Who make a quailty 26" box

[NJHandyGuy]

Still looking for a box to be honest there is noway i'm getting the hf one WAYYY to bad a taste in my mouth. anyone have any experience with the kobalt seems like a nice set but i am apprehensive. the s/o on cl seem to be gone when i call it *****

 

[nflfreak43]

Still looking for a box to be honest there is noway i'm getting the hf one WAYYY to bad a taste in my mouth. anyone have any experience with the kobalt seems like a nice set but i am apprehensive. the s/o on cl seem to be gone when i call it *****

what do you mean a bad taste in your mouth? that box is an awesome box!

 

[NJHandyGuy]

what do you mean a bad taste in your mouth? that box is an awesome box!

my hf cart racked on a nothing hit since then bad taste all things hf

 

[9deucegt]

my hf cart racked on a nothing hit since then bad taste all things hf

Huh? I don't get it................

 

[archirelic]

my hf cart racked on a nothing hit since then bad taste all things hf

I'd go out on a limb here and say that you might have received a bum cart. Everyone I know that owns one of these has nothing but praise for them, and some of these guys work in a professional setting and have had their HF carts for several years now.

I haven't had mine that long, but in the short time I've had it it seems to be a very high-quality cart.

I honestly would recommend you try one again, when they go on sale and I'd be willing to bet you'd get better mileage out of it this go around.

 

[NJHandyGuy]

Maybe but i doubt it you can tell by the construction

 

[crewchief888]

my hf cart racked on a nothing hit since then bad taste all things hf

racked......

doesnt the HF cart bolt together?


and hit........

ok so the cart was hit?

and it's the carts fault?

 

[Scout Driver]

racked......

doesnt the HF cart bolt together?


and hit........

ok so the cart was hit?

and it's the carts fault?

I agree with you crewchief888. The HF carts that I have been around were of bolted construction with enough fasteners that I can't believe that they would easily flex, spring or rack. My black HF cart has been used for over a year and been great. A buddy uses a red HF single drawer cart and wheels a large, heavy carry-box around on his. He's happy with his cart too.

Scott

 

[9deucegt]

WTF does racked mean?? I'm lost.

 

[bww_mnm]

NJHandyGuy, just curious, did you pull the trigger on any boxes?

 

[Tjc]

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

You like this one? it feels good in person.

 

[pl_silverado]

I have a used Snap-on combo, roll cart and top chest. Lookin for $ 550

Top has ball bearing slides, bottom is a bit older and has regular sliders.

 

[gtiboy66]

I have a Kobalt bottom 26" Have had it for 8 years or so. I use it almost every day. Other than having to adjust the latches after 8 years its fine. Looks good. Works good. No Problems here. I would buy another.

 

[NJHandyGuy]

NJHandyGuy, just curious, did you pull the trigger on any boxes?

not yet

 

[NJHandyGuy]

racked......

doesnt the HF cart bolt together?


and hit........

ok so the cart was hit?

and it's the carts fault?

yes it does

the cart was hit like i said shef above it hit it like 2 lb falling on it from 3' up and as you van see in the picurte racked (or diamonded) the frame hense bad taste

 

[crewchief888]

yes it does

the cart was hit like i said shef above it hit it like 2 lb falling on it from 3' up and as you van see in the picurte racked (or diamonded) the frame hense bad taste

silly question, but have you unloaded the cart, loosened up the harware and tried to square it back up?

i used SO 2 shelf carts for a lot of years, the older square style, and the newer rectangular style (now sold under the blue point name). my carts were heavily loaded, and more than once they would get out of square.
all it took was unloading it, loosening up all the bolts and squaring it back up.
just a thought.

 

[Gregg33]

For the average do it yourselfer or the more gentle mechanic the basic Waterloo boxes are a good deal. They are sold at Home Depot and if I'm not mistaken are sold at other stores as well, sometimes with different names. I have a couple of cheap Waterloos. One I've had for 10 yrs. Although lately I haven't used it much it has received heavy use over the years and other than a couple of very small specks of rust (probably from salt splashing on it) it's as good as new. One drawer I use to store my trailer stuff, I have probably 40+lbs of draw bars and the like in it. I am careful when I open it not to pull hard in the center which would probably buckle the drawer front, but I've had no problems with the slides. A bonus is most of the Waterloos are made in the USA.

edit....Used tool boxes are hard to come by, especially nice ones at a good price I've found. Most I've come across are ultra light duty (like you'd use for crafts or a small basement workshop) or severly beaten up and the prices are often 2/3 of new.

 

[NJHandyGuy]

silly question, but have you unloaded the cart, loosened up the harware and tried to square it back up?

i used SO 2 shelf carts for a lot of years, the older square style, and the newer rectangular style (now sold under the blue point name). my carts were heavily loaded, and more than once they would get out of square.
all it took was unloading it, loosening up all the bolts and squaring it back up.
just a thought.

yep been ther actually went as far as to replace all the hardware and had a ***** of a time getting it back together

 

[nflfreak43]

totally gotta be something your doing wrong. along with way overloading it..... im not trying to be rude believe me... i've put together 5 of the red ones and 6 of the black ones.... not a single issue ever... i personally own the black service cart, best dam toolbox for the money...