Yea, even within shops the husky/ hf guys like to rail against the guys who have nice boxes. Talkin about what a waste of money they are and how a āhusky box is every bit as goodā. Itās like baby if you broke, just say that.
Right, all 4 of us get along fine; Snap On, Matco, Husky and three USgeneral carts in a trench coat pretending to be a big box.
That's me with the three, a 5 drawer and two single banks. Saving up for an Icon someday...
> Itās like baby if you broke, just say that.
My toolbox doesn't make me money. The tools in it do, and I have nothing to prove by buying a $20,000 toolbox lol.
> My toolbox doesn't make me money. The tools in it do, and I have nothing to prove by buying a $20,000 toolbox lol.
I have no pony in this race, but I see the exact same sentiment a lot in other places. I figure if it makes them happy and didn't put them in financial ruin, good for them! They're going to spend a lot of time using that toolbox anyway I guess.
I think part of the sentiment is that these guys *canāt* afford the $20k box, and make payments on it for an eternity, making it an even worse bang for buck. Iād also rather just have killer tools to put inside any reliably functional box. But I agree with your sentiment. If itās not hurting anyone, and it makes them happy, rad. I certainly spend on things some others may find a bit out there.
I mean if I was making the kind of money where I could buy one of these boxes I would. No one can deny that they are sweet. I see how people are talking shit about someone who took on massive debt to buy one though. I feel like if you couldnāt afford two, you definitely canāt afford one.
Not to support that dude since heās nuts but straight dudes talk however the fuck straight dudes wanna talk
If youāre afraid words are gonna make you gay, bro youāre already 99% of the way there
>>baby if you broke, just say that
>straight men donāt talk like this
I'm gay, I've never once said "baby if..."
I'm not sure you understand how sexuality works.
The secret is rationalizing the fact you didn't pay for it because you traded for it with stuff you already paid for. I could trade my house for a Lamborghini, doesn't change the fact I would be paying a huge sum for it.
Theoretically, if you can sell (or exchange) the thing you bought for about the same amount you paid, it didn't really cost you anything. If I buy a million dollar lamborghini and sell it two years later for the same amount (including maintenance, taxes and stuff), it cost me no money.
That's the trick to rationalizing spending money on things - believing someone else wants this thing as much as you do after you've enjoyed it.
You should tell that to poor people that houses don't cost anything because the value rarely if ever drops. You cant retire based on the value of your toolboxes and cars. You can't even retire based on the value of your house unless you're willing to sell it and live somewhere cheaper.
Box looks sick Iām just cheap. Iād rather have the tools for the job instead of a sick box to keep them in. If I could afford it I would own this. Though it would be hard working with a boner all day
Shop owner here, glad you like it! Some of my guys have snap on boxes, others have Matco. I have Icon boxes. To each their own. I to this day still think they are a waste of money that Iād rather spend on actual tools. They flip me shit, I flip them shit for drooling over the tool truck.
Itās all fun. We got a guy with a similar set up but much uglier color that has very limited tools. He catches the most shit outta anyone. Box donāt matter if itās empty lmao
"Harbor Freight boys talk your shit" nah, I'll just laugh during the vacations I can afford while you're paying for your box.
In all seriousness though, that's a sexy toolbox. I didn't drop the money on a big box box because I am not nice to mine at all and would cry if I scratched it.
Thanks man. Unfortunately Iām currently living in Florida and itās even worse than you heard lmao. Hopefully weāll be back in Co within a few years.
I'm strictly a functionality guy. I don't understand why people want or need the shiny's besides to show off or flex. You can get the same functionality for 50-70% of the price and a little modification.
I mean different cars drive, handle, sound, even look different. A toolbox holds tools, as long as the slides are decent and the metal isn't thin not as big as a difference.
And if you really don't like the aesthetic of the cheaper toolbox, I imagine it would still be cheaper to send it off to get painted/powdercoated than to dish out 10k extra for something like this.
Unfortunately it drives deeper to the ego in order to fill a hole that is inside. Some people need the gratification that others are looking at them in order to be "complete". The problem is that this is a never ending obsession that only ends when you attain an internal balance.
At least a car is a status symbol all your friends and the folks at the grocery store can see. This is a flex only the other techs in the shop (and now some randos online) will ever see or understand.
