Icon tool box pricing

[dodge610]

Well, there’s whole industries outside of mechanics who use tools. In a past life I worked in food production, and I can tell you the tool trucks aren’t visiting. Well at least none that I worked at, or have a good working knowledge. As an example, I know of a facility that’s over a million square feet, running a huge variety of machines...tool truck? Nope. Never been there. All of those maintenance workers are using Duralast, Craftsman, Husky, or Stanley or whatever they can buy locally. All those tools made fun of here are used professionally every day. While generally not dealing with rust, you are dealing with time. Every minute counts, literally. Bread in an oven an extra 2 minutes? Trash. We’re not talking about a dozen loaves, but hundreds. You want to see mechanics work fast, watch food production. I’m not talking about local small facilities, but national and regional manufacturing.

A Harbor Freight tool box would fit right in. Throw in some financing, and I can see these being a hit.

Very good point i would have to agree.

 

[Parrothead]

I just don't see these toolboxes selling at the prices that they are offering. For starters the majority of people that purchase these large toolboxes are doing it on credit which I don't see HF doing.

They’ve already announced they’re going to offer financing in 2020.

...Call me a pessimist but I somehow doubt that you will be hearing stories like this about Icon toolboxes in ten years let alone twenty.

I suspect they’re headed down a different path with the Icon line.

Also, they’re going to let you order whatever drawer sizes you like. Want all shallow? Okay. All deep? Okay. That’s a big deal.

 

[jamesly]

Very good point i would have to agree.

Agree. Most guys using tool boxes dont have the luxury of a Snap-on truck. When I was working in the Tool & Die/Mold making shop of 15 guys, we had to buy tools wherever. Guys will walk in and buy these.

HF has been around since 1977. Longer than Gearwrench and has not been sold or acquired.

Not a Fanboy but a 25 year business owner with employees that respects a family that can start and grow a business and keep it, like they have.

 

[Ton ton]

I read that Amazon bought Harbor Freight. Maybe I read wrong.

 

[ChrisLS8]

I read that Amazon bought Harbor Freight. Maybe I read wrong.

That has been going around for a while. Not true

 

[Ton ton]

April 1, 2019 Amazon buys Harbor freight for 4.1 Billion $.

 

[Ton ton]

Never mind, it's an April fools prank. But boy, I fell for it.

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

Never mind, it's an April fools prank. But boy, I fell for it.

I heard Harbor Freight bought Amazon. And Snap On!

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

Seriously, I saw one of the Icon Tool boxes last week. It's very good quality and very impressive. Much nicer than the US General boxes. The problem I see is the price point. It's higher than what you can find a lot of truck boxes in good shape on the secondary market for. I think Icon boxes may sell okay in areas where there isn't a good market for used truck boxes, but maybe not so well where there is.

 

[Steve_P]

Well, there’s whole industries outside of mechanics who use tools. In a past life I worked in food production, and I can tell you the tool trucks aren’t visiting. Well at least none that I worked at, or have a good working knowledge. As an example, I know of a facility that’s over a million square feet, running a huge variety of machines...tool truck? Nope. Never been there. All of those maintenance workers are using Duralast, Craftsman, Husky, or Stanley or whatever they can buy locally. All those tools made fun of here are used professionally every day. While generally not dealing with rust, you are dealing with time. Every minute counts, literally. Bread in an oven an extra 2 minutes? Trash. We’re not talking about a dozen loaves, but hundreds. You want to see mechanics work fast, watch food production. I’m not talking about local small facilities, but national and regional manufacturing.

A Harbor Freight tool box would fit right in. Throw in some financing, and I can see these being a hit.

I've worked in tier one auto parts mfg and it's the same thing. But so what? No one has a giant tool collection in a 10' box setup like in auto repair. Or a tool fans home garage. It's something that can roll around at the largest, a small single chest, and a tool bag 99% of the time when a machine breaks. Purchasing will just call grainger and have a Proto box delivered next week if there's a need.