Owner: Zach Rushing
Shop: Rod’s Repair
Location: St. James, Minnesota
Having the space to store every rachet, wrench, and screwdriver is a challenge every technician faces. About four years ago, Zach Rushing, a technician of seven years, found the tool storage solution for him: a Snap-on KRL 1033.
Over the years, Rushing has gone through four other toolboxes. Starting from when he was 16 and purchased his first toolbox from a local NAPA store, which he quickly outgrew, and fast-forward through the last eight years as he began steadily trading up for bigger and better toolboxes with Snap-on to finally find a toolbox that can grow with him as time passes.
Rushing’s custom toolbox certainly stands out with its vibrant, orange paint job and the technician does his best to keep it in top condition, “It’s probably the only toolbox to have a constant layer of Killerwaxx on it,” Rushing says. Other unique features of the Snap-on toolbox include the custom drawer configuration and stainless-steel drawer protectors.
The toolbox measures about 73” wide by itself and around 97” wide when including the width of the side cabinet. The overall height of the toolbox is 72” with a depth of 29”.
The extra-large top drawer is Rushing’s favorite part of the toolbox. “It’s the only drawer I’ve found big enough to hold all my sockets and ratchets in one drawer,” Rushing says. In the side cabinet, Rushing stores all his detailing supplies and has plenty of space to keep them neat and organized.
Of all the tools stored in his toolbox, the technician claims his Snap-on ratchets are his favorite as they come in a wide variety, which is useful while doing repairs. Rushing also notes the Snap-on Tech Angle Torque Wrenches are very handy due to their versatility.
Rushing works at Rod’s Repairs, a small family-owned business in St. James, Minnesota. As one of the four technicians in the shop, Rushing performs repairs on auto and light trucks.
In the future, Rushing looks forward to adding to this toolbox. “Ideally,” he says, “I would add another side [cabinet] and overhead storage on top of my work center.”
