https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these things have been popular among the more specialized "on site" repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this rugged.. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention the better.

Robert

On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible, but I bet they are at least twice the
cost of the Ridgid.
If I'm going to pay over $200 for a set, then I'm biting the bullet on
the Dewalt's to get the extra features of their dolly system.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

-MIKE- writes:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible,

Is Milwalkee next to Chicargo?

On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 9:49:07 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
..
Those Milwalkees look incredible, but I bet they are at least twice the
cost of the Ridgid.

Probably. And while I gladly paid a premium for Milwaukee tools for many years, not seeing the extra value in their products these days.

If I'm going to pay over $200 for a set, then I'm biting the bullet on
the Dewalt's to get the extra features of their dolly system.

So do you work out of a pickup or van? I can see a small set of these boxes as I could hoist them over the tailgate. But it was too bulky, I couldn't easily do it. OTOH, if I was working out of a panel van of some sort, I could hoist it into the van and secure it along the sidewalls. Pretty slick.

Just wondering how you are using these boxes.

Robert

On 6/23/17 11:12 AM, wrote:
On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 9:49:07 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote: .
Those Milwalkees look incredible, but I bet they are at least twice
the cost of the Ridgid.

Probably. And while I gladly paid a premium for Milwaukee tools for
many years, not seeing the extra value in their products these days.

If I'm going to pay over $200 for a set, then I'm biting the bullet
on the Dewalt's to get the extra features of their dolly system.

So do you work out of a pickup or van? I can see a small set of
these boxes as I could hoist them over the tailgate. But it was too
bulky, I couldn't easily do it. OTOH, if I was working out of a
panel van of some sort, I could hoist it into the van and secure it
along the sidewalls. Pretty slick.

Just wondering how you are using these boxes.

Robert


I've used a minivan for years, for both drums and tools.
I can fit more in the van, it's dry, smoked windows, much lower
gate/door level, etc etc etc. HOWEVER, I just got a pick-up again so I
can get bigger loads of supplies, easier.

I got a Ram1500 crew cab, took the back seat out, and put down 1/2"
plywood on the floor. It's great, because the boxes go in there with
plenty of room and I can use the seat & seat-belt anchors for tie-downs
to secure the tool boxes. I can fit as many tool boxes back there as I
can behind the back seat of my minivan.

Yes, it's higher and I wouldn't try lift it all up there 3-in-1 style.
But i don't do that in the minivan, either. To me the dolly feature is
for to and from, not so I can He-Man the entire set in and out of a
vehicle. I have enough back problems.

Bigger power tools will have to go in the bed, when using the pick-up,
but it's great to have the option of all those tool boxes inside the
cab, behind (again) smoked windows.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:50:35 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

-MIKE- writes:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible,

Is Milwalkee next to Chicargo?

No north of

Markem writes:
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:50:35 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

-MIKE- writes:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible,

Is Milwalkee next to Chicargo?

No north of


Whoosh, right over your head. Check the spelling.

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:13:06 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Markem writes:
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:50:35 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

-MIKE- writes:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible,

Is Milwalkee next to Chicargo?

No north of


Whoosh, right over your head. Check the spelling.

Nope but they should be built to look like a pile of bricks, camo ya
know.

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:15:17 -0500, Markem
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:13:06 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Markem writes:
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:50:35 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

-MIKE- writes:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible,

Is Milwalkee next to Chicargo?

No north of


Whoosh, right over your head. Check the spelling.

Nope but they should be built to look like a pile of bricks, camo ya
know.

Because Milwalkee and Chicargo are both **** houses?

On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:02:26 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

What would be really cool is if they latched to the cart instead of each other
so that you could take any individual box out of the stack without removing
any others.

Hard to do...too much force where it would latch to the cart, but it sure
would be a cool feature.

On 6/23/17 10:31 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:02:26 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

What would be really cool is if they latched to the cart instead of each other
so that you could take any individual box out of the stack without removing
any others.

Hard to do...too much force where it would latch to the cart, but it sure
would be a cool feature.


