Trigger Pulled = New KRL1023!!! (Caution, GREEN content inside)

Welderguy24 · Oct 9, 2011

I posted some teaser phone pics in the toolbox thread, didn't want to hijack that thread so I figured I'd start one here. Any way my old Classic 78 was getting smaller and smaller everyday so out with the old and in with the GREEN. Got the box for around $8000 brand new minus my trade of $4400 :thumbup:

then i put $2200 down and financed the rest, so no SO does not own my first born son, just one of my pinkey toes :beer:

I took delivery last Monday (10-3-11) and still need to do some more organizing. Hope everyone enjoys looking at this KRL1023CPJJ as much as I do!!

BTW, I'm 22 years old and i USE my tools everyday!

Sockets - Still need to fill in 1/2" 12pt Impacts

Any ideas on how to better organize this end? (Ratchets & Extensions)

Wrenches - Lots of open slots to fill now!

Vise grips and lesser used pliers

Punches and Chisels

Pipe Wrenches - Snap On PWZ2 still on back-order :dunno:

Drill bits - Rivet gun - Hex bits

Files, Homemade U-Joint Installer, Cat and Detroit Seals and Gaskets

Welding Helmet, Misc

Pliers

Screwdrivers

Prybars, Crescent Wrenches, Old style Clutch Adjustment Tool

Hammers, 5th Wheel Puller

Air Tools

Wrenches to 2", Hardware Kits, Seldom Used Tools

Paperwork, Abrasives (writing surface removed)

With Writing Surface, Does anyone know the part number for the full length surface? Only number I can find is 7065JL19PJJ

Junk Drawer

Electrical Drawer

Hardware, Fittings

Multimeter, Torque Tools, Dial Indicator

Torque Sticks, A/C Gauges, Clipboard w/ Work Orders for service calls

Specialty Tools, Filter wrenches

3/4" & 1" Sockets, Powerprobe

Thanks for looking :thumbup:

CD360 · Oct 9, 2011

Very nice

DrkMtnDew · Oct 9, 2011

that is really... green. looks good. :beer:

littletoes · Oct 9, 2011

Hey! A Working Guy! Awesome! And a Nice Green Snappy Box ta boot.

Looks like you filled that baby up quick too.

aaronld · Oct 9, 2011

You know....I am liking that green the more I see it. Kind of like when Dodge changed their bodystyle from the "box look" to what thay have to this day. I thank maybe all the stainless is what sets it off. It is a really nice box. Great job in picking the color.

mattwgrizwald · Oct 9, 2011

say I like the socket drawer with the bins used for ratchets and extensions and such

diesel research · Oct 9, 2011

Usually when people post a pic of some new bigger toolbox of theirs, it hardly has any tools and the few it does have are all spread out and in oversized cases/trays.

Glad to see for once, space is being used. I like it.

I am glad to finally get to see the "Bahco" pipe wrenches that I have been pondering over for a while. Think I will have to get me some.

Time for a small bolt bin organizer up top?

GeorgiaHybrid · Oct 9, 2011

Looks nice.........I'm kinda partial to green myself.

Come to think of it, I'm kinda partial to KRL 1023's also....

chadster1 · Oct 9, 2011

Nice setup.

jeffmoss26 · Oct 9, 2011

very nice!

Sterff · Oct 9, 2011

Nice box! I see you put silica packs in your drawers too.

scott4 · Oct 9, 2011

Holy ****, thats a lot of money.

Big Gus · Oct 9, 2011

scott4 said:
Holy ****, thats a lot of money.

Compared to what??? As a pro tech, he'll easily get a good return on investment over the long term. A box like that will easily last through this guy's entire career.

As far as price, what's the guy supposed to do, go buy some chi-com US General or Craftsman boxes and hope his tools fit and the slides and welds hold out longer than two years? Remember, this is a pro tech, not some weekend wonder working out of the back alley. A pro's box takes much more abuse than the average Joe Blow's box does. Why do people always get caught up in the price then feel the need to post about it?

Anyway, to the OP, great choice. I love the setup.

diesel research · Oct 9, 2011

scott4 said:
Holy ****, thats a lot of money.

