Milwaukee Tool has announced their new XL-sized Packout tool box, model 48-22-8429.
As its name suggests, the new Packout XL features an extra-large depth for fitting bigger cordless power tools and equipment.
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The Packout XL tool box is an expansion of Milwaukee’s modular tool storage system and should fit all existing accessories.
In this image, the Packout XL tool box is shown stacked on top of the rolling cart. The XL is notably making this Milwaukee Tool’s largest and highest volume Packout tool box.
This extra large-sized tool box can fit larger tools than Milwaukee’s other Packout tool boxes, or a greater volume of smaller tools and equipment.
Milwaukee Packout XL Tool Box Measurements
- Exterior: 21.8″ W x 15.5″ D x 16.9″ H
- Interior: 19.1″ W x 14.6″ D x 13.9″ H
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The Packout XL comes with a removable half-width storage tray that can be placed on either side. There’s also a slot down the middle of the front and rear walls, useful for DIY dividers and accessories.
The XL batch features side handles and a larger latching release handle.
Milwaukee Packout XL Features & Specs
- 100lb Weight Capacity
- IP65-rated seal for water and dust protection
- Metal-reinforced corners
- Metal-reinforced locking point
- Organizer tray
- Mounting location for One-Key Tick
- Heavy duty latches
- Modular connectivity with all Packout components
Discussion
Milwaukee’s newest Packout tool box fits larger tools, or more tools.
Milwaukee Tool’s next-largest Packout tool box, model 48-22-8425, measures 11.3″ tall (exterior). This new XL measures 16.9″, which is 50% taller.
The rolling tool box, 48-22-8426, has greater on-paper specs, but that’s because of the height of the handle. Looking at the product image of the XL stacked on top of the Packout rolling tool box, you can tell it’s slightly taller.
With this new tool box, Milwaukee now says they have over 35 different solutions for users to create their custom storage solutions with.
The XL box is said to be fully compatible with Packout accessories, I would probably not use this with the wall mount.
Pricing and Availability
Price: $100
ETA: April 2021
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Leo B.
Wow, this’ll be nice! Having a small gang box, basically, to put larger things in will be nice. I wonder how heavy it’ll be if you put a couple large tools and a few small ones in to fill the empty spots up? I have the Milwaukee rear-handle saw, drill, driver, Sawzall, and multi-tool, plus batteries, blades, and a charger in the bottom box. This new one would be roomier, but man, it would weigh a ton. If you can primarily leave it on a cart, cool! The price isn’t too bad either.
Leo B.
By the bottom box, I meant the base rolling unit. Sorry if that was unclear.
Jared
A bigger box is a nice option to have, but I suspect it may prove tempting to overload it.
Leo B.
Very true. You’d definitely have to show some restraint to not overload it.
Tom D
I wonder how far over 100lbs you can go – it would be interesting to see a torture test.
Filled with water it’d be about 140 lbs.
Marco
How is your orientation work? The large bottom box holds front bottom to top my super sawsall, rear handled saw, multitool, and blades for all. Used to fit my mixing drill but that goes in another box now.
Leo B.
I drop the saw on the bottom, with the depth all the way down and the battery in, kind of in the middle of the box. The Sawzall goes upside down towards the front of the box, on top of the saw. The drill goes on its top towards the very back of the box, parallel with the left side, no battery. The impact goes on the right side, towards the front of the box, tucked under the Sawzall. Some batteries go in the back, along with a charger. The multitool site on top of the Sawzall with a blade installed, no battery. I keep a 12.0 and a 5.0 on the top tray, along with Sawzall blades, and multitool blades, and a tape measure, along with some other things. It works pretty well. Not everything comes out without moving something else, but I’m usually rolling out most of the box if I’m working anyway. Hope this helps!
Koko The Talking Ape
How do we feel about the aluminum bars at the corners? On the smaller boxes, they look useful as handles. But as they get longer, they seem less useful as handles and more likely to get banged up, and unlike plastic, aluminum won’t spring back after it’s bent.
Still, it’s nice to have another size option, obviously.
MoogleMan3
I love my packouts, but see the aluminum bars as unnecessary and pointless. I’d much rather have corners that are more squared off on the interior. Those angles can make fitting some things a PITA at times.
Ryan
The rails are great for mounting accessories to. With handles on 3 of the four sides I don’t think there will be any need to resort to using them as handles.
Luk
What sorts of accessories can/do you mount to the rails? How do you affix them?