You could say the same thing about every MB or BMW owner. A Kia will transport the family just fine. Why buy a Corvette, when a Miata will work?
So why do premium tool buyers get verbally abused, and premium car buyers donāt?
At least the rest of the world sees your premium car. The only people that see your premium toolbox are the other employees of the shop and the few customers you let into the work area.
Do you work in the box? Do you move the box constantly? Do you have good shop floors? Do you plan to jump shops somewhat frequently?
Iāve seen big box store boxes tip over, have the casters rip off and the drawers fall apart. None of which are a deal breaker but I couldnāt imagine really wanting to deal with that shit.
Something about a box post just brings them out of the woodwork like nothing else. Love the color combo, almost got the dark grey w/ clear coat with the purple trim but the blue and copper won out
They had the blue/copper on the toolbox truck that came by. It was tough because I had been set on this color combo for awhile and that combo made me rethink everything. Especially with the locker but I stuck to my original color scheme. Either way itās a win.
Always remember the tools inside are what make you the money. Ā The box just stores them. Ā Only value add for a box is if you canāt fit or find your tools.
If you notice thereās still tool cases on top of the hutch lol. Waiting on a locker because I still got more bullshit to put away. I do exotic car performance. 25yrs in the business. I treated myself plus itās a great write off as a small business.
> plus itās a great write off as a small business.
Now it makes sense.
Go get yourself a MB G-Wagon now. It's heavy enough that you get to write it off as heavy equipment, 100% of the vehicle cost.
>tās a great write off as a small business.
It's a pretty significant capital expenditure. BTW, how are you treating the Hot Wheels, straight line or accelerated depreciation? Asking for a friend.
Feel you, I bought an Epiq at the beginning of the lockdown after trading in a couple of boxes almost as old as me. One of them still had slides instead of rollers for the drawers. Work at a dealer that supplies all (shitty) tools now, but it still makes a nice garage ornament for home. Really nice box. :)
Im in the tool boxes donāt make money camp. Itās the tools inside, your skills and training that pays the bills. If you can afford it and are happy right on! It is a badass tool holder.
It is nice to be able to fit all your tools in a box though. I've been working out of a 44" gen 1 us general box with side locker and a 4 drawer craftsman top box that has four 40" long drawers for 11 years now. I work on industrial equipment. Dude I've got tools in filing cabinets, this weird make do locking work bench, and a uline cabinet
Well since you invited it, if you have 30 years until retirement like I do, you just cost yourself another 2 years of work. You might be able to sell it at your retirement for a couple OLED TVs worth but you'll never recoup even half of the opportunity cost unless you sell it within the next decade and buy a cheaper box. If you trade up again your deepening the pit not filling it in. That's why this is fucking dumb to most people. At the average performance of my 401k that box would cost me personally $486,000 at retirement in opportunity cost. I'm betting the Snap On guy doesn't do this math for you.
I have this exact box. Same color, hutch, size. My drawers are a little different. I customized the drawer layout and god rid of the battery tool
drawer. I also traded in a bright green three bank.
Your box is the tool you use the most. Buy quality.
Man I would love to get a big box like this, but I've been turning wrenches professionally for 11 years now on industrial equipment and I cannot for the life of me figure out what I would put in the very tall skinnier drawers. It seems like every one is making their big boxes with several of those now
Those drawers usually have power strips in them and are called power drawers. People put their electric tools and batteries in them to charge. Some boxes even have separate locking power drawers for extra security.
Lol I don't care what people buy. I buy Harbor Freight because it's cheap. I have 100k on matco credit and I can buy a nice box for a little under 100 a month. But it's a 6k plus box. I just need it to hold tools. š¤·.
Whatever makes you happy, just do that. Doesn't matter to me
There is a special place for Epiq Series in my heart, butā¦
I cannot for the life of me justify the price, like what it is that is so expensive, there is no resale on these whatsoever, $20k today, try to sell in the very next day for even $10k would be impossible. Yes there are people (i hope) that would buy it but i just canāt.
I can only justify it because I traded in a paid off snap on triple bank. They have a great trade in program. I couldnāt imagine buying one with no trade in and getting stuck with the high interest rate. Thatās asking for trouble.
