Moving a Roll-Cab toolbox

[Challenger_2MBT]

Hello All.
Question for the membership: I have a Snap-On KRL1022 Roll-Cab with the KRL7954A workstation riser. I've just changed jobs and now need to move all to the new work location. I plan to move the roll-cab with an enclosed single-axle trailer. Question: should I remove all my tools and other personal belongs AND separate the roll-cab from the workstation riser BEFORE loading and moving? Any help and advise it greatly appricated! Oh, by the way, this is my first move so I've not got any experience here.

Thank You
Graham

 

[Don 18]

The guys on here that move boxes all the time typically move them empty.

When I picked up my KRL1001 we loaded it onto a U-Haul 5 x 9 drop gate trailer. We secured all 4 corners with straps on the casters, and snuck 2 ratchet straps under the riser (on the stainless top) to keep it from bouncing around. Just protect anywhere the straps can rub, we used a heavy cardboard.

It worked great, and was easier than unbolting and taking the riser off it. There was also concern about having the loose riser bounce around and get scratched or damaged.

Congrats on the new job!

 

[Zebu Fellenz]

I'd probably leave it loaded assuming you have a way to push/pull it into the trailer. I'd probably remove the riser unless it's securely attached (bolted) to the roll cab.

Strap, block, chock the wheels so nothing can move and you should be fine, might also want to run straps around the box to hold the drawers just in case something fails and they can open.

Go slow, work safe, be smart and you shouldn't have any issues. Check all the straps after you've gone a few miles!

 

[Challenger_2MBT]

Thank you for the replies folks. Yeah, its a little nerve-racking. I greatly appreciate the advice!

Graham

 

[lennoxlennox]

how far are you moving it? That will make a difference in what you do...i.e. short vs. long distance

also there's a thread in free parking section...

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142031&highlight=moving+toolbox

 

[cide1]

This might be worth calling your insurance company about. USAA, for example, covers U-haul trailer rentals as part of their normal auto policies. Many insurance companies do not. Make sure something is covering you in the case of an accident (auto policy, special policy on tools, home policy, uhaul purchased, etc.).

 

[Challenger_2MBT]

I'm only planning to move it less that five miles away. I'm hopping some heavy-duty cargo straps, moving blankets/mats are going to be enough. Yeah, its only a short haul across town to the new shop location.

Graham

 

[lennoxlennox]

Then leave your tools in the boxes... they aren't going to jump around.

(obviously drive slower)

I put rubber in between the top and bottom boxes to stop any slide (no need to bolt unless you are the overly cautious type)

Just strap it down well, lock the wheels and your golden.... NBD

 

[Outlawmws]

The thing is, will you be able to get it rolled into the trailer loaded? if not, lighten the load, if so, go for it. (You may need plywood runners on the ramps, depending on how they are made and from what.

Get a roll of the plastic wrap and wrap it to keep the drawers from coming open, and this will also protect the finish a bit as well. As mentioned, strap the hell out of it. there is no such thing as "too many straps" even for 5 miles. One slam on the brakes or some idiot running into you and all that weight is going somewhere.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Did you buy your box new from Snap on ? If you did and your tool guy has a lift gate, ask him if he will move your box. My buddy's dealer was going to move his if he took a different job.

 

[jonb347]

+1 on asking the snap on man....otherwise definitely get a uhaul.

 

[rodknocker]

Have always used a flatbed towtruck with a driver who has hauled tool boxes before. Thats how most guys around here do it.

 

[Full Throttle]

Have always used a flatbed towtruck with a driver who has hauled tool boxes before. Thats how most guys around here do it.

10-4 CALL A WRECKER, so much easier

 

[copterdoctor]

I've moved my box 2 or 3 times in the last 8 years or so.. my snapon guy has always done it for me.

 

[wreckerman5357]

Have always used a flatbed towtruck with a driver who has hauled tool boxes before. Thats how most guys around here do it.

I hate towing toolboxes and I bill accordingly.

 

[lennoxlennox]

finally found these... here's what I did when I moved from Cali to Ohio.... boxes never moved an inch

 

[blacK20]

Even if your snappy guy won't move it for free, I'm sure he'll do it for a little bit of cash.

 

[188slo50]

Id say 90% of the time your tool rep will move it if you bought it from him. Also if you work for a lage shop or dealer most times they have a wrecker service that they always use and can get them to move it for cheap,just make sure there insured for that type of item. I moved my KRL anout 50 miles on my 6x12 trailer with no problems theres just a few things you need to do to make it alot easier, especially if you think you will be moving alot in your lifetime.

