Tool Box Transport WARNING!!!

[fatfillup]

I had a major mishap yesterday that could have been catostrophic, but by the grace of God no one was hurt and realitivly minor damage.

I was delivering a Snap on box with a stainless top in my pickup. When i bought the box I hauled it 80 miles at very high speeds with no problems. I always strap the boxes very securely so they don't move. I never thought about strapping or securing the stainless top down. I get 10 miles from my shop, merge from 1 interstate to the next and the stainless top goes sailing. Thing weighs about 100 lbs and could have caused accidents or death. I live in the land of heavy traffic and as I say, only by the grace of God no one got hurt. Not only that, the top which was about perfect, sustained minor damage and landed in the grass.

I delivered the box to timchin1, we agreed to a price reduction for the damage and all ended well. Thanks Tim.

I am a man of faith (not that I'm perfect, or better than anyone else, just forgiven), God had His hand on me yesterday, Thank you Lord.

Warning, when you move a box, strap the top down.

I hope someone learns from my mistake and avoids catastrophy.

 

[daveblank]

That is one of the reasons that I recommend to my customers that they have a flatbed wrecker move their box.

Accidents happen. I'm glad no one was hurt.

 

[Atlascycle]

That is one of the reasons that I recommend to my customers that they have a flatbed wrecker move their box.

Accidents happen. I'm glad no one was hurt.

good advice, let the liability be on the transport company, with that being said make sure you are comfortable with the way they are securing the box.

there are way to many towing company's that do not do proper hookups on cars and trucks (around here anyway)

 

[4x4mike]

How did you have it secured? When I transported mine I had at least one strap over the top.

 

[nismomans13]

How did you have it secured? When I transported mine I had at least one strap over the top.

i was wondering the same thing, when I hauled my box, I had 2 straps over the top, and I didnt travel at 'very high speeds'

 

[Identaltech]

i was wondering the same thing, when I hauled my box, I had 2 straps over the top, and I didnt travel at 'very high speeds'

always use more straps than you think you need that way if one fails you have back ups.
I never lost any loads but have seen plenty of people pull out of stores and have plywood fly out or my favorite is the dryer fliping out of a pickup at hi speed. just because is has some wieght dosn't mean the wind can't pick it up or blow it around.
after all that is how a plane flys.
either that its the antigravity generator under the wing.

 

[bennyy]

My first time transporting my first tool box with tools in it, using uhaul truck.

 

[Deafautotech]

wow...

i might have to be caution as i might move my toolboxes out of my dealership soon or by march 6 if owner dont get loan as Ford will shut down.. Either that i am get out of that dealership because business are bad right now...

 

[KCarGuy]

Hello Everybody, I'm pretty new here, but I thought that I would add a similiar story.

I ran a Body Shop years and years ago at a Dodge Dealership. One day (after getting frustrated dealing with Insurance Companies) I loaded my Snap-on Box and my 1965 Dodge onto a flat bed and headed home. I really never knew when it happened, but realized after unloading the Tool Box, the top was gone!

Same thing...at some point the wind had caught hold of it...and it flew completely over the top of the old Dodge without even leaving a mark and disappeared.

I freaked out, hoping that it did not hit any cars, people, dogs or property.

Never did find it, but it was over a 60 mile drive (all Highway) from the Dealership home.

It is Great advice to make sure the box is completely secured so that nothing can move!

Keep up the great posts guys, i am seriously addicted to all the ideas, photos and unlimited talent that is GARAGE JOURNAL!

 

[fatfillup]

How did you have it secured? When I transported mine I had at least one strap over the top.

I had a 2" ratchet strap pulling the box against the cab of the truck. I have moved probably 6 boxes in the last 6 months and have had no problems. The boxes never move. I did not have any strap over the top, never occured to me since I had moved that box 80 miles with no problem. Well lesson learned. I will be far more careful in the future.

 

[cruiser808]

I had a 2" ratchet strap pulling the box against the cab of the truck. I have moved probably 6 boxes in the last 6 months and have had no problems. The boxes never move. I did not have any strap over the top, never occured to me since I had moved that box 80 miles with no problem. Well lesson learned. I will be far more careful in the future.

Fatfillup - thank you very much for sharing your experience. This thread is very helpful to me. Obviously, you took great care to make sure the boxes arrived safely and stuff still happened. It just goes to show that none of us can take anything for granted; even the smallest details are important when life safety is involved.

