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Been looking at HF, TSC, and HD/Lowes versions of chest. I am a weekend warrior, Mostly Boats and Jeeps and kids quads. Just looking for somethign to keep me neat and organized and not have everything all over the place.

Leading towards the HF Series 3 in 42/56 inch with a top chest.

Then I came accross this, for 599$ (and probably have at least a 10% coupon somewhere)

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tractor-supply-42-in-13-d-mechanics-chest-combo

What are your thoughts on the TSC rollers VS HF Series 3? (Snap on and such is out of my budget)

What do YOU look for in chest? # of drawers? Depth? Electical? size of Drawers?

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We've got a bunch of the 42" bottom cabs at work. Series 3. They're very nice for the money. We've got some from earlier series as well, and they seem to be holding up fine. I would say they're a viable storage option for someone not wanting to break the bank, and still stash a pretty fair amount of tools.

Can't comment on the TSC box. Only seen them in pictures and a video or two.
 
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nicks78camaro said:
Are you gonna be rolling it often? A lot of tools or a little?
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I have the same question. A box that size, especially with a top chest, is not meant to be rolled around like a cart. I know it has wheels, but...

I had a HF Series 2 box (42"/44"). No top chest. It was fully loaded. On smooth floors in the shop, it was fine to roll around, although heavy. But when I had to go outside the bays onto the apron, a different story. Cracks, asphalt, uneven or non-level ground will be a problem.
Make sure the drawers are shut and locked; you only make that mistake once if you're lucky. I almost tipped my box over even with the drawers shut.

The bigger, taller and heavier a box is, wheels or not, will be a pain or even dangerous to roll around.
 
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AJHD said:
A box that size, especially with a top chest, is not meant to be rolled around like a cart. I know it has wheels, but...
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I mean, that's a cabinet and chest to me. When I hear "cart" I assume "service cart" which is usually 100-200lbs of tools that get used multiple times per day on a cart that does a good job of rolling to the work.
 
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milkovich said:
I mean, that's a cabinet and chest to me. When I hear "cart" I assume "service cart" which is usually 100-200lbs of tools that get used multiple times per day on a cart that does a good job of rolling to the work.
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Good point, Chest, not cart. It will be 99% stationary.
 
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BlueChip said:
So i guess Im not sure. Pros/Cons

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Pro of deeper drawers: less drawers to open to get stuff out. Less side to side footprint

Con of deeper drawers: to get to stuff in the back you have to pull the drawer all the way out. And it sticks out from the wall farther.
 
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nicks78camaro said:
Pro of deeper drawers: less drawers to open to get stuff out. Less side to side footprint

Con of deeper drawers: to get to stuff in the back you have to pull the drawer all the way out. And it sticks out from the wall farther.
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OOO i was thinking the depth was how high each drawer is.. Yeah i dont care too much about Depth from a space standpoint, deeper wpuld be nice, more storage.
 
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nicks78camaro said:
Pro of deeper drawers: less drawers to open to get stuff out. Less side to side footprint

Con of deeper drawers: to get to stuff in the back you have to pull the drawer all the way out. And it sticks out from the wall farther.
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the other pro of deep drawers is more things will fit pointed fore and aft. I've got some things (long wrenches, pry bars) that fit that way in 22" drawer, where in the previous cabinet, they had to be sideways. You can also get a bigger set of wrenches in one column, etc. Stuff like that can make a drawer easier to organize -- or not, it really depends on what you want to put in it.
 
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BlueChip said:
What do YOU look for in chest? # of drawers? Depth? Electical? size of Drawers?

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For home use, where it gets moved almost never...

First thing is figure out what size area you have to put it in. Next thing is budget.

After that, what goes in it? Are you storing mechanic's tools (sockets, wrenches, screw drivers, prybars, pullers) or homeowner/woodworker/construction tools (drain snake, circular saw, nail gun). These take different size drawers and cubbies.

If you only have that 56" width and have to store a bunch of bulky garage stuff and some mechanical tools, you might be OK with the HF 27" top and bottom for the tools, and a double-door garage cabinet for big stuff.

For home stuff, I prefer not to have electrical power in the drawers. It takes up a bunch of space and I have a whole garage I can put battery chargers in.

I also like to go as deep as possible with the space & budget available. 30" is great, but hard to get into for less than a few thousand dollars. 24" deep is pretty available though.
 
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I have the series 2 with top chest. Also have the side cabinets with drawers. Happy with my purchases as most were on sale. The issue I see with the above cabinet (and others) is the lack of dual drawer slides on some of the drawers. IMO, you really need them on at least on that top drawer. That's where you are more likely to load it up with multiple kinds of sockets and/or wrenches and really need that added support.
 
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bigfunwmu said:
For home use, where it gets moved almost never...

First thing is figure out what size area you have to put it in. Next thing is budget.

After that, what goes in it? Are you storing mechanic's tools (sockets, wrenches, screw drivers, prybars, pullers) or homeowner/woodworker/construction tools (drain snake, circular saw, nail gun). These take different size drawers and cubbies.

If you only have that 56" width and have to store a bunch of bulky garage stuff and some mechanical tools, you might be OK with the HF 27" top and bottom for the tools, and a double-door garage cabinet for big stuff.

For home stuff, I prefer not to have electrical power in the drawers. It takes up a bunch of space and I have a whole garage I can put battery chargers in.

I also like to go as deep as possible with the space & budget available. 30" is great, but hard to get into for less than a few thousand dollars. 24" deep is pretty available though.
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The 27" bottom is going on sale, $120 off, for one day only 9/29 with coupon.
 
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Bought the 42" Top chest today.. on sale at HF.. Waiting on the bottom to go on sale now.... 27" tomorrow... maybe 42" soooon?
 
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