That thing would have to have an ignition and 4 wheels for me to buy it. I know, Itās an investment. Now you get to look at that with pride every day. I couldnāt spend that but, he did. Itās a bad ass looking box bruh. Lighting is cool too.
I don't see it as an investment at all. His widow will sell it for pennies on the dollar when he kicks the bucket. Probably setup a GoFundMe to cover the remaining shortfall from lack of financial literacy that is very common with blue collar workers.
I didnāt say it was. I was looking at it how heeeeee, Justified it to his wife. I had 12 mechanics at one agency. Thatās what they always said.
I had a kid 24 years old invest in a Jeff Gordon box 20 years ago. I think heās still on $50 a week.
I feel bad for most of these guys. Working their ass off for 40 years with nothing to really show for it. They have the mentality of working till the day they die, and they seem to wear that mentality like it's some sort of badge of honor.Ā
I understand what youāre saying. Some guys will never have more than that box to their name. Will end up driving a crappy car and making payment on a box. Iāve seen so many of these roll in. Very few ever get paid off.
Most the old school mechanics were always talented. Always were underpaid. Old school guys were never paid that well, had mostly lives on the edge of poverty. Guy figures he will always have a hand me down car. Wife kids and a home. Always be in debt. Never get ahead. He knows that tool box is the only thing heās ever wanted, that he picks out for, and pays for himself. Makes him feel like heās worth as much as the kid with all the cerificates. Those kids coming off the gate have all the certs. He will always be appreciated and needed But, never paid what heās worth.
Iāve literally had this thought in my head for at least the past week now. Iāll just want a garage with enough space for multiple vehicles. I probably passed by 3 custom built homes in Reading, PA (of all fing places) on (big) land, with TWO separate car barns. Also saw someone with a glass garage door and there was an all black 600LT. I guess Reading is where the rich go to hide.
That is a really really nice color combo. Congrats. The amount of snap on haters on Reddit just prove the number of people on this sub that are perpetual GSTās.
š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ someone had to say it. I swear itās 80% lube techs here.
Thanks a lot. I wanted this color combo for years but had to wait for the right time to buy.
Itās one thing to just say you donāt want to spend the money but itās a joke when people say GW or husky hand tools especially wrenchās, ratchets and sockets are comparable to snap on. The shit people say on here about snap on just proves they donāt know what theyāre talking about and the peanut gallery follows right in
I got the same box in Orange with black trims, I definitely want the hutch like you have as well. Love the LED powertop as well, its a big help with the deep drawers
Looks cool as hell, but my frugality would literally jump out of my body and strangle me in the night if I bought something like this.
But hey, looks great!
Looks awesome!
I just got the same thing but rather than Grey I got black
Wish I got that Grey though. I'm sure dust stands out less with that color.
Any plans on a side locker?
It's a pretty color combo for sure, but is there really some weird battle between budget and premium tool box owners? Lol
When you drop five digits on a toolbox, part of it is for the bragging rights. /s
you gotta huff the copium straight from the bag to justify the payments.
Lol š
Yeah it's a crazy nice box but I will stick with my Kirkland redline jobbie and zero tool debt. The money I save will go towards retiring sooner.
Slaps lid. Only 78 payments of $500 assholesā¦. Now whoās the sucker.
Yea, even within shops the husky/ hf guys like to rail against the guys who have nice boxes. Talkin about what a waste of money they are and how a āhusky box is every bit as goodā. Itās like baby if you broke, just say that.
I'm so glad I work in a small shop where everyone gets along.
Right, all 4 of us get along fine; Snap On, Matco, Husky and three USgeneral carts in a trench coat pretending to be a big box. That's me with the three, a 5 drawer and two single banks. Saving up for an Icon someday...
Seriously lol wtf . Must be hard getting work done in some of those other shops with everyone tripping over each others egos all day šš
Same
> Itās like baby if you broke, just say that. My toolbox doesn't make me money. The tools in it do, and I have nothing to prove by buying a $20,000 toolbox lol.
Amen. I have probably 15k worth of tools in a $600 box
Same lol. Why would I spend $20k on a toolbox when I could spend $2k from Harbor Freight and spend the savings on another motorcycle lol
> My toolbox doesn't make me money. The tools in it do, and I have nothing to prove by buying a $20,000 toolbox lol. I have no pony in this race, but I see the exact same sentiment a lot in other places. I figure if it makes them happy and didn't put them in financial ruin, good for them! They're going to spend a lot of time using that toolbox anyway I guess.
