Craftsman premium heavy-duty 40" top+bottom $699.98

pipsters · Aug 15, 2014

http://www.craftsman.com/search=009...Id=10155&levels=Storage+&+Garage_Tool+Storage

Top $239.99
Bottom $459.99
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$699.98

I couldn't get any coupons to work but you get 3% thru eBates.com right now.

Sale ends 8/16/2014. This is $100 less than Black Friday 2013 pricing. Boxes are decent, have a lifetime warranty for breakage, and have Grip-latch with 100# per drawer rating.

Sky Chief · Aug 15, 2014

I saw this and sooo would like one one. Unfortunately, I already bought another box not too long ago. Thanks for bring this to everyones attention.

pipsters · Aug 15, 2014

Sky Chief said:
I saw this and sooo would like one one. Unfortunately, I already bought another box not too long ago. Thanks for bring this to everyones attention.

Me too. I have a brand new HF 44" sitting in my garage still with the packaging. No tools have been in it. I bought it 2 days ago, then this sale pops up. It's getting returned! I like this Craftsman box more. I got lucky that this went on sale this weekend.

DSM21 · Aug 15, 2014

pipsters said:
Me too. I have a brand new HF 44" sitting in my garage still with the packaging. No tools have been in it. I bought it 2 days ago, then this sale pops up. It's getting returned! I like this Craftsman box more. I got lucky that this went on sale this weekend.

I looked at the Harbor Freight box and Craftsman Box, the reason i picked the Craftsman Box is bc of the Griplatch handles. I was using a small ****** *** husky box and got tired of doors not coming out or not closing......

I will say my local sears had a bad batch of these boxes and returned two of the bottom boxes before I got a good one. But I believe this is before they moved assembly back to the USA from Mexico.

******** Water-leveling :spit:

alxdgr8 · Aug 15, 2014

Granted the HD Craftsman are the best boxes you can get from them, I'd still rather have the HF.

And a thing to note, these are indeed 40", not 41" like most other boxes. I wanted to buy one of the Craftsman 40" middle boxes, but they won't fit my HF or Masterforce 41" boxes.

alxdgr8 · Aug 15, 2014

Only coupon I could get to apply is the $20 back on $75 in tools, 9816583289068160
Gives you $62 back and $699 price

pipsters · Aug 15, 2014

DSM21 said:
I looked at the Harbor Freight box and Craftsman Box, the reason i picked the Craftsman Box is bc of the Griplatch handles. I was using a small ****** *** husky box and got tired of doors not coming out or not closing......

I will say my local sears had a bad batch of these boxes and returned two of the bottom boxes before I got a good one. But I believe this is before they moved assembly back to the USA from Mexico.

******** Water-leveling

Thanks I'm going to look them over very carefully before I bring them home.

Grip-latch is a big part of the reason I bought it as well. Plus I like the black color. Also the bottom right drawer, perfect for putting cans of spray, grease etc. in.

Build quality over the HF was better IMO. The steel is slightly thinner, but it's made to a higher level. More precise in terms of drawer mountings, and the drawers are higher rated and that is obvious when you push down on them. The HF drawer pulls flex, the Craftsman does not (at least not as much).

HF44 is a great box but this is smoother IMO. One thing the HF44 has over the Craftsman is the casters are better, they roll easier.

mike91lx · Aug 15, 2014

had this bottom roller in stainless and it was a very good box for the money. I can comment how it compares to the HF44, but i know some cman boxes are built like garbage but this was actually pretty sturdy

Sky Chief · Aug 15, 2014

What is the lowest price these have ever been?

kiatech · Aug 15, 2014

Sky Chief said:
What is the lowest price these have ever been?

probably the $400~ for top and bottom when they put them on clearance.

mike91lx · Aug 15, 2014

I got my bottom for 300 on clearance which was more than 50% off. 400 for both is a smoking deal

Car_Guy · Aug 15, 2014

ShopDiscover is 10% back if you have a discover card...

emusa91 · Aug 15, 2014

$699.98 is the lowest they go unless clearance. The sales guy at my sears said that by selling the box for $699.98 sears actually sells them below cost.

