tool box

ridge logger · January 28, 2011, 09:20:33 PM

Just wondering what you guys carry your saw tools and chains in. Iuse a old army box that works well and is water tight but you really cnt keep things organized in it, but it is tough.

chucker · January 28, 2011, 09:32:44 PM

x 2

Maine372 · January 28, 2011, 09:41:43 PM

$3 plastic tool box from walmart. when it breaks i buy a new one. no great loss. weather proof isnt a big deal since it stays on the workbench or in the truck toolbox.

dad uses an old socket set box from back in the old days when they were made of metal. works real well. i used a short peice of angle iron to make a special place for it to ride on the tractor.

Bobus2003 · January 28, 2011, 09:54:43 PM

extra Chains hang on the Fire Extinguisher on the cab, have a bar wrench stuck in a old Idiot light hole in the dash, gas and oil and saw all go out under the arch in that hole the JD440 has

SwampDonkey · January 28, 2011, 09:57:26 PM

Hunter's orange colored back pack, carries by tools, extra blades (brush saw), lunch, extra ear plugs and a tarp I put over my saw if I leave it on the back of a block. We sometimes have trails that are 600 yards from the road to the back of the work area.

clww · January 28, 2011, 10:00:15 PM

I use the smaller ammo cans and a heavy canvas military bag with a zipper and handles sewn in for the tools and smaller spare parts that I keep in the truck bed.

Mark K · January 28, 2011, 10:18:41 PM

Have a medium size ammo can welded to my skidder with tools, chains and spare gloves. Also have a big tool box built in under the seat on my Timberjack. Toolbox on my truck holds everything else.

CX3 · January 28, 2011, 10:27:30 PM

Quote from: Bobus2003 on January 28, 2011, 09:54:43 PM
extra Chains hang on the Fire Extinguisher on the cab, have a bar wrench stuck in a old Idiot light hole in the dash, gas and oil and saw all go out under the arch in that hole the JD440 has

CX3 · January 28, 2011, 10:30:20 PM

Quote from: Bobus2003 on January 28, 2011, 09:54:43 PM
extra Chains hang on the Fire Extinguisher on the cab, have a bar wrench stuck in a old Idiot light hole in the dash, gas and oil and saw all go out under the arch in that hole the JD440 has

That is too funny. I put a file and scrench in the same hole, and carry my saw and gas in same place too ;D

As far as all the other stuff...I had a really neat old small craftsmen metal toolbox that I carried extra files, chains, wedges, gloves, safety glasses, lighter, and other junk. That is until yesterday I was splitting wood at the log pile and ran slick over it with the Chevy :'(

clww · January 29, 2011, 07:26:29 PM

I did something like that 2 years ago with my FAVORITE gas can

I dropped a tree limb on it and blew out the one side. I wanted to cry! :'( I'd had that can since I was in high school.

Banjo picker · January 29, 2011, 08:20:15 PM

I have a gas can/tool box comb...that I have had for probably 25 or 30 years...the fuel can snaps on top...it only holds 1 1/2 gallon of fuel and has a bottom that will hold all the files and wrenches ...gloves or what ever you would need for an afternoon of cutting...I'll get a pic when I can, maybe tomorrow...I haven't seen one in a store around here in decades...Tim

clww · January 29, 2011, 08:35:20 PM

I've seen a couple of metal ones like that manufactured by Stihl in the 1970s for sale on eBay in the past 2 months. They were going for more than $75 each.

Magicman · January 29, 2011, 08:50:26 PM

No body is gonna get mine for $75.

Or $100, or $150 or.........

clww · January 29, 2011, 08:54:30 PM

That's like the ones I saw! They didn't have the memories yours has, though! ;)

Banjo picker · January 29, 2011, 09:45:00 PM

No need for me to post a pic...that is it...And I won't sell mine either.... 8) Tim

CX3 · January 29, 2011, 10:09:37 PM

Hey magicman, did you put all the use on that thing? How old is it? Never seen one myself. Bet it was handy

SwampDonkey · January 29, 2011, 10:12:41 PM

I've seen them here years ago. Sometimes the lower half was used to catch the oil draining in a oil change. :D

Magicman · January 29, 2011, 10:27:20 PM

Quote from: Banjo picker on January 29, 2011, 09:45:00 PM
No need for me to post a pic...that is it...And I won't sell mine either.... 8) Tim

Come on Tim, lets compare scratches.

Quote from: CX3 on January 29, 2011, 10:09:37 PMdid you put all the use on that thing? How old is it?

You betcha, every scratch is mine. I bought it in the early 70's from the OTASCO store. It never had any writing or graphics on it. I carry two old "Sea Foam" cans of bar oil in as well as my stuff. I haven't used it since this afternoon. ;)

Magicman · January 29, 2011, 10:44:01 PM

Ebay has a "Buy it Now" for $69.99 + $18.21 shipping.

I didn't post a link, because it would have been a moving target. Just search "Stihl gas can".

I'm not going to bid on it so one of you guys can grab it. A 49.99 bid could buy it.

Banjo picker · January 30, 2011, 07:26:43 PM

O K you talked me into it...

The only problem with this set up is if you have to refuel that 084 many times you will be out of fuel... ;D

I would say it was pretty close on the scratches an paint loss...Maybe we should start a poll and let folks vote on it... 8) Tim

Magicman · January 30, 2011, 09:46:37 PM

No poll. I Surrender Tim, I Give Up, Calf Rope, Uncle, You Win. :D

You are correct about big saws and big jobs, but it is perfect for feeding a sawmill saw. ;)

SwampDonkey · January 30, 2011, 10:24:50 PM

And a brush saw that only burns about 1 gallon in 8 hours of sawing. :D Actually, mine gets 1hr:20min in average cut'n and close to 2 hours in real light going. I can't burn a 5 gallon jug in a week and I cut a full 8 hours/day. Usually anything cut after Thursday noon and Friday is bonus if the cut'n isn't real nasty. ;D

CX3 · January 30, 2011, 10:41:19 PM

Tim nice saws. What are you packin there a 29, 66, and a 84???

Magicman · January 31, 2011, 02:36:03 PM

Quote from: Banjo picker on January 29, 2011, 08:20:15 PM
the fuel can snaps on top...it only holds 1 1/2 gallon of fuel

Tim, that is a difference between our cans. Mine only holds 1 gallon. The bottom is flush and doesn't actually fit inside of the tool box. It fits on top of the tool box.

On the used ones on Ebay, I believe that the original one is a 1 gallon. The refurbished one is a 1½ gallon.