I upgraded the exact same way as you from a 5 drawer roll cart to a full bank only I went from a orange cart to a black full bank. I'm a industrial maintenance technician so it gets dirty. But I found a silverware drawer organizer works amazingly for organizing simple things like extensions, pens and other items like that. I've been doing this trick in mine for about 2 years now and love it.
It’s such a big oversight for the Snap On and US general 6 drawer carts to not have an access panel for the pry bar storage area to get fallen tools out. Accidentally dropped a screwdriver in one of the holes, took a grabber tool and a stick magnet and about 30 minutes to get it out! For the price they should have thought of that.
I've seen other toolbox tours where they use the rubber grommets to put over the holes on the sides of the top drawer to prevent things from falling through.
So the 5.5, just take a dremel and shave a bit off the post, I had the same issue with mine so I just shave off enough for the socket to go on. Great tour thanks for sharing
Gotta say harbor freight is killin it with these carts. No need to get the tool truck carts anymore. I bought the cornwell cart in the same color before these big General carts even came out. It’s essentially the exact same thing..
I like that you are an avid Snap On tool user but have the smarts to save money on the box. I did the same upgraded from the 5 drawer. More money for tools which make the money. Great review. Picked up the black 6 drawer. I needed more space like you did.
Nice setup! Good tip with the pig mat in the folding side tray. I'm a big fan of Ernst organizer trays. The 3 compartment and larger 10ish compartment are both quite handy.
I had the problem with an old snap on socket set not fitting on the rack so I took a drill and just drilled them out just a little bit now works perfectly
I bought my snap on one 9 years ago for $1200. Went to harbor freight yesterday and looked at it and I would say you can tell the build difference from the snap on one and it’s a big difference but for what you would use it for to just store tools no need to go with the snap on one. Wish this was around when I bought mine off the truck
I was ablet to get a dish drainer (thing that allows plates to stand up when drying) and it works great for pliers, on their edge, made by Addis, worth alook as it was only £5 or $8 prob in USD
I just wish they weren't so tall. Maybe it's just because I've had it for 10 years, but the 5 drawer is the perfect height for reaching over and grabbing tools quick.
I wish they had a better drawer set up. No shallow drawers is a wast of space in my opinion and the reason why i haven't got one. Husky has a similar cart same price but better drawer layout and i might go with that but still unsure
At least your toolbox looks like someone that uses their tool not nice and all shiny like some videos I watch. I work several toolboxes and it hard to keep it clean if you're working on something all the time. Nice Toolbox just bought mine and also have several others.
All depends on what your working on. I use all three sizes regularly but for most common stuff, 3/8 is strong enough and large enough to get job done but not too heavy to kill you all day long.
Not really sure. I have both but the 5 drawer is about 4 years old and has sat in a sunny part of shop so I assume it’s faded. Only way to tell would be both new together.
After doing some research comparing this cart to the Snap-on that its a ripoff of. I bought the Snap-on. 2 main reasons, 1st the snapon is lifetime this cart is 90day warranty. Secondly the Snap-on is all welded and the usgeneral is bolted together. It may be 3 times the money but for me its worth the peace of mind.
Please let me know how the Snap On lifetime warranty works out when you place a claim on your box. Also if your not a animal with your box/cart, a Rubbermaid would hold up. Maybe you have too much pent up aggression.
@Brad B why are you so mad? I wasn't hating. Just saying that I made a different decision that's all. Oh and for the record, I've had a snapon box for 10 years, had to warranty slides once and drawer latches a couple times. Never had a single issue. My experience with them is that they stand behind their warranty.
I don't like the carts I think they feel like junk compared to the regular boxes I think the similar size box with the top box is much better quality or at least it was the gen 3 looks like they use thinner metal
Here’s an idea. How about put your box together before filming a video. Because, this was a waste of time. “ this draws a mess ….. I got to put this in order…. This draws a mess….. I need to work that draw better… “
