Those without a garage, what is your setup for carting tools to work on your truck?

You live in an apartment complex, but still insist on doing your own maintenance. What kinda system do you have worked out to bring all your tools to not only accomplish a specific maintenance item, but also handle additional problems you might run across. What specific toolboxes do you use? Are they big enough to haul jackstands, drain pan, new oil, filter, and necessary tools for the oil change? Or do you make multiple trips?

 

I drive to my local mechanic and let him deal with it.

 

I've managed over the years by borrowing the garage of parents/other relatives/friends/coworkers to do my maintenance and repairs when I lived in an apartment.

If that didn't work, I usually paid to have it done.

 

I have a house with an entirely too small garage and do 90% of my vehicle/lawn equipment work out of one of those hard sided craftsman 98-piece or whatever tool kits. That has almost everything I need, adding in a ratcheting screwdriver with different tips and a full set of Torx. That covers me most of the time, is extra portable (my toolbox is in the basement of the house) and could easily be thrown in the back of the truck for travel if needed. I have a full set of tools in a roll behind the rear seat in my truck too, which have come in handy when away from the house.

The effort in an apartment to have jack stands, oil pans, etc that need to be carted in and out would have me looking for oil change coupons rather than deal with the hassle every 10k miles.

 

Lowes $28.00.

Even though I have a garage, I sometimes work on vehicles outside. Or, if I am going to a friend or family members house to work on something, I grab it. These definitely save many trips back and forth. It holds 1/4, 3/8/ and 1/2 drive sockets. You can remove some of the black holders if needed for more space.

 

What I use is a Heavy Duty 4 wheel Wagon I bought at Tractor Supply.

It will haul any of my Snap On Top boxes and assorted other tools at one time it lived in the living room next to the TV.

These are great wagons I have a few of them.

 

I just use one of those yellow top Rubbermaid-style bins from Home Depot.

I like what @Wyoming09 did, wheels sound fantastic.

Although if you live anywhere but the bottom floor of an apartment building and have to use stairs it’s going to suck either way.

 

Milwaukee packout boxes are great for storing/organizing/transporting tools. it also depends on what work you are trying to do. for routine oil changes/tire rotations or small things like brakes or any job that can be done with a 1/4" drive set, lugging tools to/from the truck isn't a big deal. If you are talking about bigger jobs like suspension/drivetrain modifications, it will be more cumbersome.

It also helps to plan ahead of time and have everything you will need picked out and ready to go, nothing more and nothing less.