nissan_crawler
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I had too many small toolboxes and toolbags floatin around my pickup. I needed something that would take some abuse, as this box will eventually end up in the rockcrawler when it's done. For now, it will live in the Titan, and when it goes to the rockcrawler, I will buy another one for the Titan.
I talked to shannon from strictlytoolboxes.com and decide to get the ME300R. http://www.strictlytoolboxes.com/portable-toolbox/montezuma-portable-tool-boxes-professional-portable-tool-box-medium-30-x-15.html
We had the older version beating around our farm trucks for 15 years, and in all that time, the only damage it suffered was the prong that held the largest wrenches broke (had three wrenches around 1 1/4" on it, IIRC). That sold me on the strength of these boxes.
Sorry about the picture quality, the kitties decided to play soccer with the camera.
The box comes packaged to survive anything short of a nuclear disaster:
The outside:
The inside:
Lift up socket tray:
Lock design:
My two complaints are:
1. The sticker doesn't come off it easy (pretty small gripe).
2. The old style had a latch that would catch when you lifted the socket tray up, so you could have both hands to dig in the bottom. I miss that. Again, not a big deal to wedge something in there to hold it up.
Things I like:
1. The cubbyholes on the right are open on top at the back, so if you drop a wrench while hanging it up (which I already did), it falls through into the cubbyhole, and is easy to get, rather than being wedged on top of that steep angle.
2. The lid of the box goes up against the socket/wrench prongs, so things can't fall off in transport.
3. It comes with the good rubber liners for the compartments.
4. The gas cylinder is nice for keeping the lid up, and not having to flip the lid over center.
The biggest problem is that I need more tools to put in it.
I talked to shannon from strictlytoolboxes.com and decide to get the ME300R. http://www.strictlytoolboxes.com/portable-toolbox/montezuma-portable-tool-boxes-professional-portable-tool-box-medium-30-x-15.html
We had the older version beating around our farm trucks for 15 years, and in all that time, the only damage it suffered was the prong that held the largest wrenches broke (had three wrenches around 1 1/4" on it, IIRC). That sold me on the strength of these boxes.
Sorry about the picture quality, the kitties decided to play soccer with the camera.
The box comes packaged to survive anything short of a nuclear disaster:
The outside:
The inside:
Lift up socket tray:
Lock design:
My two complaints are:
1. The sticker doesn't come off it easy (pretty small gripe).
2. The old style had a latch that would catch when you lifted the socket tray up, so you could have both hands to dig in the bottom. I miss that. Again, not a big deal to wedge something in there to hold it up.
Things I like:
1. The cubbyholes on the right are open on top at the back, so if you drop a wrench while hanging it up (which I already did), it falls through into the cubbyhole, and is easy to get, rather than being wedged on top of that steep angle.
2. The lid of the box goes up against the socket/wrench prongs, so things can't fall off in transport.
3. It comes with the good rubber liners for the compartments.
4. The gas cylinder is nice for keeping the lid up, and not having to flip the lid over center.
The biggest problem is that I need more tools to put in it.
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