That's exactly what the DeWalt boxes do. Check them out.
They slide on/off adjustable rails that are connected to the dolly.
Very cool... but expensive system.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:26:58 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:15:17 -0500, Markem
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:13:06 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Markem writes:
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:50:35 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

-MIKE- writes:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that
repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at
least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible,

Is Milwalkee next to Chicargo?

No north of


Whoosh, right over your head. Check the spelling.

Nope but they should be built to look like a pile of bricks, camo ya
know.

Because Milwalkee and Chicargo are both **** houses?

Nah cause of the song!

In article , says...

On 6/23/17 10:31 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:02:26 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

What would be really cool is if they latched to the cart instead of each other
so that you could take any individual box out of the stack without removing
any others.

Hard to do...too much force where it would latch to the cart, but it sure
would be a cool feature.


That's exactly what the DeWalt boxes do. Check them out.
They slide on/off adjustable rails that are connected to the dolly.
Very cool... but expensive system.

The DeWalt system has two carts, a cheap one like the one shown in the
Milwaukee system and an expensive one that is as you describe.

On 6/24/17 7:37 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
In article , says...

On 6/23/17 10:31 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:02:26 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

What would be really cool is if they latched to the cart instead of each other
so that you could take any individual box out of the stack without removing
any others.

Hard to do...too much force where it would latch to the cart, but it sure
would be a cool feature.


That's exactly what the DeWalt boxes do. Check them out.
They slide on/off adjustable rails that are connected to the dolly.
Very cool... but expensive system.

The DeWalt system has two carts, a cheap one like the one shown in the
Milwaukee system and an expensive one that is as you describe.


Yes, the expensive ones are what I'm talking about.
The system is very cool, allowing you to remove a lower box without
taking off all the ones above it.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

On 6/23/2017 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these things have been popular among the more specialized "on site" repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention the better.

I just ran across this while looking at the Milwaukee tape measure links.

I agree with the bright red color on a job site, LOOK over here, Take Me!




Robert

On 6/23/2017 9:49 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these
things have been popular among the more specialized "on site"
repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that repairs
medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this
rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's
post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention
the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible, but I bet they are at least twice the
cost of the Ridgid.
If I'm going to pay over $200 for a set, then I'm biting the bullet on
the Dewalt's to get the extra features of their dolly system.



IIRC the video mentioned about $139.00 for the large set. I may have
misunderstood.

On 6/23/2017 10:31 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:02:26 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

What would be really cool is if they latched to the cart instead of each other
so that you could take any individual box out of the stack without removing
any others.

Hard to do...too much force where it would latch to the cart, but it sure
would be a cool feature.



You have a point there.

On 6/24/17 11:41 AM, Leon wrote:
On 6/23/2017 9:49 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 6/23/17 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know
these things have been popular among the more specialized "on
site" repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy
that repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years,
at least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never
this rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after
MIKE's post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty
sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to
have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking
beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease
attention the better.

Robert


Those Milwalkees look incredible, but I bet they are at least twice
the cost of the Ridgid. If I'm going to pay over $200 for a set,
then I'm biting the bullet on the Dewalt's to get the extra
features of their dolly system.



IIRC the video mentioned about $139.00 for the large set. I may have
misunderstood.

Well, that would be very competitive!
I just assumed because of the name, it would be twice as much. You
know, like if it was Festool, it would be 10x as much. :-)

I like how the Millwallkkey ones lock together, with with the smaller
cases and bags/pouches. That's a great feature and supposedly they
unlatch with one hand.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

On Sat, 24 Jun 2017 11:40:34 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 6/23/2017 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 6:02:26 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqZ...s#t=266.113364

You know, I feel like I must have dozed off somewhere. I know these things have been popular among the more specialized "on site" repairmen, specialty workers, etc. for decades. My buddy that repairs medical equipment has been using them for 30 years, at least.

But they were never this nice, never this affordable, and never this rugged. I found this while doing some snooping around after MIKE's post about rolling boxes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stanley-Fat...wer/1000135763

They aren't as rugged as the Ridgid, but they are still pretty sturdy and if you were using them properly they should be great.

