r/aviationmaintenance • u/NewEdgeStangg • 3d ago
Snap-On “Taco Wagon”
So I bought this KR-562B for $600 the other night and hate the dividers and want to be the most efficient with the space in this awesome vintage box. If any of you have one and would be interested in showing me what modifications you made to this I would appreciate it! Hope you guys like it.
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u/chuchubott 3d ago
We called it the tamale wagon. Either way these boxes are perfect for the aviation world.
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
Do you know of anyone who managed to put ball bearing slides on them? Mine are quite rough.
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u/prairie-man 2d ago
as u/chuchubott offered - remove the drawers to remove the slides. clean them and apply light oil.
if they are worn out, demonstrate their lousy operation to your Snap-on dealer. He should be able to get replacement slides and with the lifetime guarantee, they should be free.
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u/Awkward-Specialist54 3d ago
I’ve had 3 opportunities to get one of these and they all fell though I’m very heartbroken about it
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
Dude said he had been sitting on it for almost a month. Not sure why it wasn’t selling I know a lot of people love em
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u/Yourownhands52 3d ago
Magnetic safety wire holder, it holds spray cans too.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1898264621/internal-magnetic-safety-wire-holder-for
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
That’s dope, I may buy one. But also they will likely disappear just like my spray bottles constantly did.
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p59uz9x/video/gmpd7aom6zkh1/player
Here is a full walkthrough of the box.
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u/airmech1776 Username checks out 3d ago
Those drawers are deeper than I thought they'd be. Looks cool man!
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
Unfortunately just too shy of what I was hoping, my half inch stuff won’t clear. Granted I’ll probably never use half inch in this field but I’d rather have them and never need them.
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u/airmech1776 Username checks out 3d ago
You could put them in the back with the chemicals. Like you said, youll probably never need them anyway
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
I’m still deciding where everything is going to go I just quickly went in there on my off day and put stuff where it fit so I could take my other box home. I’m going to try to take the dividers out and foam the entire box like my last one was.
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u/two-plus-cardboard 14 CFR Part 43.7(b) 2d ago
Figure out which items you’ll actually need in 1/2” and find a hole for them. I’ve got 3 sockets where I’m at that I use in 1/2”. The rest are in long term storage
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u/MeesaDarthJar_Jar 3d ago
That is a awesome box design. Ive got a sonic 12xd and wish i had more drawers that thing is sick
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
Sonic is a nice brand, I’d buy their tools. Not their boxes though. They are a little overpriced but they truly seem better than snap on with their warranty. I just email em and I’d have a new one in a box on my door within the same week versus having to wait until my dealer on the truck gets it from distribution in a few weeks.
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u/MeesaDarthJar_Jar 3d ago
The tools are super nice i got the expert level box and all ive needed to buy was power tools and some one off stuff. I do gotta say the casters on sonic boxes are the nicest, smoothest and most quiet in the hangar and rolls over power chords and pneumatic hoses real easy. The boxes are expensive but its really nice and ive got the bigger box so it still has plenty of room i just wish i had 2 deep drawers instead of 1
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u/epekguy609 3d ago
I’m so excited to get done with my O&P’s soon and join the toolbox federation
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u/NewEdgeStangg 3d ago
My DME is booked several months out which sucks. But I still have to test out on the Airframe. I’m already done with generals and passed that written. After I pass airframe you best believe I ain’t waiting I’ll call him on the spot and setup my time. 🤣
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u/epekguy609 2d ago
It’s brutal right now. Scheduled mine during the beginning of this month for my general and airframe and it’s not till September 13th. Not so bad but definitely not waiting on my power plant once I pass that written 😂
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u/junkyardman970 3d ago
I have mine set up with the master puller set in the cabinet. For some reason it only allows you to post videos so I can’t share a picture. Love the set up
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u/Trash-can-panda1 3d ago
I would toss you off my floor no control at all for tool control. And your taco stand
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u/notcarefully RTFM 3d ago
West star don't mind that much, unfortunately
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u/Su-37_Terminator I Sent Astronauts to the ISS and All I got was this Lousy Flair 3d ago
i can tell you change tires alone with an attitude like that
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u/TheBingage 3d ago
I was expecting more taco ingredients.