You should see how much people spend on housing when they COULD just live in a grass hut. :shocking:

Jacob_24 · Oct 9, 2011

That looks great. Nice color combo, now I want a SS top even more lol

Slip_Kid · Oct 9, 2011

That's a good purchase for the long term, should get a lifetime of use from that beauty. You will go through half a dozen vehicles and that box will still be going strong.

slayer6x6 · Oct 9, 2011

Thats a killer set of tools!

osborn.ozzy · Oct 9, 2011

I would have invested in some new pants before that tool box.... :dunno:

woody 73 · Oct 9, 2011

Very nice set of tools, because I am color blind I can not tell green from blue but all your tools look fantastic! :thumbup:

TWX · Oct 9, 2011

I like the organization. I'm no professional; I *try* to do something similar, but with smaller boxes/drawers (two stacks of Craftsman 26" rollaways) I put sockets and ratchets of each drive together into their own drawers as a group, as opposed to all of the sockets of all drives into a single drawer. I did bite the bullet and buy the socket trays with the labels on the tops of the poles. I was annoyed that they're like $12 each.

They sell socket storage trays at the home improvement stores, but whoever designed those ones put the labels at the front edge of the tray, NOT on the top of the of the poles! If you have a whole bunch of socket trays all in there together you can't see the labels.

littletoes · Oct 9, 2011

osborn.ozzy said:
I would have invested in some new pants before that tool box....

That just shows your not a true "TOOL-Aholic!".

anotheroldguy · Oct 9, 2011

He's a "Pro-Tech" and I'm just Joe Blow? Nice. Nice box too! I like the fact that it's not Joe Blow Red. (Like mine)

scott4 · Oct 9, 2011

Big Gus said:
Compared to what??? As a pro tech, he'll easily get a good return on investment over the long term. A box like that will easily last through this guy's entire career.

As far as price, what's the guy supposed to do, go buy some chi-com US General or Craftsman boxes and hope his tools fit and the slides and welds hold out longer than two years? Remember, this is a pro tech, not some weekend wonder working out of the back alley. A pro's box takes much more abuse than the average Joe Blow's box does. Why do people always get caught up in the price then feel the need to post about it?

Anyway, to the OP, great choice. I love the setup.

diesel research said:
You should see how much people spend on housing when they COULD just live in a grass hut.

I'm currently trying to buy a made in USA toolbox. That picture and the contents within just blew my mind.

Good on the OP for keeping it made in the USA.

FergusonTO35 · Oct 9, 2011

Welderguy, you're my hero. I'm glad to see that there is another 22 year old tech in the world who feverishly hoards tools and meticulously organizes them. Putting pliers in the sockets drawer? Oh, the horror!! When I was 22 I had almost as many tools as you do stuffed into a basic Blue Point 26" top and bottom. When other techs were getting excited about spending their pay on drinking I was getting excited for the Snap-On and Matco truck to arrive.

idoitproject · Oct 9, 2011

Nice setup. Where's all the specialty tools? Fuel pressure tester, radiator tester, micrometer caliper, vacuum guage, etc...? Shop provided?

wreckercologist · Oct 9, 2011

idoitproject said:
Nice setup. Where's all the specialty tools? Fuel pressure tester, radiator tester, micrometer caliper, vacuum guage, etc...? Shop provided?

Judging by the tools, I would guess heavy truck mechanic. Wouldn't need a lot of that stuff.

Nice box!

PowerGenGuy · Oct 9, 2011

Love the box!

MattPersman · Oct 9, 2011

nice organization, I find organizing takes up too much room

I have a shop supplied box, it is quite large but I got too much for it and just kinda have to jam and stack

ridestreet · Oct 9, 2011

the more and more i see this green the more and more i want to buy a box that color

Welderguy24 · Oct 9, 2011

Sterff said:
Nice box! I see you put silica packs in your drawers too.

I hate having my tools rust and it's humid as hell all summer and we wash trucks in the shop all winter.

Big Gus said:
Compared to what??? As a pro tech, he'll easily get a good return on investment over the long term. A box like that will easily last through this guy's entire career.

As far as price, what's the guy supposed to do, go buy some chi-com US General or Craftsman boxes and hope his tools fit and the slides and welds hold out longer than two years? Remember, this is a pro tech, not some weekend wonder working out of the back alley. A pro's box takes much more abuse than the average Joe Blow's box does. Why do people always get caught up in the price then feel the need to post about it?

Anyway, to the OP, great choice. I love the setup.

Exactly, I plan on never getting rid of this box, only adding on to it if need be. Don't get me wrong on price, if it weren't for trade in and incentives I'd still have my 'Ole Blue Classic 78, because 11K is no where near my budget.

osborn.ozzy said:
I would have invested in some new pants before that tool box....

