SILVERPLATE
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I was in my local Costco tonight and thought I would share the four toolboxes they are currently stocking.
My Costco's Toolboxes
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3xpendable
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I saw the 72" and was pissed to see its only 18 deep3xpendable
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Mine does not have the kubota 
bobcatdan
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All look like gimicky junk to me.
Wrench 2201
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Did they have any un-boxed on display for people to play with? The 72" got my eyebrows up for a sec until I saw the depth and the lack of a extra wide drawer.
3xpendable
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Mine had a display but had it locked it looks retarded only being 18 wide and 72 long
it looks retarded only being 18 wide and 72 long96snma
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The wood one was on display around here. On par with something from ikea
lotsoftools
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I think there was another thread recently about the Kubota box. I can't find it now, but I think it was in the past week or so.
AZ_Catskinner
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I can see a definite use for that Kubota thing - the rest don't really impress me though.
Jose G
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the kubota is sold in homedepot around here.
waggie
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was just at costco today and saw the NXA box. It's small, but the drawers are made out of thicker gauge material than all the other ones i've ever seen. Also, due to its size, it seems quite solid. I'm actually looking for a toolbox for my mill and lathe tooling, I'll keep a close eye on this one.
The only thing that's holding me back on this, and all costco tool boxes, is the drawer slides. The slides do have ball bearings, but they're definitely not heavy duty slides. I'm not opposed to getting the NXA and then stiffen up the drawers a little bit more and replacing the slides. Does anyone know if the slides are available that are the same size, but heavier duty?
The only thing that's holding me back on this, and all costco tool boxes, is the drawer slides. The slides do have ball bearings, but they're definitely not heavy duty slides. I'm not opposed to getting the NXA and then stiffen up the drawers a little bit more and replacing the slides. Does anyone know if the slides are available that are the same size, but heavier duty?
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lotsoftools
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I'm pretty sure there were two actually. Both in the past day or two.
I can never seem to find the threads I'm looking for when I want to find them, only when I'm looking for something else.
One of the guys I work with has the 72" stainless box, the quality is as you would expect for the price but the biggest let down is the drawers - they only open about 15", which is awful on an already shallow box. Makes my 41" KRA look amazing
carterbeauford
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buy 2 and bolt them together back to back
you guys are kinda picky man... doesn't even make sense to compare a $5000 snap-on tool box to a $500 one. if you want to make comparisons, at least pick something in the same league... like a ball-bearing craftsman or something. it's like going to a VW dealer and telling the sales guy "damn, this jetta just ain't no ferrari is it?"
personally, i've had that 72" one for over a year now fully loaded probably with 300-400 lbs worth of sockets/ratchets/and various other tools. the wider middle drawers are wide enough to accommodate a 25" breaker bar so I have no complaints. the little compartment to the right at first seems pointless, but then i found it a perfect place for special tools that come in their own molded cases. as for 18" depth, well... anything in this league is 18" or there abouts... seems to be a standard depth size for boxes in this category, but I do admit that as I'm using the workbench top more, i do wish it was more like 24" or 30"... but that can be replaced easily for $50-ish with a slab door or something if it really bothers you. as for the drawer slides not being full-extension slides.. that's true, but it's not that bad... the 1" at the back hasn't prevented me from putting my tools all the way back there. the other "negative" i can think of are the 2nd from bottom drawers being only single slides on each side. the bottom ones are double slides and can hold a lot of weight, i've used it as a step to reach something high up so no problems with my 180lbs. but the 2nd from bottom are tall enough that you might put something heavy in them but you can tell it's pushing the limits at around 100lbs of weight. i might consider adding a 2nd pair of slides or upgrading the existing ones to something heavier duty. i don't roll it around much, but the casters are awesome and very smooth even with everything i have in it right now. anyway, for the $499 that i paid for it over a year ago, it was worth every dollar.
i have considered a smaller cart to roll down the street when my neighbor needs me to go over and help with something... that kubota looks interesting, but wish it was actually designed by kubota; seems like it's nothing more than a generic box that licensed the brand...
personally, i've had that 72" one for over a year now fully loaded probably with 300-400 lbs worth of sockets/ratchets/and various other tools. the wider middle drawers are wide enough to accommodate a 25" breaker bar so I have no complaints. the little compartment to the right at first seems pointless, but then i found it a perfect place for special tools that come in their own molded cases. as for 18" depth, well... anything in this league is 18" or there abouts... seems to be a standard depth size for boxes in this category, but I do admit that as I'm using the workbench top more, i do wish it was more like 24" or 30"... but that can be replaced easily for $50-ish with a slab door or something if it really bothers you. as for the drawer slides not being full-extension slides.. that's true, but it's not that bad... the 1" at the back hasn't prevented me from putting my tools all the way back there. the other "negative" i can think of are the 2nd from bottom drawers being only single slides on each side. the bottom ones are double slides and can hold a lot of weight, i've used it as a step to reach something high up so no problems with my 180lbs. but the 2nd from bottom are tall enough that you might put something heavy in them but you can tell it's pushing the limits at around 100lbs of weight. i might consider adding a 2nd pair of slides or upgrading the existing ones to something heavier duty. i don't roll it around much, but the casters are awesome and very smooth even with everything i have in it right now. anyway, for the $499 that i paid for it over a year ago, it was worth every dollar.
i have considered a smaller cart to roll down the street when my neighbor needs me to go over and help with something... that kubota looks interesting, but wish it was actually designed by kubota; seems like it's nothing more than a generic box that licensed the brand...
Umclemrbig
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Good analogy.