So I took the plunge and bought my first big tool box!

[DJ Hellfire]

So after months of wishing and contemplating, I finally signed my soul over to the dept devil and bought my first big box! It's a 2 bay Matco 6225RX, color is Silver Vein with bright chrome trim and a stainless steel top. It also has some neat texture to the metal other than the standard smoothe flat metal found on most other boxes. $8000 later, this is what I have.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/djhellfire/Matco%20Tool%20Box/DSCN4697.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/djhellfire/Matco%20Tool%20Box/DSCN4699.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/djhellfire/Matco%20Tool%20Box/DSCN4702.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b166/djhellfire/Matco%20Tool%20Box/DSCN4701.jpg

[Fox]

im officially jealous of both your car and your tools.

[Keyan]

what size is your old box? can i get it off you?

[DJ Hellfire]

what size is your old box? can i get it off you?

I had to give it to the Matco guy. He gave me a grand for it, even though I only paid about $650. I doubt you'd want it anyway. It nice and fairly new, but was just a single bay Craftsman stackable. It was nice though. It was the deepest ones they carry and had ball bearing drawers and grip latch handles. This is what I had:
http://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00959389000?qlt=90,0&resMode=sharp&op_usm=0.9,0.5,0,0


And something similar to this:
http://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00959892000?qlt=90,0&resMode=sharp&op_usm=0.9,0.5,0,0

[evan938]

did those come filled with tools? theres NO WAY i would EVER pay 8 grand for a tool box

[DJ Hellfire]

did those come filled with tools? theres NO WAY i would EVER pay 8 grand for a tool box

No tools included!

[Keyan]

i have the bottom part of the one you posted a picture off. ball bear griplatch and in black.

[DJ Hellfire]

i have the bottom part of the one you posted a picture off. ball bear griplatch and in black.

They are nice quality boxes. But I had **** piled on top of **** in mine as well as my tool cart. So I had to even stop buying tools because there was just no more room. I bought a bigger tool car in December and that took some of the slack from my box, but it still wasn't cuttin it! This one, but in blue:
http://www.mactools.com/MacTools/Catalog/Assets/LargeImages/MB155UC_Apsd_Large_1.jpg

[cbogg]

wow, 8 grand huh? you coulda bought another pretty nice elantra for that!

[Keyan]

haha, the tool guys actually stopped talking to me because every week i would say i am too far in debt and can't buy anything. i can't even afford a 3/8ths and 1/4th impact guns.

[xdforme22]

While lacking on organization, I'll bet it could hold more tools :D
J/K, looks good.

[only1db]

did those come filled with tools? theres NO WAY i would EVER pay 8 grand for a tool box


yes you would if you had that much much or MORE in tools...think of it as a rolling safe!

i too have a double matco one...its kinda on loan though...

i only have one full length drawer on the top then it splits

keyan...your always going to be in debt...the guy next to me has all snap on stuff and he is down about 100k in tools...his tool box alone was over 10k

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f138/only1db/isaacpics086.jpg

[2loud2k2xd]

looks like someone is owned by the tool guy for the next 10 years:D

Nice *** box bro. beats my sheety 5 drawer craftsman.

[Keyan]

the guy next to me has all snap on stuff and he is down about 100k in tools...his tool box alone was over 10k



well, then he's a complete dumbass

[only1db]

i dont think so...he has been accumilating **** for the last 10 years....if nobody else has it...guess what...he does.

[Keyan]

yeah, and think about how nice of a car/house/family/stress-free-life he would have if he just had to borrow a random obscure tool from a co-worker.


we have a guy that has every tool imaginable, but he buys it all from harbor freight, so he isnt in any debt.

[DJ Hellfire]

looks like someone is owned by the tool guy for the next 10 years:D




No, it's actually not that bad! The payment is a mere $38 per week (but I'll do a minumum of $40), which is much easier than paying a monthly lump sum of $160. This is very easy for me to handle. At one point, I had a $50 per week tool bill between the Mac and Snap-on trucks. Anyway, at this rate, it will take a maximum of 4 years to pay off the box since the interest is a fixed charge and already included into the price of the box. So the interest will never increase from only paying the minumum, but will decrease if I pay it off earlier, which I plan to do.

haha, the tool guys actually stopped talking to me because every week i would say i am too far in debt and can't buy anything. i can't even afford a 3/8ths and 1/4th impact guns.

See, what I did instead of buying a 3/8's gun was bought the Mac mini 1/2" gun. It is VERY light an only slightly bigger than a 3/8's gun, so it fits in just about any place a 3/8's would and weighs about the same and is VERY quiet. I only payed $180 with the trade of my craftsman gun. Normal price is about $260 and it's 700ft lbs. Also, there is no need to buy new impact sockets!
http://www.mactools.com/Mac/Mac+Products/Catalog/Power+Tools/Air+Tools/Ratchet/AW284Q

[ricerrx7]

Here's my tool box;
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2237815078_4e34baa573.jpg
And it was free!:D

[CRAZIECRACKER]

8000 dollars? it must be full of some crazy ****.

[DJ Hellfire]

Here's my tool box;
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2237815078_4e34baa573.jpg
And it was free!:D

You work for Benz or something similar? I hear the Ray Catena Benz dealership near me requires techs to use their boxes to keep up with the shops blue decor. Nothing like a nice free Snap-on box. Needless to say I won't be applying there anytime soon.:D

[Pete03GLS]

im jealous man... cant wait to buy my own box one day... but my dads garage is filled with like 2 or 3... so i dont think ill need to, unless i get my own house or something.

