my new tool box

[young_buck]

I have been working out of my portable boxes for a while and finally upgraded to something a bit bigger, unfortunately I have already filled it and need something bigger

These pictures are from when I first got the box, a few months ago, I have since purchased many more tools and re-arranged the drawers a bit. There will be no up to date photos for a while as my phone over heated and self-destructed but I will take better photos when i move it back to my place.

 

[young_buck]

and a picture of the box itself

 

[PT Doc]

Costco special?

 

[kustom53]

nice man! I dig the orange.

 

[diesel research]

nice box. reorganize and you will find a lot of open space. box isnt even close to full.

 

[young_buck]

It is much more equipped now, and i can fit more in for sure it would just be nice to have more drawers to seperate things better. My multimeter, grease gun, and air/power tools share a drawer and it is just difficult to keep everything seperate. Plus the drawers are only 28" wide making some organizational methods a bit harder to pull off.

I should also mention that I am in highschool and doing my diesel tech apprenticeship right now as well

 

[Piles]

That box is awesome. I saw it somewhere up here for about 4-500, can't remember. Home Depot sells one, a Husky, that is the exact same except black. A couple buddies got the HD one. Very good quality for the price.

How much did you pay? I have been looking to find one for home since I love the colour, and having a Kubota box is pretty cool IMO.

 

[Tunajoe]

Can you remove the black plastic top and set a another tool box on top?
Good looking box!

 

[SC-AW11]

post a new tool box thread and put pictures from a couple months ago? cmon dont tease, give use an update

 

[Ruffgeezer]

nice box. reorganize and you will find a lot of open space. box isnt even close to full.

Great, another useful thing that isn't available over here!

 

[tank4114]

i have that same box different brand as my home box have you got any ideas for the side hangers im yet to put them to good use

 

[4x4gearhead]

It is much more equipped now, and i can fit more in for sure it would just be nice to have more drawers to seperate things better. My multimeter, grease gun, and air/power tools share a drawer and it is just difficult to keep everything seperate. Plus the drawers are only 28" wide making some organizational methods a bit harder to pull off.

I should also mention that I am in highschool and doing my diesel tech apprenticeship right now as well

Good for you! Youll be ahead of the game straight out of school. Nice set youve got going, I actually like the orange.

 

[young_buck]

Can you remove the black plastic top and set a another tool box on top?
Good looking box!

the black top is gone now as some crc brakleen got onto it and destroyed it so I can find one it just wont fit properly and I am having a hard time finding an orange one

 

[young_buck]

post a new tool box thread and put pictures from a couple months ago? cmon dont tease, give use an update

I have been attempting to post this since those pictures were new but having troubles doing so (I was doing it on my phone) and now it is destroyed and cameras aren't allowed in the workplace. I am going to be bringing the box home in a week or so and new pictures will be added then.

 

[young_buck]

How much did you pay? I have been looking to find one for home since I love the colour, and having a Kubota box is pretty cool IMO.

I payed a bit under $500 Canadian and IMO it is worth every bit of it. Definitely not as nice as the Snap-on I was looking at and saving for but this way I have a box and still have money left to fill it

 

[young_buck]

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These are a great idea and I have looked into them but the cannot be side mounted as the sides of the toolbox swing open to reveal parts bins and hangers for extension cords, sprays and other tools.

 

[young_buck]

I will try and get pictures today but they will be of very poor quality (I have a loner phone until mine gets back from manufacturer) and I will try to post them

 

[Piles]

I payed a bit under $500 Canadian and IMO it is worth every bit of it. Definitely not as nice as the Snap-on I was looking at and saving for but this way I have a box and still have money left to fill it

**** man me and you both had the same idea. I was looking into snappys til I seen this. I am also from AB aswell.

You get this from Princess Auto?

 

[sk farmer]

my advice...........

wrenches...... sockets........ ratchets......


if you have the basic screwdrivers and pliers. you need more wrenches, sockets and ratchets. short, standard and long wrenches. then angles and extra long. sockets in standard and deep then mids. also ratchets, long, compact, stubby, flex and roto. the majority of jobs require sockets and wrenches. the more you have the better suited you are.

 

[dieselmike]

you need to buy some Gray Tools sockets and wrenches and craftsman screwdrivers... i cant believe you dont own any canadian made tools.. sad.

 

[Canadian Charlie]

Beautiful box

 

[young_buck]

**** man me and you both had the same idea. I was looking into snappys til I seen this. I am also from AB aswell.

You get this from Princess Auto?

