After years of having my tools scattered through various places and random small tool boxes I'm going to finally invest in a nice tool chest.

Not sure exactly what you call it, but one of the two piece types that have a large multidrawer top and a large multidrawer bottom for larger tools and power tools. And all of this on casters.

I want to be able to have it handle all my mechanic oriented tools, sockets, wrenches, etc.. as well as the multitude of hand power tools, impact drivers, drills, cordless screwdrivers I have.

I'm definitely not interested in built in cabinets as I'm not going to be in my current house more than another year.. and I just like the more mobile aspect of something on casters as well.

So what recommendations for something nice?.. One thing I hate are the cheap husky brand stuff you see at home depot. . They have nicer grades that use ball bearing drawer rollers but that stuff is all made out of light gauge metal. I want something that is going to be tank solid and will outlast me..

I'm willing to pay a decent amount to get good stuff.. But when I search on line I see a lot of brands I'm not really familiar with.

Recommendations?

 

snap on and lista, there are nothing better period.
insanely $ but you buy it once.
goto a high end shop, u will see all pro mech use one of the other.
mac is good too, but not as good as snap on

pm me if you have question on these boxes

 

Yeah I'm looking at those as well as Mac ..... It's just a pain in the *** to buy them as it seems easier to buy illegal drugs than deal with the prof tool dealers..

Any easy internet based distributors of snap on or these guys...

 

I use a Matco box that I've been very happy with. I do prefer Snap-On's hutch design though.

 

After spending some time researching going to probably go with Extreme Tools.

I don't think it is quite at the same level as the Matco or MACsimizer.. type boxes. But I think it will probably do me well.

 

matco, mac tools, lista are all very good. i have them all. but snap on is just better.

if u do want snap on, pm me.
i know my guy well and he can do good deals. i bought 30+ tool boxes from him ;-) some are really really really expensive so he cuts me a lot of slack

 

The higher end boxes are the best - hands down. But...over on the Garage Journal forums a box that gets pretty high marks for a reasonable price comes from....wait for it...Harbor Freight. Apparently some of the bigger boxes they sell really do have some quality to them. Lista/Matco/Snap-On quality? No. Good everyday, bang for the buck quality - yes. For what it's worth!!

Me? An old Craftsman roller for normal tools. Snap-On box for the metrics for the Mercedes work.

 

Couldn't justify even a used Snap-On. We got a really sweet Sears unit for under $1000, 14 drawer iirc, 52" wide. Its very nice, we are very happy with it.

 

Yeah the professional boxes are uber expensive, but really nice. What I'm getting is a 54" Extreme combo which is in the upper end of the midrange. The upper and lower part which gives you a total of 21 drawers works out to a little less than $2000 delivered to my driveway. Probably more than I need but I'm sure I'll be happy with it.

 

u are right on target!
another good value is kennedy boxes.
above harbor freight and craftsman but a bit lower than matco, lista, snapon

 

scatkins: pics of the box when you get it!

 

I have a harbor freight box and so far its been great. While it's not as nice as a Snap-on, I only spent 600ish bucks vs 5000. Many high praises of them on garage journal.

 

I purchased a Gladiator (2 in fact) to hold my ever growing tool collection. Its not as HD as Snap on or Lista, or even Matco but for a weekend warrior it serves its purpose and keeps my space organized.