• From: Columbia, MD
  • Registered: 2010-10-21
  • Posts: 404

Topic: suggest a tool box

I'm looking at tool box options. The Husky box on wheels from Home Depot ain't cutting it, even after replacing the slides. The Crafstman box has developed slide issues.

So here is how I wold like to use the box:

Preferably on wheels, they get heavy, with the new camper we can roll it right in. Toyhaulers rule!

Constructed well enough that won't fall apart/drawer slides fail

18" deep, 36" tall, 36" wide minimum, not more than 48" tall

Needs to hold: 3 sets metric sockets, 3 sets sae sockets, 2 sets metric wrenches (4mm-17mm), 2 sets sae wrenches 5/32-7/8), ratchets (2 ea 1/4 drive, 3/8 drive 1/2 drive and extensions), breaker bar and torque wrench, dozen or so assorted larger sockets (30, 32 mm for half shafts, butt ton of screw drivers and pry bars, flare wrenches, assorted hammers and bfh, pickle forks, alignment plates and tapes,pliers, vice grips, hack saw, spare blades for hack, sawzall and grinder hose cutter, probably 300 plus lbs. If you have it, you won't need it, if you forgot it, you'll need it.

Budget: Yeah, I know. Not $150, but not $1500 either. Not a Snap on, Mac or the like, but something better than HD, Lowes etc. lets say under/near $500.

Please make suggestions, I don't want to put my stickers on a box and have it fall apart.I have to go back to Dawsonville for a Dawsonville Pool Room bumper sticker!

TIA,

Fritz

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  • Registered: 2014-06-01
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Re: suggest a tool box

Costco has a very nice, roller ball slides, stainless steel, workbench/tool box that works great as a toyhauler box.
I Have been abusing mine every day for 4 years now, and it doesn't seem to care.



http://www.costco.com/TRINITY-48%22-Sta … 61405.html

  • Registered: 2011-02-22
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Re: suggest a tool box

If you don't mind used try CL...

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/tls/5623734663.html

  • From: Shippensburg, PA
  • Registered: 2010-11-18
  • Posts: 1,963

Re: suggest a tool box

Or make friends with a tool truck driver.  Hit them up for trade-ins/repo's.

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  • From: SF, CA
  • Registered: 2015-02-11
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Re: suggest a tool box

It's been suggested to me that pawn shops are good for tool shopping. Maybe tool box shopping too?

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  • From: Westfield Ma
  • Registered: 2012-10-29
  • Posts: 1,148

Re: suggest a tool box

Surprised nobody mentioned the chinese emporium aka Harbor Freight.    Not to bad for the amount spent.

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Re: suggest a tool box

I went through a similar deliberation lately, mainly for Lemons-race toting. Here's what I bought and we've been thrilled with it:

http://www.harborfreight.com/30-in-5-Dr … 0%3D%0D%0A

Deliberation/discussion here:

http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com/viewt … p?id=32363

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  • From: Columbia, MD
  • Registered: 2010-10-21
  • Posts: 404

Re: suggest a tool box

Thanks for the input! I've narrowed it down to the Costco or the 44" box from Harbor Freight, which got suprisingly good reviews!

Fritz

Dahlinboysracing W/Frankenphil  '11 Crown Royal Vic SPWV 73 '12 Tom Sellecka Toyota NJMP 75 SPWV 43 NHMS 65, '13  Toylaren Monticello 120, Daytona 102, SPWV  83 HF! NJMP 41 NHMS 48th '14 Fireball  Integra NJMP 24th NJMP 18th NHMS 90th '15 NJMP 54th Daytona 33RD SPWV 4th Thompson  79th CMP 13th '16 NJMP 43 Thompson 21 CMP 32nd NHMS 24 '17 FB Integra NJMP 68 Cledus Snow Eldorado IGS 118, NCM 24
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  • From: San rafael
  • Registered: 2013-11-18
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Re: suggest a tool box

Check out homedepot they have good deals on boxes that dont look to bad

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  • From: Boston, MA
  • Registered: 2015-08-12
  • Posts: 265

Re: suggest a tool box

I have a three drawer tool box from Hamak. 

https://www.homak.com/HTML/ProSeriesCC.html

It has been working well although I do not have one of their big boxes.  I think they are like the NAPA brand.  You can also get them at Northern tool. 

Also look at Proto toolboxes.  They are out of your budget but you might be able to find a used one.

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