WHAT'S IN THE MYSTERY TOOL CABINET? #986 Geraldo's Vault Capone Jimmy Hoffa

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[@dhess140]

This is not the collection of a backyard mechanic. Very impressive.

[@daveboatman4024]

I think the former owner was pulling your leg by putting all the pullers in the cabinet. One thing I have learned over my 72 circuits of the sun is that the higher my expectations, the greater my disappointments. No expectations, no disappointments.

[@frogandspanner]

Same circuits here.

[@SkylerinAmarillo]

It reminded me of Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone’s secret stash that held nothing,

[@gmarth8658]

Snap on,OTC, pin presses! . No doubt will pay for old lathe. Congratulations Mr. Pete

[@Drew_Snydermann]

The CJ2004 puller set is $1,500.00 new from Snap-on, The CJ2003 is $805.00. Figure half price or even more for used. Had those sets at my auto shop, excellent pullers. It looks like you may have most or all of the Snap-on master puller set CJ2000S, which is $4,800.

[@sithus1966]

Even if sold at 1/3 of the new price Lyle would probably make the cost of the lathe back

[@andyZ3500s]

ex​@@sithus1966plus some extra for accessories.

[@jimlahti1613]

The older Snap-On stuff is super collectable and should bring you a premium price. Enjoy the Atlas shopping spree you'll soon be on!

[@windrk_6754]

You might pick out one or more of the good sets & offer separately, if you don't get a real good offer for everything.. then buy some amazing accessories for the Atlas.. but you are wise to not want to put too much time into it.. I kind of perked up at the Clausing price.. didn't hear what the Maximat went for .. if they were not sitting too long, either might not have been too bad a cleanup..

[@thomaspegenau9092]

wow

[@dannyl2598]

Thanks Mr Pete. I'm sorry it wasn't what you were hoping for, but I'm glad it was something of value and not scrap metal. You probably got the only thing at the auction that wasn't ruined. I wish you a quick recovery from that tooth.

[@leeroyholloway4277]

A few thoughts: When you need a puller, nothing else will do. -- This video is way more exciting than Geraldo's TV special. -- My Dad always said, "Locks are for honest people". (of course I'm not implying anything towards you Mr Pete) Thanks for sharing the adventure in spite of the lack of lathe tooling.

[@gorak9000]

I love the disdain for any tool that doesn't have a name on it, but the absolute love for a rusted out pos lathe

[@VB-bk1lh]

The contents of that cabinet just made that a fantastic deal, the lathe is just icing on the cake. The Snap On puller set, the long OTC puller, and the various specialty automotive pullers make that a better than $5k load of tools. Many of the unbranded pullers may just be OEM supplied tools. The total value of those pullers far exceeds the value of the lathe, even in perfect condition. I've got most of those pullers from years of working in dealerships and I can't even imagine how much they all cost total when new.

[@DJPLAST2]

I am glad you did not find a LEG PULLER! I feel comfortable that you won’t be pulling our legs in the near future.

[@kilosierraalpha]

That has to be the world's biggest PULLER collection!

[@hughdanaher2758]

There must be a museum some where that needs their linoleum floor stuck down😊

[@1pcfred]

It is impressive. You would be the puller king with all of that.

[@dougvanallen2212]

You hit the jackpot Mr Pete

[@ggordon4127]

I was completely unaware of a " puller fetish"

[@westbygodvirginia555]

You sure did better then Geraldo! Thanks for taking us along.

[@Duckfarmer27]

That is a set of pullers fit for the maintenance tool crib of a good size manufacturing operation, never mind the purely automotive stuff. You did great - as others have said don't let it go too cheap as many are high dollar sets. Great video.

[@user-bg8bz4uf8s]

Had a repair business thirty plus years and had everything you unpacked easily when I retired. There's easily eight to ten thousand dollars new cost for what you unpacked

[@mrpete222]

Wow

[@alro2434]

@@mrpete222 Remember he said 'new', and not many people but a puller hoarder would have or want so many duplicates.

