Looking for a certain style box, having no luck.

[shouse1414]

I’ve been searching for a tool box around 27” hopefully under. I want it to have the face plate that covers the drawers and opens when the lid opens like the old snap ons and the protos. I’m just not sure what that would be called when I search. I’ve tried flip top; face drop; drawer cover. No luck, I know cornwell and Kennedy and others have made them.

 

[bigfunwmu]

I’ve been searching for a tool box around 27” hopefully under. I want it to have the face plate that covers the drawers and opens when the lid opens like the old snap ons and the protos. I’m just not sure what that would be called when I search. I’ve tried flip top; face drop; drawer cover. No luck, I know cornwell and Kennedy and others have made them.

Try "Drop front"

Also lots of road boxes like that, but many of them are bigger and heavier.

 

[428PI]

I still have my Snap On that is like that. Seems too there is a special name for the snap on box but can't remember now.

 

[tool_scrounge]

Also search for "tool chest"

 

[BarrelRoll]

Road Chest/ Box

It looks like snapon discontinued the 27"

Here's the 36" https://shop.snapon.com/product/KRA...oad-Chest-with-Side-Handles-(Red)/KRA6210FPBO

They do sell a dog box with the flip front
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Dog-Boxes/Large-Dog-Box-Five-Drawer-Wheeled-Tool-Box/KRDB265

 

[BarrelRoll]

Toolsource lists a Williams https://www.toolsource.com/portable...26-extraheavyduty-roadbox-black-p-104490.html

I believe the smaller snapon was a KRA60 https://shop.snapon.com/product/KRA...Road-Chest/Heavy-Duty-Road-Chest-(Red)/KRA60B

 

[shouse1414]

Road Chest/ Box

It looks like snapon discontinued the 27"

Here's the 36" https://shop.snapon.com/product/KRA6210-Series-Heavy-Duty-Road-Chests/36"-Four-Drawer-Heavy-Duty-Road-Chest-with-Side-Handles-(Red)/KRA6210FPBO

They do sell a dog box with the flip front
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Dog-Boxes/Large-Dog-Box-Five-Drawer-Wheeled-Tool-Box/KRDB265

Yeah, these are a lot bigger than I need. Wanting them smaller so they will fit under my truck bed cover

 

[shouse1414]

Toolsource lists a Williams https://www.toolsource.com/portable...26-extraheavyduty-roadbox-black-p-104490.html

I believe the smaller snapon was a KRA60 https://shop.snapon.com/product/KRA...Road-Chest/Heavy-Duty-Road-Chest-(Red)/KRA60B

These are perfect

 

[428PI]

Yes, mine is like that heavy duty "road chest" except mine has 2 drawers in the top middle. My brother had one or 2 like that too. Yes, we did take them out on service calls on the back of a pickup.

 

[WWheeler]

Road Chest/ Box

It looks like snapon discontinued the 27"

Here's the 36" https://shop.snapon.com/product/KRA6210-Series-Heavy-Duty-Road-Chests/36"-Four-Drawer-Heavy-Duty-Road-Chest-with-Side-Handles-(Red)/KRA6210FPBO

They do sell a dog box with the flip front
https://shop.snapon.com/product/Dog-Boxes/Large-Dog-Box-Five-Drawer-Wheeled-Tool-Box/KRDB265

Wow, those are neat.

 

[tool_scrounge]

Do you need a road box designed for abuse (work truck application) or for use in a shop? If the later, I am a big fan for the used Snap-on KR 58 & KR 59 series boxes. They made them for a lot of years so then are pretty common.

 

[tjpavlov]

Epsteins has something like that in stock.

Valley 9 Drawer Red Metal Tool Box 26" x 15" x 17 1/2" (VALLEY-9)

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www.harryepstein.com

 

[tool_scrounge]

Epsteins has something like that in stock.

Valley 9 Drawer Red Metal Tool Box 26" x 15" x 17 1/2" (VALLEY-9)

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www.harryepstein.com

Wow, the is a pretty close copy of a Snap-on KR59 but with roller slides. I wonder what the weight is.

 

[alinc100]

Here's one listed local to me in SE Michigan. The seller is also on GJ and very nice guy.Maybe something can be worked out. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/604562905210548/

 

[Packard V8]

It must be mentioned the majority of tool chests are not road chests. The true road chest is made of much heavier steel and costs 2X the money. This is necessary to withstand the pounding of loaded drawers over rough roads. A road chest usually has channel feet under it so in can be loaded/unloaded by a fork lift. A standard drop-front-top-chest used as a road chest will have the slide hangers pounded out of it in short order if loaded at all heavy.

jack vines

 

[shouse1414]

I’m a millwright that travels, Id would only be in the truck when driving to the job. Otherwise it would be on my dolley. I just like being able to have a plate over the drawers when I have to leave it at jobs overnight.

 

[rust in the eye]

I always called these either drop front or (perhaps mistakenly) a road box.
My circa 1985 3 dr. SnapOn KRA54B is 26 w x 15d x 13h
bottom drawer is 3" deep and the top two are 1 5/8"
works well as a racetrack box