DSM21 · Aug 15, 2014

pipsters said:
Thanks I'm going to look them over very carefully before I bring them home.

Grip-latch is a big part of the reason I bought it as well. Plus I like the black color. Also the bottom right drawer, perfect for putting cans of spray, grease etc. in.

Build quality over the HF was better IMO. The steel is slightly thinner, but it's made to a higher level. More precise in terms of drawer mountings, and the drawers are higher rated and that is obvious when you push down on them. The HF drawer pulls flex, the Craftsman does not (at least not as much).

HF44 is a great box but this is smoother IMO. One thing the HF44 has over the Craftsman is the casters are better, they roll easier.

I walked into the Harbor Freight recently and checked out the box to see if I had made a mistake in purchasing my craftsman box and the floor model was pretty crappy, but I chalked it up to every damn fool molesting it

tadwolfe · Aug 15, 2014

A little late to the party... The heavy duty is $300 more lol

foodgroup · Aug 15, 2014

pipsters said:
Me too. I have a brand new HF 44" sitting in my garage still with the packaging. No tools have been in it. I bought it 2 days ago, then this sale pops up. It's getting returned! I like this Craftsman box more. I got lucky that this went on sale this weekend.

Good choice, I have the top/middle/bottom stack and they are nice boxes. :thumbup:

pipsters · Aug 15, 2014

tadwolfe said:
A little late to the party... The heavy duty is $300 more lol

That's not the same box. Notice the 6 year warranty. The link takes you to the heavy duty premium, which has a lifetime warranty, and is $699.98

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tadwolfe · Aug 15, 2014

That was the point.....the top picture is the "Premium" for $699 and the lesser quality "Heavy Duty" in the bottom picture is almost $300 more. 2 pictures = 2 different tool boxes.

duganrm · Aug 16, 2014

alxdgr8 said:
Only coupon I could get to apply is the $20 back on $75 in tools, 9816583289068160
Gives you $62 back and $699 price

How did you end up with $62? If I add it to cart on sears.com, it shows me $7 base + the $20 coupon. If I add it to cart on Craftsman.com, it shows me $35 base (didn't login to see the coupon).

I have $15 off $75 in tools on my account in surprise points to use on my order which helps. My plan is to use the Discover portal someone recommended to get the extra 10% back.

How long does store pickup normally take? Figure I will order this afternoon, maybe an hour before I would be in store.

DSM21 · Aug 16, 2014

alxdgr8 said:
Granted the HD Craftsman are the best boxes you can get from them, I'd still rather have the HF.

And a thing to note, these are indeed 40", not 41" like most other boxes. I wanted to buy one of the Craftsman 40" middle boxes, but they won't fit my HF or Masterforce 41" boxes.

Not true Craftsman actually makes the best boxes aside truck boxes. Their top boxes are actually competitive with snap-on.

I wish I would have waited and just bought one of these. I am seriously thinking about selling the current combo and just going with one of these. :rocker:

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-42in...p-00928240000P?prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=G4

or this one!!!!
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-75inch-15-drawer-hd-ball-bearing-slides/p-00944712000P

Loscaldazar · Aug 16, 2014

DSM21 said:
Not true Craftsman actually makes the best boxes aside truck boxes. Their top boxes are actually competitive with snap-on.

You're kidding, right?

Either you've never played with a tool truck box before, or you simply haven't actually looked at craftsman boxes. Their cheaper lines have drawers that are rated for 25-50lbs. Their upper lines are usually 75-100lbs a drawer. A tool truck box can support an entire 200+lb person in one drawer. The harbor freight box and Masterforce boxes can too- and their are pictures somewhere on here to prove it.

The steel in their boxes is just as thin as Husky and Kobalt.

Most of the drawers aren't even completely welded together. They either rivet them or spot weld.

They often lack any type of reinforcement brackets on larger drawers, and the corners of the toolboxes.

The list goes on too...

The box listed here isn't bad (it's a top of the line craftsman model), but it's no where near tool truck quality.

DSM21 · Aug 16, 2014

Loscaldazar said:
You're kidding, right?

