I have a toolbox I lug around to work on small tractors around the farm - mostly for tune-ups and minor fixes. I used to wheel it around on an old power washer frame (see below), but it was always a pain in the butt. The toolbox slides around, drawers don't open while it's on the cart, only two wheels... it's just no good:
I wanted something resembling a wagon, but compact so it didn't take up much floor space in my small shop. I made the bed the same width as the toolbox, but longer to accommodate a kind of basket area up front:
No cringing allowed... but this is mostly bed frame pieces boogered together with a 110 fluxcore "mig" welder. Don't worry, I won't take it on the road
I picked up some flat-free wheels from Northern Tool when they were on sale, and modeled the steering after one of the kids' wagons:
Grinder and paint:
1/2' plywood deck:
And voila!
It was a tighter fit than I planned on, but I managed to get the toolbox wedged in there. I put a bunch of lids from empty welding rod boxes up in the basket area to hold misc. stuff. I'm super happy with how this turned out and it's been a nice step up from the old junk cart!
