I bought this toolcart from Harbor Freight yesterday, so heres a little review of it.
The cart is item number 95659, and here it is on the website:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=95659
It is normally $189.99, but on sale for $89.99 during the sidewalk sale. Combined with a 20% off coupon, it rang up to 71.99 before tax for me. On to the pictures. Click them to make them bigger
Here is the box, not that big, but pretty heavy.
Opening the box, here is what you get. Styrofoam does an ok job of protecting, but not total coverage.
The rest of the parts (legs, casters, bolts, handle) all come inside the drawers. Here are the legs, wrapped up in some nice camouflage paper
All parts unwrapped and spread out for assembly.
No pictures of assembly, but it is about 50 little bolts. Here are the only tools that I used to assemble: 1/4" ratchet with 13mm socket and 13mm combo wrenches. Also notice the foam liner. This is included for all drawers, the top compartment as well as the bottom shelf. In this picture you can see the holes for prybars, screwdrivers, etc as well. They are on both sides.
Here is the top 2 drawers with a 12" rule for reference.
Middle drawer
Bottom drawer
Bottom drawer depth - 4"
Height from ground to top of closed lid, reads 38"
Width
Depth of top lid
And finally the finished product, and it is out of focus! DOH
My impressions
I am very happy with this cart for what I payed. I do not have any experience with truck brand carts, but I think this is a well made cart.
I like that I am able to put my deep 1/2" sockets upright in the deep drawer (on clip rails, Hansen trays might not fit).
The finish (powdercoat?) feels decent as well.
I like the fact that there are plenty of holes for screwdrivers and prybars to hang through in the top compartment, but that leads to my first complaint - the brackets that the bottom of the cabinet sit on are directly underneath the holes, so longer prybars hit this. I plan on drilling some holes in this bracket to allow things to passthrough.
The casters, drawer slides and top lid hinge/supports are all a bit stiff. I am sure that this will get better with some break-in and some better lube though.
The slide detents are also a bit strong, but I guess strong is better than weak.
I would recommend this cart, and expect it to hold up well. If anyone is in the market for a cart, I recommend you print a coupon and get to you local HF before the sale ends tomorrow. Also, keep checking back for reports after some more usage and some pictures with it full of tools.
The cart is item number 95659, and here it is on the website:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=95659
It is normally $189.99, but on sale for $89.99 during the sidewalk sale. Combined with a 20% off coupon, it rang up to 71.99 before tax for me. On to the pictures. Click them to make them bigger
Here is the box, not that big, but pretty heavy.
Opening the box, here is what you get. Styrofoam does an ok job of protecting, but not total coverage.
The rest of the parts (legs, casters, bolts, handle) all come inside the drawers. Here are the legs, wrapped up in some nice camouflage paper
All parts unwrapped and spread out for assembly.
No pictures of assembly, but it is about 50 little bolts. Here are the only tools that I used to assemble: 1/4" ratchet with 13mm socket and 13mm combo wrenches. Also notice the foam liner. This is included for all drawers, the top compartment as well as the bottom shelf. In this picture you can see the holes for prybars, screwdrivers, etc as well. They are on both sides.
Here is the top 2 drawers with a 12" rule for reference.
Middle drawer
Bottom drawer
Bottom drawer depth - 4"
Height from ground to top of closed lid, reads 38"
Width
Depth of top lid
And finally the finished product, and it is out of focus! DOH
My impressions
I am very happy with this cart for what I payed. I do not have any experience with truck brand carts, but I think this is a well made cart.
I like that I am able to put my deep 1/2" sockets upright in the deep drawer (on clip rails, Hansen trays might not fit).
The finish (powdercoat?) feels decent as well.
I like the fact that there are plenty of holes for screwdrivers and prybars to hang through in the top compartment, but that leads to my first complaint - the brackets that the bottom of the cabinet sit on are directly underneath the holes, so longer prybars hit this. I plan on drilling some holes in this bracket to allow things to passthrough.
The casters, drawer slides and top lid hinge/supports are all a bit stiff. I am sure that this will get better with some break-in and some better lube though.
The slide detents are also a bit strong, but I guess strong is better than weak.
I would recommend this cart, and expect it to hold up well. If anyone is in the market for a cart, I recommend you print a coupon and get to you local HF before the sale ends tomorrow. Also, keep checking back for reports after some more usage and some pictures with it full of tools.