Yes I did

 

[young_buck]

you need to buy some Gray Tools sockets and wrenches and craftsman screwdrivers... i cant believe you dont own any canadian made tools.. sad.

I have been looking into gray for a long time now but they don't have them available locally.

Craftsman tools are also hard to come by as the sears we have here is going under and only carries clothes.

 

[young_buck]

my advice...........

wrenches...... sockets........ ratchets......


if you have the basic screwdrivers and pliers. you need more wrenches, sockets and ratchets. short, standard and long wrenches. then angles and extra long. sockets in standard and deep then mids. also ratchets, long, compact, stubby, flex and roto. the majority of jobs require sockets and wrenches. the more you have the better suited you are.

Agreed, I have 3 new proto ratchets on the way in the mail including a flex head and spinflex

As for wrenches they weren't all in the picture but I do need more, I have a set of gearwrench ratcheting wrenches in metric and SAE in standard length and stubby.

As for combination wrenches I have a metric set from 6mm-24mm and SAE from 1/4"-1" including some x/32 sizes and stubby wrenches in the parts compartments in the sides.

I have a small set of 'S' wrenches in metric and SAE as well as half moon wrenches in the same sizes.

The shop supplies tools so needing extras is not so bad but when I use them often enough I buy them for myself.

 

[young_buck]

As for new pictures I am having a difficult time posting from this phone so when I bring them home and get them set up at the new house this weekend I will post them.

 

[young_buck]

The box is home now, well the drawers are and with any luck the box will make a trip up before the end of the weekend. Pictures will be gotten as soon as we find the camera (we just moved and everything is still packed in boxes)

until then here is a teaser of the new black trim pieces that are being added (sorry for poor quality I am using an old cell phone)

 

[young_buck]

found the camera and got some pictures so here we go

the box

top box, a napa special I got for 30 bucks

prybars and a few odds and ends

electrical drawer

hooks, picks, scrapers and an interior tool

flashlights and measuring tools

Mac Kiwis

pullers

Ratchets

pliers, I am quickly finding my soft spot for the blue grips

Screwdrivers

sockets, still a few gaps to fill but getting there

hammers, a few files and the big boy 3/4" ratchet.

wrenches,the ones on racks are gearwrench ratcheting wrenches and my combo wrenches are in the rolls, metric from 6mm to 24mm and SAE from 1/4" to 1", stubbies are in cubbies

Power and air tools with accessories

punches and chisels

left hand side compartment, bigger prybars, mirrors and a lot of other stuff

right hand side compartment, scissors, wire brush, safety glasses, and a pass through socket set.

my favorite torque wrench (I have 3) and my grease gun

That is most of my stuff, I missed a few things due to moving it back and forth from work to storage to my house.

And I almost forgot a picture of my current project, my 97 F-150

my favorite picture, my box and block

sorry for the wait hope it was worth it

 

[young_buck]

the tekton bars are useless, hoping to replace them with craftsman or something soon, I bent the 24" bar with my hands so they will not be used

 

[young_buck]

Re: my new tool box (Updated)

Thought I would post an update of my box

I bought another top box to turn one into a intermediate chest

3/4" drive stuff

Miscellaneous wrenches

Pullers

Tap/Die and electrical

12 points, e torx, crowsfeet and a spare set of metric and SAE common sizes also some extractors

Picks, scrapers, knives

1/4" service set

Measuring tools, Flashlights, and tubes of gasket goo

Ratchets

Pliers

Screwdrivers, nutdrivers, hex keys

Sockets, extensions, adapters

Hammers, Punches, Prybars

Wrenches

Air/Power tools, I have 2 IR 231G's on the bench being rebuilt also

The project also got finished since the last post

 

[ADSR]

YB, are you still working out of this cart?

Are you still happy with it? I'm thinking on pulling the trigger on one.

 

[92integra]

hey young buck what brand is that lady slipper set you got there

 

[young_buck]

I no longer work out if this box professionally, I brought it home and upgraded to a much bigger box. But after over a year of steady heavy use it is still holding strong, all slides and latches work like new. For the price I would recommend it for sure. In these pictures it is a cheap set from a hardware store, I have the ultra pro ones from napa now and they are way nicer and feel much sturdier. Looking at these photos makes me realize how many tools I have added in the last year, I'll get some updated pics soon of the new box and content