Garage Tool Chest

dwpawluk

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OK. I need want a new tool box. I don't have all my tools in one spot anymore, especially specialty tools for the cars, the motorcycle and the mountain bikes. Trying to make a decision that is the best bang for the buck. Right now it look like either the 42" wide top and bottom combo Husky tool chest from Home Depot (23,000 cubic inches), 42" wide top and bottom (purchased separately) US General set from Harbor Freight (31,000 cubic inches), or the 52" wide top bottom combo Husky tool chest from Home Depot (35,000 cubic inches). Any suggestions or thoughts?
 

Sierra1

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Yukon, from Harbor Freight. I have one of each. Had them for years now. (about $50 ago) Super sturdy, ball bearing drawers, rolls easily, and plenty of room. Multiple color options.

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RCinNC

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I haven't seen the stuff from Home Depot, but I've looked at the tool chests from Harbor Freight, and I really liked their US General brand. If I wasn't a renter and had to face the eventual necessity of moving the damn thing, I'd probably invest in one of those units. I imagine once I get to to where I'm going after the next move, I'll pick up one of their storage systems.

Check out their Icon brand tool chests if you're near a Harbor Freight store. They're outside of my price range, but they're a solid well built unit. Their whole Icon line of tools is pretty nice, to be honest. Harbor Freight definitely has some diamonds mixed in with the junk.

And since FennellG made the suggestion, here's my tool box:






I don't have the room in my garage for one of those nice tool chests, so I had to make my own rolling tool box so it would fit into a small corner by the stairs. Here in the land of hurricanes you gotta be able to get both cars and a motorcycle into the garage to protect them from falling pine trees, so there isn't a ton of room left over. I bought a couple of Craftsman tool boxes on sale and built a cart out of a Harbor Freight furniture dolly and some 2x4's. Not as nice as a dedicated system, but good enough for the moment. Plus, if I have to take my tools somewhere else, it's easy to load the tool boxes into a car trunk. It'll do until I have my hopefully final move.

On a related note, if you ever want to repaint a Craftsman tool box, Rustoleum Apple Red is just about a dead on match for Craftsman red.
 

Sierra1

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Old school Craftsman for me. . . .
Back when the Craftsman brand meant something. They don't even have a lifetime guarantee on their tools anymore. No, correction, the guarantee still is in effect, but you only get to use it once. HF on the other hand, has the guarantee that Craftsman used to have.
 

cyclemike4

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I have craftsman tool boxes at work and at home. the one at work has a cart made for it because it sees more annual mileage than most of the bikes here on the forum! O.K. that may be an exaggeration but it does see a lot of miles. With out that cart it would not make it a year if that. the slides are no longer made so i been fixing them as it carries an incredible amount of weight. I have a similar box at home but it never leaves the 24 by 32 shop. It also doesn't carry the weight of my work box. both have been very good. Some have tried those Yukon boxes here at work and they fell apart in months. the US Generals have been holding up well.
 
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