[@herbholmberg4474]

Regardless how you look at it, new, used does not matter. Even used the sale of all of those pullers should fetch several thousands dollars in total. The buy of the day was not the lathe, it was the contents of that cabinet! ​@alro2434

[@samshublom8761]

I remember watching a 60 Minutes piece about pick pockets. They interviewed an old ex-con pick pocket who lamented that nobody was learning the "trade" anymore and these days they "just knock you in the head and take your wallet." He said the same was true with lock pickers. It is easier to knock the door down than to learn how to defeat the lock. I was pretty impressed with how fast you got into that cabinet...and I hope the kid who taught you will get out soon.

[@peltona]

We were dying to know what was in there. You got two great finds this trip and I think the contents makes the price you paid well worth it.

[@timeflysintheshop]

HOLY MOLY! THE MOTHERLOAD OF PULLERS!!!! You can definitely sell the Snap-on stuff for what you paid for everything! You did very well! I wished you luck at that auction, and IT WORKED! 👍😁👍

[@mrpete222]

Thanks 👍

[@coldpond]

I'd say sell everything including the lathe. Save monies till next auction or buy lathe with parts included. Save time and extra money.

[@Bargle5]

I don't think you'll have any trouble getting most or all of your money back on this one. What a collection of pullers. 😮

[@shandylynn1]

Wow - awesome auction success!! They DO have little slide hammers in dentistry! I have 13 or 14 crowns, bad teeth all my life. Had an old Army dentist. Dr. Ben Bell who was a fast, no nonsense guy - great dentist. He did 6 crowns at once for me and used his little slide hammer for pulling the new crowns off when they got stuck as he was fitting them all before cement. It had a little claw hammer like hook. Anyway, I commented that I had a much larger one should he need it and that got a little laugh from him.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@1924ab]

They have some really sweet miniature torque wrench’s that are used for installing implants!

[@theseldomseenkid6251]

Wow, awesome deal on a huge collection of pullers. Plus, they threw in a free lathe.

[@CalPil0t]

Ebay sold prices puts you at least at $1000. Quite a haul. You will be able to get the accessories for the Atlas 6. Thanks for sharing.

[@Rbrown-kk3tz]

the Snap-on puller set cost way more than you paid for the lot.

[@bhartwigutube]

The guy was a motor mechanic based on the brake lathe. They are all big money. That snap on kit is probably a few thousand. The big forcing screw looked like part of a brake drum puller which was used for tapered axles... The "mummy" H frame looks like what OTC sold as a pusher / puller. Maybe for kingpins? The vise grip puller looks like Snap On slide hammer too... same with the small 3 jaw.

[@billdoodson4232]

That is a totally fantastic haul.

[@rustyblade5845]

Wow. You've hit the jackpot. Glad you released the show early. Don't think I could have waited . Snap-on fetches a fortune in England. Most men are obsessed with pulling.😮😅😊

[@johnmcdyer1573]

Ha ha ha 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Great Video ! Best quotes of the morning : “I think he’s in the penitentiary” “ Holy mackerel, is that a puller”

[@stevezwemer1262]

While you didn’t find what you wanted in the cabinet, you scored on the pullers. A reasonable sale price ought to line your pockets and help purchase the tooling you need and want. So I call it a win and this amazing video ought to boost your channel. Keep up posted on how the puller sales go…. I smell money….

[@rustywrench2119]

Wow, you hit the jackpot on that cabinet contents. Anyone with a shop would love to make a purchase like that. Lots of value in those pullers.

[@lesstreble]

That was genuinely fun! A Sunday morning cup of coffee and a fresh Mr. Pete video is a perfect combination. Keep'em coming!

[@garethhoward3995]

Be of great cheer! Finding new, or almost new, Snapon tool sets is always a good thing. I'm sure you will come well financially and mentally.

[@oldbowsaw9001]

Old Cat mechanic--Having and using a puller that makes the job easier is priceless for me!!!!!!!!!!! Like to have them all!!

[@jamesdavis9774]

Disappointed he says! Not to insult him. But I own 95% of what he has shown. Including the lathe! I'm never disappointed in owning tools, especially when a person spends pennies on the dollar. But maybe the difference is I use them daily. I don't do it for the resale.

[@larescats9228]

@@jamesdavis9774is that jamie davis from bc

[@janderson8401]

@@jamesdavis9774 I don’t think Mr. Pete buying this to flip it. He may have been thinking of making one or more videos on restoring the lathe.

