Ox Tools has announced their new ToolTrek modular tool box system.
The company describes their ToolTrek system as “a game-changer for the professional contractors on the job site.”
Ox Tools adds that their ToolTrek tool box system will be one of the first stackable tool storage systems with an IP66 waterproof and dustproof rating.
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In an IP Code, the first number denotes a product’s solid particle rating, and the second denotes its liquid ingress protection rating.
Basically, the first number describes a product’s dust-proof rating, and the second describes its waterproof rating.
An IP65 rating means a tool box has been tested to withstand water jets projected from a 1/4″ nozzle at 4.4 psi, from any direction at a distance of 9.8 feet, and with a volume of 3.3 gallons per minute.
An IP66 rating means a tool box has been tested to withstand powerful water jets projected from a nearly 1/2″ nozzle at 15 psi, from any direction at a distance of 9.8 feet, and with a volume of 26.4 gallons per minute.
The next-higher waterproof rating would provide protection against immersion.
Ox Tools says that their ToolTrek tool boxes feature a reinforced rib design, with a load capacity of up to 100 kg (220 lbs).
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Integrated threaded inserts on the sides allow for users to customize their ToolTrek tool boxes to their unique individual needs.
It’s not clear whether users are expected to craft their own attachments, or if Ox Tools has accessories planned and in the works.
Ox Tools has not yet made any announcements about their plans for the US market.
William Adams
Looks like a re-worked/improved and re-badged Husky Rolling Connect.
And, as I point out each time a company does this, the base unit has to have drawers or some other mechanism to allow access to the bottom w/o re-stacking.
Bonnie
I assume a bunch of these smaller lines are just OEM stuff from Keter or another box maker. Maybe they came up with the threaded inserts, or it was shopped around as an upgrade option.
Przemek(Poland)
How about this: https://www.qbricksystem.com/en/qbrick-system-prime/
josh Morris
That looks like it is dewalts 100%
Being as stanley owns the company in Israel that manufacturers most of these things its not surprising
Stuart
SBD owns the Zag, the company that makes their own storage. They don’t own Keter, which OEMs for other brands.
Ed
It’s exactly the identical system, also a variation from the Qbrick system ONE 2.0.
Travis
EXACTLY!!!!! I’ve been screaming this for years. Whoever is designing all these new tool systems are idiots. Why do you want to take everything apart just to get your stuff out of the bottom unit AND have to remove and re-install the lid to put it all back together. It’s so incredibly dumb. Just do a drawers on the bottom and a big tub for the second unit.
Tom
How did they NOT call it the Ox Box? Talk about a missed opportunity!
PW
This made me laugh. And I think you’re right. They need every bit of help they can to stand out in a crowded market.
AngryDrumGuy
Came here to ask the same question. There is an OxBox HVAC company, so there may have been a copyright issue, but there are examples of it working elsewhere. Delta Faucets/Delta Airlines/Delta Dental, Graco Paint Sprayers/Graco Strollers, Dove Soap and Dove Chocolate, etc.
Frank D
So, there is a 100kg load limit … per box?
I’m just curious about showing it with 7 bags of tile adhesive weighing 20kg each. Seems like a stretch to stack 140 kgs on top and I bet they did not try to wheel that around; because the unit (beyond the extra outer ribs) looks like any other basic bottom box in terms of wheels and handle system.
Ryan
This is exactly what I was thinking. Advertise how to break your job site tool box by putting bags of motor on the top of the second box. We know employees will do this when they do buy it.
Stuart
I’d think it’s for the entire stack.
They say:
I bit my tongue, because who is carting around a stack of cement/adhesive mix like that, on top of a system that needs to be tilted to its 2 wheels to move? In theory you can heavily bungee cord building materials or other gear to the bottom box, but that’s not shown in the image.
Greg
This looks to be rebranded qbrick pro system which is also sold as Trend in the UK. I have loads of the boxes and organisers for it and hopefully the Ox version will be keenly priced here to expand the value of the system. I can also confirm the wheeled base I have is very strong, I am a very big guy and regularly use it as a seat when on site and it is still in one piece.
bob
It’s time to retire the phrase, “game changer”.
Rog
Let’s also send “revolutionary” along with it.
Josh R
That would be a revolutionary game changer!
Jeremiah McKenna
Or a game changing revolution.
Gizmo
Drop the front of the bottom box then you could get your tool out without unstacking. THAT would be a game changer.
