Tool box opinions / advice?

If you can get a box with 30" deep drawers get it. It is so nice to be able to put your long ratchets and extensions in there.
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Big one that’s never opened and the blue often cart. Then the everyday red roller. Plus the few at home. But that being said I have a tool problem. And this isn’t a drop in the bucket
 

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I have USGX2, CrapsmanX4, YukonX1, and not sure of the top box on the Yukon, Yukon's drawers slide easy, even loaded down, just like he USG, it has double slides on the drawers, Oh I have an old Kennedy, not sure what the hype was on these boxes, they suck, as with the Crapsmen, I only use it for light parts. IMO, I'd go with the USG or Icon for the ease f use and price point.
 
This unit set me back but will hold anything you want to put in the drawers.
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I have a 50 year old Snap on my father owned with friction slides that's also loaded and never failed. Another Craftsman of about 15 years of age has weathered pretty well. A Matco cart i over loaded and blew out a slide was slightly less meaty.

I pulled a US General apart to unload and remove from a fire truck last month. After seeing the tracks and watching them bow and from then on give issues I would personal never own one. If any of you fellas ever remove a drawer in one be dang sure you got a pair of eyes on each side. The slightest misalignment ruins them and the 1/16 diameter load bearing balls will never stay put and half of them end up with the missing 10mm hardware never to be seen again. Slides shouldn't be made of paper thin material no matter how many you stack on each drawer.
 
Thinking about selling my Snap On KRL722 if anyone is interested, 54x24", top quality Snap-On Masters series box in good condition. Full model number is KRL722BWAN. Same as this (but denser small drawer configuration than the current KRL722's)

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And if anyone sees a good deal on a 60-68" Epiq with dense drawers let me know :D
 
jeepinmatt said:
Agreed. I think it's because that's what machinist's were used to and I think having a brown, lightweight, mediocre toolbox speaks to their nostalgic soul.
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Small, with typically, small banks of drawers with a lot of them. I love them for that fact. Dedicated drawers for specific tools groups. It's very much like a Mac unit I wish I never traded. I really like multiple compartments over a big catch all that has everything.
 
I don't need a fancy tool box. My organizational style is to pile everything on the work benches and table. Think of it like a deconstructed sandwich, except with tools. That way everything is with in reach, if I can find it. When it comes time to actually work on anything, I usually clear me a spot on the table just barely big enough 🤣
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
Small, with typically, small banks of drawers with a lot of them. I love them for that fact. Dedicated drawers for specific tools groups. It's very much like a Mac unit I wish I never traded. I really like multiple compartments over a big catch all that has everything.
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Great point! I also much prefer a bunch of shallower drawers. Most things that need deep drawers can go on a shelf or in a cabinet.
 
We moved a couple of years ago, and buckets were my quick fix to not move fully loaded toolboxes...finally time to unpack those, I had hoped to load up a 72" box, but I am going back to my multiple boxes/carts (For now).

Still on the hunt for a permanent solution. I opted to take the Mac box I bought from a member here apart and clean/lube all the slides and replace all the missing slide retention clips, really brought some life back to this old box!

Keep posting organization solution, and box coupons....or facebook finds that are too good to pass up. Ultimately, a 72" box feels like the solution, because it will give me a workspace in my otherwise very small garage. The carts are great, but the second you put anything on top of them, you can't open the drawers....which forces you to be organized, but it sure would be nice to have a flat surface to stack parts on, mount a vise, and work on small parts.
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WARRIORWELDING said:
I have a 50 year old Snap on my father owned with friction slides that's also loaded and never failed.
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This one might be older than 50 y/o? Dad let me haul it to ATL when I was doing convention/ work in the mid-80s.
Doubtful the drawers would hold enough to overload the slides, but are still "OK" for frictions...
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