[koldair]

Ok guys put your tool bags on a scale and lets see it… how does your weigh?

 

[nratom45-70]

My Veto XL weighed 53 lbs last time I checked.

 

[james122964]

Mine starts out at about 20 on monday, ends up about 60 on friday.

Jim

 

[jimj]

Ok guys put your tool bags on a scale and lets see it… how does your weigh?

LOL, which one?

 

[meh70087]

22lbs with makita impact attached

 

[atcherservice]

Bag weight

I have the Veto LC with my 2 meters and handtools w/ milwakee 12v drill about 35 lbs

Ken
Atcher Service

 

[VTP99]

Way to much now my hands drag on the ground.:gah:

 

[tyreman]

My ideal leather carry pouch weighs in at 45lbs to 47ilbs on averages
thats weighed on those plant shipping digi scales

 

[amickracing]

I think mine weights between 40-50 normally.

 

[monkeyspanners]

I've got a two drawer metal tool box that weighs between 23/25kg. The plastic handle sheared off the top and i've put a metal one on now Its got metal fatigue cracks in it and has been welded a couple of times, must be 15 years old now, where does the time go?

I used to have a big roll cabinet like car mechanics use when i had a bigger van and did more farm work, which was about 300kg when full! It stayed in the van :yes:

Jon

 

[Vettgetsmwet04]

veto ot-xl, it was 40 lbs last week, had some down time on a compressor changeout last thursday, took every tool out and cleaned all the junk in the bottom. put some tools up that i never use, got it down to 30 lbs. i like to clean every 3 months if i can, it gets filled with junk somehow lol.

 

[bhahvac]

Use one Big, One Small

I use a two bag system, and I urge everyone to give this some serious thought.

Our bodies get put through the wringer on this job and a 40# tool bag is just tough on the joints and hard to wrestle around in the long run.

Bag # 1 Mainly for installs or larger jobs - large bag with most tools you have in yours now .. includes hammer, snips, all basic hand tools - nut drivers, pliers, screwdrivers, etc, maybe pipe wrench or two, open end wrenches, etc

Bag # 2, actually a pouch - 90% of the time I use this nylon craftsman pouch with about 15 basic hand tools, a meter, elec tape and a few screws and wirenuts tucked into the bottom of it. This weighs about 12-15 lbs and I sling it over my shoulder.

Cost a bit more for some duplicate hand tools but much easier to carry and climb around with, etc, and my body is MUCH happier! I can carry gauges and freon in the same trip also.

 

[Pascone10]

veto lc weighs in about 32 lbs.

 

[Fatstogey]

Mine is at the shop in the truck. So im gonna take a guess first. Ill say 62lbs.

Its an XXL-F(?) i think lol. The big one. But i do all kinds of stuff so i got a ton of crap in it.

Hmm... as im thinking i think it might be more. At my place now i do a lot of truck switching . So i got a lot of crap in my veto and my big stanley box.

It might be more than 62lbs. I know that I, or anyone else, groans when they pick it up. lol
And carrying it up suicide ladders can get precarious at times. lol

 

[hvaclover]

LOL, which one?

Yeah, which one?
I have five big bags!

Mine weigh too much. When I had to start going up the stairs one step at a time I decided to put certain tools in Klein zipper pouches that are different colors.

I grab the pouch appropriate to the repair and throw it in my bucket along with some other tools and away i go.

 

[freezon]

My Veto XL weighed 53 lbs last time I checked.

Yeah but how much does it weigh with tools in it?

 

[wolfstrike]

i had a large one but i just changed over to a small one because i was going to the truck to get things i didn't remember i had in my bag.

carrying too much crap

 

[ch4man]

ding ding, we have a winner

I use a two bag system, and I urge everyone to give this some serious thought.

Our bodies get put through the wringer on this job and a 40# tool bag is just tough on the joints and hard to wrestle around in the long run.

Bag # 1 Mainly for installs or larger jobs - large bag with most tools you have in yours now .. includes hammer, snips, all basic hand tools - nut drivers, pliers, screwdrivers, etc, maybe pipe wrench or two, open end wrenches, etc

Bag # 2, actually a pouch - 90% of the time I use this nylon craftsman pouch with about 15 basic hand tools, a meter, elec tape and a few screws and wirenuts tucked into the bottom of it. This weighs about 12-15 lbs and I sling it over my shoulder.

Cost a bit more for some duplicate hand tools but much easier to carry and climb around with, etc, and my body is MUCH happier! I can carry gauges and freon in the same trip also.

85% of all calls can be diagnosed with a handfull of tools and a few instrements. this is the primary bag

most of those calls can be repaired with the same tools.

for all the rest is the fully loaded repair tool box will be required.

no use carrying a tool for miles and miles only to use it twice a year

 

[hvaclover]

85% of all calls can be diagnosed with a handfull of tools and a few instrements. this is the primary bag

most of those calls can be repaired with the same tools.

for all the rest is the fully loaded repair tool box will be required.

no use carrying a tool for miles and miles only to use it twice a year

Agreed. My bags are packed for service and install. The service pouches I use are a no brainer on weight.

It gets rough when you have to start dragging in installation tools. They are heavy.

 

[koldair]

Mine weighed in at 36#s today. I have a couple bags as well. But I have one that’s my go to or oh sh_t bag.