[DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight

Tom Shinrock tmshinro at aol.com
Sat Nov 28 09:24:19 EST 2015


When I looked at the pictures of your Craftsman tool boxes I had to laugh.  Looks just like mine, even down to the over loaded pile on the top tray where you can't see what's on the bottom and don't even think about closing the lid!


Tom
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Fri, Nov 27, 2015 11:40 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight

Fwiw craftsman chests come in several different levels of quality. I have a total of six toolboxes with ball bearing sliders and they have served me extremely well for 20+ years:

 

Lori has some entry-level craftsman toolboxes and they are absolute junk. The sliders have all failed and its a struggle to get some drawers open even when they are practically empty. 

If you plan to keep it for more than a year, spend the extra money and get the ball bearing sliders. 

Mike

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On Nov 27, 2015, at 21:27, Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   I have looked at the tool chests you mentioned, and to be honest, in my
>   opinion, the US General chest deserves a look.  The 52 inch Craftsman
>   has a capacity of 20,660 cubic inches, the 56 inch US General has a
>   capacity of 28,200 cubic inches, so you do get more capacity.  Also,
>   the Craftsman chest is rated at 1,000 pounds, the 56 inch US General is
>   rated at 3,458 pounds.
>   If the Craftsman chest was made here, and it met my needs, I'd probably
>   go that way, and I did look at them last week.  I just strongly suggest
>   looking at the US General before buying a new chest, even though I am
>   not a fan of Harbor Freight.
>   Ken
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   To: Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; Ken Green
>   <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>   Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 9:01 PM
>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight
>   My toolboxes are Crafstman as well, I got a 52" heavy duty roller
>   cabinet and top box for $900 one black Friday a couple years ago, been
>   very happy with it.
>   It's this one;
>   [1]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-12-drawer-premium-heavy-duty/
>   p-00958630000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CLanhsSqsskCFdgKgQodnqIEjg
>   [2]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-8-drawer-premium-heavy-duty/p
>   -00958629000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CJvQ9OqqsskCFdcWgQodEVgEcw
>   Julian
>   ________________________________________
>   From: DeTomaso <[3]detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Michael
>   Shortt <[4]michaelsavga at gmail.com>
>   Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 7:45 PM
>   To: Ken Green
>   Cc: De Tomaso List
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight
>   Personally I have always had Sears Craftsman boxes, but if I were to
>   consider another affordable brand, those Kobalt Stainless Steel units
>   at
>   Lowes have always caught my eye.
>   The Snap Ons are nice of course, but I can't see spending that kind of
>   money for a tool box and not being a full time professional mechanic (
>   but
>   if I hit that home run I keep swinging for, I'm getting one).
>   Michael Shortt
>   On Nov 27, 2015 9:57 PM, "Ken Green via DeTomaso"
>   <[5]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
>>   I visited both Home Depot and Harbor Freight today.  I was a
>   little
>>   disappointed with the DeWalt tool chest at Home Depot.  For
>   example,
>>   the width (they call length) in the specs appears to include
>   handles,
>>   which I guess is a good number if you need to fit within limited
>   space,
>>   but not as good if you are looking at storage capacity.  Also, I'm
>   not
>>   quite sure the 8 drawers in the top cabinet are tall enough for
>   general
>>   use, probably fine for end wrenches if you have that many.
>>   I was very impressed by the US General tool chests at Harbor
>   Freight.
>>   I am not a Harbor Freight fan and would not buy a saw blade etc.
>   from
>>   them, but these chests look really good, specifically the
>   industrial
>>   roller cabinets.  They look very sturdy, and the drawers look
>   useable,
>>   but I still need to think about that.  The drawers felt better
>   than the
>>   Dewalt.  The casters also looked really good, which is a beg deal
>   if
>>   you will have to roll it around at all.  The 56 inch base weighs
>   440
>>   pounds and the top weighs 260.  They are not cheap, maybe twice
>   what a
>>   cheap chest is, but maybe 1/3 or less what a high end tool chest
>>   costs.  The 56 inch chest and top cabinet are about $1,100 + tax
>   it you
>>   get the right coupons.  They also have a 44 in (usually $379 but
>   $349
>>   for black Friday), and a 72 inch (usually $1,200 but there was a
>   $1,000
>>   coupon recently.  Harbor Freight sells an end cabinet that adds 17
>>   inches for about $200, so it can always be added to the 56 inch
>   chest.
>>   I can't imagine needing anything better for use in a home garage.
>>   Review also are really positive for these tool chests.
>>   Ken
>> 
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>   1. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-12-drawer-premium-heavy-duty/p-00958630000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CLanhsSqsskCFdgKgQodnqIEjg
> 2. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-8-drawer-premium-heavy-duty/p-00958629000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CJvQ9OqqsskCFdcWgQodEVgEcw
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   When I looked at the pictures of your Craftsman tool boxes I had to
   laugh.  Looks just like mine, even down to the over loaded pile on the
   top tray where you can't see what's on the bottom and don't even think
   about closing the lid!

