Hi guys,
First post here, I though you guys would like a mini review of the Trinity 48" Stainless steel tool chest which appears to be a Costco exclusive. First off, I have been lurking a little while here since I needed a new tool chest, and was pretty much set on the HF44 due to the reviews. I was actually going to HF after my Costco run but decided to pickup this gem instead, it was just soo shiny. I couldn't find much of anything on these Trinity boxes so it was a gamble.
Anyways, the review:
The Trinity 48" is a Stainless steel chest with a supposed 2200lb capacity, 10 fully extending drawers, 9 slim and 1 deep. All use 100lb rated ball bearing slides with the deep drawer using 2 pairs.
The stainless is 1.5mm, with full inner walls. It is also 'fingerprint' resistant, but my quick play with it left it with the usual oil residue smudge. The bottom frame is a 2mm thick single piece dual U channel that run down the length of the box. I could not check without drilling holes but I believe the U channels may be folded completely over for more of a box channel.
The casters are a beefy 5"x2", with the metal being 5mm thick. I am not sure if the wheel is ball bearing, though they are sure smooth, almost too smooth. My 1" grade of 20ft causes the chest to roll down hill quite readily.
The drawers are 1.1mm thick with an angled lip, not folded over. There is no latch mechanism, just a pretty strong detent at the beginning of the slide. All drawers extend fully with no detents along the way. Clearance for the shallow drawers is 2.5", and the deep drawer is 8.25". The deep drawer has a crazy strong detent, so an empty drawer is quite difficult to open, it definitely takes two hands. Once it's loaded up I am sure it won't be so bad.
The image below shows the full inner stainless wall. As far as I could tell, the entire box minus the top was like that.
Lastly the top is a 38mm (1.5") finished slab of rubber wood, quite shiny. There are also optional handles for the sides made from 1.5mm stainless. They also give you a complete set of perfectly pre-cut drawer liners.
Cons?
-There are no medium depth drawers, anyone who wants to vertically position their deep sockets as I have mocked up below will be a disappointed that they don't fit.
-The lock is not a barrel style key lock. I don't feel comfortable putting that amount of torque on a flat key to lock the chest. I may replace it.
-No side lips. I will have about 24" of extra space to fill up and was thinking of hanging a side cabinet, but the Trinity's wood top prevents this.
-I would have preferred the full length slim drawer to be at the top.
-The drawer handles are finger pinch style.
In conclusion? I found it to be a really nice box. It definitely does not feel cheap, the thing was rock hard and had no flex at all. At $399 I think it's a hell of a deal, up there with the HF44, it just depends on what style of box you want. You can also miraculously fit it into the back of a Rav4 with only 1 seat folded down
First post here, I though you guys would like a mini review of the Trinity 48" Stainless steel tool chest which appears to be a Costco exclusive. First off, I have been lurking a little while here since I needed a new tool chest, and was pretty much set on the HF44 due to the reviews. I was actually going to HF after my Costco run but decided to pickup this gem instead, it was just soo shiny. I couldn't find much of anything on these Trinity boxes so it was a gamble.
Anyways, the review:
The Trinity 48" is a Stainless steel chest with a supposed 2200lb capacity, 10 fully extending drawers, 9 slim and 1 deep. All use 100lb rated ball bearing slides with the deep drawer using 2 pairs.
The stainless is 1.5mm, with full inner walls. It is also 'fingerprint' resistant, but my quick play with it left it with the usual oil residue smudge. The bottom frame is a 2mm thick single piece dual U channel that run down the length of the box. I could not check without drilling holes but I believe the U channels may be folded completely over for more of a box channel.
The casters are a beefy 5"x2", with the metal being 5mm thick. I am not sure if the wheel is ball bearing, though they are sure smooth, almost too smooth. My 1" grade of 20ft causes the chest to roll down hill quite readily.
The drawers are 1.1mm thick with an angled lip, not folded over. There is no latch mechanism, just a pretty strong detent at the beginning of the slide. All drawers extend fully with no detents along the way. Clearance for the shallow drawers is 2.5", and the deep drawer is 8.25". The deep drawer has a crazy strong detent, so an empty drawer is quite difficult to open, it definitely takes two hands. Once it's loaded up I am sure it won't be so bad.
The image below shows the full inner stainless wall. As far as I could tell, the entire box minus the top was like that.
Lastly the top is a 38mm (1.5") finished slab of rubber wood, quite shiny. There are also optional handles for the sides made from 1.5mm stainless. They also give you a complete set of perfectly pre-cut drawer liners.
Cons?
-There are no medium depth drawers, anyone who wants to vertically position their deep sockets as I have mocked up below will be a disappointed that they don't fit.
-The lock is not a barrel style key lock. I don't feel comfortable putting that amount of torque on a flat key to lock the chest. I may replace it.
-No side lips. I will have about 24" of extra space to fill up and was thinking of hanging a side cabinet, but the Trinity's wood top prevents this.
-I would have preferred the full length slim drawer to be at the top.
-The drawer handles are finger pinch style.
In conclusion? I found it to be a really nice box. It definitely does not feel cheap, the thing was rock hard and had no flex at all. At $399 I think it's a hell of a deal, up there with the HF44, it just depends on what style of box you want. You can also miraculously fit it into the back of a Rav4 with only 1 seat folded down
WELCOME TO GJ