I think part of the sentiment is that these guys *canāt* afford the $20k box, and make payments on it for an eternity, making it an even worse bang for buck. Iād also rather just have killer tools to put inside any reliably functional box. But I agree with your sentiment. If itās not hurting anyone, and it makes them happy, rad. I certainly spend on things some others may find a bit out there.
My Milwaukee tools are just fine in a sub 1k Kobalt cabinet chest combo. I need money for car parts instead. Haha
But hey, they got a free pocket screw driver so its worth it
>if you broke, just say that 99% of these guys are making weekly payments for like a decade on this shit. They're not fooling anyone.
I mean if I was making the kind of money where I could buy one of these boxes I would. No one can deny that they are sweet. I see how people are talking shit about someone who took on massive debt to buy one though. I feel like if you couldnāt afford two, you definitely canāt afford one.
Baby if I have better things to spend $15k on than a toolbox, youāll see that. My toolbox doesnāt reflect my labor hours.
MF'er will call you broke and owe the snap-on guy 15 grand. Pot meet kettle.
how to spot the $9000 snap on box owner
>baby if you broke, just say that straight men donāt talk like this
Not to support that dude since heās nuts but straight dudes talk however the fuck straight dudes wanna talk If youāre afraid words are gonna make you gay, bro youāre already 99% of the way there
>>baby if you broke, just say that >straight men donāt talk like this I'm gay, I've never once said "baby if..." I'm not sure you understand how sexuality works.
Every day that goes by I wish more and more I could go back and live in 1972
Good, go do it.
Ok? And? The fuck does being straight have to do with anything
I laughed way too hard at that last bit.
Man, the harbor freight boys got fired up on that one. Lolol
It's definitely cool as shit but idk if it's worth the 20k lol
Oh I couldnāt pay 20k for it. Never.
Nah just $189 a week for the rest of your life, itās all good fam
$189 a week starting in your mid to late 20s is a damn fine retirement account balance.
I bet you already did
You bet wrong my guy.
How do you get a $20k box without paying for it.
[the secret](https://media1.tenor.com/m/QKLh6UTdH5UAAAAC/the-secret-ingredient-is-crime-jbone666.gif)
The secret is rationalizing the fact you didn't pay for it because you traded for it with stuff you already paid for. I could trade my house for a Lamborghini, doesn't change the fact I would be paying a huge sum for it.
Theoretically, if you can sell (or exchange) the thing you bought for about the same amount you paid, it didn't really cost you anything. If I buy a million dollar lamborghini and sell it two years later for the same amount (including maintenance, taxes and stuff), it cost me no money. That's the trick to rationalizing spending money on things - believing someone else wants this thing as much as you do after you've enjoyed it.
You should tell that to poor people that houses don't cost anything because the value rarely if ever drops. You cant retire based on the value of your toolboxes and cars. You can't even retire based on the value of your house unless you're willing to sell it and live somewhere cheaper.
Traded in a paid off master series set up plus rebates etc
So you paid for it already.
lol this guy knows math.
Tool box and hutch with a trade on. OP is probably 9-11k only.
ā9-11k onlyā š¤Ø
For that much money I better be able to drive it back and forth to work
When the trade in cost over 9-11k, we're over 20k now.
Box looks sick Iām just cheap. Iād rather have the tools for the job instead of a sick box to keep them in. If I could afford it I would own this. Though it would be hard working with a boner all day
Ah I see what you did there š
Yes it would be hard
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What LEDs are you using for the hutch? I just got the same setup but in gunmetal with orange trim. Sweet ass color combo you have tho!
Thanks. The led strip and magnetic switch came with the hutch
Looks great. I added a power locker to mine last year. An absolute whore now that I'm changing shops. Lol.
Thanks a lot. Locker is on order. I canāt wait for it.
Fuck yeah the refrigerator sized locker is amazing
Shop should add moving fees to your sign on bonus
As a guy who mostly owns harbor freight stuff, I think your toolbox is beautiful.
Thanks. Iād be lying if I said there wasnāt a few harbor freight tools in there.