Either you've never played with a tool truck box before, or you simply haven't actually looked at craftsman boxes. Their cheaper lines have drawers that are rated for 25-50lbs. Their upper lines are usually 75-100lbs a drawer. A tool truck box can support an entire 200+lb person in one drawer. The harbor freight box and Masterforce boxes can too- and their are pictures somewhere on here to prove it.

The steel in their boxes is just as thin as Husky and Kobalt.

Most of the drawers aren't even completely welded together. They either rivet them or spot weld.

They often lack any type of reinforcement brackets on larger drawers, and the corners of the toolboxes.

The list goes on too...

The box listed here isn't bad (it's a top of the line craftsman model), but it's no where near tool truck quality.

Oh hell no the premium heavy duty boxes are not nearly as good as the snap-on or mac boxes ect.... But if you view the link Sears offers a craftsman box that from price point is very competitive to the truck boxes.

View the link before you start attacking me like a 12 year old troll
I believe the drawers are rated for the drawers are 400-600lbs

Loscaldazar · Aug 16, 2014

DSM21 said:
Oh hell no the premium heavy duty boxes are not nearly as good as the snap-on or mac boxes ect.... But if you view the link Sears offers a craftsman box that from price point is very competitive to the truck boxes.

So you mean at $700 this box is a good value? No argument there. But that is very different from saying:

DSM21 said:
Not true Craftsman actually makes the best boxes aside truck boxes. Their top boxes are actually competitive with snap-on.

Which says that Craftsman boxes (the top line boxes) are nearly as good as Snap On.

A Toyota may be a good value for a car, but it's far from competitive with a BMW. Competitive and value are two very different things.

DSM21 said:
I believe the drawers are rated for the drawers are 400-600lbs

Taken from the Sear's website: "100lb rated ball bearing slides." That is for both the 72" and the 41" toolbox.

But hey, we can always resort to name calling!

DSM21 said:
View the link before you start attacking me like a 12 year old troll

mrvm · Aug 16, 2014

Dang, let's just leave this CM box as a great advanced user box and great alternative to the wonderful HF 44 (42) neither of which cost as much as the "truck box" nor have 200+ lb rated drawers. Great competitive tool boxes that meets the needs for semi-pro users

DSM21 · Aug 16, 2014

Loscaldazar said:
So you mean at $700 this box is a good value? No argument there. But that is very different from saying:

Which says that Craftsman boxes (the top line boxes) are nearly as good as Snap On.

A Toyota may be a good value for a car, but it's far from competitive with a BMW. Competitive and value are two very different things.

Taken from the Sear's website: "100lb rated ball bearing slides." That is for both the 72" and the 41" toolbox.

But hey, we can always resort to name calling!

The 72' box has drawer rating of 400-600lb for large drawers and 100lb rating for the small drawers, read full description. My friend has a snap-on box and is leaps and bounds better than my Craftsman Premium Heavy duty, But these drawer rating are comparable to the Truck boxes. Are they as durable I don't know, I don't have one.
These ratings are similar to the truck boxes..
Weather or not the ratings are reliable is another story we know how sears likes to fudge the numbers lol.
But as far as name calling I try to stay above it, I usually try to avoid things like this, but when someone post to specifically attack my post without fully reading the post kind of annoys me.

bcradio · Aug 16, 2014

DSM21 said:
Not true Craftsman actually makes the best boxes aside truck boxes. Their top boxes are actually competitive with snap-on.

I wish I would have waited and just bought one of these. I am seriously thinking about selling the current combo and just going with one of these. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-42in...p-00928240000P?prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=G4

or this one!!!!
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-75inch-15-drawer-hd-ball-bearing-slides/p-00944712000P

You're hilarious :spit:

kythri · Aug 16, 2014

That 400-600lb weight rating looks like it's for the entire box. I can't find anything that suggests otherwise.

If we're all blind and missing it, please, take a screen capture and circle where it says that's a drawer rating, then post it here.

DSM21 · Aug 16, 2014

bcradio said:
You're hilarious

Wow....Ok my bad guys thanks Bcaradio I mistyped that its suppose to say"Aside from truck boxes" and I meant Price wise. "Price Wise" was suppose to be in that post lol my bad guys. Now I see why everybody is jumping on that post/comment.
Talking from a price point and not quality. My friends 72' Cornwel box was a little over 3k now this craftsman box is less quality box, but for a third of the price and still 72'. I am talking "bang for your buck" kind of deal.

kythri said:
That 400-600lb weight rating looks like it's for the entire box. I can't find anything that suggests otherwise.

