on a given day, but I have the right one for every job that comes through and those jobs get done without delay while I run to find shop tools or borrow from someone. Heck, I have at least as much specialty stuff as the shop owns.

Many love to debate this issue around here, but the bottom line is wrenching for a living is not working in a "trade" where one can get the job done correctly with your brain and a limited level of hand tools. There' too many situations requiring a very specific tool.


Sorry for the rant...just seems like so many of the loudest voices around here speak from theory of how it "should be" on the outside, not reality in the shop.....

Well thought out statement and good observation.

Most of the people that take their car in don't even know enough about tools to make a judgement. I don't ever remember going into a shop and thinking "oh man these guys are hacks look at those Canadian Tire boxes" or "they remortgaged their house to buy all Snap-On tools, they must be really smart mechanics (and really dumb/single, financially unstable guys)"

Most people don't think that way. Maybe the hand full that know wrenching will recognize your financial effort you put into your tools, and even then that means nothing about your skills.

All this being said, I do buy SO, Mac, Proto etc. I also am very minimalist compared to most people on here. My box is a Mac MB1004, not stuffed to the brim and I only keep what I need. I don't need 25 ratchets, and a million screwdrivers. For the longest time I only ever had my ratcheting stubby screwdriver. It's worked for 99% of the situations in my 5 years working on helicopters, and now my transition to heavy duty/industrial I still find it sufficient.

I genuinely feel for you automotive guys, getting caught up "needing" to buy SO much stuff and having condominium style tool boxes to store it, all while being stressed under time and potentially not even making money with flat rate sometimes. We all appreciate nice boxes and tools and a good looking setup, but being a mechanic is not a **** swinging contest about who has spent the most money on tools. The customer and surprisingly lots of employers (maybe not so much automotive) don't care that you pay the Snap-On truck $200 a week to "be the best".

Just my $0.02, seems a lot of industrial/equipment type guys think similar.

Any who here's my box.

Also, well said.

As an aside, where did you get those Lock Out/Tag Out magnets?

 

[LXCam]

yes I'd really like to get a nice big lista, but they don't have a dealer to come to me, finance it, deliver it, and take care of any issues I may have.

Brother I'll give you the finance concern but issues with a Lista?. That just don't happen. About the worse thing I've ever seen with a Lista is faded paint after years of service. And honestly I don't know of anyone who polishes their Lista cabinets, I think that's reserved by law for the Snappy/Matco crowd. Just saying.

 

[Dmoen]

Brother I'll give you the finance concern but issues with a Lista?. That just don't happen. About the worse thing I've ever seen with a Lista is faded paint after years of service. And honestly I don't know of anyone who polishes their Lista cabinets, I think that's reserved by law for the Snappy/Matco crowd. Just saying.

Not sure. No one I know owns a lista. But, do they offer a hutch, and side lockers? The tool boxes them self look ok on the website. Nothing fancy or spectacular imho.

 

[Sterff]

Well haven't posted pics of my new road box. Had the bigger one but it did not work with our trucks and how they are set up.

Top with my sockets and ratchets.

[/IMG]

What crowfoot wrenches do you have? Im looking for a bigger set. Nice tools by the way.

 

[pdizzleinmt]

What crowfoot wrenches do you have? Im looking for a bigger set. Nice tools by the way.

They are just ATD brand. They are ok. I will be upgrading to something better soon. Thanks.

 

[toddoky]

Good definitive answer. No one said you shouldn't have specialty tools or the right tools. My original question What makes a Snap-on box worth the money they bring when it doesn't cost 1/10 of that to make them. Good points of view here. Thanks,John

I think you are underestimating what it costs Snap-on to build a tool box here in the U.S., given the fixed and variable costs associated with doing so. Even though they are many times more expensive than an offshore box, they are worth it to many buyers. It's similar to buying a 69 Camaro or other collectable muscle car when you could buy many other used cars that also have four wheels, an engine and a transmission that will take you to the same destination. Some guys will recognize the intrinsic value in the 69 Camaro and others will not and will be happy to drive around in a 1999 Accord.

 

[Dmoen]

Those crows foot wrenches look very thin...

 

[MagnumForce]

This is true...but when the job takes specific tools to do correctly, then the mechanic needs to HAVE those tools...lots of touchy feely / PC kinda attitudes around here that have little to do with the real world in a shop. We do judge a mechanic by both his experience and tools and, with that, overall expected performance - both brain power and the tools required to work effectively / efficiently on his own.

