snap on Mac or a Matco boxes
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Out of the three, Macsimizer is probably the best built box.
I would go with Craftsman ball bearing and same your money for the snap-on tools to put in it.
I'm a UPS semi mechanic. Matco makes the best if you wanna be picky. I don't have a tool truck brand box owning a Homak box but I wouldn't recommended my box if you wanna use it for 40 years.
One mechanic has an old Mac chest and the drawers sag.
One mechanic has an old Mac chest and the drawers sag.
I have a homak currently to. It's not bad I paid 400 for it used and I've had it awhile.
also a craftsman box will not hold up like a truck box will. I'm not one to be brand biased and get all funny about the bling aspect of it but the craftsman in to flimsy to hold what I have and do it for years.
also a craftsman box will not hold up like a truck box will. I'm not one to be brand biased and get all funny about the bling aspect of it but the craftsman in to flimsy to hold what I have and do it for years.
I have a Mac box and I have had it for 15 years and I have never had a single issue with it. I would look at Mac followed by Matco and you can often find used ones at a good price. Snap on boxes are really nice but they are just not worth the price you pay for that emblem to be on it.
I have a snap on. Whatever you get make sure it has roller drawers. The ones with sliders are useless.
The best built box available today is a Kennedy Benchmark, but it doesn't come with a flashy tool brand emblem.
I have a snapon triple bank. It's 15 years old & it's been moved using a uhaul trailer 5 times. Doesn't sag & the drawers open easily still. Coworker who has a 4 year old MATCO box buckled running it up the uhaul trailer using the ramp. Same ramp I used. All the center drawers don't open easily like they used to. Both the boxes were fully loaded with tools & the Matco is a piece of garbage compared to the snapon. Another coworker has a Maxsimizer Mac box that has lasted much better than the matco.
Kennedy Benchmark
Have you seen this thread?
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3655933/1
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3655933/1
Originally Posted By: asand1
I would go with Craftsman ball bearing and same your money for the snap-on tools to put in it.
That's exactly what I've done. And unless you are using the box Professionally, the budget Craftsman is a good deal, and tough enough. The ball,bearing drawers are nice though when you're opening them 500 times a day.
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I would go with Craftsman ball bearing and same your money for the snap-on tools to put in it.
That's exactly what I've done. And unless you are using the box Professionally, the budget Craftsman is a good deal, and tough enough. The ball,bearing drawers are nice though when you're opening them 500 times a day.
Z
Originally Posted By: zray
Originally Posted By: asand1
I would go with Craftsman ball bearing and same your money for the snap-on tools to put in it.
That's exactly what I've done. And unless you are using the box Professionally, the budget Craftsman is a good deal, and tough enough. The ball,bearing drawers are nice though when you're opening them 500 times a day.
Z
That's why the craftsman won't work for me it'll be used in a professional environment
Originally Posted By: asand1
I would go with Craftsman ball bearing and same your money for the snap-on tools to put in it.
That's exactly what I've done. And unless you are using the box Professionally, the budget Craftsman is a good deal, and tough enough. The ball,bearing drawers are nice though when you're opening them 500 times a day.
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That's why the craftsman won't work for me it'll be used in a professional environment
The one thing I noticed about the stainless steel Craftsman box at Sears - the sheet metal on the very back of the drawers - I can bend it with just my fingers. They must be made out of 22 ga. for me to do that.
That KRL7022 is just like all the other KRL boxes -- they all have 18 guage steel for the inside wall -- the wall that the drawer slides mount to. There's a very special procedure for removing the drawer slides from the inside wall. It requires a special service tool used for prying under the drawer slides for removal. Failure to follow that special procedure will result in damaging the box. I have become an expert at that special procedure. Don't ever let anybody remove your drawer slides without contacting me first.
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Thats a nice green box.
Ive always wanted a brown Kennedy box, even if just a little one.
Ive always wanted a brown Kennedy box, even if just a little one.
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