I need a new tool box

[JOEPRO]

the owner of a mechanics garage I visit two or three times a day spent a measly £ 32000 on his tool box……..

And he only has 418 payments left!

 

[atomant48]

Been a while since I bought mine but at the time (almost 10 years) I remember there was quite a different feel to the various models. I went for KRL which was their mid range. The KRA at the lower end were ok (much better than my Clarke cabs) but quite a drop in terms of rigidity, drawer smoothness etc. the top level Epic was just …. Too expensive! But very nice. I am using a Beta roll cab in another area at the moment and can’t speak highly enough of it. I think they are plastic rather than steel but believe me this one has a hard life (transported every week in a truck) and it’s proving to be very very tough. I think they are very reasonable priced.

 

[winchman]

Bumping this thread as relevant! I've always wanted a Snap on rollcab I think they do make the best ones. It would be a used one, I wouldn't pay the new truck price!

I am looking at this one. Seller asking £1900. Bear in mind I am from NI too where this stuff is also dearer. Is that too high - the prices are all over the place and seems OK price to me

View attachment 499451

This seller on Ebay deals in used boxes mostly Snap On, I believe they offer delivery?

Items for sale by heather_marriott1991 | eBay

Shop eBay for great deals from heather_marriott1991!

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Wozzaaah]

Hilka one on offer at Costco at the moment, £329.
Any good? I'm also looking for one.

Hilka HD Pro+ 15-Drawer Combination Tool Chest Trolley | ...

The Hilka HD Pro+ 15 Drawer Combination Tool Chest Trolley is constructed from a heavy duty all steel construction with a tough industrial powder coating. The aluminium drawer pulls with 35mm ball bearing slides and features a sturdy steel side handle on the trolley for easy manoeuvrability. Two...

www.costco.co.uk

 

[Munkul]

snap on combos always have a value, as long as they're not battered to bits. if that set is in good condition, its probably worth it.
i've got a small SGS, a 26" sealey, a 26" Britool, two 26" beta, and a 40" snap on KRA. the snapon is 25 years old and its still the best of the bunch.

as for brand new, best value rollcab IMO is probably Beta. Shame their top boxes are tiny.

 

[8ob]

As nice as Snapon boxes are they look pretty limp when compared to proper industrial boxes like Lista, some are rated at 200kg per drawer.

Bob

 

[Blobber]

Has anyone used the SGS stainless steel stuff?

 

[500e]

Friend has SGS stack top roller and 2 side units must be 5/6 years old no problems.
Bought my SO second hand, top box 2 x 3draw and roller unit with canner under them
Don't. Understand spending thousands on boxes

 

[keithski122]

You'll always get the people who knock snap on as being expensive and saying that a hilti(or whatever) is better. Looked after a snap on box will hold its value better.I still have a really old top box , roll cab that are probably still worth the £100 each I paid for them even though I bought them 25/30 years ago and both being pretty poor condition.

 

[Agrismith]

You'll always get the people who knock snap on as being expensive and saying that a hilti(or whatever) is better. Looked after a snap on box will hold its value better.I still have a really old top box , roll cab that are probably still worth the £100 each I paid for them even though I bought them 25/30 years ago and both being pretty poor condition.

Something holding it's value is kind of irrelevant though unless you intend to sell it. It doesn't matter if it's a house or a tool box. It's value is completely trivial until you wish to sell it. I would rather buy a toolbox to last me out than worry about it's value if I where ever to choose to sell it.

 

[keithski122]

Something holding it's value is kind of irrelevant though unless you intend to sell it. It doesn't matter if it's a house or a tool box. It's value is completely trivial until you wish to sell it. I would rather buy a toolbox to last me out than worry about it's value if I where ever to choose to sell it.

Kind of reinforces what I posted, a snap on box will both hold its value and last you out.

 

[zzr1200]

Have you ever figured out what the cupboard is for?

Yes, there's enough room in there for small 140 amp inverter, leads, helmet and a couple of packets of rods.....

 

[zzr1200]

Kind of reinforces what I posted, a snap on box will both hold its value and last you out.

I've killed 2 Snap-On roll cabs and 3 top boxes in 47 years of being a mobile service engineer, so they ain't that good...

 

[Keithmac]

A bit sad really but I went from a brand new Heritage edition ( bought new just before I bought my house 20 years ago) up to a bigger Snap-on box (2nd hand) that now seems too small.

Whatever you buy you will fill it up and need more space lol.

Wish I'd have kept the Heritage and given it to my son but couldn't afford it at the time. It was sill like brand new after 20 years of use. Look after your tools and they will look after you.

 

[Agrismith]

Kind of reinforces what I posted, a snap on box will both hold its value and last you out.

No quite the opposite. What does it matter about holding it's value if it last you out. If you don't intend to sell it then it is worth nothing.
If it last you out then it's resale value is irrelevant. And I'm pretty sure people just say that to try and justify to themselves what they have spent. If you want snapon then fair enough buy snapon. But holding it's value if it's not for sale is kind of an oxymoron.

 

[premmington]

Collection of the "good bad and the ugly"...

Mac tool box bought secondhand era 1990's - secondhand snapon roll cab with snap on shelf - bit of 32mm birch plywood ex school science lab refurb. Oil drum withsand in it for vice bench.



I got plenty of toolboxes - but I never had a new one! Everything I got has been second hand (wife cats house cars motorbikes).

 

[premmington]

But this comes from the man - who if he wants a longer 1/2" ratchet will hammer or weld a lump of pipe onto one rather than spend money on a snap on van

 

[addjunkie]

View attachment 499536

But this comes from the man - who if he wants a longer 1/2" ratchet will hammer or weld a lump of pipe onto one rather than spend money on a snap on van

I think much of this comes down to the difference between “need and want”. Some of these roll cabs are now so big, that you need a tractor to tow them round the workshop if they are full.

 

[premmington]

@addjunkie - Tool box size !

Aged 18 in 1985 - when I first started working for myself - I got everything I needed to earn a living repairing cars - in these two blue small snap on tool boxes (plus one big green army/MOD wooden box/trunk thing - painted blue to match - with plywood dividers - lift out tray I made - set of casters on it).

These were "secondhand" as well - hand painted by my Dad (bless him) - sockets in small box - spanners/pliers/screwdrivers in the bigger one.

 

[addjunkie]

Google Image Result for https://bigiron.blob.core.windows.net/public/items/f1cbb151f80e4ae5abbb526e4996ea49/2021snap-ontoolskwsp3084bstmmr.bigsnap-ontoolcabinet_4f2a60f086d0472a8c768b461c613e15-2.jpg

Size is important, according to Mums Net anyway.