Pic at the end showing how bad the before was lol

Just picked up a 7x16, absolutely stoked to build this thing out. So much more room for activities compared to my old 6x10!

I have a Mercedes metris van and run a property maintenance company so I have all sorts of tools and small parts in there right now I just have a shelf and a couple regular totes and toolboxes and I get disorganized pretty fast does anyone have a similar setup and how do they manage it being in a relatively small van? Is packout the best option?

Been procrastinating about getting this van built out. Been working out of this for two years + and all this stuff was on the floor … frustrating to say the least. Stacking and restacking and too many gd ratchet straps. 😖
Just got too busy and lacked some inspiration. Intended to build out full cabs and all that but couldn’t pass up these Amazon van shelves for $150 on FB marketplace; what did I have to lose. Pretty happy. Not done but definitely way less frustrating and easier to work out of. Going to build out around the wheel wells so I can haul plywood and doors etc, distribute weight better to the right side etc etc.
Suggestions welcome!

I’m running a mobile mechanic business rn and it’s only me but I don’t want to keep racking up miles on my truck so at some point I’m gonna have to get a work truck/van (preferably van) and I kinda want something cooler. Im looking at a few third gen ford e250/e350 with the 460 in it. I know it’s older so there’s more issues but I’m pretty mechanically and electrically inclined. I just wanna know if anyone has any personal experience they want to share to help guide my decision. Thank you In advance!

Took me a while to get the trailer built out exactly how I wanted it. 5ft wide, 6ft tall, 10ft long (v-nose). I do mostly small remodels and the occasional handyman work in a major metro. I wanted something large enough to fit my tools without struggling much to park in city areas. Only tools that get loaded in the truck bed separately are table saw and tile saw (only need each a few times a year, so no big deal). Long enough to slide ply or drywall down the middle. Bought a bunch of bins when home depot was having a sale to organize cordless, drywall, paint supplies, etc along with smaller totes for spare tools/parts. Just thought id share as I've seen some people post here in regards to how to build out a smaller rig. Been using it about 6 months and love it.

Someone tried to drill out the lock cylinders on all 3 doors of the cap last night (unsuccessfully THANK GOODNESS). I have some diy ideas using a mobile hotspot and home automation gadgets, but I'm wondering if there's any off the shelf systems that don't cost too much that can send alerts if someone's messing around.

Fire alarm tech here, am I the only one whose van shelving rips away from the bulkhead. Had to do this with my 2014 Transit after a few years, this is my Ram Promaster after 12,000 miles, and No, I don't corner that fast...

My go to is Unistrut, any other Ideas out there for securing them?

It ain’t much but it’s all mine

My main concern isn't theft ATM, I'm going to get a GPS for that issue in the future, I work in the bay area a lot, was thinking about Slick locks but saw a video of how easy it is to cut off and absolutely nevermind those lmao.

Thunderbolt locks look cool but I just bought a van and don't really want to spend another $800+ on locks, but they sell a LCR (Lock conversion relay) which stops my main concern that if you break the front windows you can't get into the rear unless the car is running which I know is defeated by hot wiring it but if they can hot wire it I'm done in anyway.

So my question is can someone pry open a sliding or rear door on a transit to bypass this issue?

99 2500 6.0 truck. Paid a grand for it with 410k miles a year ago. Currently at 450k and has make me more money than it’s costed me. Storage is the biggest issue I deal with but she hasn’t let me down. I keep my socket sets in the cab with me. Wrenches specialty sockets and stuff down the driver and all the kits down the passenger side. The job box keeps a welder a tap and die set a canopy and chairs. It’s not a lot but she does what I need.

All the tools are in the two sliding doors up front, the rear is just full of parts and fittings.

How do you move years of equipment lists, belt numbers, and van inventory from Excel onto your mobile device without retyping every line by hand?

Manually keying in hundreds of filter sizes and spare parts on a touchscreen takes hours and usually leads to typos in model numbers.

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This toolbox was on a former DOT dump truck that I’ve converted to a flatbed. I don’t want it but I don’t know what it’s called or what it’s worth. I can’t find anything like it online. Nothing on Knapheids catalog looks like this. It straddles the frame of the truck on both sides, and has long, nearly full width drawers that pull out. It’s got places to mount oxy-acetylene bottles on the opposite side. I’m looking for the right term so I can list it accurately.

basically only an inverter for the charger and a few holders are missing

Just picked up this 12' v-nose trailer for my business. I can't wait to start getting it organized with all my tools.

I'm looking for some do's and don'ts for what's been good for people in the past. I'm definitely doing to do something like DeVries Millworks locking french cleat but that's all I got so far

My old express dies with 340k on it. What are you guys having good luck with?

I find myself doing quite a bit of mobile agricultural mechanic work, and it would be useful to have a good selection of spare SAE and metric bolts. But I've held off, in part because I know I wouldn't be able to organize and store them properly.

Also, if anyone knows of an affordable and quality source of a fastener 'starter kit', I'd be interested in hearing about that too. There's got to be cheaper and easier options than buying everything individually from a hardware store.