Tools Carts

amirke

any ideas for good n solid tool's cart - preferabley 25 gallon - wouldn't mind plastic

MechanicalDVR

That's one of the questions of the decade. I have been looking for something that works for many different type tasks forever. Are you looking for one that fits easily in a truck or something more stored on a job? I have one from lowes my wife bought that carries a fair amount. And another one from HD that is smaller but easier to pull up on a roof. Lately I have been thinking about one of the small two bins carts you see at small food stores, looks like they wouldn't take up much space in a van but will carry a nice assortment of tools and parts. I cover a lot of ground in schools/hospitals/warehouses/plants/etc

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mdshunk

Every time I think I'm about to buy a collapsable cart of some sort for the truck, I just think back. In the bigger buildings, I've always managed to snag a cart of some sort for my use from one place or another. When I go in to meet whoever my point of contact is, I just ask, "where can I snag a cart from?". They are always happy to oblige with a flat cart, dolly, stock cart or similar thing. Those big Rubbermaid trash cans on wheels work good too. In the one buliding, they give me a little pickup truck type golf cart to use while I'm there.

MechanicalDVR

I luck out in someplaces but, others don't offer up anything usable. I have used a trash can with a board on top in schools pretty often. I still keep an open eye for a "lost" shopping cart.

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KillerToiletSpider

I use a Snap On two shelf mechanics cart, with hooks added on one side to carry a ladder.

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MechanicalDVR

You carry that around in your truck for service work or leave it on install jobs?

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mdshunk

What's aggrivating sometimes is dealing with elevators. If I have a bunch of stuff to take up, I'll bring in my first load, and set it on the elevator, and either switch the stop switch down, or block the door so it won't shut. About 50% of the time, even though there might be 3 other elevators, some knucklehead will unblock the door or flip the switch and take that elevator up. Now I not only don't have an elevator, but I'm not exactly sure where my stuff is for a little bit. In elevator buildings, I've just now started to set the stuff in the elevator lobby instead of in the elevator car, until I have everything carried in.

PrecisionFloors

Check out Northern they have some pretty cheap plastic carts that looked nice and sturdy.

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MechanicalDVR

Jam a small wooden wedge under the door, people don't look, I never had one pulled out yet. That used to happen to me all the time. If you want to be sneeky, put a piece of electrical tape over the middle eye and the door won't close either.

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KillerToiletSpider

I don't do service work now, but I have carried it around for that, it doesn't weigh much, can carry 350 lbs, and doesn't take up all that much room.

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CertifiedFunds

Milwaukee titan is a great cart.

Tmrrptr

I had a little ole lady foldup shopping bag carrier we used in a condo project where they sent us to many different units each day. It worked pretty good, but was kinda embarrassing, so it got left behind.
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