[@29chevbolenschannel40]

The good thing about the items in the cabinet is they were protected from the rust. Sorry that you only found the 4 jaw chuck as the only lathe part but that is one less thing you will need to locate. The good thing with the Atlas Craftsman 6" series is that there is lots of tooling that can be found - just need deep pockets - hopefully you can sell the pullers and come out ahead enough to purchase most of the tooling and that the lathe itself cleans up to the point where it is useable. Thanks for the mystery tool cabinet episode - I enjoyed it.

[@rodenreyes6320]

Previous owner must be of the mold of Jack Torrance in "The Shining"..."All work and no pulling makes Jack a dull boy."

[@funone8716]

The man that owned that cabinet wasn't just pullin our leg. But he was pulling everything else. Mr Pete you could start a Puller museum with your new extensive collection.

[@Ironman-harmonica]

Everything in the cabinet was worth way more then you paid. Great day at the auction

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

I've put a lot of use on the Harbor Freight pulley installer and remover sets of that vintage. They're nearly indestructable. The modern Maddox Fuel injector tester is also fairly decent.

[@davida1hiwaaynet]

Fascinating! It's a crying shame that the remainder of the Atlas accessories weren't in the box! It sure seems like the owner of that did quite a bit of suspension and undercarriage work on cars. Makes you wonder what the lathe was used for in such a shop. One item which seems out of place with all the automotive puller tools is this - At 22:51 you open the lower drawer of one of the small red boxes and pick up a small tool with a slot in the center and some round holes, and two wing nuts. You mention it may be a flaring tool. That is actually a refrigeration pinch-off and re-rounding tool. The "jaws" in the center can crush copper tubing and stop the flow of gas. Once you have performed your service procedure, you place the tube through one of the round holes, and close the tool again. The round hole will "re-round" or open up the copper tubing. Many decades ago, before the advent of Schrader valves, people would use this tool to prevent loss of their refrigerant charge while disconnecting gauges and placing a cap over a non-Schrader service port. Or, they would cut the tubing and solder the end closed after servicing the system. I have a hunch that the people at the car shop "may have" used those to close off brake hoses to stop the loss of brake fluid while doing suspension work. This is a bad idea since it damages the hoses, but people do it regardless. I did get a kick out of the lockpicking. Some of us don't like destroying things, including locks. I had to learn to do this as well, to open some of the old soft drink coolers I repair. The lock cylinders are typically available but often if you try to destroy the lock, other parts of the mechanism (made of pure unobtainium) get damaged as well. Looking forward to seeing your travels and auction browsing videos this year, as well. Thanks and please keep them coming!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks for some great advice and solutions

[@randallthomas5207]

Tractors. Farm auction, pretty much everything in the cabinet, would work on tractors, and the lathes would let the owner fab their own hard to locate parts.

[@shandylynn1]

@@davida1hiwaaynet 30yr HVAC/R guy here. I saw those too and used them years ago. Don’t much anymore due to the damage you mentioned. We do use a specialized vice-grip pinch-off working with newer, small refrigeration units because law requires we pinch off and solder she system shut with no service ports. These are R-290 (Propane) units. Weird the new laws require it, the old cascade systems I used to work on for -100°F boxes that were used, ironically, in an aircraft machine shop for interference fits. Full circle I guess! 😂

[@wvrockcrusher]

Wow! You did very well even though it wasn't what you were hoping for. At least you found the 4-jaw for the Atlas. Maybe he never had any other accessories for the machine? I can tell you those Snap-On puller sets are worth far more than what you gave for the lathe as they look brand new and complete. I have a lot of those pullers and slide hammers because I work on a variety of things from automotive, industrial machinery, farm equipment, machine tools, etc., so that's probably why he had so many different pullers. The 3-in-1 sets are for ball joints, bushings, u-joints, or whatever else you can think of. Saw some pitman arm pullers, steering wheel pullers, tie rod tools, etc. You should make your money back and have plenty to cover getting the needed accessories for the Atlas with no problem, given the right buyers show up. That is a very nice cabinet and is worth a little cash by itself, although it is perfect for the Atlas to live on. I bought an Atlas just like that one a few years ago at auction for 50 bucks, but it came with a crate full of every accessory under the sun, which was worth more than the lathe. I'll have to look and see if there are any doubles in the crate that I don't need. If there is, maybe I can send you something for yours.