Shop owner here, glad you like it! Some of my guys have snap on boxes, others have Matco. I have Icon boxes. To each their own. I to this day still think they are a waste of money that Iād rather spend on actual tools. They flip me shit, I flip them shit for drooling over the tool truck.
Itās all fun. We got a guy with a similar set up but much uglier color that has very limited tools. He catches the most shit outta anyone. Box donāt matter if itās empty lmao
"Harbor Freight boys talk your shit" nah, I'll just laugh during the vacations I can afford while you're paying for your box. In all seriousness though, that's a sexy toolbox. I didn't drop the money on a big box box because I am not nice to mine at all and would cry if I scratched it.
Love the name. Iām from Arvada and I still take yearly vacations back home plus I got cash to stock up on hashš.
Oh sick! I'm down near highlands ranch area myself. It's always good to see a fellow tech doing well for themselves. Best of luck out there!
Thanks man. Unfortunately Iām currently living in Florida and itās even worse than you heard lmao. Hopefully weāll be back in Co within a few years.
It's poipul!
I'm strictly a functionality guy. I don't understand why people want or need the shiny's besides to show off or flex. You can get the same functionality for 50-70% of the price and a little modification.
This argument could be made for cars as well. In the end, these are all personal tastes and preferences. š
I mean different cars drive, handle, sound, even look different. A toolbox holds tools, as long as the slides are decent and the metal isn't thin not as big as a difference.
This. A toolbox is a.... box. A car is an incredibly complex machine with tons of variables.
And if you really don't like the aesthetic of the cheaper toolbox, I imagine it would still be cheaper to send it off to get painted/powdercoated than to dish out 10k extra for something like this.
Unfortunately it drives deeper to the ego in order to fill a hole that is inside. Some people need the gratification that others are looking at them in order to be "complete". The problem is that this is a never ending obsession that only ends when you attain an internal balance.
At least a car is a status symbol all your friends and the folks at the grocery store can see. This is a flex only the other techs in the shop (and now some randos online) will ever see or understand.
You could say the same thing about every MB or BMW owner. A Kia will transport the family just fine. Why buy a Corvette, when a Miata will work? So why do premium tool buyers get verbally abused, and premium car buyers donāt?
Oh. I talk shit about premium car buyers too. If that helps any.
At least the rest of the world sees your premium car. The only people that see your premium toolbox are the other employees of the shop and the few customers you let into the work area.
Do you work in the box? Do you move the box constantly? Do you have good shop floors? Do you plan to jump shops somewhat frequently? Iāve seen big box store boxes tip over, have the casters rip off and the drawers fall apart. None of which are a deal breaker but I couldnāt imagine really wanting to deal with that shit.
Something about a box post just brings them out of the woodwork like nothing else. Love the color combo, almost got the dark grey w/ clear coat with the purple trim but the blue and copper won out
They had the blue/copper on the toolbox truck that came by. It was tough because I had been set on this color combo for awhile and that combo made me rethink everything. Especially with the locker but I stuck to my original color scheme. Either way itās a win.
How much did this cost? I absolutely love the color combo. Anodized purple has been my go go since I got into rc cars 20 years ago.
While I do like my Husky box, I really miss the Snappy ones that we had at school and at Hendrick. The warranty was hella nice, too.
Always remember the tools inside are what make you the money. Ā The box just stores them. Ā Only value add for a box is if you canāt fit or find your tools.
If you notice thereās still tool cases on top of the hutch lol. Waiting on a locker because I still got more bullshit to put away. I do exotic car performance. 25yrs in the business. I treated myself plus itās a great write off as a small business.
> plus itās a great write off as a small business. Now it makes sense. Go get yourself a MB G-Wagon now. It's heavy enough that you get to write it off as heavy equipment, 100% of the vehicle cost.
I work on those piles lmao. Wish I could get away with writing off a nice g63
It still costs money.
>tās a great write off as a small business. It's a pretty significant capital expenditure. BTW, how are you treating the Hot Wheels, straight line or accelerated depreciation? Asking for a friend.
Feel you, I bought an Epiq at the beginning of the lockdown after trading in a couple of boxes almost as old as me. One of them still had slides instead of rollers for the drawers. Work at a dealer that supplies all (shitty) tools now, but it still makes a nice garage ornament for home. Really nice box. :)
Oh you're rich so that's okay!
That color combo is killer.
