Harbor Freight: Pleasantly Surprised

[Bailey Guns]

I've always wanted a really good tool box/chest but couldn't afford most of them. I need a big one to hold all my tools and crap. I bought a 72" rolling chest at HF. Wow! What a nice piece of equipment.

It's sturdy, well-built and the drawers are incredibly strong, they latch and they operate smoothly. It also came with rubber liners for all drawers and a labeling system that slides in the drawer handle so it's easy to see what's where. I got a 56" chest for the top (leaves me a little room to work at one end) and a cabinet to hang off the end. I'm really pleasantly surprised with the quality of this box.

I'm not generally a fan of HF unless I need some sort of "disposable" tools. But I'm glad I bought this tool cabinet.

[Irving]

Did it come with some sort of two year warranty or something as well, just in case you don't like it?

[JohnnyEgo]

On forums like Garage Journal, where tool-snobbery rivals anything seen in the AR world, those boxes are quite highly thought of. I don't have the space for one, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy it if I did.

[DFBrews]

Snap on is life

[zteknik]

Snap on is life

And so are the payments....

[th3w01f]

I've had good experiences with everything I've bought from them. If we ever get to move I plan on putting together a workbench and I plan on checking out what they have (assembling my first lower in my lap was a fun experience but I don't want to do it again).

That being said, this is the best thing I've bought from them so far http://www.harborfreight.com/retriev...ull-36905.html When we moved into this new neighborhood, us and our new neighbors told the kids we've give them .10 for every nail or screw they picked up from around the houses..... let's just say they made out pretty well that weekend.

Which chest did you buy, was it the $1200 one? I guess I'm out of the loop on what a good tool chest costs.

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah...it was $1199 plus the cost of the other pieces. A fraction of the cost of a SnapOn and for me, I won't ever notice the difference...except in my bank account.

[Bailey Guns]

Did it come with some sort of two year warranty or something as well, just in case you don't like it?

Pretty sure it's all mine now, like it or not.

[th3w01f]

Yeah...it was $1199 plus the cost of the other pieces. A fraction of the cost of a SnapOn and for me, I won't ever notice the difference...except in my bank account.

Looks nice, I guess the only part that surprises me is that you were surprised about the quality for that price. It's all about perspective, the AR sitting on the couch next to me, probably cost 3X as much as all of our tools and tool storage combined (including electric tools).... but then again I've never changed the oil in a car so I wouldn't notice the difference between SnapOn and Husky.

[Bailey Guns]

Well, I was surprised because guys are comparing it (favorably) to boxes that cost 6 or 7 times that much and there's no way I can afford that. And this thing is HUGE. I've had crappy tool chests from Craftsman and they ain't cheap, either. And let's face it...a lot of what HF sells is really cheap for a reason. Though, I have to admit every time I go there I buy something.