[@brucemitchell9166]

Can't believe there were so many pullers in that cabinet. Many are in good condition & should sell . Good luck from South Australia Thanks for your videos

[@evil16v1]

The lockpickinglawyer is a great channel. Ive changedthe way i look at security because of him. A lot of people criticize him for "showing people how to pick locks". The thing is, the people that you need to worry about, already know how to do that. He is showing you how to deal with them, and why.

[@roberthoug7864]

No criminal takes the time to pick a lock with Today's equipment. The only one picking a lock is the one that needs to save the Cabinet for his use. the criminal cares nothing about your cabinet he just wants what's inside. On the other hand, if he likes the cabinet, he'll just take that along with him and pick the lock at home. eagle

[@VanFlausch]

Can feel the disappointment about finding only one lathechuck in there

[@mpetersen6]

Back when l was rebuilding spindles for machine tools (box, cartridge and cartridgeless styles) l ordered a couple of sets of pullers that most people never see. The Snap-On (1) set for pulling dowel pins that are not drilled and tapped. That one consisted of collets with a collapsibg sleeve. The other was either Snap-On or OTC. That was the one for pulling bearings from blind holes. Sleeves with slits cut in them and a tapered ID. An expansion plug would expand them and they had a shoulder that would rest against the inner race. Also had the SKF bearing installation set that covered from 101 to 310 ball bearings. Later when l was rebuilding industrial centrifuges we had SKF 3 jaw hydraulic pullers. I wanted to make up adaptors to use the hydraulic pump and cylinder on other applications but there was never the time. Always too busy. 1) Coporate headquarters is about 3.5 miles away from my house.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@mpetersen6]

@@mrpete222 For slide hammers l had three different sizes l made up myself. One had a Slide Hammer that weighed around 8 pounds. Needed the extra umph for work on stamping presses.

[@keithschwartz7318]

I think the former owner had a puller fetish. Wishing you a quick recovery on that tooth.

[@ellieprice363]

That guy was a haunted man and couldn’t sleep at night. “Somewhere in the world there’s bound to be a puller I don’t have and I ain’t going to quit until I find it!”

[@DominickCascianoIII]

so glad you were the one to get this!

[@HenningJohansen]

Your Snap-On CJ2004 puller set is listed on ebay for $1,200! You can no longer complain that you paid way too much for the lathe. 🙂

[@firesurfer]

There is another, nearly new for $725.

[@rlewis1946]

Good for you, Mr.Pete! You bought the insides “sight unseen” and you came out on top!! Happy for you. RL Buffalo, NY

[@williamparker8318]

Nice haul Mr Pete. The tool in grey box that you thought was for u-joints is for removing ball joints. Cheers

[@d.pierce.6820]

I buy every puller I see at yard sales and auctions-you can't have too many, and having the right one for a job is priceless.

[@4GSR]

With the money made off the pullers. You should be able to go out and buy another Atlas lathe complete with all of the accessories!!! Great find you have IMO!

[@johncloar1692]

Nice picking the lock, Enjoyed the video. Sorry not much in the lathe tools. And as always a thumb up from me. Hope your Jaw get to feeling better. Thanks again Mr. Pete.

[@scottsmith9232]

Could hardly sleep waiting to get in this cabinet.

[@727jetjumper]

Nice haul Mr. Pete!... that Snap-On stuff alone should net you a nice ROI.

[@oldbones3092]

You're fortunate that you have auctions like that in your area. Here, there's nothing like that. Been looking for a small lathe, but nothing anywhere within 3 hour driving.

[@joemion666]

Well you have a fortune in pullers, but I don't know anyone who would need that many pullers. I have used some of these large 3 jaw pullers on 3 ph motor sheaves for cooling towers but I did not enjoy it at all. I knew you would have no trouble picking that lock, by the way my old friend and foreman who was a WW-2 vet taught me to pick locks in fact we even cut some locks in half to see how to make master keys. We worked in a large hospital and the nurses would often loose their keys.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@klingonbaronessprincesskar5519]

Love your channel keep it up very rare information young generation needs you

[@larrymunday7519]

1967 - 1970 looking at Keith Rucker,s website

[@adam19890911]

At the 9th puller I was rolling on the floor.

