SNAP-ON QUALITY?! US General 34-inch 6-Drawer Service Cart Review 

Absolutely the best review of the US General cart from Harbor Freight. You went into all the details, especially removing the drawers & removing the lock/latch on the top drawer.

I bought my son (aircraft mechanic) the 5 drawer tool cart for the ease of rolling the cart to the airplane. He quickly expanded his tool collection. So, I bought him this tool cart not as a replacement but as a addition. Again, for the ease to roll to the aircraft. Both carts are a great value for the price. The manufacturing quality is excellent. The fact that it has been compared to Snap On, Cornwell, Matco & other “tool truck” manufacturers says how great it is!

In my experience the main difference between really expensive and less expensive carts often comes down to the quality of the casters and drawer slides used. For sure there can be other differences too like metal gauge, metal type used, and overall build quality but there’s plenty of affordable carts out there that do that part well. Many carts have their drawers opened and closed potentially hundreds of times a week for hundreds of weeks. They also get overloaded and miss treated and often roughly pushed around on not very forgiving floors. The result is the drawer slides and casters of cheaper carts often fail long before anything else does. I’m glad to see that it looks like Harbor Freight went with good quality slides and casters. This looks to be a legitimately really good cart. Awesome video as always thanks Tim and gang!

Hey, I bought this cart on black friday after spending a year trying to decide what is best in my price range. This cart seemed head and shoulders better than anything else in the $500 range for my needs. The quality is also alot nice than the husky or yukon offerings I saw. The one thing that I disliked about the cart is the plastic slide locks. I thought they were cumbersome and would potentially break. I had no idea you could just slide them off. I just took them off all of my drawers. I really appreciate you sharing that knowledge.

Cool. I just got the US general 26in top chest and it is excellent. Moving out of a 1969 Craftsman 10 drawer mechanics chest. The extra depth creates way more space and options for tool layout.

I've used mine for 2 years pushing it all over big printing plants. I'd be looking for some better casters but otherwise it's been a pretty good box. Got it for 499.00 usd.

I purchased a smaller version yesterday. May purchase another piece but mine is personal use only. Every lady needs her own set of tools and a good place to store them. I also purchased the 1000 lb hydraulic lift! I just put it together. Tomorrow will be my yellow US General tool cart.

Another potential option for holding down the drawer liners might be double sided tape. Might make replacing the drawer liners easier, if ever needed.

I love mine an its dang near slammed full of tools, got black was out of green I recommend it all day for at work an the diy at home.

Excellent review as always. Keep up the awesome work, it is much appreciated!

Just got mine for 479, so far so good

I ordered mine (love the green) on the Presidents' Day sale and it finally came in 2 months later. I was going to cancel my order and just get a Snap-On ($2,280) or a Mac ($2,500) but I'm glad I didn't because this thing is awesome! Of course I put in a matching green power strip. So far, my only complaint is the drawers don't release freely at times but I'm sure that'll improve over time as they get broken in. The load capacity is impressive, 1200 lbs vs 750 for Snap-On, Mac and Cornwell. I believe it because my old co-worker had a Snap-On and it was definitely thinner gauge steel.

I have owned one for about a month now, overall a good cart and great value. 3 negatives the drawer liners don’t stay in place, the casters are small making the cart cart tough to move at times and the locking mechanism for the drawers stinks it jams at times.

I am thinking a silicone based, quick-release adhesive. I doubt the Snap-On has metal to metal contact at the center of the lid this one has. 6:04 You can hear it hit rather loudly.

Love mine too! I don't really like the plastic latches either....hit the lock switch when moving the box and it does the same thing.

Man I was thinking about that 5 drawer cart but after seeing this video I’m sold on this 6 drawer cart. Hope to get one soon

Thank you for the information and detailed video.

I have the blue one that holds my extra parts, scopes and cleaning kits for my broom sticks!!!!!

The price is ridiculous last year at Christmas time it was priced in the the $400 dollar range ?

I been looking for those bumper guards to put on my 5 draw US General tool cart but I can not find them, do you know where I can buy them? I have the smaller cart so it did not come with those bumper.

Love mine! My only changes would be two 2" drawers at the top instead of one 4" & an opening at the inner bottom to retreive parts.

You need the drawer lock! Lots of shop floors aren't flat. If area of the shop you're putting this box in isn't flat, you're gonna wish those drawers locked closed. Especially as shallow as this box is. The less expensive the box, the less depth.. My MATCO is old, like 15yrs. Back then, MATCO was known for using thinner gauge metal than SNAP-ON, or MACK TOOLS,(the top of the box is flexy.) but it's every bit as deep or deeper than the snappy of the same generation. SNAP-ON responded by just making theirs deeper, wider, and taller than this MATCO series.

What size is that diameter of the electrical knock out?

I just bought mine. Though the employees wont let me take it in a suburban. It will be laying down for a few mile trip. Cause it says “do not tip on the box”. Every video shows it on its backside to install the casters. Any reason why it shouldn’t be transported laying down?

That spray adhesive tip is so awesome haha I’m mad I hadn’t thought of it myself before now 😂👌 that alone is worth the like

Great review!

I see very old Snap On carts still around from the 80's. I don't see any HF

Do not grease the caster swivel bearings, you’re just asking for dust and dirt to collect in there and form a permanent sludge. Clean with brake clean and air, and lube with dry Teflon or silicone spray. Keep them dry.

If you want to do it on the cheap use hairspray aquanet super hold works great.

wish it didn’t have such a large branding logo.

I picked up the mechanics cart for $220 the other day.

How do you think this box would hold up to lifting with lifting straps with overhead crane

looks like tactix brand from Bunnings in Aus... but 900 bucks here

Do none of you guys have issues with the drawer wobbles? It’s not the slides it’s just a cheap feel when you pull the drawer all the way out. It’s not like that on the carts

There is truly something to be said for buying a tool box that leaves you with enough $ to buy Some tools …Thanks

Great cart.

Should have made it 40" wide.

Does anyone know the length and width of the top areas matted area? Excluding the side compartments for pry bars and screwdrivers. Trying to see if 18 inch socket rails will fit nicely.

$499 now with inside track club

Nice cart! But oof thats still pricey for US General

You're a neat guy

I bought one of these when they 1st came out and it cost me $110. Inflation much?

For being a U.S. General cart is very expensive, quality is 100%

Tbh, harbor freight comes out with a slide top and its over…

I hated this video because it makes me wanna buy the dang thing now like I don't have ten other million things to buy before it.

If these were in the uk market they would sell like hotcakes

Why is he yelling? Dumb

jo das ist gut danke aus würzburg germany

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