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title: "How much does a toolbox weigh?"
description: "A toolbox weighs 1.5–120 kg (3.31–265 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/toolbox/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a toolbox weigh?

**Typical weight: 1.5–120 kg**

That is 3.31–265 lb.

A portable box or a wheeled cabinet for storing hand tools.

> Empty: plastic hand-carry boxes 1.5-4 kg; steel cantilever boxes 6-12 kg; wheeled roller cabinets 60-120 kg. Filled with tools, any of them roughly doubles.

## How that compares

*Toolbox against things of a similar mass.*

- Coyote: 7–21 kg
- Caracal: 8–20 kg
- Tuba: 9–20 kg
- Toolbox: 1.5–120 kg
- Bicycle: 6.8–28 kg
- Printer: 4–45 kg
- Tyre: 7–25 kg
- Mute swan: 7–15.5 kg

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- [How much does a toolbox cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/toolbox/) — 20–1,500 $
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## Common questions

### How much does a toolbox weigh?

A toolbox weighs 1.5–120 kg (3.31–265 lb). Empty: plastic hand-carry boxes 1.5-4 kg; steel cantilever boxes 6-12 kg; wheeled roller cabinets 60-120 kg. Filled with tools, any of them roughly doubles.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)