 

[bgott]

i might have to be caution as i might move my toolboxes out of my dealership soon or by march 6 if owner dont get loan as Ford will shut down.. Either that i am get out of that dealership because business are bad right now...

The way I move my KR1000/ KR1200 is with a rollback. We hook the J- hooks that are on the winch cable into the wheel mounts on one end, winch it up on the truck, hook the second set of hooks through the other wheel mounts, then hook those to the bed and pull firm. I would say " pull tight" but then you might pull the wheels out from under the box. Once you have this part done, throw a ratchet strap, or two, over the top and tighten it down. As long as you can keep the wheels on the bed it isn't going to flop. That, or you can ask your tool man to move your box with the lift gate on his truck. The problem with counting on the tool man is that a lot of times his lift gate can't handle the weight of a fully loaded box.

 

[cruiser808]

The way I move my KR1000/ KR1200 is with a rollback. We hook the J- hooks that are on the winch cable into the wheel mounts on one end, winch it up on the truck, hook the second set of hooks through the other wheel mounts, then hook those to the bed and pull firm. I would say " pull tight" but then you might pull the wheels out from under the box. Once you have this part done, throw a ratchet strap, or two, over the top and tighten it down. As long as you can keep the wheels on the bed it isn't going to flop. That, or you can ask your tool man to move your box with the lift gate on his truck. The problem with counting on the tool man is that a lot of times his lift gate can't handle the weight of a fully loaded box.

I originally thought that a lift gate might be the answer, but now see that it might not work with a huge moving load. As stated by others, double secure straping of everything is the key.

 

[jimmycrackcorn]

I almost had the samething happen to me when i moved my box. Had it flatbeded and the guy had it chained at the wheels. When i got my top i never bolted it down, just laid it on top and thats the way i had it when they moved it. I was following him in my car i started to see the top rattling off, luckily we where traveling on local streets. I stop him in time before it fell off or a gust of wind took it.

Glad no one was hurt......

 

[tatra]

yea, "us glad no one got hurt" are a snaeaky bunch alright.............

 

[Deafautotech]

The way I move my KR1000/ KR1200 is with a rollback. We hook the J- hooks that are on the winch cable into the wheel mounts on one end, winch it up on the truck, hook the second set of hooks through the other wheel mounts, then hook those to the bed and pull firm. I would say " pull tight" but then you might pull the wheels out from under the box. Once you have this part done, throw a ratchet strap, or two, over the top and tighten it down. As long as you can keep the wheels on the bed it isn't going to flop. That, or you can ask your tool man to move your box with the lift gate on his truck. The problem with counting on the tool man is that a lot of times his lift gate can't handle the weight of a fully loaded box.

I own KRL1203 and KRL1003, MSC12, MSC4, and other toolboxes at dealership right now... all of them are heavy...

my father will rent the Trailer with lift gate that can lift to 7,000 lbs. but i am starting to pull some of tools to bring home which i dont need tools at my work so my KRL1203 and KRL1003 can be little lighter to move and tow without the problem...

 

[Deafautotech]

Gentlemen, after a PM with tatra, I understand the view on no religion. I was not trying to preach or convert. I don't want to start a problem and will be careful of my posts in the future. I understand this is a tool forum and if allowed to digress it will get out of hand quickly and be useless to us all. We all have different views but our differences here need to about tools. I understand that now. Please feel free to PM me. Thanks, fat

you are doing right and tell everybody that to be careful about transport the toolboxes... it is not your problem if other member wrote bad. it is their...

i am enjoy to see and read the posts from your because you doing the toolboxes sales...

 

[Skyline]

My first time transporting my first tool box with tools in it, using uhaul truck.

I don't know how you got it into the UHaul, but folks should keep in mind not to use the built in ramps that many of their trucks have. The rated capacity is not up to a loaded box, (I think 800 lbs), and not up to a big box even empty. It would be a seriously bad day if you folded one of those aluminum ramps.

 

[Ryan]

Ummm.... wow... really?

I cleaned this thread up a bit.

If you fellas are here to argue about religion and pick apart other's posts, go somewhere else. If ya don't, I'll help ya - promise.

I mean, the responses and accusations made in this thread were about as rational as a cat turd in a sandwich. Some of you fellas are wound up a bit too tight... and have way too much time on your hands.