Rubbermaid Trademaster 5 Drawer Mobile Tool Cart

[Jtels85]

I was cruising Amazon out of boredom, looking at tool carts when this caught my attention. We recently moved into a new house with an oversized one car garage and I’m looking for a small, light weight tool cart I can put one of my 3 drawer blow molded mechanics tool sets on top that can also be easily maneuvered around. I am skeptical because it’s plastic, so not really sure what to think. It wouldn’t have a heavy amount of tools in it, just the basics. Have you guys seen this unit before and what are your thoughts?

For what it’s worth, I feel that a US General tool cart or similar would be too big and difficult to maneuver around a vehicle for my purposes in a one car garage.

 

[Junkdrawer Dog]

I've worked a number of places that used the regular Rubbermaid carts (no drawers) and they are hard to kill. They're the cockroaches of shop equipment.

 

[Bubba Fett]

I use a Rubbermaid utility cart every day. It's my mobile work bench, and hauling cart.

 

[scooby074]

If its made from the rubbermaid "structural foam" its a tank. We have a SF cart in our warehouse and its had 100's of pounds on it without issue.

 

[B_Bimmer]

I'd be interested to know what the slides for the drawers are like, if they even have slides. Other than that I generally find Rubbermaid products to be among the best.

 

[lardy1]

Rubbermaid utility carts are bulletproof so I wouldn't doubt that it's robust. Those dimensions stand out to me as a very small item.

 

[AEAdam]

Don’t do it. You’ll regret it. It’s not the same form factor and it’s more expensive. HF has a couple different sizes of cart last I looked. But I’d get the 5 drawer and not look back. If you do anything with your cars at all, or want to in the future, you will grown into the HF cart.

 

[ching0n]

I'd pass....if you want a service cart but find the HF too big, there's several smaller one drawer/no drawer options. The 4 drawer one from HF is shallower than the 5 drawer one for instance. A few Husky and others out there.

I keep one of these around....they come in very different variants and often go on sale for stupid cheap:]]

 

[Jtels85]

After looking a little more into it, I decided to find something else. The reviews on Amazon weren't exactly the best.

 

[rust in the eye]

I've worked a number of places that used the regular Rubbermaid carts (no drawers) and they are hard to kill. They're the cockroaches of shop equipment.

I also use and abuse my RMaid cart. It's carried waaay more weight than I'm confident it was designed for (automatic transmissions , engine short blocks, etc.) and has seen all of the chemicals an auto shop has to offer without complaint. It looks like ****** hell but is undamaged and still rolls smoothly.
The knock off versions are far less durable. I'd not hesitate to buy the RMaid drawer cart if it suited my needs.

 

[CS454]

I also use and abuse my RMaid cart. It's carried waaay more weight than I'm confident it was designed for (automatic transmissions , engine short blocks, etc.) and has seen all of the chemicals an auto shop has to offer without complaint. It looks like ****** hell but is undamaged and still rolls smoothly.
The knock off versions are far less durable. I'd not hesitate to buy the RMaid drawer cart if it suited my needs.

I might've left a 425 steer tire casing on a coworker's one day...and he thought it was hilarious and continued to push it around like that. They'll take obscene amounts of weight.

 

[Old-Husky-1]

I just started a promotion working in a one four government buildings as a government employe. This will be my cart every day. My only issue is the tires. So, I’m hoping that I can upgrade them to something that’s more all terrain.

 

[wkndwarrior29]

After looking a little more into it, I decided to find something else. The reviews on Amazon weren't exactly the best.

I would check out marketplace for a used medical cart. An industrial one like this, I see them once in a while for < $200-300.