Are the Milwaukees out anywhere? Honestly, I would be afraid to have the red boxes out as it would seem to be a large blinking beacon saying "steal me... steal me... steal me". The lease attention the better.

I just ran across this while looking at the Milwaukee tape measure links.

I agree with the bright red color on a job site, LOOK over here, Take Me!

The DeWalt bumble bee scheme isn't any better.

On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:22:03 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:


I've used a minivan for years, for both drums and tools.
I can fit more in the van, it's dry, smoked windows, much lower
gate/door level, etc etc etc. HOWEVER, I just got a pick-up again so I
can get bigger loads of supplies, easier.

All good things. I have a couple of my fellow workers and a couple of subs that are using minivans and they have substantially less break in problems than us pickup drivers. I have to have a pickup
to haul lumber, 5 gallon cans of mastic, and when I finish up a job it doubles as the trash truck. The vans get better gas mileage, and seem to have less maintenance requirements. But again, the biggest thing is mitigating theft.

I got a Ram1500 crew cab, took the back seat out, and put down 1/2"
plywood on the floor. It's great, because the boxes go in there with
plenty of room and I can use the seat & seat-belt anchors for tie-downs
to secure the tool boxes. I can fit as many tool boxes back there as I
can behind the back seat of my minivan.

Now that sounds like a great setup. You could drag all your tools around without them being in plain sight and you could still haul materials and even long stuff as needed.

Yes, it's higher and I wouldn't try lift it all up there 3-in-1 style.
But i don't do that in the minivan, either. To me the dolly feature is
for to and from, not so I can He-Man the entire set in and out of a
vehicle. I have enough back problems.

Right there with you. I find myself being much more in tune with the aches and pains that 40+ years in the trades are causing. I hate it, but I have to look for just about every advantage I can muster these days.

I am wondering how long all the new cargo type vans will be around. They were the rage, then they weren't, now they seem to be again. Mercedes, Ford and Chrysler all have their offerings, and I can't decide if that would be a good thing or not. If I locked my truck up in a secure, protected area every night and never took it anywhere they look great. But what I drive is my only vehicle, so transportation has to pull not only work but play duty as well.

Still, the vans look sweet and I am starting to see more and more on the road these days. All tradesmen, too. I hope that doesn't start another theft trend.

Robert

On 6/24/17 7:03 PM, wrote:
On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:22:03 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:


I've used a minivan for years, for both drums and tools. I can fit
more in the van, it's dry, smoked windows, much lower gate/door
level, etc etc etc. HOWEVER, I just got a pick-up again so I can
get bigger loads of supplies, easier.

All good things. I have a couple of my fellow workers and a couple
of subs that are using minivans and they have substantially less
break in problems than us pickup drivers. I have to have a pickup to
haul lumber, 5 gallon cans of mastic, and when I finish up a job it
doubles as the trash truck. The vans get better gas mileage, and
seem to have less maintenance requirements. But again, the biggest
thing is mitigating theft.

I got a Ram1500 crew cab, took the back seat out, and put down
1/2" plywood on the floor. It's great, because the boxes go in
there with plenty of room and I can use the seat & seat-belt
anchors for tie-downs to secure the tool boxes. I can fit as many
tool boxes back there as I can behind the back seat of my minivan.

Now that sounds like a great setup. You could drag all your tools
around without them being in plain sight and you could still haul
materials and even long stuff as needed.

Yes, it's higher and I wouldn't try lift it all up there 3-in-1
style. But i don't do that in the minivan, either. To me the dolly
feature is for to and from, not so I can He-Man the entire set in
and out of a vehicle. I have enough back problems.

Right there with you. I find myself being much more in tune with the
aches and pains that 40+ years in the trades are causing. I hate it,
but I have to look for just about every advantage I can muster these
days.

I am wondering how long all the new cargo type vans will be around.
They were the rage, then they weren't, now they seem to be again.
Mercedes, Ford and Chrysler all have their offerings, and I can't
decide if that would be a good thing or not. If I locked my truck up
in a secure, protected area every night and never took it anywhere
they look great. But what I drive is my only vehicle, so
transportation has to pull not only work but play duty as well.