   Tom

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   -----Original Message-----
   From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Fri, Nov 27, 2015 11:40 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight
   Fwiw craftsman chests come in several different levels of quality. I
   have a total of six toolboxes with ball bearing sliders and they have
   served me extremely well for 20+ years:
   Lori has some entry-level craftsman toolboxes and they are absolute
   junk. The sliders have all failed and its a struggle to get some
   drawers open even when they are practically empty.
   If you plan to keep it for more than a year, spend the extra money and
   get the ball bearing sliders.
   Mike
   Sent from my iPhone
   On Nov 27, 2015, at 21:27, Ken Green via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
   > I have looked at the tool chests you mentioned, and to be honest, in
   my
   > opinion, the US General chest deserves a look. The 52 inch Craftsman
   > has a capacity of 20,660 cubic inches, the 56 inch US General has a
   > capacity of 28,200 cubic inches, so you do get more capacity. Also,
   > the Craftsman chest is rated at 1,000 pounds, the 56 inch US General
   is
   > rated at 3,458 pounds.
   > If the Craftsman chest was made here, and it met my needs, I'd
   probably
   > go that way, and I did look at them last week. I just strongly
   suggest
   > looking at the US General before buying a new chest, even though I am
   > not a fan of Harbor Freight.
   > Ken
   > __________________________________________________________________
   >
   > From: Julian Kift <[2]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   > To: Michael Shortt <[3]michaelsavga at gmail.com>; Ken Green
   > <[4]kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   > Cc: De Tomaso List <[5]detomaso at poca.com>
   > Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 9:01 PM
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight
   > My toolboxes are Crafstman as well, I got a 52" heavy duty roller
   > cabinet and top box for $900 one black Friday a couple years ago,
   been
   > very happy with it.
   > It's this one;
   >
   [1][6]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-12-drawer-premium-heavy-du
   ty/
   >
   p-00958630000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CLanhsSqsskCFdgKgQodnqIEjg
   >
   [2][7]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-8-drawer-premium-heavy-dut
   y/p
   > -00958629000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CJvQ9OqqsskCFdcWgQodEVgEcw
   > Julian
   > ________________________________________
   > From: DeTomaso <[3][8]detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Michael
   > Shortt <[4][9]michaelsavga at gmail.com>
   > Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 7:45 PM
   > To: Ken Green
   > Cc: De Tomaso List
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tool Chests at Home Depot vs Harbor Freight
   > Personally I have always had Sears Craftsman boxes, but if I were to
   > consider another affordable brand, those Kobalt Stainless Steel units
   > at
   > Lowes have always caught my eye.
   > The Snap Ons are nice of course, but I can't see spending that kind
   of
   > money for a tool box and not being a full time professional mechanic
   (
   > but
   > if I hit that home run I keep swinging for, I'm getting one).
   > Michael Shortt
   > On Nov 27, 2015 9:57 PM, "Ken Green via DeTomaso"
   > <[5][10]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
   >> I visited both Home Depot and Harbor Freight today. I was a
   > little
   >> disappointed with the DeWalt tool chest at Home Depot. For
   > example,
   >> the width (they call length) in the specs appears to include
   > handles,
   >> which I guess is a good number if you need to fit within limited
   > space,
   >> but not as good if you are looking at storage capacity. Also, I'm
   > not
   >> quite sure the 8 drawers in the top cabinet are tall enough for
   > general
   >> use, probably fine for end wrenches if you have that many.
   >> I was very impressed by the US General tool chests at Harbor
   > Freight.
   >> I am not a Harbor Freight fan and would not buy a saw blade etc.
   > from
   >> them, but these chests look really good, specifically the
   > industrial
   >> roller cabinets. They look very sturdy, and the drawers look
   > useable,
   >> but I still need to think about that. The drawers felt better
   > than the
   >> Dewalt. The casters also looked really good, which is a beg deal
   > if
   >> you will have to roll it around at all. The 56 inch base weighs
   > 440
   >> pounds and the top weighs 260. They are not cheap, maybe twice
   > what a
   >> cheap chest is, but maybe 1/3 or less what a high end tool chest
   >> costs. The 56 inch chest and top cabinet are about $1,100 + tax
   > it you
   >> get the right coupons. They also have a 44 in (usually $379 but
   > $349
   >> for black Friday), and a 72 inch (usually $1,200 but there was a
   > $1,000
   >> coupon recently. Harbor Freight sells an end cabinet that adds 17
   >> inches for about $200, so it can always be added to the 56 inch
   > chest.
   >> I can't imagine needing anything better for use in a home garage.
   >> Review also are really positive for these tool chests.
   >> Ken
   >>
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   > References
   >
   > 1.
   [15]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-12-drawer-premium-heavy-duty
   /p-00958630000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CLanhsSqsskCFdgKgQodnqIEjg
   > 2.
   [16]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-inch-8-drawer-premium-heavy-duty/
   p-00958629000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CJvQ9OqqsskCFdcWgQodEVgEcw
   > 3. [17]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
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