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Traveling Toolbox Rolls To End Of Pickup
“The tool I needed always seemed to be on the other side of the toolbox. So I decided to bring the tools to the back of the truck,” says Raul Tijerina about his traveling toolbox. At 5 ft. 6 in., the Arizona man was tired of climbing up on the pickup wheel to reach tools. Using mostly scrap parts, he built a prototype
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Traveling Toolbox Rolls To End Of Pickup FARM SHOP Miscellaneous “The tool I needed always seemed to be on the other side of the toolbox So I decided to bring the tools to the back of the truck ” says Raul Tijerina about his traveling toolbox At 5 ft 6 in the Arizona man was tired of climbing up on the pickup wheel to reach tools Using mostly scrap parts he built a prototype that brings the toolbox to the back of the truck and tilts it for easy access The box moves on four 1 1/4-in wheel bearing rollers on rails along the top of the pickup box The rail is positioned so the toolbox clears the wheel wells and stops at a handy angle to reach inside The box is powered by bicycle sprockets mounted on a shaft that’s driven by an electric winch The sprockets “walk” along lengths of chain mounted permanently on the rails A wired handheld remote is used to toggle the toolbox forward and backward Tijerina patented the idea and would like to find a manufacturer It could be refined with smaller gears and operated from inside the cab He believes there would be a good market for it “You can also use it like a locking cargo box Ladies who have trucks could use it for shopping ” Tijerina says A video of the toolbox in action can be seen at www farmshow com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Raul Tijerina 41936 W Indian School Rd Tonopah Ariz 85354 ph 623 393-0326; tijerina372@aol com
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