[@DigitalVideoFromOz]

You are the best! Only someone like you could go to the dentist for a tooth pulling, and then later in the day open a secret cabinet filled nearly completely with pullers of other kinds. Oh the ironies of life! ❤

[@mrpete222]

😁👍

[@kevinkoepke8311]

Good ol' Charley was driving through some country, several hundred miles from his house. When low & behold his car started to make a horrible squealing noise. Long story aside, he needed a special puller to do a task he was quite familiar with. Having to pay $$'s to a man to accomplish a job he could have done himself, he YELLED, and proclaimed, "NEVER AGAIN!!!" Thanks, Mr Pete

[@jimintaos]

Well,Mr. Pete ya done it again. You reminded me once again that I need to redouble my efforts to clear out my accumulation of stuff before I meet my well deserved end. I hate the thought of a bunch of people at an auction wandering around wondering what kind of mental case I might have been to have collected all this stuff and then let it all go to rack and ruin.

[@bobmazzi7435]

Why? If you have fun in life and depart with a smile, who cares what happens next. Let your family know where to get decent value if they want the money, or just let them recycle it if they are rich.

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

Wow, that's a nice haul of pullers! That alone was worth the purchase price! I have a some of those harbor freight ones, even those work well.

[@richardoleson7934]

"it's probably all just junk" Nah, I'm just pulling your leg! Good score Mr. Pete.

[@otislilly6225]

You have a small fortune in pullers, especially the Snap On. Head to the nearest heavy equipment service center and show them to the mechanics. You'll double your money in the one puller set alone, even for used.

[@1pcfred]

Screw that list it all on ebay and let everyone fight over it.

[@thewayidoit8895]

Everyone has suggestions that take hours and hours. As they say about those young girls on Tik-Tok, Mr. Pete "knows exactly what he's doing". I'm sure he will get a great offer and let the buyer pick it up and do all the work. IMO the cabinet and lathe are worth pretty close to what he paid. However, he'll end up with a tidy profit! Good for him!

[@1pcfred]

@@thewayidoit8895 I don't think listing three things on ebay takes hours and hours. Maybe an hour. He can still sell the rest of it as a lot too. Or he can sell it all together and get far less. The ONLY way to make money on a deal like that is to break it up. You can't sell the wheat and chaff together and get a good price for it.

[@otislilly6225]

@@thewayidoit8895 Hope he does. Hate to see him lose a very good profit.

[@kirkstewart2616]

Make sure you check the prices on that Snap-On stuff before you sell it, I'm sure you will. Also I guess we know where the last" What Is It? " came from!

[@Woodburner100]

It looks to me like every tool and gadget in that cabinet helped somebody to make a living at one time. Whether it was homemade, came from “horrible freight” or was a Snap-on, they each deserve to be handled with a certain level of respect. Of course it isn’t, but if it were me I’d have been pretty careful to unpack and keep things together with their related parts and pieces. Otherwise I find it too easy to lose track of what goes with what else. That stash would certainly be of value to somebody who works on vehicles even if it won’t do you much good. I’m almost at that point as well but there was a day not so long ago…

[@rjsenn4142]

Great video! I still remember watching that dopey Geraldo vault scam! I have the opposite dentist, great guy and very talkative. He even showed me his crown making cnc as it was making the one for me. Incredible machine!

[@ahill7099]

one things for sure if anything is stuck on the atlas you can PULL IT RIGHT OFF. LOL. have a blessed day

[@1howtoplace]

You have GOLD don't let it go for cheap.

[@1pcfred]

Those Snap-on sets are in mint condition. In the right venue they'd command a high price. To the fleabay!

[@Bill22252]

Had too chuckle at the Geraldo Rivera vault of nothing reference

[@modtwentyeight]

That banging when you put the items down is very satisfying. LOL

[@gutsngorrrr]

You certainly should not be disappointed, make sure you look in to the true value of this stuff.

