For $5k to $10k I think would would just buy a freakin truck and have them mobile..

 

speeking of drill bits, i just bought a complete set of turbo max bits from matco the other day, i paid like $185 for them. just last week i needed them to drill about 5 holes though 1/4" steel in 1/2" diamater. every time i drilled a hole it was like cutting through butter. took me like 5 minutes. sure i could of bought some $30 craftsman bits and got the job done, but i already tried that in the past. takes way to long with those and usually after 3 holes or so, the bit is crap. then you have to argue with the sears guy to give you a new one. if any of these bits wears out, there is no questons asked. the matco guy just give me a new one right away.

 

you have to be a mechanic to understand. i bought my MATCO boxes used for $4500. upper and lower. about 5.5 feet tall, 5.5 feet wide, and 2.4 feet deep.

for awhile snap-on was selling a toolbox that had an alarm on it. you even had a key fob to arm/disarm the thing.

 

I used to be a mechanic (flat rate dealer tech). I don't understand $12k for a tool box.
I can understand $12k+ for tools, but not for the box.

 

I apologize for the misinterpretation. While not being in the business (I'm only a shade tree mechanic), I made an assumption. I did not mean to offend those who do it for a living.

 

But the Sam's box has silky smooth roller drawers and it was made of stainless steel....it only cost $650 compared to the $6,000 Mac box. The Mac box held less tools too....

I used to be a mechanic - now I am a CPA so the tools I have are now only for hobby use; never-the-less I have at least $5K or $6K invested. My three Husky boxes and one Sears box provide me with enough storage for now.

Even if you are a pro with $50K in tools I can't see how anyone could justify a $6K box when a $650 box is better....

 

My SS is worth less than a similar year Civic; that is because it is a chevy and depreciates very quickly....

I dont get the point....???

The Sam's box is SUPERIOR to the Mac box and costs 1/10th the price!

 

Your Chevy is also worth less than their $10k-12k toolboxes.

 

sam club box is great for at home, but in the shop using it every day it will disinagrate. IF I run out of work I can yank out a drawer and sit on it and not owry about the drawer bending or the box colapseing. I can break into a craftsman box (or compariable husky, sams club ect) box lock in under a minute. You are in for a tough road of hoe if you try breaking into a mac snap on or matco box (similary im fuxked if I ever lost both keys), A guy I used to work with bought a brand new matco 8525, on the weekend the clean crew pushed it away from the wall to wash the walls, and pushed it under a car on the hoist. THe car fell off the hoist and landed on the tool box. The tool box needed a new cover and there was a small ding in the front lip. The car wasnt so lucky (2500 in damgae to a 50$ car). Try droping a car on a craftman box and see which wins. I have a garage full of craftsman boxes, 4 of them and I like them a lot. One served full time duty for about 2 years, before I bought a craftsman professinal (which fell apart in about 2 weeks and sears took it back :bow: sears) then I got my matco box and Ill never look back I feel much better knowing that my tools will be there when I go to work the next morning, and You better get some friends if you plan on walking off with the box as it weights 700 lbs dry, not to mention the 2500+lbs of tools in it .

 

You guys are right. There is no way those of us that are not professional mechanics will understand b/c i still think it's crazy. I think I would build one out of 1/4" thick steel for security at under $1k if i needed that

 

Jesus christ.

12k for a toolbox with no tools in it? It better know what tools I need and hand them to me as I go!

Dope

 

MAC box $12k
20 Sams club boxes $12k

You could buy a new sam's club box every year for the next 20 years.
Or you could buy one Sam's club box and another used F-Body.

So how much would a MAC MB1800 go for these days?
I paid < $3k for mine.

 

**** thats availabe for a 6 pack, get a gopher just call the kid down the street tell hm you will give him a 6 pack to stand next to the tool box and hand what you ask for. (gopher= go for a 9/16 )

 

so these boxes are for security ?? what makes them so secure ? or are they just so damn heavy no one could take it with them ? lol

 

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yup heavy is a very important thing. considering that there is not lead plates in the bottom of it, you know all the weight is in the box it self. this insures you that this is a really heavy duty tool box. my light a$$ craftsman, the one in my garage that i only use every other weekend is already having problems opening and closeing. then when the doors are open, they sag and the paint looks like crap already. but hey you could pick it up if you whated to. my 4 year Matco box that is opened 100s of times a day still works fine and looks like new. but if you wanted to take it to another shop, you will need a car hualer and lots of freinds. last time i just called a tow truck to do it for me. considering that it sits in the same spot for years with out moveing an inch, weight is not a problem. and if someone wanted to steel it, they better be He Man.

 

"but if you wanted to take it to another shop, you will need a car hualer and lots of freinds"

I just have a ramp made of 3 10ft 4x4s and some 3/4 inch ply wood with angle iron on the side for railing. I put it on the bumper of the van and 3 guys can push it up. coming down is alot more intresting.

 

getting it to stop is also intresting. luckly it doesnt move very offen.

 

One tech I know has 2 toolboxes at work. One's a Mac and one's a Snap-On, he has over 200k in tools and boxes. His big box the Mac he was switching shops and they flat bed truck was loading it and the winch on the tow truck it was so heavy.

 

A friend of mine that works at a dealership that I used to work at has a box like that or damn near it.

I myself own a craftsman ball bearing box, and although I wish I had a snapon,mac, etc I can't justify it for just weekend stuff, etc.

But when I worked at the dealership I easily understood why a quality box was important. 3 mechanics had rather cheap boxes (sliding drawers, no bearings, flimsy etc...) and 3 had niice matco or mac boxes. One drawer could be full of heavy *** tools and it would slide easier than one of the cheapo boxes with minimal weight.