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Wayne
12-31-2002 23:22:18
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Re: Re: Tools in reply to john, 12-31-2002 17:17:00
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Dad and I work on heavy equipment for a living, everything from the old Northwest and BE cranes down to the smaller farm tractors that our neighbors have. We are currently running 2 service trucks,a C-6500 with a 11'bed and 8000# crane, and a FL-106 Freightliner with a 17'bed and a 11,000# crane, and both are loaded down with tools. On top of all that, add a shop with a lathe, mill, drill press, welder, etc, etc, also full of tools. Thing is we have the same problem as the rest of you guys....THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH TOOLS or enough space.... In keeping with the question asked though, we usually keep sockets, etc in the top of the box, and work down from there, using the long drawers, with the rachets, pliers, metric wrenches, standard wrenches up to 11/16, standard wrenches 3/4 up, then screwdrivers, special tools, pry bars and long punches, hammers, small air tools, then in the bottom the 3/4 drive impact and sockets for it. The remainder of the small/narrow drawers get used for allen wrenches,short punches and chisels, odd balls like torx drivers, starting screwdrivers, etc. anything left after that is fair game for test leads, tape, and the 1000 other must haves around the shop. In the end though it all comes down to the drawer arrangement of your box, how much you have to put in it, and personal prefference.
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