is this a good cart?

[whitetrash1]

i found one of these in a local pawn shop for 500 bucks. i really shouldnt spend the money around the holidays but luckily theres lay away till after them lol

http://www.cornwelltools.com/webcat/products.php?product=CTBMM100NY-%2d-Pro-Series-Cart-Yellow

 

[e-tek]

In my experience Pawn Shops are a rip-off. Nothing but fronts for loan sharking and money laundering!!

Prolly not what u wanna hear, but I'm sure you can find something very similar for half that on CL or Ebay - AFTER the holidays!

 

[whitetrash1]

ive seen it go both ways. occasional deals and rip offs. flip of a coin

 

[kevinz]

that looks alot like the matco 4 drawer cart and it's about $700 i think brand new.

 

[royslead]

The good thing is with a pawn shop, you should be able to negotiate a bit. That cart looks similar to one I use (though mine has drawers all the way down), and it is most definitely, a good cart...

 

[srmofo]

For $500 I would pass. $400 might be getting into the good deal area.

Honestly though I had one of those carts. I traded it in because it was too big and bulky to roll around the shop as a service cart. Also with the limited number of drawers, they dont hold a lot of tools for their foot print IMHO. If you need a box, dont buy it. If you need a service cart dont buy it. If you need a hodge podge of both with limitations then buy it.

I should add, I work between 6 different bays lined up in a row, so I travel with my cart alot and I also have to navigate through shop obstacles such as lifts , tire machines, and other techs carts.

 

[uniballer]

offer 350 cash, in his face! If denied walk out, come back in two weeks do it again.

 

[whitetrash1]

For $500 I would pass. $400 might be getting into the good deal area.

Honestly though I had one of those carts. I traded it in because it was too big and bulky to roll around the shop as a service cart. Also with the limited number of drawers, they dont hold a lot of tools for their foot print IMHO. If you need a box, dont buy it. If you need a service cart dont buy it. If you need a hodge podge of both with limitations then buy it.

I should add, I work between 6 different bays lined up in a row, so I travel with my cart alot and I also have to navigate through shop obstacles such as lifts , tire machines, and other techs carts.

I should have stated I'm not a professional. It would go in my home garage and be used to roll out in the driveway or around a car in the garage

 

[bobcatdan]

I had one of those carts, they are nothing special. They look nice because they are so big, but mine started falling apart after three years rolling around an ag shop. I traded it off on a classic 60 while it was still sellable.

 

[Andybull]

I bought an as new 4 drawer Matco on CL for $400.00. So far I haven't rolled it around, it sits next to the big box.

 

[Hammer1963]

To answer your question, yes they are good carts.

 

[kiatech]

offer 350 cash, in his face! If denied walk out, come back in two weeks do it again.

This is what I would do.

 

[JKady]

that looks alot like the matco 4 drawer cart and it's about $700 i think brand new.

The Matco and Cornwell carts in that style are indeed the same cart with some trim differences between the brands. Good carts either way.

 

[royslead]

To the OP, for your purposes, if you get it at a good price, it will work great as intended. As I mentioned, I have a very similar model (also a Cornwell) with drawers all the way down. I am also a professional, working in a shop where I often "travel" bay to bay and around obstacles. With that in mind, my main use for it is to house my most often used tools; so I don't have to keep running back to my main toolbox. I don't use it to haul parts or "work" in, I have a smaller cart for that to serve as a portable workbench if needed. Considering the size and layout of the shop, I don't find its size too cumbersome. You have seen it I am sure, so you know how large it is; and as for reliability, my own experience has led to absolutely no problems in the past five years that I have used it daily. Of course, everyone may have different results and opinions based on their own needs and experiences...

 

[bustdknuckle]

A guy at my shop has one that he got on a trade and is just a couple years old and had a drawer that wouldnt lock if I remember right and the cornwell guy said that the cart is not in warrenty and he couldnt even get parts to fix it