Moving a Toolbox?

[gsingh]

First of all sorry if there is already a thread about this. I am changing jobs at end of the month and need to move my Classic 96 from Washington D.C to Virginia. My friend will let me borrow his F-150. Will that be enough or do i need something else?

Another thing is about storage. New employer will provide toolbox, so I need to store the SO box somewhere. Can it be stored outdoors safely? Like underneath the deck?

 

[CJM8515]

Trailer from u haul. You don't want to try and roll it into the bed of a truck especially loaded. Failing that a flatbed is even better

 

[NYTurfTech]

I wouldn't store it outside. Especially under a deck where it will be attacked by moisture and critters that want a new home. A classic 96 would be like an apartment building for mice.

 

[Davefr]

Trailer from u haul. You don't want to try and roll it into the bed of a truck especially loaded. Failing that a flatbed is even better

Yes, spend the $20 on the UHaul trailer with drop down tailgate ramp. It'll make the job very simple.

No, don't store it outside. Sell it, store it inside or loan it to someone who'll take care of it.

 

[firebox40dash5]

I've got a little 5x8 trailer... I hauled a friend's lightly-loaded Matco double bank, and it was a bear to get loaded with 3 people. My deck is about 2' off the ground though, so it's taller than most. The Uhaul trailer is a decent suggestion, you can always make a set of ramps with the aluminum ramp ends kit and some PT lumber. Personally, I find it easier to put my hands on some milk crates and boxes and unload it for transport... especially since it sounds like you'll be unloading it for your new job anyway.

No way in hell I'd leave it stored outside. I'd sell it before I'd leave it outdoors, because it probably wouldn't fare too well anyway.

 

[Davefr]

The Uhaul trailer is a decent suggestion, you can always make a set of ramps with the aluminum ramp ends kit and some PT lumber.

With the UHaul trailer there's nothing to make. The tailgate serves as a drop down ramp. Since this trailer is low to the ground with a long ramp it's a gentle slope into the bed.

 

[stage20]

Are you attaced to it? Noo borrow no rent. Sell it and buy another when you get cross country. Seems the easy route. No wy id wnt to lift that thing in a truck. Uhaul for sure

 

[4x4gearhead]

A. move your toolbox the right way, rent a trailer, strap the **** out of it. check it multiple times on the way to va.

B. As far as storing your toolbox outside, you are crazy, I would never do such a thing. If you dont have the means to have the box then sell it or find someplace to store it.

Sorry to sound so stern but this is serious business! It's a lot of money to have "hanging out under the deck"

 

[firebox40dash5]

With the UHaul trailer there's nothing to make. The tailgate serves as a drop down ramp. Since this trailer is low to the ground with a long ramp it's a gentle slope into the bed.

Gotcha... don't think I ever rented one of them. I thought the ones I'd seen had a barn door type tailgate or something. That sounds like a pretty easy choice since it's got the ramp already.

 

[southalabama]

Helped some family move this past weekend.

While I agree the uhaul trailer is the way to go the ramp we had wasn't good enough to roll up a box. With the trailer we had the wheels wouldn't have rolled up the ramp without putting down ply or a solid board. Strength of the ramp isn't the issue. It's the dang holes.

 

[wornoutoldman]

Toolboxes look great in living rooms. Just sayin...

 

[Mr.Ric]

put some padding inside, stuff some rags around, especially behind the drawer fronts.

 

[chadster1]

Don't do it this way.

 

[dankicksass]

Chad beat me to it.

 

[chrismenke]

Are you attaced to it? Noo borrow no rent. Sell it and buy another when you get cross country. Seems the easy route. No wy id wnt to lift that thing in a truck. Uhaul for sure

Depending on where in each place, from D.C. to Virginia could be a matter of feet and not miles. They border each other.

 

[MarcioWilges]

Hope you managed to handle the moving of your toolbox mate! It's a good one and it'll serve you for a long time. Why not see what else you can do with the thing in your home rather than consigning it into storage though? Seems like such a waste to put it aside!

 

[msgtsmithret]

I've moved again and again during my military career and learned to pack the contents of my tool box into small, heavy cardboard boxes, then move the tool box empty. No worries that way. Firehouse Subs provided the perfect boxes on my last move. Double thick cardboard and small sizes (they ship their bread in it I believe).

 

[msgtsmithret]

Don't do it this way.

Wow. Charles Darwin was right.

 

[XxToolAholicxX]

Empty it out using milk crates or those reusable cloth grocery bags it will cut down the weight. Lock and strap the drawers all around. Get the U-Haul trailer strap it down. Leaving it under the deck NO as you might know that moisture is the enemy of all metals. It is sheet metal after all. Sell it let someone else give it a nice home rather then you giving a home to pests.
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