Garage Shop: Tools

There’s a lot of awesome plumbing tools.

If anybody wants a casual Instagram follow, check out this guy. Be warned, turds posted occasionally. Great content if you’re just into tools.
https://instagram.com/life_of_a_maintenance_plumber?igshid=njtbd7wmirkg

 

Hahahaha luckily this was only $70.

 

A maryland member just posted this one, a husky, currently half price through homedepot

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-5...s-1-2-in-Drive-Torque-Wrench-H2DTWA/205914009

 

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...inal-Auger-2572B-21-2576-20-2574-20/313793677

 

Damn lol might have to get one of those some day

 

need: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-4...s-Black-with-Hardwood-Top-H46MWC9XD/303101236

 

I have one at work. Good box.

 

I just caved for the HF coupon and ordered their 72” US general box to replace my 44” one. 2-3 weeks it will be here

 

I did the same thing a couple months back, no regrets. It was a pain in the ass to un-crate but we got it.

 

did it come on a pallet? They are shipping to the store since it wasn’t in stock. Trying to get a feel for what I’m in for. Website says it weighs 600 lbs

 

Yeah, basically palletized/crated. Probably every bit of 600. They loaded it onto my trailer with a forklift with extendo-forks. It's up on 8" approx. blocks to keep the wheels off the ground so we lifted/jacked/braced it up to pull the blocks out on the trailer. Once it was down on the wheels we were able to get the rest of the crate/packing off of it and then down the ramp of the trailer, but being 72" that took some creative moving/rigging skills. There was definitely some colorful language flying...

 

Haha I bet. thanks, yeah I have a small 6x10 utility trailer with fold down ramp which is removable. Hoping they can load it on there and once I get it home, I have a kubota with QA forks that hopefully will lift it up, not sure though since the forks are only 48", that's alot of leverage. Either way, hopefully nothing a few beers and friends won't be able to tackle.

 

You'll be gold with the Kubota! Here's a picture of it on the trailer with most of the bamboo crate removed.

 

You guys running 4 locking swivel casters on those big boxes, just in case?

My only regret with my 44” was not putting 2 swivel casters on the non swiveling side. Every time I have to move it (only a time or two a year) it sucks.

 

Agreed, I understand why manufacturers go with the less expensive pair on one end but I’m not a fan either.

 

I had only planned to keep the two. The benefit of two is once it's moving it's easier to go in a straight line, downside is maneuvering it against a wall with limited space. How I got my other box to be flush against the wall was to place a 4x4 on the bottom and use a floor jack to raise the non-swiveled end, and push flush. A little bit of a pain but I don't plan on moving mine very often either.

 

I left mine OEM with two fixed and two locking swivels.

EDIT: As mentioned above it was an 82 point turn to get it landed against the wall.

 

Mine is against the wall, the struggle is real.

 

Used some gift cards yesterday and got a roll cart. They didn't have black and I don't mind the green (biased). I have to grab some socket organizers next. Things are coming along nicely.

 

Milwaukee Tool Packout takeover giveaway.