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Hate to be a stick in the mud but as the old saying goes "A bargain isn't a bargain if you don't need it"! LOL
 

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Hate to be a stick in the mud but as the old saying goes "A bargain isn't a bargain if you don't need it"! LOL
Yeah and the old adage, You're saving yourself to much money. Meaning buying something just cuz it's on sale. In this case, it is sorta a need but to be totally honestly, it's not needed at all. I could get by with carbboard boxes if I had to. It's just way past time to upgrade and reorganize. Sure it'll cost a bit, but as skysurfer said, there's cash coming back too to offset the purchase. It's not going to be near as much as just buying it outright.
 
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Its about time some nice things have come Your way.
I seen some real old General boxes, I mean real old, still worked as good as new and the guy worked pro mechanic for over twenty years out of them at that time. He went on for another ten years that I know of and still was using his old General boxes.
 

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My Pops bought the smaller on last year for his shop at the barn. It is awesome. My buddy recommended it to him, since their fab shop had them years ago when they first came out. The have only gotten better. I would buy the large chest if I had a shop for it.
 

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I like the deeper drawers, especially that wide deep one across the top.
Good point there. I have a 20+ year old Craftsman chest and intermediate cabinet where 4 out of the 8 full-width drawers are only 1-1/2" deep. But I recently bought another intermediate cabinet with drawers that are 2-1/2" deep minimum, which gives me lots more flexibility.

I'm not much of an HF fan, but that does looks like a good deal, considering what some here have said about quality.
 

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BTW, that Blue looks like hell in these stock photos. The actual blue in person is a much deeper Royal Blue and it's really nice. Not that Aqua looking blue as seen here.

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I have one of these in red and couldn't be happier. For an economically priced box it's been outstanding! I'll eventually get more boxes but this was me tipping my toe into the US General water to see how I like it and so far it's been a success. I just need to clear more room in my garage for more boxes now :)
 

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i have a craftsman stack and a US General 42" rolling drawer cabinet. the harbor freight has a nice quality feel to it. Car Craft magazine tested tool boxes about 3 years ago and gave US General high marks. why spend more unless you make your living out of the box or you have some phobia that makes you want to look like a big spender.
 

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Good point there. I have a 20+ year old Craftsman chest and intermediate cabinet where 4 out of the 8 full-width drawers are only 1-1/2" deep. But I recently bought another intermediate cabinet with drawers that are 2-1/2" deep minimum, which gives me lots more flexibility.

I'm not much of an HF fan, but that does looks like a good deal, considering what some here have said about quality.
For real, I honestly feel the US General boxes are better quality than the Craftsmans boxes, and I'm talking the new Craftsman HD that I bought last year with the ball bearing slides. Not to mentions to dimensions just seem to be better. Wider and deeper drawers. The rollers are better, as in the wheels on the bottom cabinet actually roll. The locking mechanism seems to be better quality too. Granted, the Craftsman is cheaper in price too. Same old.... You get what you pay for. I just don't see how the Snap On boxes are 3 and 4 times the cost of the US General
 

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Real Tool Reviews on Youtube has some in depth reviews of the Harbor Freight boxes versus the Huskys, they also do a tool cart review of the Harbor Freight tool cart vs Snap On's Blue point offering. HF has really been stepping up their game. I think they are trying to fill the intermediate tier of tools that craftsman used to be.
 

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Real Tool Reviews on Youtube has some in depth reviews of the Harbor Freight boxes versus the Huskys, they also do a tool cart review of the Harbor Freight tool cart vs Snap On's Blue point offering. HF has really been stepping up their game. I think they are trying to fill the intermediate tier of tools that craftsman used to be.
HF tools are a crap shoot. Some are reall good. Some are real good for the money but not top quality, some are piss poor at any price no matter how cheap, but the US G boxes just seem to be one of those that are an exceptional value when you consider price and quality vs big name brands.
 

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I'm in the market for a new box and heading to Home Depot this weekend. The all black husky industrial is calling my name. I may price out a US General set now though.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-I...Combo-in-Textured-Black-H52CH6TR9HD/302962883

I picked up that same tool box a couple months ago. It's been great so far. My only complaint is that the full width drawer only has one set of slides. I store all my sockets in it and I'm worried about the weight rating for the drawer. The power outlets in the box are a nice feature, I only wish my garage had more than one outlet in it...
 

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I picked up that same tool box a couple months ago. It's been great so far. My only complaint is that the full width drawer only has one set of slides. I store all my sockets in it and I'm worried about the weight rating for the drawer. The power outlets in the box are a nice feature, I only wish my garage had more than one outlet in it...
My garage came with an inadequate amount of outlets too so my first order of business when I moved there was adding lights and outlets. SOOOO much better now :)
 

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My garage came with an inadequate amount of outlets too so my first order of business when I moved there was adding lights and outlets. SOOOO much better now :)


Unfortunately I'm a renter so I'm stuck with what I have. I did add some overhead hanging LED lights from Amazon though. They work great. I'm just grateful to have a place with a garage at all. Hoping to buy a house with a detached garage/shop building in a couple years.
 

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Unfortunately I'm a renter so I'm stuck with what I have. I did add some overhead hanging LED lights from Amazon though. They work great. I'm just grateful to have a place with a garage at all. Hoping to buy a house with a detached garage/shop building in a couple years.
Yeah, I getcha. I've been there before :)
 

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