Tool Tray for Repair Stands

The 1693.3-US Tool Tray is the SOS-foam-and-steel tray that mounts to the classic 1693 series shop stands; the Single Arm Pro, the Double Arm Pro, and the BikeGator portable family. A thin steel back-plate paired with the SOS-foam insert, sized for the bits, drivers, and small tools that come off the rack during a service session. Two steel arms mount the tray to pre-drilled holes on the stand's upright tubes; no column-collar required, no fold-out arm to swing into the work.

Where the column-mounted 1693EL accessory line (folding tool tray 1693EL.5, fixed tool tray 1693EL.7) is built around the electric stand's column geometry, the 1693.3-US is built around the manual stand line's upright tubes. The mount geometry is the difference; the SOS foam format and the metal back-plate are the same workshop-grade approach Unior carries across both stand families.

How it mounts

The two steel arms slot into mounting holes that come pre-drilled on the upright tubes of 1693-series stands manufactured after July 2014. No tools required for the mount itself once the arms are inserted; one stand, one tray. Shops running the 1693.16 collar accessory can add a second tray (or other column accessories) without modifying the stand's primary mount holes.

The SOS foam insert is the same foam format Unior uses across its tool-organization line: cutouts and slots that hold drivers upright, pliers in the open compartments, bits in their own row. When the foam wears (drilled into one too many times by the same Phillips bit), the insert is replaceable; the steel back-plate stays.

Specs

• Article number: 1693.3-US
• Compatibility: Unior 1693 series stands (Pro Shop and BikeGator) manufactured after July 2014
• Construction: steel back-plate with SOS-foam insert
• Mount: two steel arms, slot into pre-drilled holes on stand upright tubes
• Foam insert: replaceable

Includes: tool tray with SOS-foam insert, two steel mount arms.

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The 1693.3-US is one of those quiet accessories that disappears into the workflow once it's installed; the tools have a home that isn't the floor, the rolling drawer, or the cassette of the bike currently on the stand. The SOS-foam compatibility with the rest of Unior's tool-organization line is what lifts the tray above a generic shelf bracket.

Pro tip from our mechanics

The tool tray is a one-time install that pays back every time you reach for a tool without stepping away from the work. The trade-off versus a wall-mounted tool wall is reach radius; the tray sits at the bike, the wall sits at the wall. For shops where the stand is the workflow center (most mid-size shops), the tray is the right organizing surface. For shops where the wall is the workflow center (large shops with multiple stations), the tray is a redundant nice-to-have. Sizing the right stand first (single-arm, double-arm, portable) makes the tray decision automatic; the buying guide walks through that order of operations: How to choose a bike repair stand →