[@alro2434]

Great Video Mr Pete, a goldmine of duplicates is still a goldmine. Our only disappointment is that you're disappointed, it's gotta be the tooth talking!

[@WrenchHead]

Wow! After seeing the contents within, you did well on your buy. You probably won't have any issues reselling the contents.

[@earlmiller6093]

I laid on my bed and thourghly enjoyed this…. Laughed n laughed…. You were my morning entertainment!!! Thanks Pete

[@mrpete222]

😁😁😁😁

[@ganoncollins1]

Wow, thought I had a lot of pullers, nothing like that haul! Good find!

[@jerrywilson9730]

I think you're lucky. If the cabinet had been open you would have not won the bid on the lathe! Keep them coming.

[@mrpete222]

True

[@johnmorris4753]

Those aren't u-joint pullers, they are for removing and installing ball joints on pickup trucks and and vans. I recently used one on my 97 ranger. A mechanic would love to have all that stuff. You could easily recoup some of your money.

[@Smallathe]

Cool buy and a nice cleanup and fixing project.

[@michaelmaltby6203]

Man, you are all set now. Anything needs pulling and you are the go-to guy Mr Pete. You could corner the market 😂

[@user-xr6in7lv9j]

Thanks for the video. I always like rants(informative comments).

[@cyoung4290]

I made the mistake of starting this video the moment I got out of bed, and before I got in the shower… I’m standing here in my birthday suit… WOW, what a haul

[@mrpete222]

Lol

[@Rbrown-kk3tz]

tool taped up goes with bearing separator

[@walterplummer3808]

It is still fun looking thru all of your "treasure". Thanks for the videos.

[@transmitterguy478]

Taryl would say, open it up, open it up, open it up!😂

[@mackcrane7349]

You will more than recoup your investment on those Snapon pullers. A good puller is worth it's weight in gold when you are in a bind. Have fun with the Atlas , will all love to see your progress.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@basilseal]

the puller legs in the two red boxes go with the hydraulic puller you found at the start, not familiar with the brand but looks similar to the sykes pickavant brand we have in the UK, the reason there's only one leg in the first box is because the puller swaps between two and three legs and it was set up for two with the other two legs that match this one, the different length legs swap for different operations. IMO the pullers are worth more than you paid for the lathe.

[@AnWe79]

PS. once you've offloaded that haul I bet you have what it said on the box, Pure (H)Money. Dying to know how it goes, you don't have to name any numbers, but please let us know if it was ka-ching or ka-chunk.

[@fordbroncodave]

As far as I am concerned the amount of name brand pullers in there is far more than that lathe is worth.

[@chuckfischer7202]

Quite a variety and several duplicates. At about 22:51, right after the small bearing splitter, small unamed tool. Removes and installs the retainer on the drive end of Delco Remy starter motors. Handy gadget, even if only to replace the Bendix. Good pullers aren't cheap. Cheap pullers are worth less than nothing.

[@MishterDale]

I'm after that 4 jaw! Thanks for another video Mr.Pete!

[@jankarlsson8927]

In dental practice we already use a slide pullers to remove dental crowns. A very useful tool indeed, but thanks for the tip mrpete :-)

[@mrpete222]

Are you a dentist?

[@xoxo2008oxox]

All worth just hearing how you learned to pick locks!

[@mrpete222]

😁

[@grendel1960a]

you certainly pulled a good deal with that cabinet🙂

[@moominjuice2]

I love a mystery box but that made me chuckle even though it was a disappointment. Man, that guy must have had every conceivable puller there is :) Shame as I was really rooting for you finding some nice accessories that would make that lathe a great clean-up project you could just get stuck into. Gutted for you Mr Pete. Best of luck on the sale.

[@petegraham1458]

That’s a gold mine for a heavy machinery or industrial mechanic.

[@jimfiles3307]

It looks like we will see PULLER BAY silent auction. What a great find. I would keep the big Snap On set for the tractor.

[@paullatour7012]

I wish I was closer. (I’m in Texas) I would be in my old truck headed your way with a hand full of cash to make your day! Please, somebody get over there and re-home those tools and make Mr Pete a serious offer.