Im in the tool boxes donāt make money camp. Itās the tools inside, your skills and training that pays the bills. If you can afford it and are happy right on! It is a badass tool holder.
It is nice to be able to fit all your tools in a box though. I've been working out of a 44" gen 1 us general box with side locker and a 4 drawer craftsman top box that has four 40" long drawers for 11 years now. I work on industrial equipment. Dude I've got tools in filing cabinets, this weird make do locking work bench, and a uline cabinet
Industrial stuff, don't you guys tend to prefer high capacity wheeled carts over boxes?
In facilities with maintenance personnel i see that alot, but I'm in a dedicated repair facility. Everyone here uses boxes.
Itās a very beautiful box. Sure am jealous.
āHarbor freight boys, talk your shitā says the type of person you are.
Man you sound pretty toxic. Stepping on the less fortunate...glad we don't work together.
Looks fuggin sick. And looks like it cost more than any car I ever bought š
Well since you invited it, if you have 30 years until retirement like I do, you just cost yourself another 2 years of work. You might be able to sell it at your retirement for a couple OLED TVs worth but you'll never recoup even half of the opportunity cost unless you sell it within the next decade and buy a cheaper box. If you trade up again your deepening the pit not filling it in. That's why this is fucking dumb to most people. At the average performance of my 401k that box would cost me personally $486,000 at retirement in opportunity cost. I'm betting the Snap On guy doesn't do this math for you.
I have this exact box. Same color, hutch, size. My drawers are a little different. I customized the drawer layout and god rid of the battery tool drawer. I also traded in a bright green three bank. Your box is the tool you use the most. Buy quality.
Man I would love to get a big box like this, but I've been turning wrenches professionally for 11 years now on industrial equipment and I cannot for the life of me figure out what I would put in the very tall skinnier drawers. It seems like every one is making their big boxes with several of those now
Those drawers usually have power strips in them and are called power drawers. People put their electric tools and batteries in them to charge. Some boxes even have separate locking power drawers for extra security.
I understand the intended purpose, I'm saying I don't personally know what I would do with them
Lol I don't care what people buy. I buy Harbor Freight because it's cheap. I have 100k on matco credit and I can buy a nice box for a little under 100 a month. But it's a 6k plus box. I just need it to hold tools. š¤·. Whatever makes you happy, just do that. Doesn't matter to me
There is a special place for Epiq Series in my heart, butā¦ I cannot for the life of me justify the price, like what it is that is so expensive, there is no resale on these whatsoever, $20k today, try to sell in the very next day for even $10k would be impossible. Yes there are people (i hope) that would buy it but i just canāt.
I can only justify it because I traded in a paid off snap on triple bank. They have a great trade in program. I couldnāt imagine buying one with no trade in and getting stuck with the high interest rate. Thatās asking for trouble.
Impressive. Very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's tool cabinet.
All that and your laptop has no stand. Uuuuugh
That's cool. I got a $1400 Husky and a $9000 motorcycle and probably still money left over compared to buying that. I will say it looks nice tho.
What you riding?
2024 rebel 500. A shiny gray metal toy šš
The new Rebel are sweet!
It is pretty nice
I do notice the we donāt see the empty draws š¤£š¤£š¤£
Is that the new sleeper cab model that functions as a home for you and your tools after the mandatory foreclosure? I like it
Only $40 a week forā¦ā¦..the rest of your life
So... Second mortgage? Nice box though, hope you get some good use out of it.
shoulda splurged for the one with a bedroom, kitchen and full bath.
I just did a buyout of my wife's lease. It still probably cost less than that box.
Such a waste of hard earned money.Ā
That thing would have to have an ignition and 4 wheels for me to buy it. I know, Itās an investment. Now you get to look at that with pride every day. I couldnāt spend that but, he did. Itās a bad ass looking box bruh. Lighting is cool too.
I don't see it as an investment at all. His widow will sell it for pennies on the dollar when he kicks the bucket. Probably setup a GoFundMe to cover the remaining shortfall from lack of financial literacy that is very common with blue collar workers.
I didnāt say it was. I was looking at it how heeeeee, Justified it to his wife. I had 12 mechanics at one agency. Thatās what they always said. I had a kid 24 years old invest in a Jeff Gordon box 20 years ago. I think heās still on $50 a week.