If we're all blind and missing it, please, take a screen capture and circle where it says that's a drawer rating, then post it here.

But if that was for the entire box then doesn't that mean each drawer could only hold something like 25 or 50lbs????? A far worse rating then the box in the OP????

Just so I can be clear and everybody does not get their ******* in a bunch :spit:

Quality: Snap-on/Truck Brand>Craftsman Pro series
Value: Snap-on/Truck Brand=Craftsman Pro Series. (I wish someone had one to chime in.

I'll be honest guys I think Snap-on boxes are way overrated. My friend has had a Cornwell and a Snap-on Box.
He paid 4500 for the Snap-On Box which is only a 2 bay 56' box and he paid 3k for a 3-bay 72' Cornwell box. I just think Snap-on Boxes and Sockets especially are way over priced.

SwampCat · Aug 16, 2014

pipsters said:
http://www.craftsman.com/search=009...Id=10155&levels=Storage+&+Garage_Tool+Storage

Top $239.99
Bottom $459.99
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$699.98

I couldn't get any coupons to work but you get 3% thru eBates.com right now.

Sale ends 8/16/2014. This is $100 less than Black Friday 2013 pricing. Boxes are decent, have a lifetime warranty for breakage, and have Grip-latch with 100# per drawer rating.

Just a FYI. I have these same boxes, but they are an earlier version. They LOOK identical, my part #s start with a 706. then the rest is the same as shown. MY box weights are 260# for the bottom and 141# for the top. If you check the specs for the NEW ones they LOST 68# SOMEWHERE. Found mine on C/L for 400$, in VERY nice shape about a year ago. Yes mine are made in U.S.A. by WaterLoo.

krdiesel03 · Aug 17, 2014

It is a great box for the price, get it and never look back. is the snappy better, yes at 3 times the price. Do not let the truck guys get you down, where I work we look at snap-on boxes as medium quality.

DSM21 · Aug 17, 2014

krdiesel03 said:
It is a great box for the price, get it and never look back. is the snappy better, yes at 3 times the price. Do not let the truck guys get you down, where I work we look at snap-on boxes as medium quality.

I would like to see what top quality then :bounce:

I prefer CornWell over Snap-On

Car_Guy · Aug 17, 2014

Ahhh this is dead now I can stop thinking about buying one now.

DSM21 · Aug 17, 2014

Car_Guy said:
Ahhh this is dead now I can stop thinking about buying one now.

Lol don't you love it. You are on the fence on a sale item and you know you should save the money or wait. Then all you worries go away when the deal dies :bounce:

xbeatles4x · Aug 17, 2014

I would wager to say in terms of quality Truck brand> Used truck brand> craftsman.
If you want to talk about bang for buck I would say try to find a used truck brand. If all else fail, then get a craftsman. That's what I did.

monomach · Aug 17, 2014

pipsters said:
Me too. I have a brand new HF 44" sitting in my garage still with the packaging. No tools have been in it. I bought it 2 days ago, then this sale pops up. It's getting returned! I like this Craftsman box more. I got lucky that this went on sale this weekend.

You're downgrading to thinner steel. It's a weaker box.

DSM21 said:
Not true Craftsman actually makes the best boxes aside truck boxes. Their top boxes are actually competitive with snap-on.

I wish I would have waited and just bought one of these. I am seriously thinking about selling the current combo and just going with one of these. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-42in...p-00928240000P?prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=G4

or this one!!!!
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-75inch-15-drawer-hd-ball-bearing-slides/p-00944712000P

Oh, boy. Someone thinks he's living in 1965. There's at least a dozen brands between Craftsman and truck brands in quality now. Even Sears sells brands that are better than Craftsman and worse than truck brands.

pipsters · Aug 17, 2014

DSM21 said:
Not true Craftsman actually makes the best boxes aside truck boxes. Their top boxes are actually competitive with snap-on.