 

[Humble Mechanic]

Did you buy your box new from Snap on ? If you did and your tool guy has a lift gate, ask him if he will move your box. My buddy's dealer was going to move his if he took a different job.

This is EXACTLY what I would do. Even if you have to pay him $50 or something, it will be well worth it.

 

[Skyline]

I've moved many boxes exactly as Don described. No problem at all. I do generally add a bunch of light ratchet staps across the top as well. Make sure you protect any spots where the staps contact the box. I use little pieces of cardboard.

And if you're considering moving it full, a tripple bank empty is just under the rated weight limit of one of the 5x9 UHaul trailers.

If you go with a flatbed, I've seen so many boxes damaged by that process. The transition from the ground to the deck is too steep, and the bottom edges of the boxes get destroyed. Especially if they just wrap the cable around the wheels. If the cable contacts the bottom edge of the box, it's toast. You need some wood ramps to assist the transition, and I would wrap the box with a tow strap and pull it with that...not the wheels. Not saying its not possible to do this, but the driver really needs to be careful and know what he's doing.

But the 5x9 ramp trailer is only a $25 rental. You'll also need a lot of those plastic bins to move your tools.

 

[NUTTSGT]

It's been almost a month Graham, did you get your box moved and how if you did ?

 

[langss]

When I had to bring my extra box home from work (good old 5S) I took everything out and brought it all home first. I knew there was no way fully loaded with tools it was going on and off a trailer doing it by my self without damage to either me the box or the trailer.

 

[jsb1234]

I'd have my snap-on or mac dealer move it for me.You spend enough money on the truck anyway.

 

[drew03cmc]

My Mac dealer would move it for me (after I buy one from him of course).

 

[srmofo]

I'd probably leave it loaded assuming you have a way to push/pull it into the trailer. I'd probably remove the riser unless it's securely attached (bolted) to the roll cab.

Strap, block, chock the wheels so nothing can move and you should be fine, might also want to run straps around the box to hold the drawers just in case something fails and they can open.

Go slow, work safe, be smart and you shouldn't have any issues. Check all the straps after you've gone a few miles!

This is very important. If those drawers come open its all over.....(the highway). The last one I helped move, we rented a lift bed trailer. We didnt unload anything, and it was easy as cake

Most rental yards will have them, and its safer easier than calling a flat bed tow truck in, or trying to winch it up a steep tilt bed trailer

 

[metalhead212121]

The last one I helped move, we rented a lift bed trailer. We didnt unload anything, and it was easy as cake

Pretty cool video... makes moving big tool boxes a hell of a lot easier than loading them up in a regular trailer. Do you or anyone else know if they have bigger trailers than that? (length wise?) Im pretty sure in the video they said that their trailer was 72" long.. That would work with a Snap on KRL triple bank but what about a guy with 1 or 2 lockers bolted up?? Sure you could unbolt the lockers but thats not something I'd look foward to doing unless I absolutly had to.

 

[chammyman]

normally its a forklift or hi-ab with straps to load it up. At the other end its the owners problem in my expereince.

 

[srmofo]

Pretty cool video... makes moving big tool boxes a hell of a lot easier than loading them up in a regular trailer. Do you or anyone else know if they have bigger trailers than that? (length wise?) Im pretty sure in the video they said that their trailer was 72" long.. That would work with a Snap on KRL triple bank but what about a guy with 1 or 2 lockers bolted up?? Sure you could unbolt the lockers but thats not something I'd look foward to doing unless I absolutly had to.

they do I think the one we had was about 10' long x 7'ish wide.

They even make ones that lift high for dock loading

Just call around your local rental yards and see what they have, since they are needed for a lot of the equipment like scissor lifts. If our little mom and pop rental place has one then Im sure others do as well. IIRC I think sunbelt (lowes)rents them too

 

[metalhead212121]

Just watched the video again... at 4:08 in the video it says they have one thats 12 FEET LONG WITH 10,000 LBS CAPACITY!! All I have to say damn!! Im not ready to move my toolbox yet... Im just preparing for armageddon. Im the type of guy that wants to be prepared vs. "ok its time to move this monster toolbox.... don't know how its gonna happen but I'll just have positive attitude and everything will be ok." I wonder if they have enclosed trailers... rain is the enemy.

Thanks for the link.