Harbor Freight US General timeline from purchase

[mercracing]

I checked out the Icon line on the website. For about 3k, I can get the box AND get it delivered to my door. As much as I want another SO box, I think ICON might be the current winner.

To be clear, I absolutely want another SO box. I used one for years and loved it. However, that was a previous life and my occasional weekend use I can't justify the cost. If I start wrenching on my Jeep daily then I am getting a SO for sure.

 

[whateg01]

... If I start wrenching on my Jeep daily then I am getting a SO for sure.

If that's your justification, you need a Fix Or Repair Daily

 

[mercracing]

If that's your justification, you need a Fix Or Repair Daily

I wouldn't mind an OBS 250/350, quad cab, 8' bed, 4x4, 7.3, manual....

 

[Twisted Sid]

I checked out the Icon line on the website. For about 3k, I can get the box AND get it delivered to my door. As much as I want another SO box, I think ICON might be the current winner.

Last year at SEMA, HF announced the new Icon gen2 boxes that are supposed to be released this fall sometime. If you hold out a little bit, you might get a deal on a gen 1 or get the upgraded gen2

 

[Mr_B]

whether you buying icon or us general you ideally want be maxing out any offer/coupon code deals to the max .
Personally I would go used snapon mac matco justification being if you do a good buy used it always worth what you put into it thus never really loose any money ... the other plus is you always feel happier with a proper nice quality era truck box.
Only way I get happy feeling out of HF boxes is if it a dirt cheap coupon buy and those days pretty much long gone back on the series 2 boxes, series 3 more money for potentially a worse product .
ICON still has some potential for fairly good deal prices but if I going be spending several thousand I'd rather go used market with it whenever possible ...

 

[1Bad55Chevy]

You understand why this isn’t helpful for someone looking to spend $1700 on a toolbox right? That can be a lot of money for some people. And some people care about the stuff they buy. Thats why they post questions on the internet.

It’s just like folks looking for cars and people saying they are all the same. They all just take you from point A to point B.

Literally every decent SO box 54"+ is $3k-$10k in the DFW. I get everyone on here except for me and the OP are estate sale/FBM ninjas and find everything for 90% off but thats not the reality we live in... you keep telling people to wait for a perfect deal but not everyone wants to wait years and most would like new with the opportunity to pick out the color they want.

 

[Sumboodie]

I have a Snap On box. KRA series with some chick motorcycle drag racer. Angellea i think?

It's not very good quality all considering. I paid $1000 for top, bottom and side cab.
It's shallow too,I think only 18"

The $400 24" Deep Husky boxes I have are a bit better built and drawers work better.

Id get rid of the Snappy for something better setup. Need a few more deeper drawers.

 

[Twisted Sid]

I have a Snap On box. KRA series with some chick motorcycle drag racer. Angellea i think?

It's not very good quality all considering. I paid $1000 for top, bottom and side cab.
It's shallow too,I think only 18"

The $400 24" Deep Husky boxes I have are a bit better built and drawers work better.

Id get rid of the Snappy for something better setup. Need a few more deeper drawers.

 

[1Bad55Chevy]

I have a Snap On box. KRA series with some chick motorcycle drag racer. Angellea i think?

It's not very good quality all considering. I paid $1000 for top, bottom and side cab.
It's shallow too,I think only 18"

The $400 24" Deep Husky boxes I have are a bit better built and drawers work better.

Id get rid of the Snappy for something better setup. Need a few more deeper drawers.

Is it like this one?

FS: Snap On Angelle Sampey Tool Box

Selling a very nice top and bottom box Angelle Sampey edition Snap On tool box that I took in on trade. This box has been well maintained and looks/works great. Price: SOLD Greg [email protected]

www.garagejournal.com

A guy at my uncles shop back in the day had that same box and I thought it was cool.. mostly because I thought she was hot.

On a side note I saw her in Baytown at the NHRA event around 2000 when I was in high school. My dumb *** friend and I were leaning on the fence during qualifying by the staging lanes looking at everything and she saw us, walked over and asked if we wanted an autograph. My **** head buddy told her "ya I'll take an autograph but he probably wants to sniff that seat on your bike". She rolled her eyes and walked off...

 

[emeraldcoupe]

when i brought my 72" home i used a trailer and used my engine hoist to lift it off, worked like a charm.

 

[bigredcornhead]

So how about them Harbor Freight boxes hahahaha

 

[zendriver]

So how about them Harbor Freight boxes hahahaha

They're the nicest tool chests, I've ever owned.

 

[NUTTSGT]

No reason to start a ******* match and get the thread closed.

 

[1Bad55Chevy]

So how about them Harbor Freight boxes hahahaha

 

[whateg01]

No but doing do is ICONic

 

[jade97]

The 22" end locker is on sale for $299 until 9/1.....

 

[mercracing]

I went to harbor freight today and looked at the US general and ICON boxes. I hate the way the ICON latches. I ended up ordering a red 72". The lady there said it should be 2-3 weeks which should work well.

 

[mrvm]

I went to harbor freight today and looked at the US general and ICON boxes. I hate the way the ICON latches. I ended up ordering a red 72". The lady there said it should be 2-3 weeks which should work well.

If you find the USG plastic latches to be annoying they can be removed. Initially they were cumbersome and annoying but I have gotten used to them. Should they break over time they won’t be missed. HF did send me free replacements when I broke one accidentally.

 

[whateg01]

If you find the USG plastic latches to be annoying they can be removed. Initially they were cumbersome and annoying but I have gotten used to them. Should they break over time they won’t be missed. HF did send me free replacements when I broke one accidentally.

That's what my buddy said about the snap-on matches. I would just have to get used to them. I do not like the idea of having something I don't like but might get used to so that's why I went with the grip latch style of drawer on the husky. I seem to recall when I was researching the different ways of keeping drawers closed, on the USG boxes or maybe it was snap on if you remove the sliding latch, there's nothing holding the drawer closed at all. I did not like that either

 

[mercracing]

This style of latch on the USG reminds me of what was on the Snap On boxes I’ve had in the past, and I DO like this style so hopefully it won’t let me down.

 

[Hakeem]

I hate the way the ICON latches.

Wow really? First time I ever heard that. Lift the handle anywhere on the drawer and it unlatches… pretty much perfect if you ask me.

What didn’t you like about it?

 

[mercracing]

Wow really? First time I ever heard that. Lift the handle anywhere on the drawer and it unlatches… pretty much perfect if you ask me.

What didn’t you like about it?

This one didn’t really have anything like that. It was a fixed handle. It seemed like there was a detent at the end of the slide and the roller had to push up and over that to “latch”

 

[Hakeem]

This one didn’t really have anything like that. It was a fixed handle. It seemed like there was a detent at the end of the slide and the roller had to push up and over that to “latch”

Wonder if it was broken. If you’ve ever handled an Epiq from Snapon, that’s the same style of latching mechanism