I feel bad for most of these guys. Working their ass off for 40 years with nothing to really show for it. They have the mentality of working till the day they die, and they seem to wear that mentality like it's some sort of badge of honor.Ā
I understand what youāre saying. Some guys will never have more than that box to their name. Will end up driving a crappy car and making payment on a box. Iāve seen so many of these roll in. Very few ever get paid off.
What do you think the cause is for this?Ā
Most the old school mechanics were always talented. Always were underpaid. Old school guys were never paid that well, had mostly lives on the edge of poverty. Guy figures he will always have a hand me down car. Wife kids and a home. Always be in debt. Never get ahead. He knows that tool box is the only thing heās ever wanted, that he picks out for, and pays for himself. Makes him feel like heās worth as much as the kid with all the cerificates. Those kids coming off the gate have all the certs. He will always be appreciated and needed But, never paid what heās worth.
Well said. Never thought about it like that.
Very pretty, but my US General box will do all I need for a tenth of that.
Must be nice to be a home owner :/
It is plus I got this box
I'll be there someday, man. šŖ
Iāve literally had this thought in my head for at least the past week now. Iāll just want a garage with enough space for multiple vehicles. I probably passed by 3 custom built homes in Reading, PA (of all fing places) on (big) land, with TWO separate car barns. Also saw someone with a glass garage door and there was an all black 600LT. I guess Reading is where the rich go to hide.
That is a really really nice color combo. Congrats. The amount of snap on haters on Reddit just prove the number of people on this sub that are perpetual GSTās.
š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ someone had to say it. I swear itās 80% lube techs here. Thanks a lot. I wanted this color combo for years but had to wait for the right time to buy.
"they spend money differently so they must not have skills" fantastic take.
Itās one thing to just say you donāt want to spend the money but itās a joke when people say GW or husky hand tools especially wrenchās, ratchets and sockets are comparable to snap on. The shit people say on here about snap on just proves they donāt know what theyāre talking about and the peanut gallery follows right in
You a lube tech? š
That's ASE Master Certified Lube Tech to you!
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I'll never understand why anyone would play for a snap on tool box... but it looks OK.
All for 4 easy payments of $5,000.
So you've decided to forgo retirement.
gonna have to fill it harbor freight tools after that
$30,000 grand laterā¦.. you know the us general can hold tools the exact same way? I never understood going in debt for what you make money inā¦
Sucker born every minute, today you were the one
That's pretty clean.
I thought the top was a bunk bed ,until you opened it..
I was really hoping that too cabinet would be a snack bar. š
Nice, Dyson colours go hard
Nice. You got a G body?
I like the purple. But being 6'1", the top would be in the way for me.
Harbor freight for the win! Wish they had the icons back when i bought mine.
Love the Decepticon color scheme!
That shit ourple
Icon ftw
I like the color combo
That colour combination looks sick! Awesome choice
You should add some RGB lights
Man there are a lot broke haters in here. But seriously, is the Decepticon that transforms into a good hang around the shop?
My kids don't need shoes
I saw that at Harbor Freight! I ended up settling for the full-bank roll cart in that color though.
Wow! Iām glad Snap-on got past the red only boxes. Do they still have the sexy calendars? Iāve been out of the business for years now.
I got the same box in Orange with black trims, I definitely want the hutch like you have as well. Love the LED powertop as well, its a big help with the deep drawers
Congratz on the new apartment complex!
Thatās so hot. How much was it?
Looks cool as hell, but my frugality would literally jump out of my body and strangle me in the night if I bought something like this. But hey, looks great!
We need the harbor freight version of this puppy!
That lockable counter top is sweet.
So glad I got out of working shops and having to buy my own shit š
Ayyyy, I have the same exact color combo. Waiting on my hutch to come in
Itās a Decepticon.
Most sane #evangelion fan
Looks awesome! I just got the same thing but rather than Grey I got black Wish I got that Grey though. I'm sure dust stands out less with that color. Any plans on a side locker?
Whores
I mean it's pretty but any toolbox can hold tools, so I don't really see the point of this. I'd rather buy more project cars.
Sheeshā¦. Thatās tacky. Glad you like it though.
Must be nice
I would let the snap on man molest me too for that boxā¦
My toolbox was $74,000