OldDominionDIYer
The corner rails are design to allow for the wide corners. The wide corners reduce an inherent weak spot in most boxes of this type which is the corners. They are handy for labels and to easily grab a box to perhaps pull it out to the edge of a tailgate for example and protect the integrity of the plastic from impact damage. It’s a minor sacrifice for the increase in durabilty I think, but it’s up to each to determine if they’re worth it or not. I personally love the PackOut system and have many many of them.
Koko The Talking Ape
I see what you’re saying. So let me propose wide corners with space for labels and maybe handles too, but without the protruding aluminum bars. The handles could be plastic. They wouldn’t have to extend the entire height of the box unsupported, because for tall boxes like this one, they become a weak point. How does that sound?
The aluminum tubes (I called them bars before) protect the integrity of the plastic, but the plastic is the tougher material, with greater resilience and resistance to impacts. It’s like protecting a rubber ball by putting it in a soda can.
MoogleMan3
Yeah I’m gonna end up with a couple of these.
ROGERIO RODRIGUEZ
I’m very impressed with this new giant tool box. I already have the two drawer system and it is outstanding I am going to build a rolling tool box with the double stack two drawer system with a double stack xl on top. It’s like Milwaukee is going to end up being the best of the best tool storage system for any working man that cares about their tools
Tom D
The drawers are shipping? I’m going to have to get some of those.
Brian A
Wish this came out years ago, only reason I have a few rollers is because of the size, would rather have this on the dolly.
Shocked its only $100, with the outrageous prices would of guessed $120 or perhaps same or higher than the roller box. Perhaps its an error lol
John Cashman
Would much rather have this on a dolly than the 2-wheel roller as well.
Ryan
Seems about right since it’s just the large toolbox stretched out and minus the top handle. The drawers are more complicated and they’re 135-140 so this seems accurate.
James
What is that on the front towards the bottom? Almost looks like some type of port?
Chris S
It’s the handle/latch to separate the box on top from the one on bottom (pull up to release).
It’s also what holds them together.
Stuart
Hand-sized release port. Other boxes have smaller access holes. I’d guess the larger size makes it easier to unlatch this box when it’s fully loaded with tools.
Chris S
As someone who has been very vocal about the trash handles on the Gen 1 Dewalt boxes (Gen 1 was so disappointing I won’t buy more so I can’t speak on Gen 2). I hope Milwaukee has a better solution to keep the handles from snapping off. Designing these side handles to handle the entire load on a single stress point (the pin distributing the stress into small areas of plastic) seems so counter intuitive.
I’ve had no issues from Packout so far.
I can only hope that Milwaukee’s quality and warranty stay better than Dewalts.
Plain grainy
The regular toolbox was sale priced.at $59. Perhaps we will see the XL down to $79 in the future.
Bob
Hmm looks about an inch taller than the DeWalt tough system 1.0 (don’t have a tall 2.0 to measure)
Wonder if you can fit a porta band and anything else in one of these boxes.
At 16.9” tall it should still fit into a full size truck bed with hard tonneau cover.
Jay Dee
I just measured the height of my rolling box and it’s 15.5″
So the new box gives you about 1.5″ more height in comparison.
John
Why can’t Dewalt get moving with some tough system 2.0 innovations. I so wish I wasn’t pot committed to Dewalt.
Corey Moore
Like what? I like Milwaukee’s low profile organizers, vac, and light plant thing, but I like DeWalts stuff better.
John
Some of the more creative items. A vacuum, more short organizers, tool kits and possibly soft bags that lock. Plus they need to increase availability. It is impossible to find the tray liners and even the trays are barely in stock.
Brent
This box appears to be larger than the apartment I lived in during college.
alan
Trash handles on Gen1 Dewalt ? I have had the ToughBox Gen 1. Plenty tough….
material seems a bit softer in plastic than the Milwaukee. May be more – impact- resistent IMO. Plastic thickness on Gen1 Tough seems thicker and more durable than the packouts.
I’m currently running packouts more for the ecosystem of ranges of their boxes.
If some of my boxes are loaded, I don’t even carry it by just the handle. I may grab it by the sides, etc – thinking just about the load
Paul White
I do not how this works. But I would like to say something to Milwaukee power tools . And it is, they should build a deep packout drawer box the same size as there 2and 3 drawers.. but I 1 drawer wih 4 ball runners 2 each side the same as the 2and 3 drawer you ask why. Because Milwaukee should make a drawer that suits all of its small hand held power tools like circular saws .it’s not because I think it would be a good seller. I know it would be a great seller.