I Just had this discussion with a neighboring shop manager yesterday - both of us trying to find mechanics worth hiring - we talked about the number of applicants we see who want top pay and have next to nothing in tools and little experience....and the good guys already have the tools and also have a good job / aren't looking for a job.......employers running shops don't want to hire mechanics who don't have the tools to do the desired level of the job. But most are willing to work with the potential new mechanic if he is willing to buy the right tools as he goes. We all start somewhere - I wallked in to my shop with a 2 drawer carry around CM box full of the basic 1/4 / 3/8 drive stuff and a handful of wrenches and built up from there....It's also true that a ton of great tools in a big shiny box doesn't make the mechanic any good - I got one of those types right now who I know will eventually dump those tools on craigslist an go do something else for a living. All the best tools in the world won't make him a good mechanic...there's no easy, definitive, answer. But, I can tell you the tools the mechanic has when being considered for hire IS a factor we discuss in the interview.

How many different torque wrenches does a good mechanic need to cover every job he sees? I can tell you I have more mass/ weight in those specific tools alone than what I see the average "trade" guy carry in the building to wire a circuit or fix the A/C. I might not need but one on a given day, but I have the right one for every job that comes through and those jobs get done without delay while I run to find shop tools or borrow from someone. Heck, I have at least as much specialty stuff as the shop owns.

Many love to debate this issue around here, but the bottom line is wrenching for a living is not working in a "trade" where one can get the job done correctly with your brain and a limited level of hand tools. There' too many situations requiring a very specific tool.


Sorry for the rant...just seems like so many of the loudest voices around here speak from theory of how it "should be" on the outside, not reality in the shop.....

Why do we always go back to the fact that mechanics are the only ones that have and use tools? Go in any factory or machine shop in this country and your opinion will change. I DO wrench for a living, just not on cars. My job requires me to be a welder, a fabricator, and electrician, a process engineer, a plc programming guru, an industrial mechanic, a machinist and any number of other things. I shall bow down to the guy changing a head gasket or an lube tech, you guys are way better than me.

I guarantee my Craftsman and Gearwrench stuff takes more abuse than anything you own.

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[MagnumForce]

I think you are underestimating what it costs Snap-on to build a tool box here in the U.S., given the fixed and variable costs associated with doing so. Even though they are many times more expensive than an offshore box, they are worth it to many buyers. It's similar to buying a 69 Camaro or other collectable muscle car when you could buy many other used cars that also have four wheels, an engine and a transmission that will take you to the same destination. Some guys will recognize the intrinsic value in the 69 Camaro and others will not and will be happy to drive around in a 1999 Accord.

A 69 Camaro won't lose value and will probably gain value. A snappy box loses half the value the second you unload it.

I really like my masterforce 41, it was about a grand. I could by 5 of them for a comparable snappy box and it does the same thing, functions exactly the same, has a lifetime warranty and everything else that snappy will do. I don't see how what box you use proves anything.

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[jpickar]

A 69 Camaro won't lose value and will probably gain value. A snappy box loses half the value the second you unload it.

I really like my masterforce 41, it was about a grand. I could by 5 of them for a comparable snappy box and it does the same thing, functions exactly the same, has a lifetime warranty and everything else that snappy will do. I don't see how what box you use proves anything.

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+1
John

 

[toddoky]

+1
John

If you buy the Snappy box used as I do, then they don't loose much at all. I'm sorry, but your 18" deep 41" Masterforce box is nowhere near as capable or efficient at storing tools as my 30" deep KR1000 box(34,000 c.i. of storage), which by the way can be purchased used for the same price you paid for your box.

 

[90zcar]

Hey guys lets not discourage people from buying new snap on boxes. If it wasn't for them....there wouldn't be "used" boxes to buy.
If that was the case then I wouldn't have my Snappy Krl!!


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[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Tool boxes loose value? That's strange to me since I have gotten exactly what I paid back on every tool box I ever bought.



Of course I'm half joking, I know I end up paying whatever the price is for the last box I buy and don't trade back in.
But think about it: I bought my first KRL for 4K, used it for 3 or 4 years and traded in and got 4k back towards the next box when I outgrew it. I never paid list price for any of them, which is exactly why the SO man could give me what I paid back in trade. I actually got ahead on one box when trade in value was higher than I paid by more than 1k when Mr. Snappy was extra-hot make the sale.