That is actually the wife's leg in the pictures, I guess that's what is in style right? :headscrat

Moose-LandTran · Oct 9, 2011

Welderguy24 said:
That is actually the wife's leg in the pictures, I guess that's what is in style right?

Married at 22, eh? Damn.

wave180 · Oct 9, 2011

Great setup.

Welderguy24 · Oct 9, 2011

anotheroldguy said:
He's a "Pro-Tech" and I'm just Joe Blow? Nice. Nice box too! I like the fact that it's not Joe Blow Red. (Like mine)

I HATE red toolboxes, just cant stand them. Actually thinking about shooting my road box to match.

FergusonTO35 said:
Welderguy, you're my hero. I'm glad to see that there is another 22 year old tech in the world who feverishly hoards tools and meticulously organizes them. Putting pliers in the sockets drawer? Oh, the horror!! When I was 22 I had almost as many tools as you do stuffed into a basic Blue Point 26" top and bottom. When other techs were getting excited about spending their pay on drinking I was getting excited for the Snap-On and Matco truck to arrive.

Don't get me wrong I've been known to throw a few back, but blow a weeks pay on booze and you get a good time and a hang over, blow a weeks pay on tools? You get your next weeks pay much easier/efficiently. I'm paid by the hour, but when your stuck at the shop at 9 p.m. because you just broke your last HF ratchet, just think you could have left at 7 p.m. and be at home with the family and a tall one.

idoitproject said:
Nice setup. Where's all the specialty tools? Fuel pressure tester, radiator tester, micrometer caliper, vacuum guage, etc...? Shop provided?

Shop foreman has a fuel pressure tester in his box (collecting dust), most fuel related diagnosis comes from a combination of your ears and/or the Prolink. Same deal with radiator tester, Shop foreman has one and I will probably buy one in the future but for now, Thrice borrowed, I'll go buy it, only on strike 2 so far. Micrometer Caliper is in the black case next to my multimeter and dial indicator in the drawer with my torque wrenches. As for the vacuum gauge, you show me where to hook one up on a 60 Series Detroit or a Cat C-13 and I'll give you $100!! :lol_hitti

wreckercologist said:
Judging by the tools, I would guess heavy truck mechanic. Wouldn't need a lot of that stuff.

Nice box!

You would be guessing correctly!!!

Thanks for all the positive comments, I've been drooling over this box for quite a while and glad I could finally make it happen.

Seriously though, it is driving me crazy that I can't find anything on a full length writing surface, anyone have any ideas?

Welderguy24 · Oct 9, 2011

Moose-LandTran said:
Married at 22, eh? Damn.

Well not officially, but might as well be. If you wanna get technical she would be considered my Roommate / Baby's Mama / Future Fiance :thumbup:

Moose-LandTran · Oct 9, 2011

Welderguy24 said:
Well not officially, but might as well be. If you wanna get technical she would be considered my Roommate / Baby's Mama / Future Fiance

More balls than me, man. I still ain't ready to approach them and we're the same age!

north · Oct 9, 2011

Congrats on your box/investment. Sounds like you really got that box working for you. :thumbup:

Subytech · Oct 9, 2011

NICE box!

diesel research · Oct 10, 2011

Welderguy24 said:
Shop foreman has a fuel pressure tester in his box (collecting dust), most fuel related diagnosis comes from a combination of your ears and/or the Prolink. Same deal with radiator tester, Shop foreman has one and I will probably buy one in the future but for now, Thrice borrowed, I'll go buy it, only on strike 2 so far. Micrometer Caliper is in the black case next to my multimeter and dial indicator in the drawer with my torque wrenches. As for the vacuum gauge, you show me where to hook one up on a 60 Series Detroit or a Cat C-13 and I'll give you $100!!

I will accept $50 or that small swedish pipe wrench and I will show you exactly where it is on a series60 (most) I work with them on a regular basis and have used the vacuum gauge multiple times.

Awaiting my prize in the mail.... :lol:

Anyways, build your own coolant tester, using shop air. Pumping up a diesel that has an air bubble can be quite a workout sometimes.

spoolgarage · Oct 10, 2011

I am a little confused did that box cost 8k? Or is that after the trade in? Nice setup I like to compare to mine.

Monte · Oct 10, 2011

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