What to do with my rollaway

[bobcatdan]

Not to count my chickens before they are hatched, but I'm very close to getting into the city as a mechanic. Toolboxes are provided, so what do I do with my krl 1022? I have enough storage at home that the box would be over kill. I kind of don't want to sell, but what good does it do if it sits empty for 30 years until I retire. Or I sell it and five years down the road I get out of wrenching and have a krl size tool set and nothing to put it in. I'm sure out of everybody here, somebody has had this problem.

 

[Outlawmws]

Keep it at home; you can't be sure you will always be employed at a place where they provide tool boxes...

 

[davesnothere]

Keep it at home; you can't be sure you will always be employed at a place where they provide tool boxes...

that's what i would do also.

 

[Tarheelgarage]

sell on cl

 

[Neuswede]

Agree with Outlaw: Wait until you start the job before you start to make retirement plans. The price of boxes isn't going down anytime soon, so it should be worth next year what it's worth today, if you decide to sell it.

 

[Fedwrench]

Don't do anything with it until you've started work and completed probation.

 

[rsanter]

Ill store it for you....

bob

 

[crewchief888]

if you sell your box, you'll probably regret it sooner or later

 

[Toolhorder]

My rule it to not sell a toolbox unless I'm upgrading to a bigger box.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

tell them you want to use your own box. then the whole problem is resolved.

 

[Davefr]

If all else fails, roll it into your bedroom and store underwear in it.

You'll take a beating in the used box market so be absolutely 100% positive you'll never need it before you sell it.

However if it's beat up go ahead and sell it because you can always find another one when the time comes.

 

[greasemonkey44]

the market is bad for used boxes, about 1/3 of retail
i would keep it at home; see if they will let you keep it at work
the real problem youre going to face is that you might not like your new job; or they might start layoffs
then youll really need a box at your next job

 

[csargents1546]

I also agree with outlaw,

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

if you sell your box, you'll probably regret it sooner or later

+1

 

[klhitman]

you know if you sell it you will regret it!! plus if you keep it at home, that is just more room for more tools. who hates having more tools! i don't. just let me have the box and i will put it to good use.

 

[TWX]

Get a furniture dolly. the four-wheel kind, not the hand-truck kind.

Tip the empty box on its side, on to the dolly. Take the wheels off of the tool box, put them into one of the drawers. If you lock the box, tape one of the keys to the drawer with the wheels in it, on the outside. Stick it in a corner, stack stuff on the side that's now the top if necessary for storage.

 

[diesel research]

Palletize it and truck freight it to texas for a "good" price.

 

[Danglerb]

Keep it at home; you can't be sure you will always be employed at a place where they provide tool boxes...

Good advice, hard to sell at a good price, hard to buy at a good price, best to just keep it until you have a lot more reason to sell.

 

[Grumpy365]

If you don't have your own box, how do you get to say " that tool box is on wheels for a reason, I'll roll it straight out the door!" when you get mad at the boss, followed by " I was looking for work when I started here!".

 

[diesel research]

If you don't have your own box, how do you get to say " that tool box is on wheels for a reason, I'll roll it straight out the door!" when you get mad at the boss, followed by " I was looking for work when I started here!".

You can always state "I've been lookin' for real work when I started here"

No box means less baggage when you decide to bail in the middle of the night.

For other poster, no, bringing your own box doesn't solve any problems. It causes a lot of complaints and other problems. Everything from uniformity appearance complaints, to pure jealousy, to potential vandalism, to complaints of "taking up too much space".

 

[DrkMtnDew]

For other poster, no, bringing your own box doesn't solve any problems. It causes a lot of complaints and other problems. Everything from uniformity appearance complaints, to pure jealousy, to potential vandalism, to complaints of "taking up too much space".

Are you saying some people are whining, sniveling, jealous ***** who wear their feelings on their sleeve? That never happens.

But i can see what you're saying. looking back, the only place i remember providing toolboxes, gave us just a 26'' Proto top box, so i guess a KRL1022 would of been a severe overkill in that situation.

 

[Farmrod]

My question is who provides the tools you or them? If its you I'd be looking elsewhere for a job been there done that with my stuff in a company box

 

[route246]

Sounds like it might be a gig with the city. In that case, it's probably OK because governments generally don't try to rip you off when they screw you.

My question is who provides the tools you or them? If its you I'd be looking elsewhere for a job been there done that with my stuff in a company box

 

[TWX]

Sounds like it might be a gig with the city. In that case, it's probably OK because governments generally don't try to rip you off when they screw you.

No, but they can look the other way if from the time you quit to the time you come back for your tools, all of your tools have disappeared. They won't know anything about it, and unless you have real evidence of what you had and that it actually was at work, good luck getting anyone to reimburse you.

I work in such a job, though not in automotive or mechanical. If I had my own tools bought with my own money at work, they'd be in my own toolbox with "Personal Property Of ..." engraved in it. The box would be locked, and I'd take pictures of everything I brought in where it's obvious that this is at work.

Of course, I generally do not trust people, but I've worked for too many dishonest "businessmen" over the years. Only tool of mine that I bring into work is my gerber multitool in a belt pouch, and it goes home every night.

 

[bobcatdan]

I figured most of you would say keep it which I most likely would do, but I just wanted to see if a larger number then I would expect would say sell it. All the mechanics are provided a 56" craftsman pro bottom with a 32" wide matco excellator 10 drawer chest.

 

[Wanna Ride]

Ask yourself this...

Have I had more than two jobs in the last ten years?

If the answer is yes, then keep the box. You probably won't last long there, either.

 

[slowz32]

Ill trade you my new krl722, it will take up less room in your garage