Bonnie
This, please.
Ken
ditto. The market is so over-stuffed, no one is changing the game lately.
Bonnie
And even if they are, their marketing department is the last group qualified to make a judgement. But I’m just tilting at windmills.
Paul Edward Hacker
Next “game changer” is the self driving and self plug in to charge job site box … look for it soon …
blocky
Replace with “diaper changer”, which also implies an elevated level of excitement.
Brad
If you’re not doing a modular tool box release like ToughBuilt, you might as well not even bother at this point. Releasing only the roller box, toolbox, and briefcase is just pathetic at this point.
Scott K
Yeah, this seems like a miss. In all likelihood, this has been in the works for some time, so they unfortunately announced after ToughBuilt. But it does seem like they are late to the game with a slim set of pieces that don’t offer anything unique.
s
the real criminal act here isn’t that they released before/after anyone else, but that they don’t offer a roadmap of the future of the product.
both milwaukee and toughbuilt have given their respective products a highlighted roadmap for what’s immediately available, as well as what to look forward to in the future.
frankly, i could care less about who’s brand name gets stamped on an item. what i care about is quality, longevity, and an interest in staying and developing within the market.
MM
I know many of us have said before that the modular tool storage market seems very crowded, and lately that feels even more true with new products like this, Klein Modbox, Purdey painter’s box, Ryobi Link, Toughbuilt StackTech, etc. But I think Brad has a point here: if you’re wanting to buy into a new modular tool storage system why would you buy into a system like this which has so few offerings when there are multiple other lines which have many more options and better features? The vast majority of the tool storage systems out there feel like me-too products to me that aren’t offering any compelling reason to buy into the system. Either it’s a slim product line or there are no unique features, frequently both. StackTech is a rare example of a newcomer to this market who seems to be jumping in with both feet and offering new tech and committing to a wide product line. If I wanted to jump into a modular storage platform right now I’d be looking hard at Packout, Flex Stack Pack, Toughsystem 2.0, and StackTech.
Jared
I agree with you. I bet the Ox Box was developed before the Toughbuilt boxes became public though. Nevertheless, OX tools are coming into an established market with too little, too late.
I do like the treaded inserts though! That would be handy for some simple DIY customization. just don’t think that’s enough to make them a market player.
The only route I see for Ox to succeed is if they come out as a bargain option.
Stuart
Look at the manual side latches.
Even if not value-priced, it certainly looks the part.
Mark M.
Excluding development and marketing costs (and similar), in terms of just cost of goods sold, the margins on plastic boxes must be SO high that it still makes financial sense to jump in a ridiculously crowded market. That aside, at this point it’s comical how many versions of the same basic thing we have to choose from. It’s the toothpaste aisle.
Stuart
It’s not about margins but the size of the market.
Even if there are high margins on the products, shipping costs are going to eat a lot of that up.
How many end users are buying modular tool storage products today? How much money is being spent? Every brand wants a share of that.
It’s similar in every industry. Google has been filling my news feed with “reviews” and “buying guides” on professional construction tools and equipment from publications such as Cnet, Good Housekeeping, and Forbes.
Dave (not here)
On one hand I hate that I’m screwing up my personal algorithm even worse by doing so, but on the other I can’t seem to stop myself from clicking on those kinds of “articles” just to see how horrendous they are.
fred
Ox might be a better-known brand in the UK -where some of the other choices we have on this side of the pond may not be available. For instance – I don’t ever recall seeing much (if any) Milwaukee stuff in the UK – so I’m not sure that OX needs to compete with Packout
Jeremiah McKenna
Packout is huge in the UK, and it is also black, instead of red.
fred
I stand corrected. If I saw them, I probably thought that they were some other brand – not seeing the red boxes that we see here.
BigTimeTommy
A box you can put things in? Big time game changer, major industry disrupter, buzz word!
James
Haha what’s going on here?
And size of market? What are we talking about? When do we get to saturation or close to saturation? How many owners of Packout rolling boxes are jumping on a new system? How many people don’t own a rolling system but want to and will? At what point do they run out of new buyers of the triple stack?
Funny enough, my rolling box sits in my van empty and only gets used once or twice a month for big jobs where I have to load up a stack. Sure I may be minority but the biggest feature of Packout for me is the clipping together of drawers and organizers, etc, with the ability to take it with me once in a while.
