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Tool chest on wheels.

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As the title suggests, I'm looking at getting a wheeled tool chest for my motorbike and MTB tools. Any suggestions or recommendations? I'm not sure on budget at present but would rather not have some tin plate TEMU knockoff.
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How big ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273513865702 ... UI733vnVZA

I've got this sort of thing.

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Halfords works for me, although they're never moved, and you need to go for Pro / Industrial / Advanced rather than their lower spec stuff, you need a good floor too.

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MrLongbeard wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:07 pm ... you need a good floor too.
This.

If the floor is uneven in anyway, then you'll be swearing at it, then wearing the damned thing.
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I've got the cheaper Halfrauds stuff, the main difference between it and the pro stuff is the good ones get fully bearinged up drawer runners.
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weeksy wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:04 pm I've got this sort of thing.

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I have the same one but in red. I suspect they make miwwions of these in China every year.
Top quality? No. There are no bearings on the runners, the up-and-over cupboard front is kinda squeaky, etc.
But is it perfectly adequate for most of our garages? Yes it is.

Now that I have one, I cannot imagine how I ever got anything done without it. Digging through over-stuffed plastic boxes, invariably with chipped off sharp corners, is not the one.
However, one drawer for allen and torx drivers, one for spanners, one for big sockets, one for little sockets and screwdriver bits, etc... and a rolling work surface to put the bits you're removing or getting ready to fit? Now that's a gamechanger.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:02 pm As the title suggests, I'm looking at getting a wheeled tool chest for my motorbike and MTB tools. Any suggestions or recommendations? I'm not sure on budget at present but would rather not have some tin plate TEMU knockoff.
Halfords Professional stuff has been really good for me - it fits you spec.
And with Halfords pricing it will be discounted in the very near future
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Get one twice as big as you think you'll need. Think 40in+ wide, not 24-36in. A few months ago I bought a 46in cabinet & managed to fill it within a week. I should have bought two of them, I could definitely fill a second one already.

This:
https://www.harborfreight.com/tool-stor ... 64012.html

(but it was $250 at Horrible Fright)

9 drawer Toolbox version:

https://www.harborfreight.com/tool-stor ... 56613.html
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Ta for input everyone. Looks like Halfrauds professional in the Sales (possibly)
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 1:59 pm Ta for input everyone. Looks like Halfrauds professional in the Sales (possibly)
They (used) to discount them hugely every few months - and they would give a great deal in bundles of two or three cabinets - but it is 7
years since i bought mine
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Yeah, I got the big roll cab and the drawers that sit on top for £100... about 10 years ago :)