Taylortractornut
Elite Member
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2002
- Messages
- 2,909
- Location
- Iuka Mississippi USA
- Tractor
- 3550 Fard Backhoe and a 1948 Farmall Cub,
Im bad scatter brained, I used to leave tools laying but i got better over ther years. My problem now is that I have a ton of jobs at work. I tried to split my personal tools between my home shop, service truck, and some in the shop at work. But Ive found that with the duplicates using them on a job like having to get a 9/16ths from the truck and one from the box to adjust some thing on a dozer or scraper at work Both get put in the same place or moved. I keep Craftsman happy buying tool sets.
THe big thing with me i if the tools have a holder like my Proto sockets and craftsman sets I can immediately tell if one isnt there and i can look for it then and there and usually find it. THe bad thing about this is the flat packs that Craftsman has wont fit in my side boxes. I usually make a large wire hanger for the box ends and hold them in order like my six points. I keep them seperate so I can tell wats there. I also have a problem working on something in the shop at work is one of our helpers is a neat freak. Working on something he will walk over and put tools you are using in the box. You have to watch while hes around. Work lights or anything else. Some times he puts truck tools in the shop and shop tools in the truck. Its a pita. THen theres the tool conspiracy where I wont have the wrench I need, open the tool box and there will bee 4 or 5 9/16ths, 5/8ths, 11/16ths. THen theres this stray 19/32ths that came from nowhere lol.
THe big thing with me i if the tools have a holder like my Proto sockets and craftsman sets I can immediately tell if one isnt there and i can look for it then and there and usually find it. THe bad thing about this is the flat packs that Craftsman has wont fit in my side boxes. I usually make a large wire hanger for the box ends and hold them in order like my six points. I keep them seperate so I can tell wats there. I also have a problem working on something in the shop at work is one of our helpers is a neat freak. Working on something he will walk over and put tools you are using in the box. You have to watch while hes around. Work lights or anything else. Some times he puts truck tools in the shop and shop tools in the truck. Its a pita. THen theres the tool conspiracy where I wont have the wrench I need, open the tool box and there will bee 4 or 5 9/16ths, 5/8ths, 11/16ths. THen theres this stray 19/32ths that came from nowhere lol.