I wish I would have waited and just bought one of these. I am seriously thinking about selling the current combo and just going with one of these. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-42in...p-00928240000P?prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=G4

or this one!!!!
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-75inch-15-drawer-hd-ball-bearing-slides/p-00944712000P

Those two are made by International in Canada. They are OK, and are the Value series. I picked up a used 56" International VRB in black last year for $550. It was 10 months old and used in a shop and wasn't quite the quality the guy needed.

For a weekend user it was fine. The top drawer was full length, and 24" deep and held all my sockets and ratchets extensions etc no problem. It had double slides on each side and easily held the weight.

Some issues I had with it:

* The drawer retaining system used detents that wore out, and even when replaced some drawers still would not "catch" closed. Annoying
* The casters were incredibly flimsy. You couldn't move it at all loaded. The HF44 practically glides compared to the International value series.

It was a good storage box, but I wanted something smaller and more vertical. I sold it for $500. For a 56" box, used Internationals are a decent deal but the HF56 is a better constructed box.

pipsters · Aug 17, 2014

Loscaldazar said:
You're kidding, right?

Either you've never played with a tool truck box before, or you simply haven't actually looked at craftsman boxes. Their cheaper lines have drawers that are rated for 25-50lbs. Their upper lines are usually 75-100lbs a drawer. A tool truck box can support an entire 200+lb person in one drawer. The harbor freight box and Masterforce boxes can too- and their are pictures somewhere on here to prove it.

The steel in their boxes is just as thin as Husky and Kobalt.

Most of the drawers aren't even completely welded together. They either rivet them or spot weld.

They often lack any type of reinforcement brackets on larger drawers, and the corners of the toolboxes.

The list goes on too...

The box listed here isn't bad (it's a top of the line craftsman model), but it's no where near tool truck quality.

The Craftsman professional series (aka Industrial now apparently) are 200# per drawer boxes. I have never touched one but hear they compare favorably to the truck boxes, but they are of similar pricing.

pipsters · Aug 17, 2014

SwampCat said:
Just a FYI. I have these same boxes, but they are an earlier version. They LOOK identical, my part #s start with a 706. then the rest is the same as shown. MY box weights are 260# for the bottom and 141# for the top. If you check the specs for the NEW ones they LOST 68# SOMEWHERE. Found mine on C/L for 400$, in VERY nice shape about a year ago. Yes mine are made in U.S.A. by WaterLoo.

That's nice but something bought years ago is not available right now for us shopping in the store. Yes sometimes they pop up randomly on CL, but that is just luck of the draw. In my area someone is selling the top box only, with a dent that was pounded out, for $250. I purchased it for $240 new from the store...sans dents...

DSM21 · Aug 17, 2014

xbeatles4x said:
I would wager to say in terms of quality Truck brand> Used truck brand> craftsman.
If you want to talk about bang for buck I would say try to find a used truck brand. If all else fail, then get a craftsman. That's what I did.

Problem is people are asking ridiculous prices for abused Snap-on tool-boxes and tools. Snap-on is the only truck brand that even around here, I see Cornwell stuff come up every ounce in a while, but thats ounce in a great while.

monomach said:
You're downgrading to thinner steel. It's a weaker box.

Oh, boy. Someone thinks he's living in 1965. There's at least a dozen brands between Craftsman and truck brands in quality now. Even Sears sells brands that are better than Craftsman and worse than truck brands.

I don't think you could name a dozen brands :spit:

I tell you what though those Quite Glides are the greatest thing sense slice butter :bounce:

TK LP · Aug 17, 2014

monomach said:
You're downgrading to thinner steel. It's a weaker box.

Oh, boy. Someone thinks he's living in 1965. There's at least a dozen brands between Craftsman and truck brands in quality now. Even Sears sells brands that are better than Craftsman and worse than truck brands.

The thinner steel is weaker is a good example of 60's thinking.

These tool boxes are just like anything else, a sum of their parts and design. I own the HF, and CM Griplatch boxes in the stainless and black styles, and in terms of sturdiness, they give nothing up to the HF box, thicker steel or not. The drawers don't flex, deflect, or wiggle any more than the HF drawers. They do open and close noticeably smoother though. I've got some video I can post when I get home.

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