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that's how they keep the price nice and high... haha
I carry 10 or so and I'm a one man band. Complete pain in the ass to have to keep switching batteries between tools or have to wait on a battery to be charged.
You have 10 tools on the go?
I guess I'm different, I keep the batteries with the tools, don't want to have to carry around another kit just for batteries.
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It's not the jobs it's the amount of tools. We have several drills going. One for each operation. We don't change bits we just "have a drill for that". One drill for several FastenMaster[emoji768] bolts. A pre-drill with an 1/8" bit ( sometimes Two )Two saws, a Mafell kss40, Jigsaw, etc. We basically don't plug anything in but the Mitersaw and the charger.
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I can't fit all the tools in the two rolling cases if the batteries are on them. Makes sense to carry the batteries separately in a case. Not to mention it's a lot easier to check their charge than to pull out a tool only to find it is low.
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They are roughly the same size. When I moved my PC 3x21" belt sander + Makita planer from the Ridgid box to the Packout, I found out the height difference is enough that they had to lay on their side and the tray couldn't be used. Everything from one box did fit into the other, just not as easily. This is something though that could go the other direction by tool dimensions. When I get around to see if the large Packout's top insert is removable it may make it possible to stand the sander and planer up again.
The mid sized Ridgid box dimensions from inside ribs is 19" long, 11" wide, and 9 1/4" deep.
Mid sized Packout, or large as they call it, is 18 1/2” long, 11 1/2" wide, and 8 1/2" deep.
From a post on the HD website.
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In going back to the HD website I started looking again at the original case that the Packout looks similar too which is only $25, but the NEW Packout is $45?? The product should be more but it seems disproportional to me.
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Thanks for the size info.
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2 drills
1 impact
60v circular saw
Oscillating saw
Recip saw
Grinder
Little blower
If a battery is in with the tools it's assumed it has a low charge
The battery case has all the other accessories in it too. Jigsaw blades, circular saw blades, sawzall blades, bits, etc. Since I have to carry the accessories I might as well have a system set up for the batteries too.
I get super frustrated not having something ready to go and this eliminates that, carrying a small case is a small price to pay for getting all pissed off about having to wait on a battery or searching through everything to find one.
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Was so close to buying a second 3 piece milwaukee packout bundle when I saw it at home depot today.
All I really want is rhe large organizer. Time to start making some calls
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All I really want is rhe large organizer. Time to start making some calls
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Was it $200 or $279?
I should have grabbed a few stacks when they were at the Black Friday pricing of $200 for the three sizes of boxes.
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289 canadian.
I learned a long time ago that every time I buy a tool or something tool related and go I will sell the extra pieces I don't need (milwaukee free bare tools) I never end up selling anything and my collection grows.
I'm still tempted to get the m12 toilet auger even though I have no use for it. Side business perhaps lol
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I learned a long time ago that every time I buy a tool or something tool related and go I will sell the extra pieces I don't need (milwaukee free bare tools) I never end up selling anything and my collection grows.
I'm still tempted to get the m12 toilet auger even though I have no use for it. Side business perhaps lol
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Took some of your guys suggestions and moved some stuff around in my packout so I'm not having to dig for stuff.
The 9amph battery is too tall to stand like the rest
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The 9amph battery is too tall to stand like the rest
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Told you that you would like it.
Ran into some milwaukee guys today at HD asked if they could order me in some stuff waiting for them to get back to me
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Ran into some milwaukee guys today at HD asked if they could order me in some stuff waiting for them to get back to me
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I haven't come to the conclusion that I like it better than the FatMax box. Right now Sno has nothing, so he'll like it. What I do like about it is it's bigger than my former setup so I can bring more with me in the one trip. But that just makes it heavier too.
I don't think I'll ever get over the way the FatMax box opens, it's just nice to have that in one push. But it's nice to have more tools in one trip too. And it's nice that at the end of the day I don't have to bust a nut getting it into the truck.
1st thing Sno noticed is that I made a shelf in the truck to hold the boxes up. I didn't have that with the other boxes, because I really didn't need it. It's nice because I have a little storage area underneath, but it also pushes the boxes up a few more inches in the truck. I lost that window to look out of whereas I had it with the FatMax box.
Lots of give and take. I like the red.
I don't think I'll ever get over the way the FatMax box opens, it's just nice to have that in one push. But it's nice to have more tools in one trip too. And it's nice that at the end of the day I don't have to bust a nut getting it into the truck.
1st thing Sno noticed is that I made a shelf in the truck to hold the boxes up. I didn't have that with the other boxes, because I really didn't need it. It's nice because I have a little storage area underneath, but it also pushes the boxes up a few more inches in the truck. I lost that window to look out of whereas I had it with the FatMax box.
Lots of give and take. I like the red.
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Drink more red kool-aid you'll come around
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This yellow koolaid aint to bad, haha.
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Different business, I use different tools on different jobs. Sometimes I just need a drill, sometimes I need every damn tool in the truck. I guess if I just built decks I'd be tooled up the same nearly every day.
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