FIND a BETTER DEAL!! US General 5-Drawer Mechanic's Cart ToolBox [56429]

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11 ай бұрын

We take a deep dive into the US General 5-Drawer Mechanic's Cart from Harbor Freight. With our metal thickness gauge in hand, our assembly process gets thorough, and we throw in a couple of tips and tricks as well. Our cart also gets a side table accessory added to it as well. You can get this Mechanic's Tool Cart for less than $300 at Harbor Freight. #harborfreight #tools #review
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@chiparooo 11 ай бұрын

Nice review. I liked that you checked the metal thickness. Interesting assembly technique too. I’ve seen a lot of guys drop them in from the top with an assistant. These are reportedly coming up on sale for $199 again on a parking lot sale. Thanks for enduring the heat for this assembly and thanks for sharing!

@Painfulwhale360 3 ай бұрын

$189 right now until march 17th. Really considering getting one.

@kbranchjr 7 ай бұрын

I have the white one and the white Yukon nine drawer workbench. They look beautiful in my kitchen and my computer repair room. The white works very well for gourmet, cooking, utensils, and machinery, especially if you’re a DIY Baker or barbecue like I am

@boosted2.4_sky 11 ай бұрын

Similarly built to my Sunex slider top 3 drawer cart... 14 gauge legs and 16 gauge drawers.. Castors are similar too I've never had a problem rolling...👍 They're very solid once they're full of tools

@The52brandon 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, these were on sale @ $199 for every color in my area last weekend. Encouraging to see pre-covid prices again

@jontnoneya3404 7 ай бұрын

Great review!! For Black Friday 2023, Harbor Freight has these on sale for $189!! Seems like a steal at that price.

@rickwagner2861 Ай бұрын

Just bought a series 3. I had to call a friend to help me lower the box onto the cart. Didn’t even think about laying it down and sliding the box in and bolting it in.

@RonaldDCass 10 ай бұрын

If you're unlikely to disassemble in the future, put red loctite on the fasteners. I have several HF carts that in time have had the fasteners loosen after a lot of use.

@txvet7738 11 ай бұрын

Great review and assembly video especially since this is the cart I’m looking at purchasing! I think you are the only other person other than me that has and still uses that Ridgid 12v palm impact driver. It’s one of my favorite tools and I wish Milwaukee would come out with an M12 Fuel palm impact driver as well! Come on Milwaukee we know you read these comments…lol! Great review again my friend!

@thepubliceye 11 ай бұрын

I love my series! one difference is the drawers are only latched when the lid is down.

@checkfoldcallraise 7 ай бұрын

The white looks awesome but I keep thinking of my greasy hand prints that will constantly torture my ocd 😂

@m.t.v.7934 Ай бұрын

I would love to get one of these at some point, but I can not spend the money anytime soon. Thanks for doing a review of this, at least I got to see it being setup.

@drewthorne1019 9 ай бұрын

Mine is white as well. Parking lot sale for $199!!! I wish I bought two!!!

@charlescrick9931 7 ай бұрын

I’ve had Milwaukee toolboxes craftsman toolboxes in the US generals, the best one I’ve ever had

@txmits507 11 ай бұрын

love mine. upgraded the casters though, highly recommend that upgrade.

@tuesboomer1623 11 ай бұрын

Love mine too. Did the same with the casters.

@Pansitooooo 10 ай бұрын

@@tuesboomer1623what casters did you go with?

@tuesboomer1623 10 ай бұрын

@@Pansitooooo I think I ordered mine from Rockler when they were all on sale. I upgraded to 4 swivels, same diameter as stock. Bases were different size, will have to re-drill 2 holes each eventually, but for now it doesn't need to move anywhere so it's on the 'when I get to it list'.

@JofoTubin 7 ай бұрын

Just picked one up for $189 at the black friday sale.

@dagger4146 6 ай бұрын

Great tip on the mats ! Took advantage of the HF one day Christmas sale and bought one for 189 bucks, they didn't have one in the store but ordered me one and it should be here Christmas week. Picked up the folding tray/shelf for it too. $227 OTD for everything. Murdered out Slate Gray ! Pretty hard to beat the set.

@samuelw.3992 9 ай бұрын

I just got a slate grey one yesterday for 229.00

@michaelcantu1766 8 ай бұрын

WHAT IS THE MODEL TO RIDGID TOOL YOU USED I NEED ONE

@danr1920 11 ай бұрын

Being made in China or Taiwan, wouldn't the metal thickness be metric, not speed in gauge? I have the 4 drawer version, it is very well made.

