Going into a skid... when the tool truck's crowded - Making more storage space

[denrep]

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[SpyGuy]

Hey, it works! Great idea - I've seen several variations before on it. I like the I-beams for supports, smart thinking there .....

[denrep]

Originally Posted by SpyGuy

...I've seen several variations before on it. I like the I-beams for supports...

Actually I was just going to quick-like use a skid or piece of plywood on a couple pieces of 6x6 but it ended up raising the red tool box too high for the lid to open. I guess necessity is the mother of invention.

I did this last night, and a sidewalk supervisor stopped in and was measuring my cuts on the sheet. He started with something like: "Ah Denrep, this is 47 and 63/64 on this end and it's 47 and 31/32 on the other and..." I thanked him for noticing, and handed him a file and asked him if he could please straighten out my screw-up. He measured again and it was okay.

Good Luck

By the time I made the pics thin enough for WeldingWeb they lost some detail, but there is a center beam:
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[MarkBall2]

That thing must weigh a ton!! Looks like it's galvanized too.

Wonder if a U channel would have been better? Or was this just stuff on hand?

Only problem I see is how do you get stuff from the far back side, if it falls out of the container?

[Burnit]

What do you use the truck for?

[welderShane]

Wow what a truck!!

[tanglediver]

Originally Posted by Burnit

What do you use the truck for?

I'ld ask, ...
...what doesn't he use the truck for?

Originally Posted by denrep

I did this last night, and a sidewalk supervisor stopped in and was measuring my cuts on the sheet. He started with something like: "Ah Denrep, this is 47 and 63/64 on this end and it's 47 and 31/32 on the other and..." I thanked him for noticing, and handed him a file and asked him if he could please straighten out my screw-up. He measured again and it was okay.

[denrep]

Originally Posted by MarkBall2

That thing must weigh a ton!! Looks like it's galvanized too.

Wonder if a U channel would have been better? Or was this just stuff on hand?

Only problem I see is how do you get stuff from the far back side, if it falls out of the container?

It's not that heavy, maybe something like 150# or so. The "I" is very light.

If something drops in the tunnel, I guess it could be fished out from the snake pit:
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Originally Posted by Burnit

What do you use the truck for?

When it started out, it was supposed to be a just a light nimble service truck, so a big truck wouldn't have to be used for a quick little job, but you know how things can grow.

What's it for? Oh if a hose needs to be changed or some quick thing like that. I suppose if a small simple engine part had to be changed you could do that too. For example, maybe something like a wristpin.

Most recently I used the truck to disconnect a building's hydraulic trash compactor, and when I barked about the rat's nest storage of the tools, Alfred said, "There's just no place to put all the suff." Hence the skid.

For a long time I've had an idea for a pallet mounted modular tool system, whereby a truck would be loaded with a kit that was just right for the job's needs. For example, a truck tire repair box with all the relevant stuff, or a dedicated hydraulic hose repair kit... all that setup takes time though.

Good Luck

[MarkBall2]

Makes more sense to me now, after seein the front side.

[SpyGuy]

Good idea on the pallet setup, but as you said, it all takes time ...

Nice way to shoot down the supervisor, too. Thumbs up from me - I'd have probably done the same thing......