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

Yeah...my box-store brand tool box works just fine:



That box was 2 months old when I took the picture sorry, I just couldn't resist!

 

[MagnumForce]

Comparing that pos to my masterforce is apples to oranges and if anything were to happen it has a lifetime guarantee.

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[bobcatdan]

When Menard's drop the supplier of the current masterforce boxes, or discontinue the masterforce line, how good do you think the warranty will work?

 

[L.Cheapo]

Yeah...my box-store brand tool box works just fine:



That box was 2 months old when I took the picture sorry, I just couldn't resist!

Those drawers remind me of old school Donkey Kong...

 

[Dmoen]

I worked out of this heaping pile of **** for about 2 years. It's a homak. I guess it may have been ok if it wasn't so weighed down. I had a lot in it. Also built the pry bar holder on the left, and the shelf on the right. It is ball bearing, but they ****. Kept falling apart. The struts for the top were replaced once. Could hardly move it once loaded.

ON THE OTHER HAND, it was $1000, on hand at Napa and they delivered it, took care of the warranty issues I had. I took it home and use it in my garage. I wish I could trade it for 2 bottom boxes. I hate the top box, I like having a work surface, and looking into the top for sockets blows.

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[2ndGearRubber]

Not to **** up the thread anymore...... But I think a lot of people forget that the majority of the truck brand boxes are sold well below list. Sure plenty of people post here about ordering custom drawer layouts, colors, etc. and yes, that is very expensive.


But my KRL1033 has a list price of more than $11,000, I paid almost exactly half that, essentially 50% off. I'm sure Lista and other "non-truck" manufacturers make very nice products, but after checking the Lista prices on strictly tool boxes, I would have saved $0 on a box I've never seen, touched, inspected, and still needed to ship it.

Lista for $5600 - http://www.strictlytoolboxes.com/al...xes/lista-tool-cabinet-78-inch-20-drawer.html

Snap on for $5600 - https://store.snapon.com/KRL1033-Se...ab-System-19-Drawers-Candy-Apple-P651214.aspx



EDIT: Granted, I got a steal. But don't think everyone out there is paying list, and not getting a dumb trade in value for their old box, often with some truck credit for additional tools, etc.

 

[DodgeMech]

i knew snap off made a three bay with an actual full width drawer, hell this one even has two...my dealer has told me there ain't such a thing...

either way, that box there will be the next, and last, box i ever buy...in flat black/gloss trim

 

[2ndGearRubber]

i knew snap off made a three bay with an actual full width drawer, hell this one even has two...my dealer has told me there ain't such a thing...

either way, that box there will be the next, and last, box i ever buy...in flat black/gloss trim

1033 upper drawer is a beautiful thing. I'll get some pictures up here eventually.


Oh, and I said the same thing last year. Guess who's 1033 is getting real full?

 

[DodgeMech]

just get a cabinet and a hutch haha

 

[paramud]

Relatively new set up. Cleaned up a very messy garage 4 months ago. Got a HF 44" toolbox and moved in a mill. Looking for a lathe now.

 

[abvw]

Why do we always go back to the fact that mechanics are the only ones that have and use tools? Go in any factory or machine shop in this country and your opinion will change. I DO wrench for a living, just not on cars. My job requires me to be a welder, a fabricator, and electrician, a process engineer, a plc programming guru, an industrial mechanic, a machinist and any number of other things. I shall bow down to the guy changing a head gasket or an lube tech, you guys are way better than me.

I guarantee my Craftsman and Gearwrench stuff takes more abuse than anything you own.

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The fact that the average automechanic has more tools than a typical linesman, electrician, plumber or carpenter doesn't mean anything to you? Most of the other trades guys can get by with a tool belt or a bucket/bag of tools in any given work day, try doing what we do with your usual tools and see how far will they get you.

We need equipments, such as air supply, lightings and lifts to even start to do anything. Tire machines, balancers, AC machines, lathe, pressure washer, sand blaster, you name it, we need it. Don't forget that you will also need every diagnostic equipment out there, scanners, gauges and meters for electricity, air fuel and oil.

An average two bay auto shop will have over $100k in tools and equipments. Not counting all the surplus like fluids, fasteners and filters.