@mos8541 11 ай бұрын

I got mine a few months ago at parking lot sale $200, worth every penny, much better build quality etc. than the usual suspects. Personally i do NOT like/use the drawer locks with respect to the individual drawers, i disabled them just put a screw in the gap, fully reversable. Also... I am adding another set of swivel wheels for ease movement , exact same as the other pair so ill hae 4 locking swivels. of course i have other ideas planned... SFMF

@MakeitZUPER 11 ай бұрын

I would ditch the casters for roller blade style versions. They glide so much better than any other casters available and replace the cheesy lock cylinder while adding a thicker fabricated pawl latch instead of the super soft one that comes with the cart.

@bartman2468 4 ай бұрын

Took me way too long to realize the lid has to be open to unlock the drawers lol. I’ve never had one before so idk if that’s standard or not wasn’t mentioned in the instructions. Made me feel dumb haha

@darrensmith3317 11 ай бұрын

Only downside for myself, was the casters didn’t all swivel

@ERICSDIYGARAGE 11 ай бұрын

Easy fix they sell swivel casters

@terrymeyer Ай бұрын

Just pick one up this morning for $189. You said you had something special coming for this cart, did you ever release that video? I did A quick search of you video's and I didn't see anything yet.

@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95 11 ай бұрын

Would using the box only without the legs part be viable or does it mess with the rigidity of the box not having those legs bolted to, and supporting the sides?

@masoncampos7043 5 ай бұрын

The top of the box is wider than the drawers, so it wouldn't really work without the legs. They do also clamp everything together to make it very ridgit.

@jacksautorepair 11 ай бұрын

The Snap-on Blue-Point version is $1535! Also made in China with same drawer locking mechanism. Snap-on has lost their mind. But at home or for an extra work cart, I would prefer the Milwaukee cart. It don’t seem to be coming down in price, but I like it because you don’t have to fool with many drawers and keep most used tools right on top. Easier to move outside the tool shed. Not everybody has a full blown garage at home. The Mac Tools Composite Utility Cart is another good option, but currently not available. Little better than the Rubbermaid type carts. US General is ok and available. But load that thing down with tools it’s heavy. Depends on if you want to move your roll cart outside or not. Now if Snap-on was smart, they could lower their cart down to $500 and put Harbor Freight out of the tool cart business, or force them to upgrade their cart 😳

@jeffro221 7 ай бұрын

I'm surprised Snap-on can stay in business with their crazy pricing. Many good alternatives to everything they sell, while saving 75 or 80% over Snap-on prices.

@jacksautorepair 7 ай бұрын

@@jeffro221 The problem is Snap-on sells everything. Like a long 1/4 flexhead ratchet with a 3/8 anvil or an extra long locking flexhead. Harbor Freight ain’t got nothing but basic tools and 25 year outdated harmonic balancer pullers. By the time the retail stores get the tools, it’s some outdated bullshit. I don’t need a harmonic balancer puller kit for a 30 year old car. Let’s get real here. The last car I looked at before vacation was a 2019 Cherokee not some old classic junk. But the reason retail stores don’t sell tools like Snap-on is because their customers don’t need it. Same with Lowe’s or Home Depot. Last time I checked, our Lowe’s didn’t even carry DeWalt 60v. Home Depot does but now its been around for a while. The typical person don’t need any Snap-on. They better off buying builder or wood working tools. Snap-on sells to automotive truck and aviation and they work on mostly brand new technology. For someone to come on KZbin and claim you can just buy harbor freight tools, he has no idea what he’s talking about. Even a lube tech would be handicap using just harbor freight tools. Is the job worth buying Snap-on and all this expensive tools? At this point in time, I wouldn’t recommend it. You would be better off with a regular job. All stores sell the same tools. The impact swivel sockets and chrome at Oreillys are the exact same as Harbor Freight Pittsburgh. Unlike Snap-on, they all sell the same thing - cheap import basic tools. They making 70% or more off the junk.

@braxtonmartinez1979 6 ай бұрын

Do the drawers lock when you lock the top part or do they stay unlocked

@masoncampos7043 5 ай бұрын

They lock

@orionpaillette1398 2 ай бұрын

I wish we would find these in Europe, seems not be available around here :/

@Shoptoolreviews 2 ай бұрын

These are only sold in the USA through Harbor Freight. Wish we could help you out. Thanks for watching.

@Modine. 11 ай бұрын

Funny enough US General and Snap-on tool boxes are built to the exact same standards so I'm half wondering if they come from the same factory. 🤔

@Shoptoolreviews 11 ай бұрын

that would be pretty funny.

@masoncampos7043 5 ай бұрын

Considering snap on sued harbor freight, I'd doubt it

@Modine. 5 ай бұрын

@@masoncampos7043 Alright Mr. Knowitall if you don't believe me then go to your closest Harbor Freight, find there tool boxes and one of them should have a sign hanging from the lid that compares their boxes with Snap-on boxes. The only difference you're going to see is the price.