Got to love those new tool boxes
Well, you can say a lot about tool boxes, but if you’ve ever worked as flat rate mechanic, you’ll know the value of “a place for everything and everything in its’ place.” I bought my first Snap-On boxes while working as a motorcycle mechanic in Phoenix in 1977. One of the best investments I ever made, after it was laid out properly. I sold those boxes while I was a Snap-On Dealer and bought the same set in the Rick Mears edition when they came out on sale, and kept them when I turned in my tools in 1985. You can see them in my garage where they live now. There is another shot of a small black tool box in front of my motorcycle lift that has a Snap-On emblem on it. It’s a Harbor Freight. box I treated to an emblem left over from the spare parts on my tool truck. The black Husky was a gift from a friend for lacing up some wheels and other stuff on his son’s XR400. He got it with two others on a closeout at Home Depot. It hurst me to say it’s a better box than what I used to sell, although the new Snap-On boxes are much improved. It lives in my RV bay next to my lift and is loaded with really heavy stuff like grinders, body tools, lots of air tools, and supplies. I didn’t want it when he gave it to me because I didn’t think I had room for it. Now I couldn’t live without it.
Well, you can say a lot about tool boxes, but if you’ve ever worked as flat rate mechanic, you’ll know the value of “a place for everything and everything in its’ place.” I bought my first Snap-On boxes while working as a motorcycle mechanic in Phoenix in 1977. One of the best investments I ever made, after it was laid out properly. I sold those boxes while I was a Snap-On Dealer and bought the same set in the Rick Mears edition when they came out on sale, and kept them when I turned in my tools in 1985. You can see them in my garage where they live now. There is another shot of a small black tool box in front of my motorcycle lift that has a Snap-On emblem on it. It’s a Harbor Freight. box I treated to an emblem left over from the spare parts on my tool truck. The black Husky was a gift from a friend for lacing up some wheels and other stuff on his son’s XR400. He got it with two others on a closeout at Home Depot. It hurst me to say it’s a better box than what I used to sell, although the new Snap-On boxes are much improved. It lives in my RV bay next to my lift and is loaded with really heavy stuff like grinders, body tools, lots of air tools, and supplies. I didn’t want it when he gave it to me because I didn’t think I had room for it. Now I couldn’t live without it.