I dunno. It just seems weird that there’s so many companies with that triple stack and at some point the price will either bottom out for everyone or the late to the game companies will pull their line. Which is one of the reasons why I won’t switch to ToughBuilt.
Pros:
– color!!! Gawd I hate the red.
– innovation
Cons:
– size (too big for lining up on both sides of the van)
– lineup (they won’t have their full lineup for a year and I’ll buy at another $1.5-2k in Packout between now and then)
– weird flaws (some videos on YouTube about this)
– fear about them sticking around (not sure if Milwaukee will be here forever but I’m comfortable they’re around for the long haul and even if they sold, Packout would remain)
Nathan
Looks like hart stuff. I still wonder who is making these things.
And I agree the margins must be huge.
Waiting for one in metal… Lol
Still like toughsystem
Jeremiah McKenna
I believe that Stanley made one out of thin, stainless diamond plate a while back. It didn’t have any expansion or add on boxes though. From what I remember, it was one of the first of these to be released. Early 2000’s.
G Greene
They’re boxes. With lids. They snap together. You can roll them around. Your stuff goes inside. They’ve been around for years. How has that game been changed, precisely, by a product that does the same thing as every other product like it? Oh, I get it. I can make a Jenga stack of mortar on top. Whoa! Game changed!
David Gearhart
Well the rainy season is here in Portland Oregon. And again, as I dump out all the contents of my Tough system 2 box, I regret the purchase. Unloaded the truck in the rain and when I open the box, the water pours in on top of the tools from the lid. DeWalt really missed the mark on that one. Unfortunately I have 8 sets of these boxes at considerable cost, all bought in the summer, cost so I don’t see myself replacing them. Maybe if the Ox Box is cheap enough.
Saulac
My guess is that the brands do not need to spend much, if any, in creating these “me too” products. Probably not even at the level of “order X number in their color”. The source OEM vendors would handle everything from design to shipping to advertising…brands have nothing to loose if the product tanked.
Saulac
Modular Tool Box Size Class. Is size the first thing people consider?
For personal use I, I take Huskey Connect over Pack Out. Again, this is personal choice. But are ready to upgrade to the best in this class.
Can Stuart talk a bit about size, and maybe com up with a full/mid/compact….classification.
Stuart
There are two classes – Systainer-size (Systainer, L-Boxx, Tstak), and construction size (Packout, ToughSystem, Pro Gear, etc)
Small and light vs big, tougher, and heavier.
Jeremiah McKenna
Meh, followed by a yawn. This looks just like the DeWalt/Craftsman and possibly the Husky stacks. Nothing new, at all and this is definitely Not changing any games. Thry may be playing games though.
IP65 or IP66 is relatively the same. If you hit a box with water from a certain pressure and sized nozzle and it withstands the forces and then you barely move the scale up to the 66 level, the one that passed the lower level will still withstand those forces. Advertising gimmick is all it is.
Now, this is coming from OX Tools, which is typically over priced, much like ToughBuilt. So, if this is released at a higher price point, I don’t see it lasting too long. Then again, when the ToughBuilt Stack Tech was released, the prices are still on the higher side of the spectrum. I actually thought it would be a little bit higher priced. To me, it is still a little too high for competitive pricing.
There needs to be a company that releases something that is unique. Maybe a full sized unit, with a base unit the size of a wagon, with 4 larger pneumatic tires. There could be drawers on one end and a lid over the other half. Then other boxes could clip on top and the sides. Something a little bit bigger than the Rolling Tool Chest. Or even better, a dolly that turns into a cart and will allow the boxes to clip on in either configuration. You know, something that actually changes it up a bit.
My Packout stack is already heavy with only 4 boxes. But if there was a 4 wheeled option and the ability to stack more laterally, instead of only vertically, I’d be a lot happier.
Jeremiah McKenna
Also, someone needs to add larger wheels, or better yet, some of those wheel sets that are on those dollies that are designed to go up steps. You know, the ones with three wheels that rotate, or a tread style. My boxes are heavy, and if I need to go up more than 4 or 5 steps, I’m taking my stack apart. But if I had one that could make travels easier,… GAME CHANGER right there guys, Game Changer.
Nathan
You want one with a powered base. If they could make one a reasknable price that would be nice
Sblspawn
More of the same irrelevant tool boxes! Do these arrogant designers pay any attention to the wishes of consumers? We want drawers! We want dolly mounted systems! It’s as if they were copying each other! How little creativity!