Still, the vans look sweet and I am starting to see more and more on
the road these days. All tradesmen, too. I hope that doesn't start
another theft trend.

Robert


Yeah, the minivan is pretty theft-proof. I mean who's going to steal
child seats and baby wipes, right?
But those newer work vans with the low decks are very appealing but also
scream, "Lots of tools to steal inside!"


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
www.mikedrums.com

On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 10:59:41 PM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:

Yeah, the minivan is pretty theft-proof. I mean who's going to steal
child seats and baby wipes, right?

Exactly. And add those atrocious stick figure family decals on it, and I would think thieves would actually avoid it!

But those newer work vans with the low decks are very appealing but also
scream, "Lots of tools to steal inside!"

Sadly, you are probably right. I guess I could have a "Dirty Diaper Pickup Service" magnet sign for the van, then take it off as I came to a client's house.

Robert

On Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 11:59:41 PM UTC-4, -MIKE- wrote:
On 6/24/17 7:03 PM, wrote:
On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:22:03 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:


I've used a minivan for years, for both drums and tools. I can fit
more in the van, it's dry, smoked windows, much lower gate/door
level, etc etc etc. HOWEVER, I just got a pick-up again so I can
get bigger loads of supplies, easier.

All good things. I have a couple of my fellow workers and a couple
of subs that are using minivans and they have substantially less
break in problems than us pickup drivers. I have to have a pickup to
haul lumber, 5 gallon cans of mastic, and when I finish up a job it
doubles as the trash truck. The vans get better gas mileage, and
seem to have less maintenance requirements. But again, the biggest
thing is mitigating theft.

I got a Ram1500 crew cab, took the back seat out, and put down
1/2" plywood on the floor. It's great, because the boxes go in
there with plenty of room and I can use the seat & seat-belt
anchors for tie-downs to secure the tool boxes. I can fit as many
tool boxes back there as I can behind the back seat of my minivan.

Now that sounds like a great setup. You could drag all your tools
around without them being in plain sight and you could still haul
materials and even long stuff as needed.

Yes, it's higher and I wouldn't try lift it all up there 3-in-1
style. But i don't do that in the minivan, either. To me the dolly
feature is for to and from, not so I can He-Man the entire set in
and out of a vehicle. I have enough back problems.

Right there with you. I find myself being much more in tune with the
aches and pains that 40+ years in the trades are causing. I hate it,
but I have to look for just about every advantage I can muster these
days.

I am wondering how long all the new cargo type vans will be around.
They were the rage, then they weren't, now they seem to be again.
Mercedes, Ford and Chrysler all have their offerings, and I can't
decide if that would be a good thing or not. If I locked my truck up
in a secure, protected area every night and never took it anywhere
they look great. But what I drive is my only vehicle, so
transportation has to pull not only work but play duty as well.

Still, the vans look sweet and I am starting to see more and more on
the road these days. All tradesmen, too. I hope that doesn't start
another theft trend.

Robert


Yeah, the minivan is pretty theft-proof. I mean who's going to steal
child seats and baby wipes, right?
But those newer work vans with the low decks are very appealing but also
scream, "Lots of tools to steal inside!"


I started driving mini-vans in the mid 80's when the kids came along.
They've been out of the house for close to 8 years and I still drive
a mini-van. The rear bench has been folded into the floor for 99% of
those 8 years. I had a moving blanket hemmed to fit the back to protect
the carpets and a smaller section hemmed to fit the middle for when I
take out the 2nd row seats.

Even though I've moved the kids numerous times and haulled all sorts of
stuff, I've protected the interior such that my vans always look clean
and neat. I love being able to just "buy stuff" when I want to with no
worries about how to get it home. e.g. when I found the 2 piece hutch
that I'm turning into an island, I just loaded it (carefully) into the
van and brought it home.

Almost immediately after I bought my current Odyssey, I installed a hitch
and tranny cooler so I can tow my trailer for bigger stuff.

Mini-vans may not be the sexiest of vehicles, but then neither am I. ;-)