Steve W.
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Just wondering if that was a typo or a bit of (painfully true) sarcasm?Cart #2 is used to transport your needed tools for the job from your 40' toolbox to cart #1.
A 40 foot toolbox???
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Tool carts these days
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A 40 foot toolbox???
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rmack898
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NORTON'S SHOP
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No typo, just a lot of sarcasm.Just wondering if that was a typo or a bit of (painfully true) sarcasm?
A 40 foot toolbox???
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413dan
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I've never felt the need for a cart. I set up a folding 4ft table by whatever job I'm doing where I can lay out tools, and parts as things come off during a repair/replacement etc. This website gives me all sorts of ideas and all the justifications a boy could ever need for new tools. I just may need to get a cart. 
I've been looking at also adding an end locket to my setup, but with it beings spread among shops currently I am on pause adding large pieces like that until I know how and where things will finally be utilized in the future when I have my own shop space.
I've been looking at also adding an end locket to my setup, but with it beings spread among shops currently I am on pause adding large pieces like that until I know how and where things will finally be utilized in the future when I have my own shop space.
1Bad55Chevy
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I have a rolling tear down table in my shop. I got that ****** metal table for free then welded a bunch of reinforcement under it, added a lip around the outside, and a drain channel across the back. I also work on a good amount of 4l60s so of course i added the transmission stand on the front. All it needs now is a small vise!I've never felt the need for a cart. I set up a folding 4ft table by whatever job I'm doing where I can lay out tools, and parts as things come off during a repair/replacement etc. This website gives me all sorts of ideas and all the justifications a boy could ever need for new tools. I just may need to get a cart.
I've been looking at also adding an end locket to my setup, but with it beings spread among shops currently I am on pause adding large pieces like that until I know how and where things will finally be utilized in the future when I have my own shop space.
I don't make payments. I pay with cash only, I pay in full up front.
No matter when he shows up, you can have the garage cleaned, organized, prepped. You have all of Thursday and Friday to do this. No excuses here.
Having a roll cart? Do you mean an actual cart in the traditional sense that rolls or do you mean a single bank tool box with a clam shell top?
You are WAYYYYY overdue for an upgrade!!!I've been talking to my dealer about Snap-On's KRSC4130. I've had a US General 30" cart for years, and sometimes it's perfect, but other times it's just not enough space. I have a wall of toolboxes in my garage but I actually work on cars on the concrete slab in my backyard, so I need to wheel the cart out there with tools and parts for the job.
The KRSC4130 has 3 pretty good sized drawers and a big cabinet space with a drawer for consumables, parts, and fluids. I can find barely any information online about it and my dealer's never sold one, but hopefully the plastic top is tough enough.
KRSC4130PCM - 40" Three-Drawer Workstation Cart (Royal Blue) https://3p0v3.app.link/a9DvM1uD9Yb
Here's a couple pics of my cart after finishing a huge suspension job (replaced literally the entire suspension) on my personal Land Rover two weeks ago. I really do need a couple more drawers to organize. Bonus pick of the parts to help explain, my projects really get way too big for a single drawer cart some weekends.
drokihazan
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Yeah, it's pretty goofy that there's probably $3000+ worth of tools there completely crammed into a cart I bought new in the store for about $60. I have a wall of Icon boxes in the garage, but I really need to commit to a larger cart for the backyard. I think I am probably going to end up going for that KRSC4130, it's a great fit for my needs and would do a lot to help me organize and work more efficiently if I could spread a job out across the extra two drawers and the cabinet underneath.
shoggoth80
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Not to derail too much, but post COVID quality has dropped all around. Smacked the nail right on the head with this. See it every day at work.
Just finished the Durango water pump. Worked out of my roll cart. Had to take it out of one building, 50ft down the driveway then drag it through mud to get to my crappy garage. Being a small 3 drawer cart this was fine. I think if you can’t easily lift one end, it’s not a cart, it’s a roll cab!
Observations:
Really, how many tools you do need to swap a waterpump? As per typical, I had tools to remove or loosen, tools to reinstall, then my torque tools (no power tools). I grabbed my favorite spinner handle (Snap on F40CSA) out of my big box along with gasket scrapers (only used the short one) and my digital torque wrench.
I positioned the cart arms reach from the engine bay. Even just access to the paper towel roll was super handy.
I recently started looking for additional carts. Ideally I’d like one dedicated to lawn equipment (bobcat white? Maybe paint the lid black?), and maybe another just for vehicle electronics. I compared the specs of Bluepoint boxes I can find second hand with the various HF offerings. On paper, as we all know, the HF carts offer a lot of bang for the buck, but their specs aren’t great. They are light weight boxes, often with only 2 swiveling casters, and lightweight drawers.
Specifically for this thread, I’m not sure the specs matter. The key to a successful roll cart is getting it close to your work and having most of the stuff you need in it. I’ll never have any where near the 150lb load limit in my snap on roll cart. Having worked out of mine most of the day I stand by my earlier claim. Even a once a month amateur mechanic, working in a small shop, can benefit by having a cart. It’s just convenient as all get out.
51dueller
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I'd like to get the Montezuma Pro series cart for my wood working tools and supplies as it would match my main tool chest but I can't justify spending that much on a 36" cart as it cost for my 72" roller chest.
1Bad55Chevy
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Take a look at the Homak Big Dawg cart and the Sunex 50" tool cart. When I was in the market I was really looking into these because of the large top flip open compartment. Once I fully accepted that I could buy three USG full bank carts for the same price I had my answer....
nicks78camaro
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Been asking if anyone has a Big Dawg cart. They're big and seem nice but no one seems to buy them.
I have the exact KRSC343 the OP posted. It keeps the majority of the most used sockets up top and the rest of the drawers are filled with the stuff I use for 90% of what I work on in the shop (my own stuff, mostly old, all American). The epiq holds all the specialty tools and stays in place while the "cart" can roll up to the Plymouth while im rebuilding the front end and saves some steps. Additionally, I have a friend that gave me an old matco cart that stays empty to carry parts and hardware for each job.
My buddy told me when he was working in dealerships in the early 90s; he saved and saved so he could get one of the BIG snap on boxes that just came out that were double bank as opposed to the earlier single/two chest set ups of the time. Now his Box is 15 feet wide!
My buddy told me when he was working in dealerships in the early 90s; he saved and saved so he could get one of the BIG snap on boxes that just came out that were double bank as opposed to the earlier single/two chest set ups of the time. Now his Box is 15 feet wide!
larry4406
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WOW!I have the exact KRSC343 the OP posted. It keeps the majority of the most used sockets up top and the rest of the drawers are filled with the stuff I use for 90% of what I work on in the shop (my own stuff, mostly old, all American). The epiq holds all the specialty tools and stays in place while the "cart" can roll up to the Plymouth while im rebuilding the front end and saves some steps. Additionally, I have a friend that gave me an old matco cart that stays empty to carry parts and hardware for each job.
My buddy told me when he was working in dealerships in the early 90s; he saved and saved so he could get one of the BIG snap on boxes that just came out that were double bank as opposed to the earlier single/two chest set ups of the time. Now his Box is 15 feet wide!
Details on the shop please! Way cool!
WOW!
My shop is far and wide Less Kool and less going on. But he's been a great friend and helped me out a ton the last decade or so.
Jeff Milburn Automotive in Dallas, Texas. (I stole the pic from the recent ToolBox Tours promo, as most of my pics of him are less flattering, haha!)
My shop is far and wide Less Kool and less going on. But he's been a great friend and helped me out a ton the last decade or so.