Is it strong enough? I would say yes. I carry my CT 22 by the handle of the compact cleaning set on top of it when I take it out to the garage to vacuum the vehicles.

Is it recommended? Not sure. We don't have any specifications on weight limits.

Thanks for the info Seth.  I was trying to figure out how to do that without damaging anything.

Steve, check out the other thread you posted this in for my "test".

     I've carried ctl 36 [full] with systainer.I've often wondered about the little green tabs on the ctl but never thought about the systainer handle.I'd be interested to know of any specifications from Festool.

I have a systainer 5 which holds my Paslode first fix gun a few nails gas 2x batteries and charger AND Dewalt second fix gun few nails 3x 18v batteries and charger!  Well that systainer ALONE is heavy!  Well I have had it attached to my CT22!  The reason because the weight! I can roll the systainer around on my CT22 to the job but some times it needs lifting over things or up some steps so instead of unclipping it I just lift the hole lot and the handle has held fine no signs of plastic turning white under strain.

JMB

Good point Nigel.  Those are probably the weak link in the whole idea.  If the green tabs fail, the CT drops.

Video test forth coming. Stay tuned.... Video test, sorry about the bad quality video.  I pause for a second when I hear something come loose in the router bit Systainer.  I know you guys would ask so I did the test with both a classic and a T-Loc.  I weighed the vac, it came in at 53 lbs, not including the Sys.  I didn't do any prior testing so I was sweating the new T-Loc little.

Sys vac test

Look at the lids in that test .....

Nice vid!,,

I carry my ctl with sys 5 Tloc on top around all the time!! no problem..
(i stuffed the craftsman cleaning kit in a sys 5, because of the big  python d 36 as hose talking back at me!!! )..
and, now i got more space for cleaning acc.


haha

Yes, the bag is fairly full of construction debris.

t-loc flexin at the front/sides.. classic sys flexin in the middle.. potato, potaato..

Yes but the Flex is FAR FAR less with the classic in the middle than it is with the T-loc on the size! Because the 4 points on the Classic systainers are closer to the handle than the 3 points on the T lock so AND the handle points are on the OUT side of the triangle if they where inline with the 3 points then their would be far less flexing.

Also like mentioned above the green latches on the CT will hold because they will never be holding any more weight than the CT its self.    Different story with the handle though because a larger systainer with heavier stuff inside does add including the CT on the handle thats why I said I have used my large systainer many of times with all the heavy nails guns inside and had no problem with the handle and even then the classic flexes less than Brice's T-loc demo bouncing it in the air and thats only a small light T-loc so it only has the weight of the CT



JMB

not true,

JMB is right..

just general physics..

I have a Sys 1 with the bottom cut out attached to the top of the hose garage on my 22. This allows me to keep the cleaning kit handles, rags, sponges, etc in a sort of permanent place readily available. Whether the bag is empty or full I've carried the whole thing by the Sys handle repeatedly, no problems.

It's like 5 mm for the classic and 35 mm for the T-loc. In your anology that's more like ... potato, potaaaaaaato....

People can keep on telling me the lid can hold the weight, but for me, seeing such flex in a systainer lid makes the whole look and feel flimsy. An empty systainer starts at a cost of 53 euro making it the most expensive type of plastic box I can think of, so you'd better get some quality.



Indeed not true. The weigth of the CT itself is the only factor because that's all the weight the latches have to hold.

But I'm pretty sure the latches were not intended to hold the weight of the CT while it's been carried around, they're only there to hold a systainer in place while the CT properly rests on the floor.