Dolly-Mounted Toolbox Easy To Roll Around

Dolly-Mounted Toolbox Easy To Roll Around FARM SHOP Tools 28-1-37 James Vroman, Monett, Mo., wanted a toolbox that he could easily move around. So he removed the back caster wheels from a Waterloo 3-drawer roll-around toolbox and attached a 2-wheel dolly to the back. "I use it for my job at a hospital where I do a lot of maintenance work. It's really handy," says Vroman. "When I need to go to a different building, I tilt back on the handle and use just the dolly wheels. The big wheels spread the weight nicely, and the toolbox is only 2 ft. wide so it fits through doors easily. It'll go right across grass or gravel with no problem, and if I want I can even go up and down stairs with it. "I paid $70 for the toolbox and $15 for the dolly." The toolbox locks on solid to the dolly with six latches on each side. The latches are made from 3/4-in. conduit clamps, with two lengths of 1 1/2-in. sq. tubing used as spacers that make room for the toolbox lid to open. Bolts run from the toolbox through the tubing and into the clamps. A magnetic cabinet catch mounted on the dolly handle is used to hold the lid in the up position. "The next one I build will have more ground clearance. When I go through doorways now, I have to lift the toolbox over the door threshold," says Vroman. "I probably didn't have to use as many latches as I did, but I wanted to make sure the toolbox would never come loose from the dolly." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James Vroman, 517 S. Hwy. 37, Monett, Mo. 65708 (ph 417 235-8461; email: james@vroman. com).

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