[ricerrx7]

You work for Benz or something similar? I hear the Ray Catena Benz dealership near me requires techs to use their boxes to keep up with the shops blue decor. Nothing like a nice free Snap-on box. Needless to say I won't be applying there anytime soon.:D

BMW. We just moved into a brand new $15million building. I'll have to start a new thread with the pics...

[DJ Hellfire]

BMW. We just moved into a brand new $15million building. I'll have to start a new thread with the pics...

The BMW dealership I used to work at had plans to move the service department to a new building off site. That was over 4 years ago and I think they still haven't moved yet. I miss those kinds of lifts though, so comfortable.

[ricerrx7]

Why did you chose independent over BMW?

[DJ Hellfire]

Why did you chose independent over BMW?

I wasn't a tech at BMW. I worked there before I even knew how to work on cars. I started as a detailer, then moved to the service department as the quality control tech for service vehicles. I left to go to automotive school. While working there, I moved an hour away and the commute sucked so I decided no to go back.

[fuelrat]

Congrats on the new box.

When the tools you buy pay your bills, it is definately worth having that extra comfort in knowing that it is all stored, in it's place, under lock and key, and knowing that you have the only key.

On a side note:

I remember a few years ago when I bought my Snap-On roll cab and top box. My wife was a little irritated. Then I had it paid off in under a year she was a little ticked off. Now it sits in my garage at home full of Snap-On and Mac tools that are rarely used anymore, and with that she is surely breathing fire. Now my accounts on both trucks are going up again (Buahahahaa) for stuff that I need at work and now she is ready to fry my arse. I told her the other day that at the end of the year if my bid at work changes I may be have to bring all of the new stuff home also that will require a side locker.

[CornbreadXD]

i keep my tools in cardboard boxes, i need a real toolbox :(
kinda like this one
http://www.playlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/kid%20in%20box%20car.jpg

[Ugzz]

that is cool n all, but i guess im just not enough of a tool nut to understand or comprehend a toolbox only a few k less then my elantra.. i would just buy another car and keep my tools in it lol

[Munky]

did those come filled with tools? theres NO WAY i would EVER pay 8 grand for a tool box

I'm with Evan 110%. There's no way I would throw down 8K for a metal box with a lock.

[ricerrx7]

If you did it for a living, you'd understand.

[Munky]

If you did it for a living, you'd understand.

Yeah, most likely. Seeing the price tag on that thing makes me glad I don't do it for a living.

I could understand the 8K if it was full with tools..but seriously? 8K for an empty metal box with drawers and a lock? No way.

[KeWLKaT]

Nice buy, I always wanted to buy my own big tool box like that for my garage, we use on at school and it keeps things so organized its not even funny!

[ricerrx7]

8k full of tools? I wish! Some people have over 50k of just tools by the time their done.

[CornbreadXD]

i'd pay 8K if the tool box came with that KDM kid that is in my other post. but only if he was a certified tech.

[Ugzz]

^ Lmao!
ill take one of those too. but only if he can fix cars and cook me dinner...
and he was a she and was really hot :D

[CornbreadXD]

ahh Ugzz wants one of these in his tool box
http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/sites/17a3c32c-1a73-4262-9340-5a597bd43340/uploads/Ellie_5.jpg
Back OT! So what makes it cost $8k?

[ricerrx7]

Guage of the metal, quality of the materials, and the brand name...

[DJ Hellfire]

Stainless steel top, upgraded spring wheels, top of the line series of Matco boxes, and about $2300 in interest! The actual cost of the box was about $6500 minus $1000 for my trade. Then there is tax!

[only1db]

its till not a bad buy....


its more then a box with a lock...those are double ball bearing drawers with double sliders (nice and smooth to open and close especially if you have 20 or so pounds in it.) i have also seen demonstrations where they have four of those boxes and a dumb truck is put on top of it....guess what they hold the weight easily

all i really have are the basics...and i'm down 2500 bucks.

[DJ Hellfire]

This box also has these new things on the tracks that allow you to adjust how easy or hard it is to open the drawers. I think the paint job costed extra too.

[only1db]

^ really thas pretty sweet...

[dmiller66]

Anyone ever try the Metrench tools? The ones where one tool works on both standard and metric applications?

[Ugzz]

ahh Ugzz wants one of these in his tool box
http://www.childrenshomeadopt.org/sites/17a3c32c-1a73-4262-9340-5a597bd43340/uploads/Ellie_5.jpg


http://www.commentbuddy.com/comments/Id-Hit-It/Id-Hit-It-05.jpg
Anyone ever try the Metrench tools? The ones where one tool works on both standard and metric applications?


i never even heard of Metrench, but if they work right, that sounds totally badass

[dmiller66]

I have a set, and they kick a$$....one size fits both metric and standard. Because of the way they grab bolts and nuts, the bolt or nut can be totally rounded, yet they grab, because they grab on the flat sides, not the corners. It saves you money because you only have to buy one set of tools.

[DJ Hellfire]

I have a set, and they kick a$$....one size fits both metric and standard. Because of the way they grab bolts and nuts, the bolt or nut can be totally rounded, yet they grab, because they grab on the flat sides, not the corners. It saves you money because you only have to buy one set of tools.

Link?